Training Training reports 2024

[Amicalola]

If Xerri is injured in a long-term capacity (which this sounds like), are we just ****ed? I mean, I know Xerri is Not Great (although I had hopes), but he is a lot better than the competition.

Alternatives are Goad (too young, and also hasn't done full training since concussion a month ago), Free (lol), and CCJ (lol). Finnbar Maley gets a VERY early look in compared to expectations?

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Surprised Brodie Grundy never got look at in the trade period. went for a pick in the 40s to the swans and we give up our pick 40 on draft Night for future peanuts. We’d have enough in the salary cap for someone like him.

I think you posted on the wrong account friend.

 

[The Warlord]

I'll wait for confirmation on severity of Xerri injury before jumping in the bath with the two bar radiator.

 

[Swallow_Wood]

I'll wait for confirmation on severity of Xerri injury before jumping in the bath with the two bar radiator.

Yeah, he could be back in a few weeks and he will be able to keep his fitness up if not a major crack.

 

[the big lebowski]

I'll wait for confirmation on severity of Xerri injury before jumping in the bath with the two bar radiator.

Agreed.

Power defender out with fractured cheekbone, Butters could face Freo

Riley bonner was out for “up to a month” with surgery required in his cheekbone and eye socket.

Xerri will be a month as well but will be able to run and train fully providing no contact.

It’s 2 months before round 1.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

I think you posted on the wrong account friend.

Damn Russian bots.

 

[My Left Foote]

Cheekbone fracture.

From Jujitsu?

 

[Sillygit]

From Jujitsu?

Nah, fujitsu fell on him

 

[r00boy96]

Very basic training report but notes I took watching training. Couldn't make it Friday and no match sim today so a bit disappointed.

Clarko was talking a lot about pressuring the opposition towards the boundary line. After the drill was finished Clarko went over to Leigh Adams

Leigh Adams

Age

36

Ht

176cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.0

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

9.1

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.5

5star

G

0.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.2

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

6.8

5star

M

2.2

3star

T

4.2

5star

G

0.4

3star

and the other AC to talk about it. Throughout the session Clarko stopped the drills to praise whoever was keeping the opposition boundary side when defending. Also, when defending the opposition as they are coming out of D50, it appears we are sitting back off them 20 metres or so trying to force them into the chip chip game.

When we bring the ball out of D50 and are attacking Clarko kept saying the word slingshot, I like the sounds of that. He was talking about it as if it's a recipe. One 'something' - I didn't catch, and then one slingshot. Hopefully a recipe for success.

Archer getting a lot of praise for his pressure, colour me shocked. After this drill he pretty much did interval running around the boundary for the rest of training.

Bailey Scott

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Bailey Scott

Age

24

Ht

186cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

4.9

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.5

3star

MG

155.6

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.8

3star

MG

114.8

2star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.2

3star

MG

171.6

3star

is talking a lot and seems a natural at it in his new role.

Finnbar is a great size but no way he plays AFL this year if I was to guess. His kicking action takes so long and will absolutely hold him back when we need to move the ball fast. He is a great mark overhead though but still undersized.

Biggie is a much better kick and I don't see how he doesn't play with our lack of back depth. Plus he just seems like a good player.

Will Dawson is the future. Taller than CCJ and will be a beast physically, already competing as a twig. His kicking seem a to be elite and he can kick it far as **** with a lot of penetration.

CCJ seems to be strictly a forward. Him and Raph Clarke seem to be close and were talking constantly about where to be. Hopefully he unlocks something here.

No McKercher out there which broke my heart. Duursma's skills are absolutely elite and has sticky fingers rarely fumbling handpasses or marks.

George Wardlaw's single leg is actually the size of both of mine put together. It's absolutely fuuuucked. Also, he is so much chattier than I thought, he reminds me of Libba with his cheek.

Fuxk it was hot in the sun.

 

[Gasometer]

Surprised Brodie Grundy never got look at in the trade period. went for a pick in the 40s to the swans and we give up our pick 40 on draft Night for future peanuts. We’d have enough in the salary cap for someone like him.

Ruckman are overrated on this forum

Please delete

 

[Gasometer]

Very basic training report but notes I took watching training. Couldn't make it Friday and no match sim today so a bit disappointed.

Clarko was talking a lot about pressuring the opposition towards the boundary line. After the drill was finished Clarko went over to Leigh Adams and the other AC to talk about it. Throughout the session Clarko stopped the drills to praise whoever was keeping the opposition boundary side when defending. Also, when defending the opposition as they are coming out of D50, it appears we are sitting back off them 20 metres or so trying to force them into the chip chip game.

