Bigman’s Training Reports

[cleanhands]

The angle I'm running with now is Murphy doesn't touch the ball in fourth quarters because he's not very fit

I just thought he didn’t know what they look like

 

[Bernie L]

You seriously need to be on the payroll bigman

Super stuff!

 

[Scorpus]

And yet Taylor is quite obviously the most unfit of all the players yet still impacts in the 4th quarter of games he played fully

Taylor is fitter than Murphy

 

[George Kramer]

The angle I'm running with now is Murphy doesn't touch the ball in fourth quarters because he's not very fit

I’m going with teammates won’t give him the ball

 

[adelaidecrows]

I’m going with teammates won’t give him the ball

im going with cant football

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Taylor is fitter than Murphy

& he can football.

 

[GrommoT]

I used to like Rachele but I refuse to support anyone on a leadership journey

 

[Scorpus]

I’m going with teammates won’t give him the ball

Because he's so unfit

 

[George Kramer]

Because he's so unfit

Tell Rowey

 

[Betts are off]

The angle I'm running with now is Murphy doesn't touch the ball in fourth quarters because he's not very fit

The 4th quarter is really the time you need those non statistical type players to go full non statistical

 

[Mostyn]

This is where the overarching direction of the club, the list and the 22 needs to be really clear in the coaches' minds.

There will be several players whose career is on the line:
Schoenberg
Smith
Laird (as a starting mid)
Pedlar
Milera
Murphy

This is where you can see highly motivated preseasons. In the past we've been guilty of allowing dazzling November-February periods to colour our thinking and on-field performance from the previous season gets forgotten.

Frampton/Himmelberg both played themselves into our forward line off the back of strong preseasons, following dismal seasons. It then takes us a third of the season to be reminded what we already know.

The coaches must not take a "spots are up for grabs" mindset into the preseason. The preseason only exists to aid/improve a player's in-season performance. It is not an alternative or a substitute for on-field output.

Smith for instance is a player we seemingly moved past in 2024. Let's imagine he puts in a strong preseason including practice matches.

That's fine. But it's not a ticket back into the 22. It should just be part of the picture.

Is he also performing well in the SANFL early in the season?
Is he fully fit and backing up well week-in, week-out or is he starting to show his age?
How is our back half performing at AFL level? Is there a spot available?
Is the team in a position to push for finals now, meaning that a 30+ year old can be brought in on performance?

If the answer to any of those questions is No, then he doesn't come in. Preseason performance be damned.

I hope this is where Murray Davis can provide input and direction.

You're talking about different things.

The coaching group has made a decision on Smith and done the hard thing of dropping him. They're not going to change their mind and say they're wrong due to some good off season running.

Himmelburg being brought in after a good offseason isn't that - the club was always hopeful it would click with him. Some bad past form didn't mean his card was stamped.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

You're talking about different things.

The coaching group has made a decision on Smith and done the hard thing of dropping him. They're not going to change their mind and say they're wrong due to some good off season running.

Himmelburg being brought in after a good offseason isn't that - the club was always hopeful it would click with him. Some bad past form didn't mean his card was stamped.

They already changed their mind during last season

 

[Eagleboy2011]

You're talking about different things.

The coaching group has made a decision on Smith and done the hard thing of dropping him. They're not going to change their mind and say they're wrong due to some good off season running.

Himmelburg being brought in after a good offseason isn't that - the club was always hopeful it would click with him. Some bad past form didn't mean his card was stamped.

Poor Berg. He teased us so much and always let us down. Hope he does better at his new club.

 

[Mostyn]

They already changed their mind during last season

They made a decision on Smith and dropped him.

They're not going to go "oh, we were clearly wrong, let's rush him back in.". They know where they stand

 

[Thylacinus]

You're talking about different things.

The coaching group has made a decision on Smith and done the hard thing of dropping him. They're not going to change their mind and say they're wrong due to some good off season running.

Himmelburg being brought in after a good offseason isn't that - the club was always hopeful it would click with him. Some bad past form didn't mean his card was stamped.

Just going by memory here, but once Smith was demoted to SANFL last year he did eventually seem to pull finger and re-found some good fitness and form.

 

[MarcusP2]

Poor Berg. He teased us so much and always let us down. Hope he does better at his new club.

Booted a few goals in a Showdown win IIRC, he'll always have that.

 

[beartoo]

Just going by memory here, but once Smith was demoted to SANFL last year he did eventually seem to pull finger and re-found some good fitness and form.

Played very well at SANFL level. Hope to see him as SANFL captain in 2026. Great club man.

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[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

They made a decision on Smith and dropped him.

They're not going to go "oh, we were clearly wrong, let's rush him back in.". They know where they stand

They already did exactly this, last season

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Just going by memory here, but once Smith was demoted to SANFL last year he did eventually seem to pull finger and re-found some good fitness and form.

Exactly right

He was out of the team but only a whisker away from returning. Any semi-plausible reason to get him in will be leapt upon.

 

[ams4crows]

It's Bingo time,

 

[jackster83]

They already did exactly this, last season

We did the same with Crouch in 2023.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

We did the same with Crouch in 2023.

If there is one thing we're elite at, it's going back to tried, failed options repeatedly

 

[jackster83]

If there is one thing we're elite at, it's going back to tried, failed options repeatedly

Jimmy Rowe in late 2022 also.

 

[Pugsley]

You seriously need to be on the payroll bigman

Super stuff!

He is miles ahead of our administration.

 

[Cromulant]

If there is one thing we're elite at, it's going back to tried, failed options repeatedly

Theres almost no chance that if weve got 30 players available, we go back to Smith