Training 2025 Pre-Season

[maxlilly]

Bez has a lot of Laird about him.

I like the cut.
I bet he doesn't fumble this year now

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I like the cut.
I bet he doesn't fumble this year now

Do they do old school stuff now, like greasing up the footys?

 

[arrowman]

Dawson reveals the key aspect driving Crows’ pre-season training

The Skipper spoke to the media on Thursday

www.afc.com.au

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Bez has a lot of Laird about him.

Does he now know he will playing defence if Nicks gets confused...

 

[Mostyn]

They get the same length of break but everyone's season finishes at a different time

Only the dud teams start when we do

So - the majority of the teams start at the same time?

 

[George Kramer]

So - the majority of the teams start at the same time?

Have the majority of clubs not made finals for 7 years straight? Then no

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

So - the majority of the teams start at the same time?

I think us and North Melbourne are comfortably leading the preseason stakes

 

[MRB37]

I reckon Jnr was the same.

More 'if we are going to win I will have to do it'.

You usually do things like that that when you have no real belief in your team mates being capable of helping do it.

 

[Cromulant]

You usually do things like that that when you have no real belief in your team mates being capable of helping do it.

Judd and Ablett had a lot who could.... at their first clubs

 

[bigman]

Just a reminder that all of my pre season reports, including today, can be found in the bigman training report thread.

The OP is George Kramer so you may need to take him off your ignore list if you want to have a look!

There’s around a dozen reports already this summer for those interested.

 

[George Kramer]

Just a reminder that all of my pre season reports, including today, can be found in the bigman training report thread.

The OP is George Kramer so you may need to take him off your ignore list if you want to have a look!

There’s around a dozen reports already this summer for those interested.

I reckon you should start your own thread, don’t think too many would have you on ignore

 

[Mutineer]

Just a reminder that all of my pre season reports, including today, can be found in the bigman training report thread.

The OP is George Kramer so you may need to take him off your ignore list if you want to have a look!

There’s around a dozen reports already this summer for those interested.

I love your reports but please start your own thread because I ain't doing that and wading through all the back and forth on other threads.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I love your reports but please start your own thread because I ain't doing that and wading through all the back and forth on other threads.

I've changed bigman's thread over - he's now the thread starter.

Previous training reports are thread marked

 

[tinman]

Just a reminder that all of my pre season reports, including today, can be found in the bigman training report thread.

The OP is George Kramer so you may need to take him off your ignore list if you want to have a look!

There’s around a dozen reports already this summer for those interested.

You can follow the thread and get an alert whenever there are new posts in the thread.

Far less painful than taking GK off ignore. And the added bonus of being able to read the training reports thread without seeing any posts from GK!

Great work Bigman.

 

[Floating Doughnut]

Young Sid’s back issues being managed.

 

[Trigger13]

Sid was ‘eased’ in? He basically didn’t train yesterday. After a decent break too. Call it ‘management’ if you want AFC, but clearly he a has significant injury. Has to put him in some doubt for the start of the season.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Feels like we spend each preseason zigging while the whole competition zags

We're zagging behind.

 

[Crowstar]

Ok probably unpopular opinion but I'd love Thilthorpe in the ruck.
There's less risk now for impact injury as they can't jump into eachother, no 3rd over the top.
His skill level gives us another midfielder at the stoppage and around the ground.
Exposing him to more contests will harden him up too. Not that he's soft, he definite isn't but will condition his body better for the contest.
He can rest up forward too.
Grundy, Jackson, Marshall are all similar types. Kreuzer was probably a good comparison too.

Regardless we need a better option than what we have now.

 

[Floating Doughnut]

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Ok probably unpopular opinion but I'd love Thilthorpe in the ruck.
There's less risk now for impact injury as they can't jump into eachother, no 3rd over the top.
His skill level gives us another midfielder at the stoppage and around the ground.
Exposing him to more contests will harden him up too. Not that he's soft, he definite isn't but will condition his body better for the contest.
He can rest up forward too.
Grundy, Jackson, Marshall are all similar types. Kreuzer was probably a good comparison too.

Regardless we need a better option than what we have now.

You will get no love here, but welcome to the island.
Marshall looking at a 70/30 split this year and would love to see the same at least with our Bear in the centre square . The beard should stay also, big year for him imo.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Ok probably unpopular opinion but I'd love Thilthorpe in the ruck.
There's less risk now for impact injury as they can't jump into eachother, no 3rd over the top.
His skill level gives us another midfielder at the stoppage and around the ground.
Exposing him to more contests will harden him up too. Not that he's soft, he definite isn't but will condition his body better for the contest.
He can rest up forward too.
Grundy, Jackson, Marshall are all similar types. Kreuzer was probably a good comparison too.

Regardless we need a better option than what we have now.

A scratch I can't itch is Thilthorpe as a Koutoufides midfielder.

Would love to see a one quarter trial in the preseason, just to placate me.

 

[Big Dub]

Ok probably unpopular opinion but I'd love Thilthorpe in the ruck.
There's less risk now for impact injury as they can't jump into eachother, no 3rd over the top.
His skill level gives us another midfielder at the stoppage and around the ground.
Exposing him to more contests will harden him up too. Not that he's soft, he definite isn't but will condition his body better for the contest.
He can rest up forward too.
Grundy, Jackson, Marshall are all similar types. Kreuzer was probably a good comparison too.

Regardless we need a better option than what we have now.

But wouldn't we effectively be replacing ROB with Burgess, Cook or Murphy?

However you feel about ROB, this move doesn't make us a better team.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

It's easier to find a ruckman that can perform to standard satisfactory than it is to find a Key forward to the same level.

A dominant key forward is more valuable than a dominant ruckman

 

[Crowstar]

But wouldn't we effectively be replacing ROB with Burgess, Cook or Murphy?

However you feel about ROB, this move doesn't make us a better team.

Good point...we don't have a solid 2nd ruck option. Toby isn't ready, Burgess is no good.
The only thing I can think of is Tex taking fwd ruck and TT taking the rest.

 

[Crowstar]

But wouldn't we effectively be replacing ROB with Burgess, Cook or Murphy?

However you feel about ROB, this move doesn't make us a better team.

Murphy is never an option. I'd rather play 1 down.

 

[Crowstar]

It's easier to find a ruckman that can perform to standard satisfactory than it is to find a Key forward to the same level.

A dominant key forward is more valuable than a dominant ruckman

Probably right but it all starts from the middle.
We have Tex for 1 more year then Fog is the man. Who do we have that will be his sidekick.
Welsh is too young and small, TT is it.
Not alot in the depth chart though