Training 2025 Pre-Season Training - reports, pics etc

[Soapy V]

There are almost three brackets

Clearly Durdin and Phillips are genuine KPD.

Grainger-Barrass and possibly Carroll fit more as third talls, or though arguably Carroll plays smaller.

White and Evans are both excellent small forward options, unlikely to be stars, but guaranteed to be good, honest workhorses also capable of kicking goals.

Plenty of arguments for and against all players and all brackets.

My head suggests the small forwards are less of a list need, so perhaps up against it. It is a great opportunity to have them integrate with the main group if a mid season opportunity arises, or perhaps next year when most of us expect Orazio to make way.

Get the feeling if Carroll gets through the pre season without a recurrence of his groin issues we will maintain the investment.

Not sure one of the big bopper defenders is essential. Weitering, Young, Haynes, McGovern, O’Farrell developing, Silvagni, and ultimately Kemp remain tall defensive options, while Lemmey and O’Keeffe remain break glass possibilities for mine.
Unless Rob McInness has full faith in Nigel’s body, surely the younger man would be in front for a gig if we go that way.

I have no idea what they are thinking but Durdin looks as good as I have ever seen him. In match sims he is playing opposite end to Weitering and has been on McKay a number of times and has done well

Phillips is just solid and calm.

McMahon IMO just doesn’t look physical enough for a KP. I see him behind so many others

DGB doesn’t impress me much and has had some injury issues. Doesn’t do all drills

White & Carroll are impressive. Some run and good ball use. White has been the behind the ball a bit and looks good

Evan’s is a worker but IMO brings nothing we need

I do like we are trialling a number of players and with 5 weeks to go anything could happen.

 

[Juddernaut08]

I have no idea what they are thinking but Durdin looks as good as I have ever seen him. In match sims he is playing opposite end to Weitering and has been on McKay a number of times and has done well

Phillips is just solid and calm.

McMahon IMO just doesn’t look physical enough for a KP. I see him behind so many others

DGB doesn’t impress me much and has had some injury issues. Doesn’t do all drills

White & Carroll are impressive. Some run and good ball use. White has been the behind the ball a bit and looks good

Evan’s is a worker but IMO brings nothing we need

I do like we are trialling a number of players and with 5 weeks to go anything could happen.

cheers for the info - great to hear re: Durdin.

Think our backline has 3 main possibilities which could lead to success:

Weiters stopper/Haynes stopper and intercept/Gov intercept and rebound (Haynes and Gov stay fit...Haynes can reliably hold either KPF1 or KPF2)

Durdin stopper/Weitering stopper and intercept/Gov intercept and rebound (Haynes injured or can't lockdown...Gov stays fit)

Durdin stopper/Weitering stopper and intercept/Haynes intercept (Gov injured...rest stay fit)

I don't think we have the cattle to win consistently if 2 of the 4 miss a chunk of the season...but perhaps someone like Cowan shuffles into the intercept and rebound role.

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

Need to pick one of Nigel or Phillips as a step in back up for Weiters...

Though I note Young is still with us....

Phillips to me makes more sense - younger and arguably more durable....