Training Alright, alright, alright! Its the 2022 Pre-season training thread.

[cleveland]

So glad juh broke it off with MF

 

[hatescaptcha]

Can’t wait for JUH and Arthur Jones to connect on field. Will be magic.


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[bresker]

Thoughts on this ? Does Treloar and Dunks being so close ostracise themselves from the rest of group ?

This must go down as the very definition of a preseason post

 

[ScragCity]

This must go down as the very definition of a preseason post

Definitely one of the more cringey things I've read on here

 

[stefoid]

Definitely one of the more cringey things I've read on here (that I didnt write)

edited for accuracy

Time to lift your game Scrag. This competition doesnt sit still

 

[Distinctive_]

Intra club pictures posted on our Instagram. Anyone that was able to catch the game?

 

[Northernsoul74]

Intra club pictures posted on our Instagram. Anyone that was able to catch the game?

I doubt anyone knew it was happening.
That photo of the Schache mark though …

 

[Lindsay_Gilbee]

Analysing which players are best friends is very weird.

 

[Angak]

Definitely one of the more cringey things I've read on here

Analysing which players are best friends is very weird.

The question is does it effect the dynamics of team?

I think it's a very valid question given how Dunks wanted a trade for that exact reason - when he basically expressed that he was feeling ostracized from the group in the hub in Qld & how everything changed for him when Treloar came on board.

So if you want to virtue signal on how cringey or ewwww it is to analyse the dynamics within a group go right ahead. But the idea that it doesn't impact on field performance tells me that you have never been in a high performance environment.

 

[Keystone agony]

No stream or recorded video of todays intraclub?

Just photos?

 

[Northernsoul74]

No stream or recorded video of todays intraclub?

Just photos?

Been described as “match sim” by the club.

 

[murphy's twin]

going by the photos of match Sim, looks like Zaine Cordy

21

Zaine Cordy

Age

28

Ht

195cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

180.4

3star

D

8.1

2star

K

6.4

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

2.9

3star

T

1.9

3star

MG

180.4

3star

D

6.8

2star

K

3.8

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.8

4star

was playing as a key forward.

Thoughts and feelings on this?

 

[weltschmerz]

Looks leaner and fitter.

 

[Angak]

Looks leaner and fitter.

The main reason we didn't trade for a ruck. Bevo has a lot of faith in him. Just needed to get fitness up.

 

[Golden_6]

going by the photos of match Sim, looks like Zaine Cordy was playing as a key forward.

Thoughts and feelings on this?

That's what I noticed too. It could mean something or it could mean nothing. Schache is definitely training as a key back.

We could be earmarking Cordy for a defensive forward role similar to 2016 to give Naughton & JUH some assistance. If we decide to go with English as the lone ruckman, we can't put either JUH or Naughts in the ruck so Cordy may be the one to do so.

Or each game we'll take one genuine swingman into the side with Cordy & Schache fighting it out for that spot?

 

[weltschmerz]

The main reason we didn't trade for a ruck. Bevo has a lot of faith in him. Just needed to get fitness up.

West Coast wanted hiim too. Go after someone else's rucks Eagles, we don't have any spare

 

[doggies ftw]

going by the photos of match Sim, looks like Zaine Cordy

21

Zaine Cordy

Age

28

Ht

195cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

180.4

3star

D

8.1

2star

K

6.4

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

2.9

3star

T

1.9

3star

MG

180.4

3star

D

6.8

2star

K

3.8

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.8

4star

was playing as a key forward.

Thoughts and feelings on this?

My take on this is he’s our least preferred defender tbh - or at least we just know what he is as a player. I don’t think there’s any improvement in Cordys game whilst we need to see what Schache, Gardener, O’Brien etc can do. I highly doubt we’ve got any intention of playing Cordy forward in a real game any more but in preseason training he could really challenge the likes of Schache and O’Brien who are learning to play as attacking defenders

 

[doggies ftw]

I doubt anyone knew it was happening.
That photo of the Schache mark though …

So glad to see he’s spent the preseason down back - he looks in great nick. Geez him becoming a competent defender would do wonders for this side

 

[Bulldogs85]

West Coast wanted hiim too. Go after someone else's rucks Eagles, we don't have any spare

Now they want Tim English

 

[ScragCity]

If Cordy is playing forward in match sim it probably means he is on the scrap heap

 

[bobs head soup]

Now they want Tim English

Eagles are well stocked for Rucks Naitanui, Vardy, Allen, Williams and have a pretty good eye, they have also developed Lycett, Hickey and Sinclair who are doing ok elsewhere.

If they are offering Sweet multi year deals and chasing English that's a pretty good sign.

On the other hand, Ilija Grgic.

 

[Dazb86]

I doubt anyone knew it was happening.
That photo of the Schache mark though …

Is it Schache or O'Brien?

 

[Northernsoul74]

Is it Schache or O'Brien?

I assumed the one on Instagram was Schache as wearing 13. There is another impressive mark in the club photos that is O’Brien.

 

[ScragCity]

I have a sneaky feeling that O'Brien is going to thrive with us. We've done very well with our bargain Hawks recruits.

 

[Merlins Revenge]

So, who didn’t play in match simulation today? Anyone recovering still?