Training Preseason 2025.

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

Has there been any good talls in the #1 since Hamish McIntosh?

Mac Andrew

 

[Jen2310]

Mega track watch: Who’s tearing up pre-season at your club https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...b/news-story/ff45b2a5139e0c2950999a7c6d72d1ae

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

Mega track watch: Who’s tearing up pre-season at your club https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...b/news-story/ff45b2a5139e0c2950999a7c6d72d1ae

Been so ready for the first 'training the house down' preseason report

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[Southern Sun]

King must be getting the caleb Graham match up

 

[Jirik13]

Is that preseason 4 for Mac? Starting to worry a bit that he will never fill up He is still a bloody stick. Also if Jed is 195 how tall is Mac then? Still growing?

 

[Kezza2591]

Any gather round barcodes not being used please dm me

 

[Supersuns]

Is that preseason 4 for Mac? Starting to worry a bit that he will never fill up He is still a bloody stick. Also if Jed is 195 how tall is Mac then? Still growing?
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I don't think he ever needs to bulk up too much, needs to work on core strength and keep his athleticism. That's what makes him different.

 

[Jirik13]

I don't think he ever needs to bulk up too much, needs to work on core strength and keep his athleticism. That's what makes him different.

IMO, he needs at least to become Chol regarding body. No match in contest, easy to push out.

 

[Supersuns]

IMO, he needs at least to become Chol regarding body. No match in contest, easy to push out.

Yeah core strength will help with that. Ablett is always my best example. Definitely wasn't the biggest or most ripped player going around but his core strength was so incredible he was almost untackleable. Mac just needs a similar thing so he isn't easily beaten, if he is left 1 out with a big gorilla forward our backline has failed anyway. You want him to play effectively as a loose defender, where he can use his awesome speed, leap and marking ability to cut the ball off.

 

[Jirik13]

Unofficial match simulations​

Thursday, Feb 20
Collingwood v Gold Coast v Brisbane, time and venue TBC

AAMI Community Series​

Friday, Feb 28​

Gold Coast v Sydney, People First Stadium, 8:10pm (7.10pm local)

 

[Supersuns]

Humpher training with midfield group

 

[Young_Guns]

Big emphasis on physicality, tackling and strength in the contest from Day 1 of pre-season is good to see. No building up to it as we progress through the summer. The list is aerobically fit enough.

Definitely need to be stronger and smarter in tight to stop letting the ball slip out to for easy goals. Hopefully gives them more trust in their teammates to avoid overcommitting and leaving free opposition players everywhere on the outside.

Just need to sprinkle some foot skills in there as well now.

 

[Jen2310]

 

[sunsofanarchy]

Humpher training with midfield group

Didn't he do that last year and spent the whole season up forward?

 

[Supersuns]

Didn't he do that last year and spent the whole season up forward?

Let me hope dammit.

 

[Mini GF]

Let me hope dammit.

Humphrey to me is a Lukosius/Ainsworth pants pooper in where it comes to the all important task of putting it between the big sticks.
I’d like to see Humphrey in the midfield and Ainsworth on a wing for that reason.

We thankfully have discarded the other one mentioned.

 

[Southern Sun]

Ballard and King looking like they have added some muscle which is a great sign. Squad overall looks in ripping condition.

 

[sunsofanarchy]

Let me hope dammit.

 

[Jen2310]

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elite movie.

 

[Supersuns]

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Me next year when Humpher lines up in the CBA round 0

 

[Bfett3226]

Any updates on Rioli? Did he require surgery?

 

[Jirik13]

Any updates on Rioli? Did he require surgery?

Yes, he had surgery according to Campbell.

 

[Jen2310]

Gold Coast is yet to extend invitations beyond this week, but Southport star Ben Jepson has made an early impression since joining the program in Carrara at the end of last month, after delisted Sun Hewago Oea started on day one of the pre-season.
The 23-year-old Jepson moved to Queensland to join the Sharks after a breakout VFL campaign for Coburg in 2023, moving in with former Carey Grammar schoolmate Noah Anderson – he also played with Matt Rowell at school, where the Suns first did work on him.


Jepson was named at half-back in the VFL team of the year and finished second in Southport's best and fairest after attracting interest from Brisbane ahead of the Mid-Season Rookie Draft, but is being trialled on a wing to add more depth outside following the retirement of Brandon Ellis.

Quartet to continue trial at Blues, VFL star gets another chance

Get the latest from around the country on the players trialing for a rookie list spot over the summer

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The club do like to turn half backs into wingers (Clohesy for an example)

 

[Young_Guns]

I think Ace sticks around as a VFL signing anyway, but quite liked what Jepson showed last year. Think he’d be a decent depth pick-up at a minimum, especially with Rioli having an interrupted pre-season, Weller’s knee, and Powell a tad injury prone in the past.

 

[Jen2310]

I'm exhausted just watching this tbh lol