Training 2025 Pre-Season Training - reports, pics etc

[Aphrodite]

 

[windows1]

Nick Haynes windows. What have you seen of him. ?


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Moving well. Fitting in fine. Has zero key defender attributes in my view. We are still a man down there. Young was dreadful today.

 

[windows1]

Thanks Windows. Did you happen to notice if Liam McMahon was there? And if so, how did he go?

He was there. Very little lead mark stuff on display today which is his go to. Seemed fine. Always feel like he is 5kg too light.

 

[windows1]

Bring another one of your brilliant training reports and we'll stop talking match committee. We promise.

Well I gave a bit of a meh one today so as you were

 

[windows1]

Have you spotted Duffy yet?
If so, who can he be compared to?

Duffy looks like a very good Gaelic footballer to me. Is in rehab group. I don’t see it yet with him.

 

[windows1]

If you ****ers don’t give my training posts more likes I will (1) still go to training and (2) just tease you with shit and make you wait until some other idiot updates you

Just kiddinf

Sort of

 

[Yubby]

Moving well. Fitting in fine. Has zero key defender attributes in my view. We are still a man down there. Young was dreadful today.

Thanks mate for the info and reports. Question, who's looked most likely to take the second KPD position behind Weiters so far this preseason? I'm worried about this with Kemp forward.

 

[norway blue]

Moving well. Fitting in fine. Has zero key defender attributes in my view. We are still a man down there. Young was dreadful today.

Thanks for the response 1. Think he will rebound well and you said it fit in.


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[marcmurphy3]

Well I gave a bit of a meh one today so as you were

Still very appreciated

 

[BigBreakfast]

Notes:

• cinc missing completely (Ramsay was wearing his number). So too S Durdin.
• fantasia was there and did nothing at all
• TDK out of the rehab group
• Acres, MCG, Charlie, SOS, Cotts and little Durds largely rehab group. All ran heaps and strongly. Rehab for conservative reasons only. Okeefe also joined them for the most part. Was running fine. He has put on nice size as i said previously.

Jagga got beaten repeatedly (predictably) by Walshy in one on ones. Walsh was a beast today. Trained fully and awesome. Jagga was otherwise good. I am looking forward to a proper match sim.

Cerra, Walsh, Cripps and George are all FLYING. In great nick and ready to rumble.

Denver Granger Barrass moved really well. Caught my eye with his kicking too. Looks weak one on one though. But def looks good otherwise.

Motlop smashed them (along with Billy Wilson) in shuttle sprints and may have been my pick of the session with his movement through traffic in drills. Saad looked top speed too.

Cowan and Ollie great today.

One to note and watch was Matt Carroll. I need to pay more attention to him in future. Has a strong build, power, pretty clean. He impressed me today but I need to really focus on him - looks to be aiming for a back flank role.

Kemp endurance running looks career best now. Ready for that repeat running third tall forward role.

Moir running looked solid. He looks to be improving.

Ben C kicking was uhm...... His brother showed his leap on a couple of occasions with some nice marks.

HOF 2 years away at best. Lord kicking could do with some more punch. Tends to float them too much. Looked good otherwise.

Nothing much else to report. Happy to take questions.

Legend! Thank you

 

[ferrisb]

• fantasia was there and did nothing at all

 

[Moon]

Sounds like Walshy is taking on the role of toughening up Jagga and bringing him up closer to AFL level.
Massive leap from where he came from getting 42 possessions against the amateurs.
Would have no idea of the pressure he'll be facing in the Big league against the Big Boys ... so the more Walshy dishes out the better off Jagga will be when jumping in the deep end.

 

[windows1]

Forgot to mention Binns

He’s a footballer. His kicking is so much better. Very good option for us now

 

[windows1]

Thanks mate for the info and reports. Question, who's looked most likely to take the second KPD position behind Weiters so far this preseason? I'm worried about this with Kemp forward.

They are clearly going with Weiters as the sole anchor with MCG and Heynes as dual third talls. They have no other option.

 

[windows1]

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Just watching.

How he is totally out of it at this stage is ****ing beyond me.

 

[windows1]

Still very appreciated

I couldn’t be ****ed writing so you’ll take what you’re given Murph. Stop complaining. Be grateful. STFU

 

[windows1]

Oh wait……

You’re welcome?

 

[marcmurphy3]

They are clearly going with Weiters as the sole anchor with MCG and Heynes as dual third talls. They have no other option.

Going to be interesting. Definately looking light back there.Who we give that SPP spot to is starting to look like a really important decision.

Still no sign of SOS training defence?

 

[chipzac]

They are clearly going with Weiters as the sole anchor with MCG and Heynes as dual third talls. They have no other option.

Even though he has signed with our VFL side, I wonder if Phillips is being considered for a key defence spot.
Was he there today?

 

[HarryFlashman]

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[Soapy V]

They are clearly going with Weiters as the sole anchor with MCG and Heynes as dual third talls. They have no other option.

Seems to be the modern way now. I like it. We can bring in Young or someone else if match ups suit but I reckon most weeks we will line up this. More mobility

Whether we pick up Durdin or Phillips or DGB it will purely be as depth for Weitering IMO

 

[Treesloth]

Moving well. Fitting in fine. Has zero key defender attributes in my view. We are still a man down there. Young was dreadful today.

Thanks Windows and agree. Would love to see JSOS put on a bit of size and train as second key defender across a pre season.

Slightly undersized but I could see him being a similar type to Murphy at Collingwood before he retired.

 

[Soapy V]

Going to be interesting. Definately looking light back there.Who we give that SPP spot to is starting to look like a really important decision.

Still no sign of SOS training defence?

It's why I think we will pick Durdin if he proves his fitness. He is the only one of them that I would class as a Weitering type (not as good) with big body, strong and calm. As Windows said that anchor type.

 

[LanceRomance]

It's why I think we will pick Durdin if he proves his fitness. He is the only one of them that I would class as a Weitering type (not as good) with big body, strong and calm. As Windows said that anchor type.

I like Sam Durdin but his body is as reliable as Marchbanks.

If I go back a bit, I suspect our fortunes back in the 2010-13 era may have been better had Michael Jamisons body held up. Not sure why we have had so many injury prone key position players.

 

[JustaBattler]

I like Sam Durdin but his body is as reliable as Marchbanks.

If I go back a bit, I suspect our fortunes back in the 2010-13 era may have been better had Michael Jamisons body held up. Not sure why we have had so many injury prone key position players.

Jamison was under rated gun - but yep his body let him down.