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Training for DRAFT PICKS!!!!
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Training stepped up today.
Yes Marlion was there
Absent was CJ.
Rehab: Garth Soldo Cumberland Bashar
Injury: Biggie hobbled off early with what appeared to be an ankle and did not return, didn't look serious? I don't want to see Syndesmosis mentioned anywhere in an injury report.
After 20 minute warm up players in 3 groups were put through about 5 sets of shuttles alternating, after a 30 sec break, with equivalent number of full ground sprints.
I'll stop commenting on who does poorly in these as it does not necessarily equate to how they perform in match sim. Some lagged in the shuttles yet excelled in the full ground sprints. King of Kings when exhaustion set in were Dion and Kmac.
Egg appears to be gaining a bit of fitness compared to his previous results which was a bit of a surprise.
I have noticed this season there has been way more drills concentrated on forward entry delivery.
One is where they split into 4 groups set up at both ends of the ground split between wing and half forward. Ball is either thrown in or balled up and they go from there paired equally in yellow and red vest teams.
They do something similar from the wing but it starts with kicking.
Probably looked as sharp I have seen them this pre-season.
They then did about 20 minutes of what I would call advanced circle work continual movement hardly pausing for breath.
Then the smalls split into 2 groups did in close competitive handball keeping off drills. The talls were doing one on one contested marking.
2 AFL umpires were available throughout to impart their wisdom
The session culminated in a 2 x 15 minute contested match sim.
Mabs BOG: looked sensational around the ground with both his marking, ground work and beautiful left foot delivery.
DRioli: Was very sharp, maybe 2 goals 1 I think.
Balta: Is a competitive beast.
Shai: Sat out quite a few drills today so I were a tad worried but then match sim happened and I just smiled.
Ross : Good
RCD: Pretty good, just missed a couple of targets by foot, happy with his overlap run today.
Caddy: Seemed to be playing half back performed quite well.
Best of the trialists: Egg which you would expect because he knows our system, Mansell maybe next?
I don't need to comment on our A listers as we know what they bring.
Junior: Just love seeing him out there but a long way to go, I am waiting for something freakish from him to report.
That's it folks.
Yes Marlion was there
Absent was CJ.
Rehab: Garth Soldo Cumberland Bashar
Injury: Biggie hobbled off early with what appeared to be an ankle and did not return, didn't look serious? I don't want to see Syndesmosis mentioned anywhere in an injury report.
After 20 minute warm up players in 3 groups were put through about 5 sets of shuttles alternating, after a 30 sec break, with equivalent number of full ground sprints.
I'll stop commenting on who does poorly in these as it does not necessarily equate to how they perform in match sim. Some lagged in the shuttles yet excelled in the full ground sprints. King of Kings when exhaustion set in were Dion and Kmac.
Egg appears to be gaining a bit of fitness compared to his previous results which was a bit of a surprise.
I have noticed this season there has been way more drills concentrated on forward entry delivery.
One is where they split into 4 groups set up at both ends of the ground split between wing and half forward. Ball is either thrown in or balled up and they go from there paired equally in yellow and red vest teams.
They do something similar from the wing but it starts with kicking.
Probably looked as sharp I have seen them this pre-season.
They then did about 20 minutes of what I would call advanced circle work continual movement hardly pausing for breath.
Then the smalls split into 2 groups did in close competitive handball keeping off drills. The talls were doing one on one contested marking.
2 AFL umpires were available throughout to impart their wisdom
The session culminated in a 2 x 15 minute contested match sim.
Mabs BOG: looked sensational around the ground with both his marking, ground work and beautiful left foot delivery.
DRioli: Was very sharp, maybe 2 goals 1 I think.
Balta: Is a competitive beast.
Shai: Sat out quite a few drills today so I were a tad worried but then match sim happened and I just smiled.
Ross : Good
RCD: Pretty good, just missed a couple of targets by foot, happy with his overlap run today.
Caddy: Seemed to be playing half back performed quite well.
Best of the trialists: Egg which you would expect because he knows our system, Mansell maybe next?
I don't need to comment on our A listers as we know what they bring.
Junior: Just love seeing him out there but a long way to go, I am waiting for something freakish from him to report.
