Training Training reports 2024

[krakouers]

Met an American yesterday here in NZ and she was curious as to why we shoot Roos for meat to eat, and how do they taste?

Is this some sort of kangalotto/Preseason Training punishment you are proposing there Gasometer ?
I mean, while I can’t condone it, I admire your ability to think outside the box

 

[BoomerRoo]

Just here at the Arden St beach… sadly it’s closed!

 

[Sillygit]

Just here at the Arden St beach… sadly it’s closed!

Get some beach cricket goin

 

[My Left Foote]

Larkey takes relatively few contested. His are on the lead. That will be our route to goal. Hopefully

LDU, TT, Wardlaw, Phillips, Powell & McKercher are all very good to excellent kicks, I think 2024 will see us take a lot more marks in the Forward 50.

 

[Gasometer]

Successes of going Back but started as a Forward…

Fairley
Longmire
Hansen
Tarrant

Struggling with fails

Mick M
JZ

 

[My Left Foote]

Everything that you have said essentially is correct, but here is the thing, when Mcstay went down injured Collingwood reconstructed their forward line and while Frampton was well beaten, his sole purpose was to provide a contest, which he did. He was used as a decoy moving further up the ground leaving at times a much smaller but faster forward line of Hill, Elliott or McCreery.

So in one way Frampton played his part, role players are just as important as the stars, if they can do there job, it makes the other guys jobs easier. Dan is a good strong forward and going down again for another 12 months is a bitter blow to the pies chances, but as we saw, they can work their way round this.

Now we come to your last paragraph, this is very interesting in my opinion, after playing a great game the pies hung on to win by 4 points, with what happened with that Brisbane player getting called advantage when it should of been called back in the dying seconds of the game was shocking and the pies got the cup. Your also right with Hill, yet they only just won.

Some people can see this, some can't, but the whole competition is getting very, very even and that's what the A.F.L has been trying to do, I judge our efforts against the best over the last two years and I'm noticing a continuous performance that has me shaking my head because at this stage of where we are at, this should not be happening just yet, not even close.

I know the odd game we have been found out but there have been reasons for that, with some of our best players injured or the fact that they were at their very best and were too good. The games against Collingwood last year and this year, the game against Sydney this year, Carlton this year in round 4, the Bulldogs in round 14{120 point thrashing with the players they have, reduced to just 21 points}, round 21 against Melbourne, if not for that 3rd quarter and late goals in the 2nd quarter, I think Melbourne were in a bit of trouble.

In these games with who we had on the ground compared to the opposition, their class and some of these sides having won a premiership or played in a Grand Final or attempting to make a Grand Final next year is staggering to say the least. In all those games they should have put us to the sword, very easily. The fact we could have won these games is astonishing. We have picked up some amazing talent, everyone getting a lot fitter, possibly the best coaching group potentially in the last 20 years and that hunger by the lads, especially that last game, has me convinced we are not as far away as some people think.

Excellent use of paragraph breaks TTS.

 

[speedy]

Successes of going Back but started as a Forward…

Fairley
Longmire
Hansen
Tarrant

Struggling with fails

Mitch McGovern
Darcy Moore
Nathan Murphy
Jereme Howe
Jack Henry
Jack Buckley
James Sicily
Tom McCartin
Pat McCartin
Liam Jones

All started their AFL careers as forwards or were drafted as forwards. It's almost the norm.

 

[spurs]

LDU, TT, Wardlaw, Phillips, Powell & McKercher are all very good to excellent kicks, I think 2024 will see us take a lot more marks in the Forward 50.

I haven’t seen anything YET to suggest Phillips is a good kick that alone a very good or excellent kick.

 

[Gasometer]

Mitch McGovern
Darcy Moore
Nathan Murphy
Jereme Howe
Jack Henry
Jack Buckley
James Sicily
Tom McCartin
Pat McCartin
Liam Jones

All started their AFL careers as forwards or were drafted as forwards. It's almost the norm.

I wish I could read your post but it’s all blank for some reason

Can anyone else see the post?

 

[My Left Foote]

I haven’t seen anything YET to suggest Phillips is a good kick that alone a very good or excellent kick.

10, 19, 26, 48 seconds are all good neat kicks, however the kick at 1 min 10 secs is a particularly good example of his excellent kicking.

