philhawk
11 Oct 2006, 00:13
http://hawthornfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=302653
Waverley Park will host the 24-man International Rules squad next week as the players prepare to travel to Ireland for the 2006 series.
Hawks Chance Bateman and Campbell Brown will join 22 of their counterparts from 13 AFL teams for International Rules Series’ training sessions scheduled on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 October at Waverley Park.
AFL spokesperson Patrick Keane said Waverley Park was chosen as this year’s training venue because of its outstanding facilities.
“Waverley Park has outstanding facilities and it gives our team the best possible preparation heading into the International Rules Series,” he said.
“Our Football Operations department was aware of the quality of the facility and the number of coaching tools that are available which will allow us to give the players a lot of information in a short amount of time.
“The players will be coming back after a break from training so rehab is gong to be a high priority for us and with the facilities at Waverley the players are going to be able to prepare really well.”
The squad, coached by Essendon’s Kevin Sheedy, will depart Melbourne on Saturday 21 October to defend the Cormac McAnallen trophy.
“We really surprised Ireland last year with our pace and skill of our team and we are no doubt better placed this year as we raise our efforts,” Keane Said.
The first test will be played at night on Saturday 28 October at Pearce Stadium with the second test played at Croke Park on Sunday 5 November.
Open training sessions at Waverley Park, Stadium Circuit Mulgrave will be held on:
• Friday 20 October 10.30am
• Saturday 21 October 10am
International Rules team
Chance Bateman (Hawthorn), Campbell Brown (Hawthorn), Ryan Crowley (Fremantle), Aaron Davey (Melbourne), Nick Davis (Sydney), Sam Fisher (St Kilda), Dustin Fletcher (Essendon), Lindsay Gilbee (Western Bulldogs), Brendon Goddard (St Kilda), Barry Hall (Sydney), Graham Johncock (Adelaide), Matthew Lappin (Carlton), James McDonald (Melbourne), David Mundy (Fremantle), Ryan O’Keefe (Sydney), Brett Peake (Fremantle), Danyle Pearce (Port Adelaide), Andrew Raines (Richmond), Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda), Adam Schneider (Sydney), Adam Selwood (West Coast), Justin Sherman (Brisbane Lions), Kade Simpson (Carlton), Brent Stanton (Essendon)
I really envy all you Melbournians who are lucky enough to see all these guys train on our oval! If you've ever wondered what it'd be like to see players like Reiwoldt and O'Keefe in Hawk colours, this is the closest you'll ever get to that! :D
Waverley Park will host the 24-man International Rules squad next week as the players prepare to travel to Ireland for the 2006 series.
Hawks Chance Bateman and Campbell Brown will join 22 of their counterparts from 13 AFL teams for International Rules Series’ training sessions scheduled on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 October at Waverley Park.
AFL spokesperson Patrick Keane said Waverley Park was chosen as this year’s training venue because of its outstanding facilities.
“Waverley Park has outstanding facilities and it gives our team the best possible preparation heading into the International Rules Series,” he said.
“Our Football Operations department was aware of the quality of the facility and the number of coaching tools that are available which will allow us to give the players a lot of information in a short amount of time.
“The players will be coming back after a break from training so rehab is gong to be a high priority for us and with the facilities at Waverley the players are going to be able to prepare really well.”
The squad, coached by Essendon’s Kevin Sheedy, will depart Melbourne on Saturday 21 October to defend the Cormac McAnallen trophy.
“We really surprised Ireland last year with our pace and skill of our team and we are no doubt better placed this year as we raise our efforts,” Keane Said.
The first test will be played at night on Saturday 28 October at Pearce Stadium with the second test played at Croke Park on Sunday 5 November.
Open training sessions at Waverley Park, Stadium Circuit Mulgrave will be held on:
• Friday 20 October 10.30am
• Saturday 21 October 10am
International Rules team
Chance Bateman (Hawthorn), Campbell Brown (Hawthorn), Ryan Crowley (Fremantle), Aaron Davey (Melbourne), Nick Davis (Sydney), Sam Fisher (St Kilda), Dustin Fletcher (Essendon), Lindsay Gilbee (Western Bulldogs), Brendon Goddard (St Kilda), Barry Hall (Sydney), Graham Johncock (Adelaide), Matthew Lappin (Carlton), James McDonald (Melbourne), David Mundy (Fremantle), Ryan O’Keefe (Sydney), Brett Peake (Fremantle), Danyle Pearce (Port Adelaide), Andrew Raines (Richmond), Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda), Adam Schneider (Sydney), Adam Selwood (West Coast), Justin Sherman (Brisbane Lions), Kade Simpson (Carlton), Brent Stanton (Essendon)
I really envy all you Melbournians who are lucky enough to see all these guys train on our oval! If you've ever wondered what it'd be like to see players like Reiwoldt and O'Keefe in Hawk colours, this is the closest you'll ever get to that! :D