2024 Training With The Ooze Crew

[BillyJean17]

Kossi a presence again today in what was a relatively short 90 minute session.

Tom Lynch out there for about 110 minutes, running straight lines at about 80% pace, lateral drills as well as laps. Did some low level leading doubling back and marking and finished his session with some goal kicking.

That’s a step forward

 

[tony_montana]

Dustys only been out for 2-3 hasnt he

I thought it was just last week? Now I’m reading 2-3 weeks

 

[TonyJewell'sPiercing]

Great photo of Jacob in the photo gallery from training, also featured on X.
Looks like Mansell falls over trying to catch him.
Looking forward to match sim.

 

[Sintiger]

I think the hawks got ahead of themselves. Remember when we chucked Shultz out like he was no good?

Who knows as yet but the analysis method of “ his previous club thinks he is no good so he must be no good” is not one I favour.
Time will tell .

 

[CarnTheTiges]

I thought it was just last week? Now I’m reading 2-3 weeks

A report on Fox sports news said he was training yesterday after a short period out of the main group with hamstring awareness, so I’m totally confused.

 

[Stackey]

That’s a step forward

Yeah but we all want more than that!

 

[Tigermad2005]

Limiting contact drills at training could have more disastrous impact in games. Practising protecting yourself is just as important as practising kicking and handballing at training. There could be more concussions in games if they don't have a chance to practice techniques.

It’s a contact sport players know the risk. Sign a waiver or don’t play.

 

[Smoking Aces]

A report on Fox sports news said he was training yesterday after a short period out of the main group with hamstring awareness, so I’m totally confused.

Martin was training yesterday. Just didnt complete all of the drills.

 

[Merveille]

A full-speed collision occurred during the session when Noah Cumberland dived to smother a Huge Ralphsmith kick and fell across Ralphsmith’s body, but the pair gingerly got up and carried on.

Ok thanks for clarifying. There’s still hope.!

 

[tony_montana]

A report on Fox sports news said he was training yesterday after a short period out of the main group with hamstring awareness, so I’m totally confused.

yeah, he played the match sim on friday 19th Jan unless im mistaken then pretty much didnt train last week but back into it now.

 

[wigglyworm]

Who knows as yet but the analysis method of “ his previous club thinks he is no good so he must be no good” is not one I favour.
Time will tell .

I am hoping for a Mihocek type player or a part there of. We can do with one of those

 

[Harry]

Seems our injuries are mounting similar to last pre season.

 

[btoz_01]

Seems our injuries are mounting similar to last pre season.

With all the injuries the sooner we get the guys in these the better

 

[momentai]

Who knows as yet but the analysis method of “ his previous club thinks he is no good so he must be no good” is not one I favour.
Time will tell .

Sinner man. You are overlooking the other half of the story. It is not simply about Hawthorns view.

It is just as much about the desperation of
our club not to go into this season without a Lynch backup, this having lost Chol and Coleman-Jones and having missed out on Himmelburg, and having to undertake that search without a first rounder in hand.
We took the best available at correct value because we had to do something!

 

[Little Ziggyadee]

With all the injuries the sooner we get the guys in these the better

If a kid misses a chunk of preseason
Just write them off for the season.

 

[Tigga94]

Seems our injuries are mounting similar to last pre season.

Who?

 

[BillyJean17]

Who knows as yet but the analysis method of “ his previous club thinks he is no good so he must be no good” is not one I favour.
Time will tell .

He was offered a contract by haw , RFc offered him a longer one so here we are

 

[snags]

Who knows as yet but the analysis method of “ his previous club thinks he is no good so he must be no good” is not one I favour.
Time will tell .

I'm with you Sin. Nank came in as pick 46 after only 12 games in 3 seasons. Hopefully Kosi will be a similar disaster.

 

[Sintiger]

Sinner man. You are overlooking the other half of the story. It is not simply about Hawthorns view.

It is just as much about the desperation of
our club not to go into this season without a Lynch backup, this having lost Chol and Coleman-Jones and having missed out on Himmelburg, and having to undertake that search without a first rounder in hand.
We took the best available at correct value because we had to do something!

Not sure desperation is the right term. Lots of clubs need to find types of player in the pre season and trade for them.
Blair Hartley doesn’t strike me as someone who works in a state of desperation.

We needed another tall and we targeted one who has shown some ability to play at AFL level in the past. He has also been coached by Yze and Newman before and if they thought he was a dud you would suspect they would have said so.

I am not saying he will be successful, he may or may not be. All I am saying is sometimes players thrive at new clubs and saying a player is no good just because he is let go cheap or delisted is not always the right analysis. I like to use the example of Peter Wright for big guys, kicked 50 goals in a season at Essendon and was traded for a bag of chips by the suns.

 

[momentai]

Not sure desperation is the right term. Lots of clubs need to find types of player in the pre season and trade for them.
Blair Hartley doesn’t strike me as someone who works in a state of desperation.

We needed another tall and we targeted one who has shown some ability to play at AFL level in the past. He has also been coached by Yze and Newman before and if they thought he was a dud you would suspect they would have said so.

I am not saying he will be successful, he may or may not be. All I am saying is sometimes players thrive at new clubs and saying a player is no good just because he is let go cheap or delisted is not always the right analysis. I like to use the example of Peter Wright for big guys, kicked 50 goals in a season at Essendon and was traded for a bag of chips by the suns.

We will have to agree to differ. It was certainly desperation or something close to it.

Our forward line last year without Lynch and with Jack cooked, was the worst performed we have fielded since pre Richo.

Dima didn't have any faith in Cumberland and Dan had been sent back after his own form slipped.
Dusty was understandably distracted, following his Dad's passing, and a long dispute in regard to the (harsh) Govt position on his father's right to remain. And Shai by his own lofty standards, was patchy.

Dima himself had lost the faith and it seems now, was already planning his next move. In result our team was a bloody mess and although it stabilised after Dima's departure, our forward line made very little or no progress until late, when Balta was finally moved in.

Players we had wanted and expected to keep in Stengel and Coleman-Jones were also gone and as I said earlier, Himmelburg changed his mind, as we slipped and GWS improved. Plus money tight and very little on the market and no 1st rounder in play.

So 100,000 members and an impressive array of hard won sponsors, and we were heading towards a cliff.
No criticism of Hartley or Gale as they did well and look to have got the best result possible from a very average hand. Good luck to all.