That's it folks.
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Thanks Caesar. Caddy is an interesting one. Was he role similar to what Houli would do or more as a defensive lock player?Training stepped up today.
Yes Marlion was there
Absent was CJ.
Rehab: Garth Soldo Cumberland
Injury: Biggie hobbled off early with what appeared to be an ankle and did not return, didn't look serious? I don't want to see Syndesmosis mentioned anywhere in an injury report.
After 20 minute warm up players in 3 groups were put through about 5 sets of shuttles alternating, after a 30 sec break, with equivalent number of full ground sprints.
I'll stop commenting on who does poorly in these as it does not necessarily equate to how they perform in match sim. Some lagged in the shuttles yet excelled in the full ground sprints. King of Kings when exhaustion set in were Dion and Kmac.
Egg appears to be gaining a bit of fitness compared to his previous results which was a bit of a surprise.
I have noticed this season there has been way more drills concentrated on forward entry delivery.
One is where they split into 4 groups set up at both ends of the ground split between wing and half forward. Ball is either thrown in or balled up and they go from there paired equally in yellow and red vest teams.
They do something similar from the wing but it starts with kicking.
Probably looked as sharp I have seen them this pre-season.
They then did about 20 minutes of what I would call advanced circle work continual movement hardly pausing for breath.
Then the smalls split into 2 groups did in close competitive handball keeping off drills. The talls were doing one on one contested marking.
2 AFL umpires were available throughout to impart their wisdom
The session culminated in a 2 x 15 minute contested match sim.
Mabs BOG: looked sensational around the ground with both his marking, ground work and beautiful left foot delivery.
DRioli: Was very sharp, maybe 2 goals 1 I think.
Balta: Is a competitive beast.
Shai: Sat out quite a few drills today so I were a tad worried but then match sim happened and I just smiled.
Ross : Good
RCD: Pretty good, just missed a couple of targets by foot, happy with his overlap run today.
Caddy: Seemed to be playing half back performed quite well.
Best of the trialists: Egg which you would expect because he knows our system, Mansell maybe next?
I don't need to comment on our A listers as we know what they bring.
Junior: Just love seeing him out there but a long way to go, I am waiting for something freakish from him to report.
That's it folks.
Who did caddy play on? Surely our small forwards would leave him in their wake!Training stepped up today.
Yes Marlion was there
Absent was CJ.
Rehab: Garth Soldo Cumberland
Injury: Biggie hobbled off early with what appeared to be an ankle and did not return, didn't look serious? I don't want to see Syndesmosis mentioned anywhere in an injury report.
After 20 minute warm up players in 3 groups were put through about 5 sets of shuttles alternating, after a 30 sec break, with equivalent number of full ground sprints.
I'll stop commenting on who does poorly in these as it does not necessarily equate to how they perform in match sim. Some lagged in the shuttles yet excelled in the full ground sprints. King of Kings when exhaustion set in were Dion and Kmac.
Egg appears to be gaining a bit of fitness compared to his previous results which was a bit of a surprise.
I have noticed this season there has been way more drills concentrated on forward entry delivery.
One is where they split into 4 groups set up at both ends of the ground split between wing and half forward. Ball is either thrown in or balled up and they go from there paired equally in yellow and red vest teams.
They do something similar from the wing but it starts with kicking.
Probably looked as sharp I have seen them this pre-season.
They then did about 20 minutes of what I would call advanced circle work continual movement hardly pausing for breath.
Then the smalls split into 2 groups did in close competitive handball keeping off drills. The talls were doing one on one contested marking.
2 AFL umpires were available throughout to impart their wisdom
The session culminated in a 2 x 15 minute contested match sim.
Mabs BOG: looked sensational around the ground with both his marking, ground work and beautiful left foot delivery.
DRioli: Was very sharp, maybe 2 goals 1 I think.
Balta: Is a competitive beast.
Shai: Sat out quite a few drills today so I were a tad worried but then match sim happened and I just smiled.
Ross : Good
RCD: Pretty good, just missed a couple of targets by foot, happy with his overlap run today.
Caddy: Seemed to be playing half back performed quite well.
