Bigman’s Training Reports

[Danger in Texas]

Yep, something to be a little excited by as far as clearances go this year. You need pace because it gives you the time to steady and kick into the F50. We struggled too long without speed at clearances resulting in around the body kicks that make Tom Stewart look world class.

Eyes front, going forward, drill it at a forward on the move = success

Yeah night and day difference between the current midfield group compared to the one, say, two or three years ago

We’ve finally got a group of players with genuine acceleration from stoppage

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Yeah night and day difference between the current midfield group compared to the one, say, two or three years ago

We’ve finally got a group of players with genuine acceleration from stoppage

Yes, much better balance & deeper midfield group that is no longer 1 dimensional.

Now do we have the coaching group capable of getting the most out of this exciting group...

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Yeah night and day difference between the current midfield group compared to the one, say, two or three years ago

We’ve finally got a group of players with genuine acceleration from stoppage

Our loose ball component of contested ball should be off the charts with the speed around stoppages

 

[ams4crows]

Is it at all concerning that Curtin is still supporting the tape around the knee?

 

[bigman]

Is it at all concerning that Curtin is still supporting the tape around the knee?

Not this year. Has not affected his pace , acceleration, mobility and power

 

[1990crow]

Does Crouch still look decent?

 

[BunjiMac]

Agreed. You can only lead people in things that you can (or at least could) do really well.

So if it's about leading other players to win a game, you need to be good at both winning games AND leading people. I'd take someone who is really good at both over someone who is great at just one of these (but I'd take the leader over the star if I had to choose).

Sure, you want both. Although where we defer is I'd say onfield performance leadership is absolutely a form of leaderhip and the other things you are referring to are the soft skills.

The players that possess both have been some of the greatest leaders of football clubs, but these players are also not plentiful.

If you are forced to choose one of these skillset always go for the champion player that can lead from the front. These players are also so good, they bring others into the game and make them perform better on field. Rankine absolutely does this on the fireld.

They might not have the best communication or cheerleading abilities but they show you through action the standard you need to play at to be successful.

That's a model young players can follow and it doesn't need to be sugar coated or explained. They see it right in front of them.

You cannot have passengers on a football field no matter how good their "soft skills" are. These guys talk alot but get found out in the fire. That cannot be the example set for others to follow.

The pendulum for the crows leadership has swung way too far in the direction of the soft direction.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Not this year. Has not affected his pace , acceleration, mobility and power

I was surprised by Curtins pace …… he genuinely is a Mid with a tall frame ….. not a KPP trying to be a mid

Has good acceleration ….. just needs to learn the finer points of playing midfield, like positioning & footwork

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Is it at all concerning that Curtin is still supporting the tape around the knee?

I'm hoping we've asked him to wear it to keep Freo and West Coast at bay

 

[Big Dub]

Sure, you want both. Although where we defer is I'd say onfield performance leadership is absolutely a form of leaderhip and the other things you are referring to are the soft skills.

The players that possess both have been some of the greatest leaders of football clubs, but these players are also not plentiful.

If you are forced to choose one of these skillset always go for the champion player that can lead from the front. These players are also so good, they bring others into the game and make them perform better on field. Rankine absolutely does this on the fireld.

They might not have the best communication or cheerleading abilities but they show you through action the standard you need to play at to be successful.

That's a model young players can follow and it doesn't need to be sugar coated or explained. They see it right in front of them.

You cannot have passengers on a football field no matter how good their "soft skills" are. These guys talk alot but get found out in the fire. That cannot be the example set for others to follow.

The pendulum for the crows leadership has swung way too far in the direction of the soft direction.

I think that we are (mostly) talking the same stuff.

Absolutely a passenger can't be a leader on game day (ie no to Murphy).

I can't talk to Rankine's ability to lead, but was in a rep squad with a future Brownlow medalist. Clearly best player on the team and they made him captain. He was a rubbish captain. He could do, but couldn't lead.

Nobody out there could do what he could do, so him doing it didn't make other players think that they could do it too. And he wasn't able to show (or tell) other players what THEY needed to do to be better.

But there were a few other pretty good players on the team that were used to being the best players on their teams and who could lead players. They made the players around them better, because they could show them what those players could do to win a game.

It's why I'd take Bickley over Gary Ablett Jr (but would prefer Hodge).

 

[cleanhands]

I was surprised by Curtins pace …… he genuinely is a Mid with a tall frame ….. not a KPP trying to be a mid

Has good acceleration ….. just needs to learn the finer points of playing midfield, like positioning & footwork

Footwork.. more info

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Footwork.. more info