Pre season Watch - Training Updates Etc

[The Flying Belgian]

Got along for a short bit today, but not much to talk about. Some of the senior blokes have the option of taking another 1 or 2 weeks off and most exercised that right.

Interested that all of the rookies from last year were there, including Hamill and that Moody was there also. I didn't really do a roll call, but I didn't see Brennan (but that was to be expected).

 

[BigCat2]

Sounds about right. The rookies did show enough and most of them would be kept you'd think.

Also if Brennan does walk on top of Hadley leaving (and Fixter & Allan already gone), there may not be a massive need to cut more people any more. People like Moody and Garner may get a reprieve depending on how things go.

 

[danielcan]

Belgian, Brennan wouldn't have been there as he's one of the senior blokes now.

 

[danielcan]

Lions back in training

6:49 PM Mon 22 October, 2007
for lions.com.au

News

The Vodafone Brisbane Lions returned to the training track today less than two months after the curtain fell on their 2007 AFL campaign.

Players with less than three years experience returned from a short break to begin their preparations for the 2008 season.

They will be joined by the players with between four and seven years in the competition next week while the more senior members of the team (eight years or more) are due back in the first week of November.

Co-captain Jonathan Brown was a surprise visitor to the session, joining in the warm-up with his team mates before returning to his final week of holidays.

Lions Senior Coach Leigh Matthews commented prior to the session that the next few months will focus more on the development of each player than the team as a whole.

“It’s very much about the individual for the next couple of months,” Matthews said.

“It’s very little about the team and much more about getting each individual as prepared as we possibly can given what their strengths are and what their vulnerabilities are and try to make them a better football athlete.”

“One of the individualisations of players is that we might want to markedly increase their endurance base. There are other players that we want to increase their strength and size but you can’t do both at the same time.”

“The players that you would like to get a little big stronger at this stage of their career have a heavier gym load and a lighter endurance running load,” he said.

“If you’re going to run your guts out every second day, then you’re not going to beef up a lot.”

http://lions.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5085/Default.aspx?newsId=52699

 

[TheDodgers]

Good to see the boys back in training

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Belgian, Brennan wouldn't have been there as he's one of the senior blokes now.

You're right. I asked Leigh about it just as I was leaving and he said the same thing, but I couldn't remember the brackets.

I meant to take the camera but plain forgot. Make yours is charged Chez!

 

[TheDodgers]

You're right. I asked Leigh about it just as I was leaving and he said the same thing, but I couldn't remember the brackets.

I meant to take the camera but plain forgot. Make yours is charged Chez!

That's good to hear

 

[Chezzalenko Reborn]

Will do TFB. I just hope I wake up in time given I work all night and sleep all day

 

[danielcan]

Will do TFB. I just hope I wake up in time given I work all night and sleep all day

Have you seen the classic film, The Lost Boys?

 

[Dylan12]

Re: Rookies Training yesterday - can somebody correct me, but Corrie and Hamill have to be promoted in order to be part of the club? I thought 3 years is the max a player can remain a rookie - hence Hamill. Does Begley fit that category or are International Rookies exempt? Was Pierce Hanley (new Irish rookie) training?

 

[Chezzalenko Reborn]

Sorry guys, I only just woke up about 20 minutes ago, so no point trying to get there now. Stupid alarm didn't go off when I wanted it too.

Sorry guys

 

[Warwick]

Sorry guys, I only just woke up about 20 minutes ago, so no point trying to get there now. Stupid alarm didn't go off when I wanted it too.

Sorry guys

toddy >>> Chezwick.

 

[Chezzalenko Reborn]

toddy >>> Chezwick.

Awwww......

 

[lionslady]

anyone grab photos?

 

[weevil]

[Shakes head] Chez, Chez, Chez, what are we going to do with you mate.

 

[nigelicious]

I was there but i certainly didnt take a camera

Much better than being at work lol

 

[Chezzalenko Reborn]

[Shakes head] Chez, Chez, Chez, what are we going to do with you mate.

Find me a job that doesn't require graveyard shifts

 

[em4jed]

you guys are so lucky to be up ther it's killing me living down here during the off season. i wish i could live up in brisbane during summer

 

[weevil]

you guys are so lucky to be up ther it's killing me living down here during the off season. i wish i could live up in brisbane during summer

OMG I hate summer in Brisbane. Would love to summer in Melbourne and winter in Brisbane.

 

[Hollow Knight]

OMG I hate summer in Brisbane. Would love to summer in Melbourne and winter in Brisbane.

Yup.

December/January is unbearably hot up here. Torturous.

 

[joshhem]

Yup.

December/January is unbearably hot up here. Torturous.

OI. There's nothing better than Summer in QLD! You just have to live in the water, what's so bad about that?

 

[Chezzalenko Reborn]

Or a pub

 

[POBT]

Find me a job that doesn't require graveyard shifts

Night shifts are a necessary evil in the pimping industry Chez

 

[em4jed]

OMG I hate summer in Brisbane. Would love to summer in Melbourne and winter in Brisbane.

wow really? i love that kind of weather. not enough of it down here

 

[lookagoose]

I too love the weather. There are times however in the middle of summer when it becomes a little uncomfortable sitting in "ball soup"!!!