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Is that the mystery man behind Hunt? As his sponsor for this year, I should know, but I don't...
Training Pre-Season 2023 (First game 18/3 v North)
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I had the Attenborough rare sighting nature commentary going on in my head seeing that
Is that the mystery man behind Hunt? As his sponsor for this year, I should know, but I don't...
Is that the mystery man behind Hunt? As his sponsor for this year, I should know, but I don't...
That's Naitanui.
Clearly the stories about him being sick are false.
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In the absence of Naitanui news/training photos I have employed an ai art generator to find out how he's really shaping up this preseason...
Not really ideal fitness wise IMO and I didn't remember him being such a hillbilly.
But further examination looks a bit better:
Definitely a play 30% gametime but destroy a few poor kents in the centre build we're going for. Not sure if we'll fix his kicking getting him training with a ball like that though.
The ai didn't really interpret swinging dicks the way I expected, though if this next one is accurate it seems he's testing a new move involving the dreadlocks (and we've successfully grafted Langdon's calves onto him) - bodes well for some effective plays in the forward line:
And finally, got this info from my intel inside the club, not sure if I should share it revealing our true strategy for next season but I speak truth to power what can I say -
Not really ideal fitness wise IMO and I didn't remember him being such a hillbilly.
But further examination looks a bit better:
Definitely a play 30% gametime but destroy a few poor kents in the centre build we're going for. Not sure if we'll fix his kicking getting him training with a ball like that though.
The ai didn't really interpret swinging dicks the way I expected, though if this next one is accurate it seems he's testing a new move involving the dreadlocks (and we've successfully grafted Langdon's calves onto him) - bodes well for some effective plays in the forward line:
And finally, got this info from my intel inside the club, not sure if I should share it revealing our true strategy for next season but I speak truth to power what can I say -
- Feb 12, 2008
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Yeah totally get all of that. My point was more the extended break they have away from the club seems more than generous to me.
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Nic has been training incognito away from the main group. He's disguised like they do with a new car model release, when they put all those stripes on its body to confuse you what it really looks like. I managed to track him down, carefully disguised as a Swan Districts footballer and a got a pic for you to see. The guy on the right didn't know who he was, such was the disguise, until he launched over Mr Seaby, resulting in the stunned mullet look when it suddenly hit him who he'd been training with.
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Sheesh, imagine thin Naitanui jumping all over the undersized 190cm WAFL spud rucks in 2008 when he was a teen. Like shelling peas.
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Think they started earlier today than Monday. Definitely finished earlier so I didn’t catch as much of today’s session.
Seems like Wednesdays are lighter than the Monday and Friday sessions
• Still didn’t see Nic although Gavin Bell on SEN said this morning he was going to be back today albeit maybe later after an unspecified illness
• Waterman again just did laps
• O’Neill joined in with the main group for the first time I’d seen
• Shuey and Yeo both trained but didn’t participate in everything
• LEdwards invisibility cloak slipped a couple of times so I did spot him. Like Chesser though he sat out some drills
• Clark and Culley continue to impress
• Jones and SPS both were with the forwards when they split into line groups.
• Hough and Burgiel were with the backs
• Hewett, Ginbey and Chesser with the mids
• I think Long was with the forwards but they were on the opposite side of the ground so I couldn’t pick him up
• Darling joined back in so the club was right about his back issue being minor
• Ryan was also training so my slight concern at the end of Monday was unfounded thankfully
• The mids did a loose ball gathering drill in front of me and then spread from the contest with different setups based on whether the ball gatherer was under pressure or in the open. Interesting hearing the coaches talking about different language being used and making sure the players asked about it if they were unsure. All the noobs were there so it was mainly for their benefit- Sheed also spent time explaining to them what they were trying to achieve with the drill. Really good to see him showing the sort of leadership from him that the club sometimes talks about but we don’t get to see
• As I’m typing this Nic has come out doing low key one on one work with one of the assistants
Seems like Wednesdays are lighter than the Monday and Friday sessions
• Still didn’t see Nic although Gavin Bell on SEN said this morning he was going to be back today albeit maybe later after an unspecified illness
• Waterman again just did laps
• O’Neill joined in with the main group for the first time I’d seen
• Shuey and Yeo both trained but didn’t participate in everything
• LEdwards invisibility cloak slipped a couple of times so I did spot him. Like Chesser though he sat out some drills
• Clark and Culley continue to impress
• Jones and SPS both were with the forwards when they split into line groups.
• Hough and Burgiel were with the backs
• Hewett, Ginbey and Chesser with the mids
• I think Long was with the forwards but they were on the opposite side of the ground so I couldn’t pick him up
• Darling joined back in so the club was right about his back issue being minor
• Ryan was also training so my slight concern at the end of Monday was unfounded thankfully
• The mids did a loose ball gathering drill in front of me and then spread from the contest with different setups based on whether the ball gatherer was under pressure or in the open. Interesting hearing the coaches talking about different language being used and making sure the players asked about it if they were unsure. All the noobs were there so it was mainly for their benefit- Sheed also spent time explaining to them what they were trying to achieve with the drill. Really good to see him showing the sort of leadership from him that the club sometimes talks about but we don’t get to see
• As I’m typing this Nic has come out doing low key one on one work with one of the assistants
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Naitanui still here training. Doing an agility exercise. Looks to be moving well. Saw Hough, Chesser, West and Culley leaving. Culley is huge - looks like he's done five preseasons not half of one.
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Yep haven’t got too much else to add to that.
A few other things I noticed though:
- Petch and Barnett were doing some run throughs and drills with the trainers away from the main group. Petch only really got to medium pace running before heading inside, Barnett did some weaving in and out of cones at light pace.
- I was sat right near the “rehab” group so saw Barnett point to his left ankle a couple of times while doing his drills. Didn’t look in much discomfort but I’m assuming that means it’s an ankle issue he’s recovering from
- Good numbers on the track today - only players I didn’t see (other than Winder) were Duggan and Bazzo. And the vast majority of those present trained with the main group at some point during the session
- The draftees joined the main group for (from what I could tell) the whole session today after spending the last couple of weeks training by themselves
- Have to agree with your point the other day about Jamieson - looks like he’s added a lot of size and impressed me today with his marking and skills.
- I think I also saw Baker training with the backs, though they were quite far away from me and I couldn’t see too well
- You’re right that Long was training with the forwards
Sounds like he was doing a great job ‘coaching’ the younger midfielders. Anyone in particular seem to be following him around?
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I watched him for about 10-15 minutes. He wasn’t doing anything at high intensity but wasn’t hindered in his movements either
Whilst he’s still carrying extra kegs he doesn’t look as heavy as he was towards the end of last season
Yeah, forgot to mention Petch and Barnett. Petch has clearly tweaked something because he was training fully last week
Baker was with the backs
Also Dewar is basically a spectator at he moment. I haven’t seen him do anything bar a few handballs at any of the sessions
Jamieson I’m liking
Not anyone in particular that I’ve seen. Predominantly the draftees keep together as a group with one of the development coaches at this stage
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Nic Nat’s back, but only appears late after illness
West Coast say superstar Nic Naitanui returned to training this morning after a mystery illness laid him up for more than a week.
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Lazy journos ****ing off earlyNic Nat’s back, but only appears late after illness
West Coast say superstar Nic Naitanui returned to training this morning after a mystery illness laid him up for more than a week.
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