Training 2025 Pre-Season

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Reading talk about pick playing round when I'm not convinced Nicks will even pick Curtin.

We played Maxy, Rachelle and even McAsey all round

I would even suggest Curtin would have played round if he didn’t get injured




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[AFC979810]

Right so Curtin was more physically developed than Fyfe and more ready to play AFL

C'mon. Thats a pretty idiotic thing to suggest - even for you.

The examples you have compared him to are ridiculous - they are all genuine midfielders / smaller players - Fyfe/Bont/McLeod/Cripps - These players are all around or below 191cm when drafted.

Curtin is 197cm and 95 kilo. He has the body of a KPP player who spent the majority of his junior career playing that position.

His best comparison needs to be a bigger Pavlich than Embley or any of the other genuine midfielders you have listed.

Curtin dominating and being front and center in 2025 should not be an expectation at all!

 

[Scorpus]

C'mon. Thats a pretty idiotic thing to suggest - even for you.

The examples you have compared him to are ridiculous - they are all genuine midfielders / smaller players - Fyfe/Bont/McLeod/Cripps - These players are all around or below 191cm when drafted.

Curtin is 197cm and 95 kilo. He has the body of a KPP player who spent the majority of his junior career playing that position.

His best comparison needs to be a bigger Pavlich than Embley or any of the other genuine midfielders you have listed.

Curtin dominating and being front and center in 2025 should not be an expectation at all!

Matthew Pavlich was averaging 18 touches a game in his 3rd season and was named All Australian that year. He was a gun very early in his career.

That's exactly the sort of trajectory I'm suggesting for a versatile supposedly elite player

 

[MarcusP2]

C'mon. Thats a pretty idiotic thing to suggest - even for you.

The examples you have compared him to are ridiculous - they are all genuine midfielders / smaller players - Fyfe/Bont/McLeod/Cripps - These players are all around or below 191cm when drafted.

Curtin is 197cm and 95 kilo. He has the body of a KPP player who spent the majority of his junior career playing that position.

His best comparison needs to be a bigger Pavlich than Embley or any of the other genuine midfielders you have listed.

Curtin dominating and being front and center in 2025 should not be an expectation at all!

False

He grew 10cms from 16-17 (and presumably kept growing) and moved from midfield to defense after that.

‘Hard to escape’: Top WA prospect Daniel Curtin opens up on draft rumours

‘Hard to escape’: Draft prodigy opens up on No.1 pick rumours amid big AFL trade mystery

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[AFC979810]

False

He grew 10cms from 16-17 (and presumably kept growing) and moved from midfield to defense after that.

‘Hard to escape’: Top WA prospect Daniel Curtin opens up on draft rumours

‘Hard to escape’: Draft prodigy opens up on No.1 pick rumours amid big AFL trade mystery

www.foxsports.com.au

Well the first part is correct. He 197cm and has the body of a KPP.

You are correct - he played local footy as a midfielder - but his serious junior footy the last 2 years was played as a swingman.

Matthew Pavlich was averaging 18 touches a game in his 3rd season and was named All Australian that year. He was a gun very early in his career.

That's exactly the sort of trajectory I'm suggesting for a versatile supposedly elite player

Expectations of Pavlich career trajectory are mighty lofty. Who knows - he might have the talent to get there in year 3, but the expectation for a 197cm player should be for him to start dominating in year 4 or 5 - possibly 6.

 

[Chances Are]

He looks like Schoenberg after the off-season

Man he's so fat.

 

[cleanhands]

Man he's so fat.

He’s a big boy

 

[Floating Doughnut]

Man he's so fat.

Size of a tank maybe.

 

[Mutineer]

He’s a big boy

So is Jarrad Redden...

 

[Cromulant]

So is Jarrad Redden...

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Was

He trimmed down a fair bit this year

 

[DJ75]

So is Jarrad Redden...

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You seen Mitch Harvey these days?

 

[cleanhands]

So is Jarrad Redden...

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And a bit older than 18

 

[bigman]

Still waiting to see what you're seeing.

Prior to his knee injury, some of his movement at pre season training was outstanding.

One half volley, spin and then side step in particular had Sloane going ape seeing it.

He’s not the most fluent runner but ball in hand he’s silk ala Tex. if his knee is feeling better, be prepared to see some lovely lateral moment next year.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Did Curtin end up having surgery after the season on his knee?

 

[BRL121]

Did Curtin end up having surgery after the season on his knee?

What is the matter with it? It looks chronic given that he seemed to come in from WA with it.

 

[dylan123]

What is the matter with it? It looks chronic given that he seemed to come in from WA with it.

I recall bigman mentioning during the pre-season how he was flying early on, hurt it and looked to carry that through the rest of the season.

 

[AFC979810]

He looks like Schoenberg after the off-season

Looks like he bulked, but forgot to shred.

 

[bigman]

Saw what appeared to be laird, Milera, strachan and welsh working with one of our fitness guys at west lakes today.

Laird looked in good condition, Milera still working his way towards it. Welsh was doing his running with strachan.

 

[Floating Doughnut]

Saw what appeared to be laird, Milera, strachan and welsh working with one of our fitness guys at west lakes today.

Laird looked in good condition, Milera still working his way towards it. Welsh was doing his running with strachan.

Great news .

Would like to know of any ruck training observations and your thoughts when it comes about mate.
Just another thanks for last years pre season and love this posting again, cheers.

 

[bigman]

Great news .

Would like to know of any ruck training observations and your thoughts when it comes about mate.
Just another thanks for last years pre season and love this posting again, cheers.

No worries.

Rucks are typically hard to judge before Christmas as there’s usually not a whole lot of match simulation.

I’ll be keen to see how strachan goes with his running at least. He’s typically at the back end and he was exposed in his afl games this year.

At his age it’s hard to imagine big improvement but he needs to lift in that regard no doubt.

 

[Mostyn]

Right so Curtin was more physically developed than Fyfe and more ready to play AFL

So, the bigger a player is, the readier they are?

Shit, no wonder everyone wants a young ruckman.

 

[Mostyn]

Anyway here's another example. Patrick Cripps

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Patrick Cripps

Age

29

Ht

195cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

16.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.8

5star

CL

7.4

5star

D

21.0

5star

K

10.1

4star

HB

10.9

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

3.8

4star

CL

6.3

5star

D

12.6

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.4

4star

was a 190cm (grew to 195cm) 90kg kid when he was drafted, and in his second year was averaging 24 disposals and 7 clearances a game

I guess if we believe he's a key forward then we can expect his development to be a lot slower. But I'm not sure many people think he is.

If he's actually an elite midfielder like we hope, then he should be showing that quite quickly and needs to be prioritized in that role

Does anyone genuinely think he's targeted to be an elite midfielder?

He's barely played that role.

I think an attacking half back or half forward seems most likely

 

[Scorpus]

Does anyone genuinely think he's targeted to be an elite midfielder?

He's barely played that role.

I think an attacking half back or half forward seems most likely

He's targeted to play roles which we can and should expect immediate impact from within the first 2-3 seasons and we need to prioritise his development at AFL level so that happens.

Whether that's midfield, half back, wing, half forward. We should expect impact from a supposedly elite player in those roles shortly. Not 4-5 years.