 

[King Hansen]

Colby and Sheez linking up

Colby

 

[muttley45]

Maybe next year, leading at the ball carrier, and the old give and get to create overlap won't be such rare events.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Since the covid season in 2020 every GF winning side has a small/medium forward who has been the highest scorerer in the game - Fritsch, Stengle and Hill, who probably all played the games of their lives. Even this year Brisbane's scoring was dominated by small forwards (they scored seven compared to Daniher's three.) Most goals are scored by small forwards and mids in Gfs.

Even Geelong who had Cameron and Hawkins had those two score five between them and Stengle scored four. In fact afaics the highest goals any single KPF has scored is three and the lowest any highest scoring small forward has scored is four.

But they all have big keys forwards around them who take the pressure off.

Stengle wouldn’t get off the chain without Hawkins and Cameron getting all the attention.

Bailey, Cameron and McCarthy wouldn’t cope if they didn’t have Daniher, Hipwood and McInerney in their forward line.

Collingwood is a bit of an outlier in that they don’t have any truly elite key forwards by Mihochek, McStay, Cox and Cameron all play exceptional roles in their forward line.

Key forwards imo are more important than ever, not only do they kick goals but they provide opportunities for their smaller teammates and make the best interceptors accountable

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

How can we call Chom going back “a change of role”? He has only played like 9 games and kicked 5 goals. We aren’t exactly moving John Coleman here.

 

[JGreezy]

You may say that I'm slightly biased or optimistic but I think that Comben is going to be one of the greatest CHBs of the modern era.

 

[lockheed]

You may say that I'm slightly biased or optimistic but I think that Comben is going to be one of the greatest CHBs of the modern era.

Incredibly optimistic, but I hope you're right

 

[roos 10]

You may say that I'm slightly biased or optimistic but I think that Comben is going to be one of the greatest CHBs of the modern era.

Can you imagine if comben and pink in defence works out

 

[shinboner magic]

I haven’t seen anything YET to suggest Phillips is a good kick that alone a very good or excellent kick.

He’s not one to spear the ball onto someone’s chest with the ball not going higher than a metre if the ground - he’s one that will put it out in front of the target and draw the player towards the ball.
With greater speed in moving the ball , more space will open up for Will to work his magic.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Mitch McGovern
Darcy Moore
Nathan Murphy
Jereme Howe
Jack Henry
Jack Buckley
James Sicily
Tom McCartin
Pat McCartin
Liam Jones

All started their AFL careers as forwards or were drafted as forwards. It's almost the norm.

Steve Silvagni was recruited as a CHF as well, and his transition to FB turned out pretty well.

 

[Sphynx]

I haven’t seen anything YET to suggest Phillips is a good kick that alone a very good or excellent kick.

Phillips very rarely wastes the ball.

He's an infinitely better kick than LDU and Simpkin.

He's a better kick than Wadlaw, who tries to bite off a lot somtimes. He's hot and cold

LDU is half way to a bad kick, he kicks a lot of helicopters, but generally forgiven because of everything else he brings.

People love to rag on Phillips, but generally he's a great user by foot, he doesn't do the glamarous kicks, but generally kicks it nice and softly into space to the advantage of team mates.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

How could you possibly express certainty about a 9 game afl player that has never played as a defender being able to cover the leagues best key forwards.


Truly bizarre

As well as a guy who couldn't get a game for Richmond

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Personally, I reckon it's a brilliant idea.

In fact, I said to do it 18 months ago, because he's built for the position - 200cm tall, very athletic, clunks them for fun and has absolute campaigner in him. The only question mark I have is him kicking it out of defense with precision, however with Sheez, Bergman, Fish, etc. running past for the handball receive, he might not need to worry about it too much.

Yeah it could backfire, but it also could be the best move since Taz went back.

All he has to do is take the most simple, low risk kicking option. If he does that, he'll be fine.

 

[William Caresser]

Get some beach cricket goin

Plus wave machine for LDU.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Can you imagine if comben and pink in defence works out

That would mean that come the second half of next season, Corr won't be in our best 22! Excellent!

 

[desie]

Can you imagine if comben and pink in defence works out

They’d be a rare combenation.