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Training Pre-Season 2023 (First game 18/3 v North)
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I have it on good authority they NEED to be looking at the voting machines!!
Dumping all of your experienced players to top up the list with chaff from the end of the draft is a good way to make sure you stay irrelevant for decades.
I'd much rather have guys like Shuey and Nic around to guide the next generation than have an extra dip at pick 80.
I'd much rather have guys like Shuey and Nic around to guide the next generation than have an extra dip at pick 80.
Will be interesting to see how the Hawks go over the next few years with the way they have gone about it.
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Concern grows as sore skipper again trains lightly
West Coast captain Luke Shuey is no certainty to take on Adelaide on Friday as he battles to return to full fitness little more than a fortnight out from the Eagles’ season opener.
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West Coast captain Luke Shuey is no certainty to take on Adelaide on Friday as he battles to return to full fitness little more than a fortnight out from the Eagles’ season opener.
There were hopes that both ruckman Nic Naitanui (Achilles) and captain Shuey (managed) would be fit for the game after sitting out match simulation against Port Adelaide.
But neither did anything at Monday’s training session to convince onlookers that they’re certainties to suit up against the Crows.
Naitanui spent about 20 minutes doing some skill work before heading inside, while Shuey was on the oval for the majority of the session, but did not get out of a light jog.
The official club line is that Shuey is being managed, but the Norm Smith medallist has barely trained in the past fortnight and missed both the intraclub and Port Adelaide hit-out with a reported niggle.
The West Australian understands Shuey has been on a managed program for about a month, with the goal of playing minutes against Adelaide.
A recent history of soft-tissue injuries means Shuey was being eased into round one after a strong block of training over the Christmas period.’
Premiership hero Dom Sheed also had a light session, jogging laps with the likes of Oscar Allen and Jack Petruccelle before spending time with a trainer where he went through a series of stretching exercises and then helping out teammates with skill drills.
Sheed, 27, played just one game last year because of an ankle injury and then a stress-related injury in his leg.
Reigning club champion Tom Barrass was also out of the sheds late and did little on the track, having been solid against the Power forward Todd Marshall.
Meanwhile, forward Jack Darling’s chances of playing round one are getting slimmer by the day as he recovers from an ankle injury.
Darling appeared at training for the first time since injuring his left ankle in a match simulation on February 10.
He didn’t test its lateral movement at all and finished the sessin with some light kicking, looking cautious when using his left leg for stability while kicking.
Should Darling not get up for the season opener against North Melbourne, the Eagles have a WAFL pre-season game against Claremont at Revo Fitness Stadium on March 18.
The Eagles will also host East Perth on March 25 before playing Subiaco at Leederville Oval on April 1.
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Will Schofield said Shuey was doing a standard WCE run through before the match sim last Friday. He said it's the exact test he would expect to see someone being put through to be cleared for training coming back from a soft tissue injury, but noted West Coast could have changed their S&C processes since he has left the club.
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No one does anything on Mondays.Concern grows as sore skipper again trains lightly
West Coast captain Luke Shuey is no certainty to take on Adelaide on Friday as he battles to return to full fitness little more than a fortnight out from the Eagles’ season opener.
West Coast captain Luke Shuey is no certainty to take on Adelaide on Friday as he battles to return to full fitness little more than a fortnight out from the Eagles’ season opener.
There were hopes that both ruckman Nic Naitanui (Achilles) and captain Shuey (managed) would be fit for the game after sitting out match simulation against Port Adelaide.
But neither did anything at Monday’s training session to convince onlookers that they’re certainties to suit up against the Crows.
Naitanui spent about 20 minutes doing some skill work before heading inside, while Shuey was on the oval for the majority of the session, but did not get out of a light jog.
The official club line is that Shuey is being managed, but the Norm Smith medallist has barely trained in the past fortnight and missed both the intraclub and Port Adelaide hit-out with a reported niggle.
The West Australian understands Shuey has been on a managed program for about a month, with the goal of playing minutes against Adelaide.
A recent history of soft-tissue injuries means Shuey was being eased into round one after a strong block of training over the Christmas period.’
Premiership hero Dom Sheed also had a light session, jogging laps with the likes of Oscar Allen and Jack Petruccelle before spending time with a trainer where he went through a series of stretching exercises and then helping out teammates with skill drills.
Sheed, 27, played just one game last year because of an ankle injury and then a stress-related injury in his leg.
Reigning club champion Tom Barrass was also out of the sheds late and did little on the track, having been solid against the Power forward Todd Marshall.
Meanwhile, forward Jack Darling’s chances of playing round one are getting slimmer by the day as he recovers from an ankle injury.
Darling appeared at training for the first time since injuring his left ankle in a match simulation on February 10.
He didn’t test its lateral movement at all and finished the sessin with some light kicking, looking cautious when using his left leg for stability while kicking.
Should Darling not get up for the season opener against North Melbourne, the Eagles have a WAFL pre-season game against Claremont at Revo Fitness Stadium on March 18.
The Eagles will also host East Perth on March 25 before playing Subiaco at Leederville Oval on April 1.
The aim within the 4 walls of the club for 2023 would be to win the premiership - all teams should head into the season with that aim
The expectation (this is more gut feel) is that they think as a squad they are either just in or just out of finals contention.
But what the club will never do is prioritise anything other than winning (i.e. prioritise losing) - for financial, draft picks, or any other reason. Simpson has said that if 2 players are close in ability/fitness/position then the younger guy gets picked - but there will be no gifting spots to guys just because of their birth certificate.
I expect a number of our sub-21-yo players (and it is good to finally have some to talk about!) will be B22 by mid-late-season. Others may be fringe, but will get a few games to fast-track development.
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Definitely on Fox, unsure if FTA.
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Tell me you're old and not up to date with boardisms without telling me you're old...
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Hey kings, do they sell booze at mineral resources park for preseason games?
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How many times must I tell you guys. It’s a boardism.
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The Monday live-streaming video is back up on YouTube after editingthose F words have been given the heave-ho.
The f words may have been removed but the old heave-ho will always remain a bunch of c words
What a piss poor post and well short of your usual level.
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