Universal Love The 2014/15 Pre-season Megathread

[Allefgib]

IN: Attilla the Hun, Genghis Khan, T-800
OUT: fear, pain, weakness

I'd suggest pain is definitely an in.
Low pain-thresholds are probably an out.

 

[Tex200]

I don't know why people keep listing Knight in these. He is a 19 year old who was drafted out of school footy having never played against the bigger older bodies.
He plays a full season in the SANFL and finishes 2nd in our B&F and yet we want to consider his position to be at risk. Seriously? What more could he have done?

Agree - Knight is the safest in that list in terms development time.

Atkins and Siggins need to be pushing their way up now and could both be in strife if they have poor years.

The rest are all candidates for sure with the possible exception of Martin if he has a stand out year.

 

[DJ75]

Agree - Knight is the safest in that list in terms development time.

Atkins and Siggins need to be pushing their way up now and could both be in strife if they have poor years.

The rest are all candidates for sure with the possible exception of Martin if he has a stand out year.

Knight is also an elite runner. I've mentioned it before, but he has the best GPS data of anyone on our list. He runs further and at a higher rate than anyone else. He still needs to learn to utilise this better by improving his running patterns, but he still has time.
Don't be surprised if he pushes VB in all the runs this year.

 

[Bacon8]

I don't know why people keep listing Knight in these. He is a 19 year old who was drafted out of school footy having never played against the bigger older bodies.
He plays a full season in the SANFL and finishes 2nd in our B&F and yet we want to consider his position to be at risk. Seriously? What more could he have done?

If he has a SMACK year though...

I'm not for one second saying he's done. He just needs to continue to improve.

Battersby came 3rd in the B&F and got cut.

 

[Bay62]

Going by Phil's reputation, the offseason training plan that would have been adjusted straight after his appointment is for all the lads to put extra km's into the legs in preparation for a hard slog on the track. Charlie will have a much bigger tank, that's for sure. With Eddie who is an elite trainer in his corner I can only see good things coming from Charlie.

Looking forward to Charlie cementing a spot in the forward line.

Couple of games last year so this year he is basically a new recruit. And what a recruit to look forward to seeing develop.

Him in one pocket, Eddie in the other. Haven't had that kind of small firepower ever

 

[Bay62]

IN: Attilla the Hun, Genghis Khan, T-800
OUT: fear, pain, weakness

It will not be pretty

 

[I Lost My Keays]

ran up the club about what time the open training is tomorrow. She mentioned to me that they might be training inside........... But she's giving me a call back to confirm

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Closed Session tomorrow ffs

 

[JP Sauce]

Do they ever train on weekends?

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Do they ever train on weekends?

Nah , weekdays usually in the morning

 

[bomo]

Closed Session tomorrow ffs

Bugger, thanks for letting us know.

 

[whattagun07]

Didn't Atkins just sign a 2 year deal?

 

[Combathorse]

Anyone know what's up with Lynch's contract? What's usually the go with players who are out of contract going into a pre-season?

 

[Bacon8]

Anyone know what's up with Lynch's contract? What's usually the go with players who are out of contract going into a pre-season?

Club tweeted back to my question, saying he was under contract for 2015.

 

[whattagun07]

Nah , weekdays usually in the morning

Bugger...no chance of seeing them then

 

[Allefgib]

Do they ever train on weekends?

Do we know if teh 17th is DEFINITELY open?

I'm pumping it up to my visiting brother in law to be (canadian hockey nut). He's super keen - would be the highlight of his visit. If it's closed... grrrr

 

[StonesThrow]

Do we know if teh 17th is DEFINITELY open?

I'm pumping it up to my visiting brother in law to be (canadian hockey nut). He's super keen - would be the highlight of his visit. If it's closed... grrrr

Poor fella if that's the highlight of his trip

 

[The19thMan]

I can name about 7/8 I'd think would be in trouble already for 2016. Some will have a Jaensch year, others will have a Smack year.

Pods, Radar, Siggins, Atkins, CEY, Shaw, Knight, Martin.

Osborn will prob be cut.
Thommo might retire.

And that's without delisting any new first year rookie listed.

I have a feeling Thommo has already bottomed out which is a good thing because this year he showed us that he's still got it, depends on injuries for him I think.

 

[The19thMan]

I don't know why people keep listing Knight in these. He is a 19 year old who was drafted out of school footy having never played against the bigger older bodies.
He plays a full season in the SANFL and finishes 2nd in our B&F and yet we want to consider his position to be at risk. Seriously? What more could he have done?

Battersby was delisted when he was still 18 wasn't he?

Plus he came 3rd in the SANFL B&F.

 

[Bailey01]

Battersby was delisted when he was still 18 wasn't he?

Plus he came 3rd in the SANFL B&F.

Maybe they are thinking that Battersby doesn't have a place in our side in the future.

 

[SydCrow]

not sure what else Brodie#2 had to do to make it a breakout year

 

[Crow-eater]

Do they ever train on weekends?

Sometimes, but they're rarely ever open. For example, they've been known to do their 3km time trials on Saturday mornings on the Uni grounds/track thingy

 

[dblstR]

Back of some of the new blk training gear?

 

[Jars458]

Sometimes, but they're rarely ever open. For example, they've been known to do their 3km time trials on Saturday mornings on the Uni grounds/track thingy

The uni loop is the epitome of open!

 

[Crow-eater]

The uni loop is the epitome of open!

I meant they're not usually advertised on the website for fans to go to.