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We always hated the PA players who we thought were white anting us. And they probably were.
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We always hated the PA players who we thought were white anting us. And they probably were.
Training 27/1/2025
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Training took place at Richmond Oval today, luckily I checked AAMI early on and noticed there were no cars. There is a part of AAMI that has been sectioned off - I don’t think it’s a coincidence that it’s the same area Adam Kelly was investigating last week. Lots of sand was being kicked up and I gather the players gave some feedback. Thankfully the turf at West Adelaide seemed in pretty good condition.
It was bloody hot out there but that didn’t stop the coaches from putting the players through a mammoth three hour session, including a bunch of running throughout. Even ended with 15 minutes of fartlek style running at the end when the temperature was pushing 37 degrees. The boys looked pretty knackered as you’d expect but I was quite impressed with the standard of training overall, it was pretty sharp despite coming off a long weekend.
Had a bit of a scare mid-way through when Rankine went down with some sort of lower leg injury and limped off the field. Thankfully after about 15 minutes he returned and looked right as rain, even did all the running at the end. Safe to say I was relieved.
Crouch walked off the ground with a pronounced limp halfway through the running. My initial thought was cramp got the best of him, hopefully that’s all it is. Something to keep an eye on.
There were a couple of no shows today in Worrell and Nankervis. Could be any reason for their absence so no point speculating. On the plus side the only member of the rehab group today was McAndrew - otherwise, aside from Strachan, everyone was out there including Cumming who did all the drills aside from the end of session running.
A fair chunk of training involved the players being split into groups of four and rotating between drills in each quadrant of the ground. They were:
Following this, they then split into their lines (defenders, mids and forwards) to work on their craft before forming two teams for about 20 minutes of match sim.
As has been the case this summer, it was clearly a case of A vs B. I couldn’t take down the exact lineups but the groups were as follows:
Blue - Keays, Crouch, Curtin, Thilthorpe, Rachele, Murray, Dawson, Soligo, Michalanney, Hinge, Rankine, Peatling, Neal-Bullen, Laird, Milera, Fogarty, Sholl, O’Brien, Keane
White - Jones, Berry, Murphy, Pedlar, Edwards, Cook, Taylor, Burgess, Ryan, Schoenberg, Dowling, Smith, Draper, Borlase, Gallagher, Drury, T. Murray, Bond, Butts, Cumming
Tex didn’t participate while Welsh was doing bike and strength work on the sidelines. Wouldn’t look too much into Cumming playing for the B’s, he’s still working his way back into it.
Not too many surprises with positions. Tex out meant Curtin played solely forward and he was decent, kicking two goals. Cumming spent a fair bit of time at half back. Can’t judge CBAs as there were none - only around the ground stoppages.
Dawson and Peatling stood out through the midfield while Thilthorpe and Rachele were the most dominant forwards. The white team actually had some good moments though - Cook kicked two goals and I thought Edwards provided some good drive off half back which was pleasing to see.
Only about 20 minutes however so there was only so much to take out of it.
As for some player thoughts:
Thilthorpe - his vision up field is pretty special and very Tex-like. He just sees players others don’t and is prepared to take risks by foot. He’s just a very multi-dimensional footballer and such a talent. He is still being managed a bit with his work-load - he did his own running instead of with the other lads.
Rachele - took a ripping grab one-on-one against Cumming who is no slouch defensively. Missed two gettable snaps at goal but looked the goods. One thing I’d like to see him do is quickly put a step on whenever he gets the ground ball. At the moment he seems to freeze at times when gathering the loose ball which often causes him to get tackled. He would do well to look at a Rankine or Draper type as to how to create his own space.
Dawson - once again looked really sharp in the guts. He’s fending off tacklers and really driving his legs to exit the stoppage, also once again took a terrific contested mark. In fine fettle at the moment.
Soligo - thought he looked a bit off today and struggled a bit in the running. Showed the signs of someone who was likely a bit crook, which isn’t what you want in 36 degree heat. Nothing to worry about regardless.
Peatling - he’s a real contortionist. Just bends his body in ways to avoid the tackle (or draw a high free) and is nippy in tight without having electric pace. Had some nice clearances and got involved quite a bit in transition. Good signs.
T. Murray - had some great duels with Borlase in the front and centre drill. Won some, lost some and broke even on a bunch. His body work is coming along nicely, but his hands however do let him down at present. Suspect he’s a real confidence player. I do like that he throws himself at the contest though, don’t think it’s a Himmelberg situation.
It was bloody hot out there but that didn’t stop the coaches from putting the players through a mammoth three hour session, including a bunch of running throughout. Even ended with 15 minutes of fartlek style running at the end when the temperature was pushing 37 degrees. The boys looked pretty knackered as you’d expect but I was quite impressed with the standard of training overall, it was pretty sharp despite coming off a long weekend.
Had a bit of a scare mid-way through when Rankine went down with some sort of lower leg injury and limped off the field. Thankfully after about 15 minutes he returned and looked right as rain, even did all the running at the end. Safe to say I was relieved.
