Training Preseason Training Thread - 2024/25

[Keys]

First Game - v Richmond
February 17 (Mon) at Lathlain - Time TBA

 

[Doashuey]

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Cut them some slack it's not that bad for the Year 1s they apparently have writing this

I "sore" that but gave them the benifit of the doubt that it was deliberate attempt at humour due to the following paragraph discussing those that trained away from the group.
I probably gave too many Simmo credits in reality.

 

[Boohemian]

What ever happened to the building shelters in Columbia?

They don't need to rebuild them now that Masten is longer training them down.

 

[dinnaz]

Bit of a write up on Van Es that (unsurprisingly) doesn’t provide a lot of new or detailed information/analysis

Basically says if he gets his body right he has the physical attributes to be a very good player.

https://archive.is/q9dPr

Van Es can be as good as Eric Mackenzie IMO.
Saints would have never cut him if he was likely to get over his injuries though

 

[Barrybran]

The no Harley's football retreat club.

Why have no Harleys when you can go all in and embrace the Harleys. Preseason camp in Bunbury, training at Brunswick Oval, home of the Harley Brunswick Leschenault Lions (for one week only) with clinics run by hometown heroes Brady Hough, Clay Hall and Harley Reid.

 

[Yeahnahmate]

What ever happened to the building shelters in Columbia?

Cambodia, Columbia, potato, potahto

 

[Bender_]

Cambodia, Columbia, potato, potahto

Who the f*ck says potahto tho?

Probably vegans.

 

[JackOutback]

Cambodia, Columbia, potato, potahto

Columbia, Colombia, tomayto, tomahto.

 

[twce13]

What ever happened to the building shelters in Columbia?

Ehh I think that was back in 2006ish times

 

[Kegs15]

Van Es can be as good as Eric Mackenzie IMO.
Saints would have never cut him if he was likely to get over his injuries though

Has similar athletic attributes but Big Ezy had so much heart, would be very pleasantly surprised if he gets almost as good. Such an underrated player for us, would have been All Australian were it not for his own injuries.

Side note we've been so blessed with KPDs across the journey, there's not been a single season since 1991 we haven't had a key defender in the squad who was multiple AA across their career and who played for over a decade for us.

Jakovich 1991-2004
Glass 2000-2014
McGovern 2011-Current (debuted 2014)

With overlap from McIntosh (1991-2003 and an AA himself), Mackenzie (2007-2018 and AA quality at his best IMO), and Barrass (2015-2024 and AA quality also).

Not sure if there's been another club in the AFL era to have had such perfect overlap with their quality tall backs?

 

[Balls In]

Has similar athletic attributes but Big Ezy had so much heart, would be very pleasantly surprised if he gets almost as good. Such an underrated player for us, would have been All Australian were it not for his own injuries.

Side note we've been so blessed with KPDs across the journey, there's not been a single season since 1991 we haven't had a key defender in the squad who was multiple AA across their career and who played for over a decade for us.

Jakovich 1991-2004
Glass 2000-2014
McGovern 2011-Current (debuted 2014)

With overlap from McIntosh (1991-2003 and an AA himself), Mackenzie (2007-2018 and AA quality at his best IMO), and Barrass (2015-2024 and AA quality also).

Not sure if there's been another club in the AFL era to have had such perfect overlap with their quality tall backs?

We used to say that of our ruckmen until all of a sudden we had none.

 

[THE A5]

I like to give Schoey shit as a joke but he was a very good key back when he eventually became a fulltime KPD in 2015. Unfortunately he had to share that back line with with Gov and TB at times too.

 

[1Bally1]

And Peter matera….except matera would have a ping from 60-65.

My Wagin boy

 

[bombard]

Who the f*ck says potahto tho?

Probably vegans.

nah, it's pőtãtō. Fool.

 

[Obeanie1]

Brady Hough looking swole

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Groin looks like its coming along fine.

 

[SetsSailForHome]

Sets sail for home… and the Eagles have hit the front!

what you need now lad?

