Training Pre Season ‘25

[Reservoir tiger]

We’re playing the pies at Ikon Feb 26 for our practice match

 

[tiger_tough]

Prestia looks like he's flying.

If Prestia and Hopper get back to full fitness, Taranto back, McAuliffe with an improved tank plus Smillie and maybe Lalor running through the middle we'll trouble quite a few teams next year.

 

[docko911]

Prestia looks like he's flying.

If Prestia and Hopper get back to full fitness, Taranto back, McAuliffe with an improved tank plus Smillie and maybe Lalor running through the middle we'll trouble quite a few teams next year.

I reckon Lalor plays early but builds into the midfield as he builds match fitness. He’s too good to play many VFL games.

 

[tony__montana]

Prestia looks like he's flying.

If Prestia and Hopper get back to full fitness, Taranto back, McAuliffe with an improved tank plus Smillie and maybe Lalor running through the middle we'll trouble quite a few teams next year.

Someone on here was saying it’s still by far the weakest midfield in the comp by at least 3 midfielders…

 

[tony__montana]

We’re playing the pies at Ikon Feb 26 for our practice match

I know people don’t take notice of praccy matches but they can give you a pretty good idea of where you sit - we were putrid against Melbourne in Cranbourne 2’years ago, we looked well off the pace last year against the pies at icon park, looking forward to seeing febs hit out

 

[Groupie_]

We’re playing the pies at Ikon Feb 26 for our practice match

we did that this year

boring

 

[tiger_tough]

we did that this year

boring

we play them every year bruzz. The Charity Shield maaaate.

 

[tiger_tough]

I reckon Lalor plays early but builds into the midfield as he builds match fitness. He’s too good to play many VFL games.

Yeah half forward for most of the year I'd say.

 

[Coach_Required]

we did that this year

boring

Yeah pretty sure I remember last year we asked the AFL if it can be a yearly thing. A charity shield for Foodbank?

 

[Groupie_]

we play them every year bruzz. The Charity Shield maaaate.

oh you mean for the pies supporters ?

 

[Lsta062]

we did that this year

boring

We basically cycle through the same teams in the preseason.

Mostly Collingwood, Melbourne, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, and North Melbourne. Sometimes Essendon.

That's pretty much it. Been going on for more than a decade.

 

[Dragonss]

Smilie getting a lot of attention. Solid chance to win rising star.

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

Prestia looks like he's flying.

If Prestia and Hopper get back to full fitness, Taranto back, McAuliffe with an improved tank plus Smillie and maybe Lalor running through the middle we'll trouble quite a few teams next year.

Doubt it.

Bickley said we won’t win a game.

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

we did that this year

boring

What’s wrong with Punt Rd?

At least Ikon’s not some windswept suburban wasteland

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

we play them every year bruzz. The Charity Shield maaaate.

At least it’s two clubs from similar backgrounds.

Should never play Carlton unless we have to.

 

[Groupie_]

What’s wrong with Punt Rd?

At least it’s not some windswept suburban wasteland

cant fit the fat birds from the colonwood cheersquad in cos they take 2 seats each

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

cant fit the fat birds from the colonwood cheersquad in cos they take 2 seats each

Would be one way to bring down the Dyer stand.

 

[LTT]

Yeah half forward for most of the year I'd say.

I would have thought that half forwards would run the same distance as a midfielder

 

[Wrenny]

Felt like whoever edited his footage was enjoying
themselves.

 

[NZ_Tiger]

Someone on here was saying it’s still by far the weakest midfield in the comp by at least 3 midfielders…

It is. Our support cast is weak, we lack pace and outside run and our ruck is a poor hit out ruck. Currently it’s a woeful one paced unit.


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[juss]

Delusion is expecting something to happen that is extremely unlikely while optimism is hoping for the best of likely outcomes to occur.

Is hoping for the best outcome in multiple scenarios delusional, or is it simply hoping for luck? Luck often goes hand in hand with premierships.

Would it be delusional to say 7 of Broad, Vlastuin, Nankervis, Lynch, Short, Taranto, Balta & Hopper play 20+ games in 2026 at a high level?

Would it be delusional to say all of Ross, MRJ, Mansell, HRS, Miller, Campbell, Banks & Brown to be best 22 in 2026?

Would it be delusional to say Gibcus plays 30+ games, and Lefau and Clarke play two years without serious injury?

Would it be delusional to say Lalor, Smillie & Hotton, and at least one of our KPPs is best 23 by end of 2026.

Would it be delusional to expect the remaining spots in our best 23 to be made up by the rest of our existing players, players drafted in 2025 or players recruited in 2025?

I don’t think any are delusional but I think all happening is unlikely. If the below was roughly our best 23 by the end of 2026 I would be surprised if we weren’t very competitive.

B: Vlastuin, Miller, Gibcus
HB: Short, Balta, Brown
C: HRS, Smilie, Banks
HF: Hotton, Armstrong, Campbell
F: Mansell, Lynch, MRJ
R: Nank, Lalor, Taranto
Int: Ross, Hopper, Simms/Ryan, McAuliffe, Trezise

Yes in my view its delusional to think that we are able to win the flag by 2026.

Changing the goal posts to being competitive is not the same thing, you originally brought up a flag.

Although I still think we'll be a bit further away, I see 2025 as a likely bottom 3 year, and I don't think we'll jump back into finals the year after.

 

[tigs2010]

Saints would be ****ing burning looking at his preseason training videos.

People melted that we should have taken someone else coz Pencil said he might have made it to our next pick.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

People melted that we should have taken someone else coz Pencil said he might have made it to our next pick.

shouldve taken bo "will brodie" allen.

 

[Groupie_]

shouldve taken bo "will brodie" allen.

never too late for the real thing

will brodie next year

 

[prodigy]

There was an interesting part of this video where Prestia got nominated for something. Wasn't clear what it was though.