When we bring the ball out of D50 and are attacking Clarko kept saying the word slingshot, I like the sounds of that. He was talking about it as if it's a recipe. One 'something' - I didn't catch, and then one slingshot. Hopefully a recipe for success.

Archer getting a lot of praise for his pressure, colour me shocked. After this drill he pretty much did interval running around the boundary for the rest of training.

Bailey Scott is talking a lot and seems a natural at it in his new role.

Finnbar is a great size but no way he plays AFL this year if I was to guess. His kicking action takes so long and will absolutely hold him back when we need to move the ball fast. He is a great mark overhead though but still undersized.

Biggie is a much better kick and I don't see how he doesn't play with our lack of back depth. Plus he just seems like a good player.

Will Dawson is the future. Taller than CCJ and will be a beast physically, already competing as a twig. His kicking seem a to be elite and he can kick it far as * with a lot of penetration.

CCJ seems to be strictly a forward. Him and Raph Clarke seem to be close and were talking constantly about where to be. Hopefully he unlocks something here.

No McKercher out there which broke my heart. Duursma's skills are absolutely elite and has sticky fingers rarely fumbling handpasses or marks.

George Wardlaw's single leg is actually the size of both of mine put together. It's absolutely fuuuucked. Also, he is so much chattier than I thought, he reminds me of Libba with his cheek.

Fuxk it was hot in the sun.

This is wat I want to read

Wat Clarko is doing to turn the train wreck around

 

[justroyal]

wait, am I wrong in thinking Nobles was trying to implement the ‘slingshot’?

 

[rickety]

From Jujitsu?

Ran into a Fujitsu. Club to sue Tubby

 

[r00boy96]

This is wat I want to read

Wat Clarko is doing to turn the train wreck around

He was not effing around today. Intimidating as fuxk when he is upset with how a drill is going and could easily be heard on the sidelines. But equally as ready to sing praises in front of the group for those who are doing it correctly.

 

[The Dingrel]

Surprised Brodie Grundy never got look at in the trade period. went for a pick in the 40s to the swans and we give up our pick 40 on draft Night for future peanuts. We’d have enough in the salary cap for someone like him.

Nah, have the feeling Grundy only interested in a club challenging for flags and with existing ruck stocks narrowed the shortlist down pretty quickly.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Very basic training report but notes I took watching training. Couldn't make it Friday and no match sim today so a bit disappointed.

Clarko was talking a lot about pressuring the opposition towards the boundary line. After the drill was finished Clarko went over to Leigh Adams and the other AC to talk about it. Throughout the session Clarko stopped the drills to praise whoever was keeping the opposition boundary side when defending. Also, when defending the opposition as they are coming out of D50, it appears we are sitting back off them 20 metres or so trying to force them into the chip chip game.

When we bring the ball out of D50 and are attacking Clarko kept saying the word slingshot, I like the sounds of that. He was talking about it as if it's a recipe. One 'something' - I didn't catch, and then one slingshot. Hopefully a recipe for success.

Archer getting a lot of praise for his pressure, colour me shocked. After this drill he pretty much did interval running around the boundary for the rest of training.

Bailey Scott is talking a lot and seems a natural at it in his new role.

Finnbar is a great size but no way he plays AFL this year if I was to guess. His kicking action takes so long and will absolutely hold him back when we need to move the ball fast. He is a great mark overhead though but still undersized.

Biggie is a much better kick and I don't see how he doesn't play with our lack of back depth. Plus he just seems like a good player.

Will Dawson is the future. Taller than CCJ and will be a beast physically, already competing as a twig. His kicking seem a to be elite and he can kick it far as * with a lot of penetration.

CCJ seems to be strictly a forward. Him and Raph Clarke seem to be close and were talking constantly about where to be. Hopefully he unlocks something here.

No McKercher out there which broke my heart. Duursma's skills are absolutely elite and has sticky fingers rarely fumbling handpasses or marks.

George Wardlaw's single leg is actually the size of both of mine put together. It's absolutely fuuuucked. Also, he is so much chattier than I thought, he reminds me of Libba with his cheek.

Fuxk it was hot in the sun.

Dislike the sitting back 20m defensively.

We’ve been torched for years by teams who can chip the ball. Our side doesn’t have the capability to force turnovers.

 

[The Dingrel]

If Xerri is injured in a long-term capacity (which this sounds like), are we just ****ed? I mean, I know Xerri is Not Great (although I had hopes), but he is a lot better than the competition.

