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Training For 2023
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Thx, it's a priveledge to be in a spot where i could ask him & provide an answer to the question we are all asking.Good intel on Sonz.
Thanks
Thanks to @Billy24 @Jonesracing82 @The Mole and @caesar for those brilliant training reports.
Put a bit of lead in my pencil!
Put a bit of lead in my pencil!
I have to admit, on the way home i did consider doing a seperate report here just on Dusty, he was THAT good! I can't wait for everyone here to see it for themselves when it all starts up again incl next week.
Updated in my training report, this is what i said about Shai:
Shai : Took a bit of a holiday today, seems he saves his best for my eyes only
Absolutely true, the issue with conditioning is you load up on your strength and conditioning work pre-season and then you taper and maintain. Without that top up in the preseason it is hard to maintain through the actual season.
As opposed to what people would call 'fitness', your aerobic based work where you also top up during preseason and then taper and maintain, but you can also top up again in season with the right management. You can't really do that with the other work because it creates too much risk under regular match load.
I challenge anyone who was there to say the boys haven't been working as hard this pre-season
Concerns alleviated.
Glad i could help, there would be things i couldn't see from where i was that happened right in front of others etc.Good stuff @Jonesracing82 great for the forum to get some alternative reports and views
Just on Lynch, i differ a bit to you i thought Lynch did a power of work, remember it was 150 minute session, I would say he was either doing some light drills or running for 120 minutes of it. Were you on the Grandstand side of under the scoreboard on the hill. Lynch and Jack Graham were basically going toe to toe today in both their lap running and some sprinting at full pace in front of us on the hill.
Cheers
Good stuff jonesy, excited to hear about dusty and young kb
Yep. Well done boys. Great to hear about Duz and the changes to improve our midfield.
Yep, Bolts knows when to fire.Updated in my training report, this is what i said about Shai:
Shai : Took a bit of a holiday today, seems he saves his best for my eyes only
Great report Caesar , am liking the positive vibes on kb and youngyTraining Today Saturday:
*Leaving training today i found myself singing 'GOOD VIBRATIONS!'
It was not a match sim game but plenty of match sim drills done at high intensity.
From a purist point of view today was magic and you would have gone away with a better concept of what the boys do at training from week to week and what we are working on. I challenge anyone who was there to say the boys haven't been working as hard this pre-season
Not having match sim allowed us to see the ENORMOUS amout of work , (mainly running), big Tom & Fridge were doing today, they were at it for 120 minutes and also did the 20 minute ball warm up drills and a couple of other small drills as well. Lynch did 10 minutes of contested marking in the square and also one were he was a lead up forward going as far as the wing and doubling back. (I am 90% he plays round 1)
Grimes and Prestia : Thursday I said they did 100% & 80% of low intensity 90 minute session, today i'm saying they did 80% of a 150 minute high intensity session. (Reckon they are 100% good to go baring any setbacks). I think they may sit out the North match sim? but will be participate in the Melbourne game.
Dusty : The whole football world is going to be stunned when they witness Dusty's early impact and be reminded of the star he is. Even in my own mind i were happy to accept a 70% Dusty going forward, that still would have been a big pass mark and massive bonus on last year but I am tending toward a distinction grading by years end
DRioli : Brilliant, can he get even better?, all pre he has been the initiator of runs out of defence and continuing the chain with multiple overlaps forward of centre.
Cotch: Moving the best i have seen for years, I didn't picture him as a forward as such but he was the first to read the drop of the ball multiple times today and looked dangerous, may well feature high on goal assist category this year?
Miller: Looking better every session, confidence if not already sky high is building.
Tylar Young : Keeps impressing me this kid, will be able to come in and do a job if some soldiers go down IMO with scope beyond that when he is further schooled in our game plan and nuances of structure. I really aren't seeing too many weaknesses, massive leap and spoil today, quick closing speed and good kick. I am not saying he starred as defenders rarely do but he has the tools.
Bradtke : Noticeable for the first time for me today, worked well up to the wing and involved in a couple of chains, and one beautiful clean pick up and split second over his shoulder handball onto a running player. Now this was either the work of a player that does have some natural football talent or it was a panicked no look fluke handball that that found it's target
Cumberland: Was back training with main group.
Taranto : Just 'The Everywhere Man'
Shai : Took a bit of a holiday today, seems he saves his best for my eyes only
Midfield Depth: Now runs deep and provides so many options and dynamics, going to be exciting to watch. I keep watching Jack Ross and seeing how well he is training, (again I say the hardest worker this pre-season), but asking myself how do you fit him. Ditto Graham, Sonsie when fit.
Rehab/Management : I do think there may be some change how they are operating this year in terms of management? maybe they are putting in some running blocks for players that have had issues in the past? A conclusion only guided by many non inclusions on injury list?
Sonsie: Was running at higher intensity today and did the warm up ball skills but I still have no idea what the go is there.
Broad: Running ok
Baker : We wondered about his absence but appendix removal explains that.
Seth Cambell: Looks close to returning to main groujp
Biggest takeway from training today : Amongst all the other drills the players did today they would have done about 50 around the ground stoppage contests from all around the ground, except centre clearances of which there was basically none.
Hugo : Did very uncool sling tackle on MJ, reckon he would of got a week in season proper?
Was very pleased to watch the proceedings with @Billy24 & @The Mole who have provided their own independent observations above.
Cheers
I reckon this will be Dusty's signature year!!
Got a feeling he will be in 2017 form.
Got a feeling he will be in 2017 form.
Well done guy's love the reports. I agree Caesar Young impressed me last year in the vfl hasn't look out of place. On to Ross kid will surprise a few keeps on improving and working hard , but how do we fit him in ?. One name that has been coming up recently is Dow showing form.
How was Brown and Banks guy's ?.
How was Brown and Banks guy's ?.
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Ross & Dow did some nice things. Banks was good as well, i didn't notice Brown too much as i wasn't in the best spot to see him.
So no injury concerns? Heard he might have been injured?Updated in my training report, this is what i said about Shai:
Shai : Took a bit of a holiday today, seems he saves his best for my eyes only
