Training Pre Season ‘25

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Playing Kosi in defence is logical. If he’s our forward target we are not winning flags. But no reason he can’t develop into an Astbury / Lonergan / Payne type lockdown KPD. It’s his best chance of forging a long career.
Kosi's issue is he can play both ends which has led to both Hawks & Tigers choosing to use him as a forward option.
Looked a better defender in his draft years.
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Glad I'm not the only one, if Lynch is playing then someone like Fawcett or Armstrong should be selected. I'd even go with Bauer over Lefau and let him be that 3rd agile marking option .
Agree.
Afl is hard enough as it is without the burden of learning the ropes.
Pecking order to Partner Lynch:
Bauer
Gray
Fawcett

Faull
Armstrong
Lefau
Sims
 
He's not a natural contested mark, but he also doesn't usually contest in packs, he looks for the crumb. He does have good hands and takes decent marks on a lead. Took a nice little one hander in the vid.
Learning from the best how to position his body and better use his size, he might gain some confidence going for marks. Could become useful high mark and a really difficult matchup, a multi threat up forward. Possibly why he's working with Lunch.
Dusty never took a overhead mark in his career.
Not the b all end all .
 
100%.
No way you can argue with 3 flags.
If this plays out like we all hope it will, the rebuild could be 75% done by the end of the 26 draft.
Add a couple of FAs and we are locked and loaded
Rebuild will be complete by end of 26.
(25)-2x top 5
(26)-FA & top 10 both for needs.
 

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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
Pre-season match form has worked well for Essendon.
 
It’s a disgrace and a black mark on the club that George quit due to fan bullying. He played some elite football in a lot of our finals runs.


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Played his role.
Fwd pressure turnover.
Tyvm.
 
I really hope they don’t change the NGA rules again by the time we’re eligible to take him. I wouldn’t put it past the AFL to do something like that unfortunately
Dead cert
 
Agreed, it’s definitely his strength, and he’s fearless in the air, to go with that leap.
Morris was working on other areas of his game, particularly his run/carry and decision making out of the back half. He mentioned it in a couple of his VFL match reports that Bauer was working on becoming a more rounded player.

From this years draft crop, Sims has a big vertical leap, and liked how Armstrong was launching at the ball in that Metro v Country game at Marvel

If he tested at the combine Lalor probably would've topped the vertical testing. Or been at least top 3-5.
 
Still cleaning out the butchering implements

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