Crouch walked off the ground with a pronounced limp halfway through the running. My initial thought was cramp got the best of him, hopefully that’s all it is. Something to keep an eye on.
There were a couple of no shows today in Worrell and Nankervis. Could be any reason for their absence so no point speculating. On the plus side the only member of the rehab group today was McAndrew - otherwise, aside from Strachan, everyone was out there including Cumming who did all the drills aside from the end of session running.
A fair chunk of training involved the players being split into groups of four and rotating between drills in each quadrant of the ground. They were:
- A handball drill focussing on moving the ball by hand through traffic under pressure
- A drill focussing on getting numbers to an aerial contest to provide a front and centre
- A kicking drill from deep defence with the other team trying to lock it in
- A kicking drill focussing on hitting the leading forward inside 50 when 60-70m out from goal
Following this, they then split into their lines (defenders, mids and forwards) to work on their craft before forming two teams for about 20 minutes of match sim.
As has been the case this summer, it was clearly a case of A vs B. I couldn’t take down the exact lineups but the groups were as follows:
Blue - Keays, Crouch, Curtin, Thilthorpe, Rachele, Murray, Dawson, Soligo, Michalanney, Hinge, Rankine, Peatling, Neal-Bullen, Laird, Milera, Fogarty, Sholl, O’Brien, Keane
White - Jones, Berry, Murphy, Pedlar, Edwards, Cook, Taylor, Burgess, Ryan, Schoenberg, Dowling, Smith, Draper, Borlase, Gallagher, Drury, T. Murray, Bond, Butts, Cumming
Tex didn’t participate while Welsh was doing bike and strength work on the sidelines. Wouldn’t look too much into Cumming playing for the B’s, he’s still working his way back into it.
Not too many surprises with positions. Tex out meant Curtin played solely forward and he was decent, kicking two goals. Cumming spent a fair bit of time at half back. Can’t judge CBAs as there were none - only around the ground stoppages.
Dawson and Peatling stood out through the midfield while Thilthorpe and Rachele were the most dominant forwards. The white team actually had some good moments though - Cook kicked two goals and I thought Edwards provided some good drive off half back which was pleasing to see.
Only about 20 minutes however so there was only so much to take out of it.
As for some player thoughts:
Thilthorpe - his vision up field is pretty special and very Tex-like. He just sees players others don’t and is prepared to take risks by foot. He’s just a very multi-dimensional footballer and such a talent. He is still being managed a bit with his work-load - he did his own running instead of with the other lads.
Rachele - took a ripping grab one-on-one against Cumming who is no slouch defensively. Missed two gettable snaps at goal but looked the goods. One thing I’d like to see him do is quickly put a step on whenever he gets the ground ball. At the moment he seems to freeze at times when gathering the loose ball which often causes him to get tackled. He would do well to look at a Rankine or Draper type as to how to create his own space.
Dawson - once again looked really sharp in the guts. He’s fending off tacklers and really driving his legs to exit the stoppage, also once again took a terrific contested mark. In fine fettle at the moment.
Soligo - thought he looked a bit off today and struggled a bit in the running. Showed the signs of someone who was likely a bit crook, which isn’t what you want in 36 degree heat. Nothing to worry about regardless.
Peatling - he’s a real contortionist. Just bends his body in ways to avoid the tackle (or draw a high free) and is nippy in tight without having electric pace. Had some nice clearances and got involved quite a bit in transition. Good signs.
T. Murray - had some great duels with Borlase in the front and centre drill. Won some, lost some and broke even on a bunch. His body work is coming along nicely, but his hands however do let him down at present. Suspect he’s a real confidence player. I do like that he throws himself at the contest though, don’t think it’s a Himmelberg situation.
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Adelaide Crows track watch: Izak Rankine’s injury scare, Isaac Cumming deployed in new role
There were some tense moments in Adelaide on Monday when Izak Rankine was forced off the track. SIMEON THOMAS-WILSON has the details and plenty more from Crows training.Recruit Isaac Cumming was back in full training and he could be in line for some time in a different position for Adelaide in 2025.
It comes as Izak Rankine sent a minor scare through the Crows camp when he hobbled off in some discomfort with an ankle injury - but he returned to the sweltering pre-season session on Monday and completed it.
Rankine went down early on in the Crows’ session at Richmond Oval after hurting his left ankle in one of the drills Matthew Nicks was running.
While he looked to be in some pain and went down the race he emerged about 10 minutes later and in a good sign for the Crows he completed the rest of the session.
Apart from ruckmen Kieran Strachan and Lachlan McAndrew the Crows had a full contingent of players on the track for the testing session.
Cumming was back in full training for the first time after hurting his hamstring prior to the Christmas break - after doing some drills last week.
While the former GWS player was in the backline for the weaker white team during match sim, prior to that when the Crows broke into their respective lines for some work he was with the midfield group - indicating that he could spend some time on the wing for his new side.
Also in the midfield group for that part of the session was Rankine and Josh Rachele.
Nicks lauded Rachele’s pre-season to date when talking to fans this month and the young gun did impress on Monday.
In match sim he was playing as a half-forward and had some good moments, but was not able to finish off his work.