 

[Astro7]

And Peter matera….except matera would have a ping from 60-65.

Has there ever been another player in all clubs like Matera, pinging 60-65m snags on the run along the boundary?

 

[Astro7]

Fairly certain the south West pre-season training camp is an annual event. Have seen similar photos in previous years.

My bad, the ol' memory glitches...

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

Van Es can be as good as Eric Mackenzie IMO.
Saints would have never cut him if he was likely to get over his injuries though

He has not been impressive at training yet
I have not seen any speed from him
So hopefully he can start to show it that speed again

 

[We_The_West]

Just re-watched the Gather Round game against the Swans.

Some things of note:

• Jamo is way too slow to play KPD long term
• Noah Long can kick a 50m set shot
• T.Kelly can kick a 50m goal off 3 steps.
• J.Williams can kick a 45m snap for goal 10m in from the boundary off one step under immense pressure.

We were competitive for 2.5-3 quarters

 

[WCE_phil]

Just re-watched the Gather Round game against the Swans.

Some things of note:

• Jamo is way too slow to play KPD long term
• Noah Long can kick a 50m set shot
• T.Kelly can kick a 50m goal off 3 steps.
• J.Williams can kick a 45m snap for goal 10m in from the boundary off one step under immense pressure.

We were competitive for 2.5-3 quarters

Jamo isn't too slow to play KPD. He was found out as too reactive and his injuries have almost certainly already derailed any chance he had.

Now Edwards, he is good at reading the play and the man but is very, very slow.

 

[garlic munchers]

Has there ever been another player like Matera, pinging 60-65m snags on the run along the boundary?

Pinged a couple of Matera like snags at Gilbert Fraser Reserve Nth Freo............ helped by howling 80-90km/h sth westerly off the ocean.

Mind you going the other way, I remember one snap going backwards from where I kicked it.

Nearly as embarrassing as the time in a GF when I tried to move the ball quickly from full back and flushed the back of goal post and the umps stopped the game to consult whether it was OOF or a re-kick.

 

[Rowan18]

Pinged a couple of Matera like snags at Gilbert Fraser Reserve Nth Freo............ helped by howling 80-90km/h sth westerly off the ocean.

Mind you going the other way, I remember one snap going backwards from where I kicked it.

Nearly as embarrassing as the time in a GF when I tried to move the ball quickly from full back and flushed the back of goal post and the umps stopped the game to consult whether it was OOF or a re-kick.

Which was it? I'd argue OOF.

 

[flyinghi64]

Jamo isn't too slow to play KPD. He was found out as too reactive and his injuries have almost certainly already derailed any chance he had.

Now Edwards, he is good at reading the play and the man but is very, very slow.

If Jamo gets through pre-season and finally has a year with no injuries can you see him breaking into the team and having a role?
From what I have seen, as a spectator, in the few times he got to string some games together he looked like he had a bit of game about him. Can take a mark, isn't scared to go in or take a hit and takes the game on.
Albeit he hasn't the biggest hi-light real but my gut just tells me given a decent crack at it he could be very handy.

 

[RookiePick]

Pinged a couple of Matera like snags at Gilbert Fraser Reserve Nth Freo............ helped by howling 80-90km/h sth westerly off the ocean.

Mind you going the other way, I remember one snap going backwards from where I kicked it.

Nearly as embarrassing as the time in a GF when I tried to move the ball quickly from full back and flushed the back of goal post and the umps stopped the game to consult whether it was OOF or a re-kick.

Young fella had a game at Cottesloe last year. First ground I can recall seeing with genuine home ground advantage.

Our kids had no clue what to do with the wind.

Nice view at least.

 

[Keys]

ROYAL EAGLE it looked like we had 5 NGA players out there today plus Charlie Banfield. Outside of Walley, Evans, Caton and Williams, do you know who the 5th might be?

And if you were there today can you confirm which players were which

I know Walley(71), Banfield (63) and Caton (62) but the others I’m not sure of -

60 Evans
73 Williams
70 ????