Alternatives are Goad (too young, and also hasn't done full training since concussion a month ago), Free (lol), and CCJ (lol). Finnbar Maley gets a VERY early look in compared to expectations?

I'm no surgeon or know of the extent of his fracture but I wouldn't have though he'd miss much if any footy at all.

 

[berniemccarthy]

I'm no surgeon or know of the extent of his fracture but I wouldn't have thought he'd miss much if any footy at all.

Lots of depressed fractures in the old days when elbows were more widely used. Rarely meant many weeks. They pull it out and put a bandaid on it .

 

[Gasometer]

He was not effing around today. Intimidating as fuxk when he is upset with how a drill is going and could easily be heard on the sidelines. But equally as ready to sing praises in front of the group for those who are doing it correctly.

Reduced nourishment

 

[My Left Foote]

Dislike the sitting back 20m defensively.

We’ve been torched for years by teams who can chip the ball. Our side doesn’t have the capability to force turnovers.

Doesn't necessarily mean that it's our defensive game plan, could be just one component of it.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Doesn't necessarily mean that it's our defensive game plan, could be just one component of it.

I would expect not.

I have nightmares of the ‘five metre trail in’ that seems to be our defensive set up for the last 15 years.

 

[The Warlord]

When we bring the ball out of D50 and are attacking Clarko kept saying the word slingshot, I like the sounds of that. He was talking about it as if it's a recipe. One 'something' - I didn't catch, and then one slingshot. Hopefully a recipe for success.

Whirlpool?

 

[KillaKanga]

I'll wait for confirmation on severity of Xerri injury before jumping in the bath with the two bar radiator.

For Xerri? One bar radiator would be enough.

For LDU/Wardlaw I'll cuddle a bundle of unstable plutonium rods and dive head first . . .

 

[r00boy96]

Whirlpool?

I don't know exactly what the whirlpool is but what we were did seem to be doing the same thing over and over exiting D50. Essentially we would get the ball out of the 50 and as soon as it crossed the 50 we were obviously pinned against the boundary as most kick outs tend to go. And then we would use the space on the other side of the ground to try and switch fast and then 'slingshot' through the corridor or along the wing we had switched the ball to. If you can read that and visualise it to make sense of those words.

 

[Couchy]

First report…all from memory so be kind….

Started with early handball, volleyball kicking games. Mixing it up, the boys having a bit of fun, with plenty of voice and encouragement from the group. Other end of the ground pairs doing 30M short kicks to each other.

3 on 1 in a large and then small space. Finbar the only “1” at my end of the ground able to get a hand in, albeit against Free who is pretty awkward at everything.

Next drill was transition run starting back through to lead up on the wing to short kick centre, handball to runner kicking long forward. Some really nice kicks and flow, lots of encouragement. Didn’t realise how good a kick B. George is, if he has the fitness base, I don’t see how he is not playing in the first half of the season.

At this point Colby was off on the side. Did some short running with LUD, and Curtis and then packed it in for the day to work on his sun tan! Not sure if he had a niggle as he talked for a while with the staff on the side.

Sheez was off from the start (came on later to do some goal kicking). Ford running laps - looked to be moving ok, and then shots at goal with Sheez. With Zurhar also sitting out the rest of the session - just doing some goal kicking.

Was followed by a drill to set up D50 and bring the ball out of the backline, with switching across half back as others provide pressure coming back to goal. This is the drill that Clarko got quite involved in, barking instructions and resting a number of times. Chom actually had some nice kicks coming out, and quite vocal on the positioning. Biggie and B. George also really good.

B. George and Scott providing some fast run and link up. I take this as the "slingshot" r00boy96 was describing. It looked to me to be once you have a mark outside of D50 in a hard press, how to break the line through the mid press, by using a runner breaking from behind.

There was a big run down from behind by B. George on Duursma that got a lot of calls of great work “sausage”. Duursma gliding through and taking a bit too long before being nailed.

As r00boy96 reported, Will Dawson is going to be a really good player, he looks taller the CJ and was in a few intercepts/spoils coming back the other way in the end to end D50 drill.

Finished with some 1-1 marking for the talls and hand skills for mids and others. Will Dawson did ok in 1-1, but is supper skinny, easily pushed around and will need to put some weight on (pretty obvious I know). Pink was ok, but didn’t standout for me in the drills, that badge goes to Biggie.

I was a bit biased to watching the young ones…Brayden George was the standout, applied himself 100% to every drill. Great kick, seems quick and looking to provide good link up run and carry in the transition & D50 drills.

Special mention - Wil Phil - nailed a nice long kick into the forward line - he can kick it more than 30m!