Best of the trialists: Egg which you would expect because he knows our system, Mansell maybe next?
I don't need to comment on our A listers as we know what they bring.
Junior: Just love seeing him out there but a long way to go, I am waiting for something freakish from him to report.
That's it folks.
Every good wizard knows to only use your magic when absolutely necessary. Wouldn't expect to see it at training.
Thanks for the report caesar!
A-grade reporting Ceaser. You've raised the bar!Training stepped up today.
Yes Marlion was there
Absent was CJ.
Rehab: Garth Soldo Cumberland Bashar
Injury: Biggie hobbled off early with what appeared to be an ankle and did not return, didn't look serious? I don't want to see Syndesmosis mentioned anywhere in an injury report.
After 20 minute warm up players in 3 groups were put through about 5 sets of shuttles alternating, after a 30 sec break, with equivalent number of full ground sprints.
I'll stop commenting on who does poorly in these as it does not necessarily equate to how they perform in match sim. Some lagged in the shuttles yet excelled in the full ground sprints. King of Kings when exhaustion set in were Dion and Kmac.
Egg appears to be gaining a bit of fitness compared to his previous results which was a bit of a surprise.
I have noticed this season there has been way more drills concentrated on forward entry delivery.
One is where they split into 4 groups set up at both ends of the ground split between wing and half forward. Ball is either thrown in or balled up and they go from there paired equally in yellow and red vest teams.
They do something similar from the wing but it starts with kicking.
Probably looked as sharp I have seen them this pre-season.
They then did about 20 minutes of what I would call advanced circle work continual movement hardly pausing for breath.
Then the smalls split into 2 groups did in close competitive handball keeping off drills. The talls were doing one on one contested marking.
2 AFL umpires were available throughout to impart their wisdom
The session culminated in a 2 x 15 minute contested match sim.
Mabs BOG: looked sensational around the ground with both his marking, ground work and beautiful left foot delivery.
DRioli: Was very sharp, maybe 2 goals 1 I think.
Balta: Is a competitive beast.
Shai: Sat out quite a few drills today so I were a tad worried but then match sim happened and I just smiled.
Ross : Good
RCD: Pretty good, just missed a couple of targets by foot, happy with his overlap run today.
Caddy: Seemed to be playing half back performed quite well.
Best of the trialists: Egg which you would expect because he knows our system, Mansell maybe next?
I don't need to comment on our A listers as we know what they bring.
Junior: Just love seeing him out there but a long way to go, I am waiting for something freakish from him to report.
That's it folks.
The thing is Smoking Caddy can't really do what Houli does as he does not have the same run, today he was just good with his positioning and a couple for good marks, he generally dished off to one of the other runners,
I don't think anyone would mind if you made something up?
thanks for the report.
*smile* getting real
Poor old Caddy won't know if he's Arthur or Martha.
Came to Tigerland wanting more midfield time, gets thrown forward as part of a premiership winning set of moves, re-trains to play on a wing and is now part of the backline unit!!
I wonder if it's less a Bachar-type role and more a Broad-type role that the coaches have in mind?
Came to Tigerland wanting more midfield time, gets thrown forward as part of a premiership winning set of moves, re-trains to play on a wing and is now part of the backline unit!!
I wonder if it's less a Bachar-type role and more a Broad-type role that the coaches have in mind?
If he is feeling down he can pull out his two premiership medals and cuddle them while he sleeps at night.
I think with less rotations is good to have swing players like Caddy, Balta, Bolton etc - even Astbury was key position back with time in the ruck.
I see Caddy as mr fix it guy depending on team matchups etc
Thanks Caesar - I am hoping RCD debuts early in the season and Dow and Ross getting plenty of game time in the first half of the year. Need to get some game time into these players.
On the whole Miller looking better but not overly sold on him need to see him start dominating as a key defender in our VFL side, should be Garth but always injured, (those 2 names alone shows we are light on for key defensive back ups). Biggie the other development defensive tall that still looks a fair way away.
Hope Mabs can continue the form into the season, because without Soldo he could become important.
Absolutely. We are also without CCJ in the first month, so a great opportunity for Marbs to cement his spot (again!)
