Pre-season 2014/2015

[Half Back Pocket]

So Off topic but when can we start the Draft and Trade 2015 thread?

We have 32,675 posts and 1308 pages to get through to beat the mega thread?

Think it should open Jan 1

technically, it should open the day after the rookie draft IMO....Let's get going!!

 

[Mindtraveller]

Feel like we should give some respect to the new recruits. 1st Feb? Don't know what though.

 

[Kildonan]

Jan 1 is acceptable

 

[crasha301]

check out the guns on Eli

 

[CALL ME SNAKE]

View attachment 96096 check out the guns on Eli

Wouldnt say Eli is overly big ,but he looks a shitoad fitter/leaner.Cut down on body fat so he mustve been training pretty bloody hard.
Good stuff

 

[crasha301]

Wouldnt say Eli is overly big ,but he looks a shitoad fitter/leaner.Cut down on body fat so he mustve been training pretty bloody hard.
Good stuff

Huge improvement! What do you think his ideal size/weight will end up being?

 

[CALL ME SNAKE]

Huge improvement! What do you think his ideal size/weight will end up being?

Dont think he needs to build up. Hes never going to be a crash n bash mid. Im happy to see him lean & super fit running around like a rabbit around the 50 mt arc .
He showed some promising signs last season so its pretty exciting to see him look a lot fitter. Hopefully another handy mid rotation as well

 

[Defacto]

eli looks alot bigger. shit he looks like he could play on the wing round 1 now

scar on the back of his arm is pretty big

 

[Baughb]

Being strong and short can be pretty deadly since your centre of gravity is lower and it's harder to get knocked over, look at running backs in the NFL - most good ones are under 6ft.

Good to see him boxing too as it means his arm must be fully healed with no niggling issues.

 

[Big Mart]

Eli is not as short as you think.... He's just under 6'

 

[Mowman]

Got him listed at 181 cm

 

[Axcellence]

Jan 1 is acceptable

Can I recommend round 1 full season?

I think the pre season thread is enough.

 

[Sir Skid]

Great to see Markworth leading the uphill repeat sprints.
Another worth noting was Seb Ross driving himself hard in uphill sprints alongside Armo I think.

 

[Periphery]

http://www.saints.com.au/video/2014-12-06/seven-news-update-queenstown
http://www.saints.com.au/video/2014-12-06/pain-and-gain-nz-high-performance-camp

 

[Barrels]

It's nice that you're bonding guys... but, uh...

 

[Mindtraveller]

View attachment 96433

It's nice that you're bonding guys... but, uh...

I bet billy pushed them all in!

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

http://www.saints.com.au/video/2014-12-06/seven-news-update-queenstown
http://www.saints.com.au/video/2014-12-06/pain-and-gain-nz-high-performance-camp

Seems they've started uploading some videos to YouTube again!.



Bike ride:



Good to hear from some of the kids like Marky, JWebb and Acres.

 

[hayes]

Yeah I noticed they've started putting up videos on both the site and youtube. Long overdue that one. Slowly but surely getting out of the Stone Age and utilising technology.

 

[karaoke]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...d sun_rss&nk=13da059528ea676fc4ff1c45a06ace98

St Kilda training in New Zealand, Patrick McCartin gets laughs after slipping over

The morning training session ended with a light-hearted contested marking drill. The players paired off, then took turns to contest high kicks from coaches. Each player who took a contested mark progressed to the next round, later in the week, while his beaten opponent was eliminated.

No.21 draft pick Hugh Goddard copped a bloodied nose in one of his several bouts with ruckman Bill Longer, who eventually progressed with an overhead grab.

There was much mirth when No.1 pick Paddy McCartin, slipped and was eliminated at the first kick by smaller midfielder Seb Ross.

Several of his teammates jokingly called out “Bainsy’’ to onlooking St Kilda list manager Ameet Bains, who oversaw McCartin’s drafting with the No.1 pick.

 

[Jack Stevens]

Do we know for sure which players are and aren't in New Zealand?

I take it Rooey and the new rookies aren't, anyone else?

 

[TN25]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-training-in-new-zealand-patrick-mccartin-gets-laughs-after-slipping-over/story-fni5f9q3-1227148643262?from=herald sun_rss&nk=13da059528ea676fc4ff1c45a06ace98

St Kilda training in New Zealand, Patrick McCartin gets laughs after slipping over

The morning training session ended with a light-hearted contested marking drill. The players paired off, then took turns to contest high kicks from coaches. Each player who took a contested mark progressed to the next round, later in the week, while his beaten opponent was eliminated.

No.21 draft pick Hugh Goddard copped a bloodied nose in one of his several bouts with ruckman Bill Longer, who eventually progressed with an overhead grab.

There was much mirth when No.1 pick Paddy McCartin, slipped and was eliminated at the first kick by smaller midfielder Seb Ross.

Several of his teammates jokingly called out “Bainsy’’ to onlooking St Kilda list manager Ameet Bains, who oversaw McCartin’s drafting with the No.1 pick.

And that is why we should have taken Petracca

 

[SK_MD_#7]

Do we know for sure which players are and aren't in New Zealand?

I take it Rooey and the new rookies aren't, anyone else?

The rookies are. Except Saad of course.

 

[karaoke]

Do we know for sure which players are and aren't in New Zealand?

I take it Rooey and the new rookies aren't, anyone else?

The rookies are. Except Saad of course.

Article shows picture of Montagna, McCartin & Payne contesting in the marking drill.

 

[Dopey BJ]

It was written the other day that the whole list was there except Rooey, Savage wife is also about to give birth and Saad isn't allowed with the squad until Jan 1

 

[Jack Stevens]

Oh, good to hear. I thought the players were already over before the rookie draft so assumed that they wouldn't be going.