Rankine spent nearly all of the match sim in the midfield, with the Crows set to have his split between the engine room and the forward line similar to when he was really firing in 2024.
WHAT CAUGHT THE EYE
•Former Giant James Peatling started on the wing for the stronger blue side during match sim, but he quickly found himself doing some good work on the inside.
His hands in particular were impressive.
Recruit Isaac Cumming was back in full training and he could be in line for some time in a different position for Adelaide in 2025.
It comes as Izak Rankine sent a minor scare through the Crows camp when he hobbled off in some discomfort with an ankle injury - but he returned to the sweltering pre-season session on Monday and completed it.
Rankine went down early on in the Crows’ session at Richmond Oval after hurting his left ankle in one of the drills Matthew Nicks was running.
While he looked to be in some pain and went down the race he emerged about 10 minutes later and in a good sign for the Crows he completed the rest of the session.
Rankine tweaked his ankle during training. Picture: Brenton Edwards
The Crows star reaches towards the painful area. Picture: Brenton Edwards
Rankine is then helped off the ground. Picture: Brenton Edwards
Trainers survey the damage, which luckily is not severe. Picture: Brenton Edwards
Back in action. Picture: Brenton Edwards
Apart from ruckmen Kieran Strachan and Lachlan McAndrew the Crows had a full contingent of players on the track for the testing session.
Cumming was back in full training for the first time after hurting his hamstring prior to the Christmas break - after doing some drills last week.
While the former GWS player was in the backline for the weaker white team during match sim, prior to that when the Crows broke into their respective lines for some work he was with the midfield group - indicating that he could spend some time on the wing for his new side.
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Also in the midfield group for that part of the session was Rankine and Josh Rachele.
Nicks lauded Rachele’s pre-season to date when talking to fans this month and the young gun did impress on Monday.
In match sim he was playing as a half-forward and had some good moments, but was not able to finish off his work.
Rankine spent nearly all of the match sim in the midfield, with the Crows set to have his split between the engine room and the forward line similar to when he was really firing in 2024.
WHAT CAUGHT THE EYE
•Former Giant James Peatling started on the wing for the stronger blue side during match sim, but he quickly found himself doing some good work on the inside.
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•Dan Curtin was playing as a forward for the blue team after spending the first half of pre-season as a midfielder.
The former No. 8 draft pick had some nice moments, especially with his hunt around the ball, in the forward line.
•Crows talisman Taylor Walker did not take part in match-sim after doing the first half of Monday’s session but don’t be surprised if Adelaide roll with a three-tall plus Curtin forward line come Round 1.
•Jake Soligo had a breakout 2024 campaign but could blossom even more in 2025.
His running has caught the eye in particular and he is looming as a key part of the Crows first-choice midfield this year.
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Interesting onlooker at training...
•Observing the Crows’ training session was Darryl Franklin - the chief of staff of four-time NFL championship winners Green Bay Packers.
After Nicks went to America prior to Christmas as part of a professional development trip, Franklin has come to Australia to see how the Crows go about things.
He has spent six years at the Packers, working closely with head coach Matt LaFleur, serving as his main liaison to the various departments throughout the organisation.
•Observing the Crows’ training session was Darryl Franklin - the chief of staff of four-time NFL championship winners Green Bay Packers.
After Nicks went to America prior to Christmas as part of a professional development trip, Franklin has come to Australia to see how the Crows go about things.
He has spent six years at the Packers, working closely with head coach Matt LaFleur, serving as his main liaison to the various departments throughout the organisation.
FR0GGY
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Put a red herring in there next time, see what they report (you can then edit your post later)
Or you have been exposed STW
What if Bigman is Simeon?
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First conspiracy theory of the year!!
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You might be on to something. There is very little in the advertiser article that wasn’t covered in your post.
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I wouldn't put it past a Murdoch journalist to use as little effort into their reporting as possible.
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Especially on a long weekend. Just chuck bigmans post in ChatGPT and voila.
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Only problem with that the article was published online well before the Big fella posted on here.
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He was quiet in the match sim but his use by foot was elite today.
He’s played solely across half back, I think it might end up being between him and nank for a round one spot.
Personally I’d like to see him dominate the sanfl for a couple weeks first to get his game going, provided he doesn’t go gangbusters in pre season games.
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Didn’t touch it much in match sim but he spent some time on the bench, plus it was only the 20 minutes without any stoppages where he excels.
Still think he is a chance for round one, maybe as a sub however. Will be easier to gauge over the next few weeks now that he isn’t being managed nearly as much.
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So Bigman is the plagiarist?
FR0GGY
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Thanks Mr Journalist
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The lack of stoppage work for a new midfield kick seems rather odd
As always, huge thanks Bigman for the training reports.
How much CBA work have we done this pre-season?
Is there any difference this year compared to previous years in the amount of our centre square work?
How much CBA work have we done this pre-season?
Is there any difference this year compared to previous years in the amount of our centre square work?
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“Murphy looked really, really good.”
FR0GGY
From a cartel villa in Tuscany
Probably something a little less obvious
