Training 2017/2018 Pre-season Thread

[NikkiNoo]

My god, the opinions you lot have on a players hair style or facial hair - something that has absolutely no bearing on the ability to play football.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Boy, does Gibbs look good in Crows gear

That mo needs to go pronto, though

I think its all part of the Movember! I think the bun and the mo will go before the season starts.

 

[Danger in Texas]

I think its all part of the Movember! I think the bun and the mo will go before the season starts.

Forgot about Movember I’m in the minority, but I actually don’t mind the bun, then again as long as they can play football I don’t mind what hairstyles our players have

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

Nothing more cringe-worthy than Man-Spreading

Gibbs needs to lose those sideburns

 

[Danger in Texas]

Gibbs needs to lose those sideburns

 

[Doobie Doedee]

My god, the opinions you lot have on a players hair style or facial hair - something that has absolutely no bearing on the ability to play football.

"If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you play good. If you play good, they pay good."

 

[NikkiNoo]

"If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you play good. If you play good, they pay good."

I bet those players feel like they look good.

 

[MRB37]

That mo needs to go pronto, though

You sound like my GF. You grow a mo for Movember, do a Tex Walker impersonation just once and she's all like "You're never sleeping in this bed again if you ever do that again."

 

[DD#23]

My god, the opinions you lot have on a players hair style or facial hair - something that has absolutely no bearing on the ability to play football.

 

[NikkiNoo]

Considering how well our women performed wouldn't we want more players like them?

 

[DD#23]

Considering how well our women performed wouldn't we want more players like them?

a) I'm painting others, not myself in such a flattering light as Abraham Simpson b) not sure "looks" had anything to do with the ladies' success, do you?

 

[NikkiNoo]

a) I'm painting others, not myself in such a flattering light as Abraham Simpson b) not sure "looks" had anything to do with the ladies' success, do you?

They all looked like footballers to me.

 

[Footypie32]

I also have a pr0n 'stache for Movember. It's disgusting and I love it.

 

[azza77]

Gibson will replace smith

Yuck.... a slow inside/outside midfielder with an extremely average kick on him, to replace a fast, rebounding defender. What makes you suggest this out of interest?

Smith was never the greatest of defenders, hence Id love to see Milera start at HBF for us and see what he can bring to the table. Make changes accordingly if it's not working. One of Seedsman or Gooch would be my next candidates. Drop Mackay full stop. Hampton needs to be forward of centre if he's playing.

 

[BRL121]

Yuck.... a slow inside midfielder with a terrible kick on him, to replace a fast, rebounding defender. What makes you saw this out of interest?

Smith was never the greatest of defenders, hence Id love to see Milera start at HBF for us and see what he can bring to the table. Make changes accordingly if it's not working.

What the Colonel is saying is just what AFC said he was being recruited for at draft time.

 

[azza77]

What the Colonel is saying is just what AFC said he was being recruited for at draft time.

Well then I can't say I agree and will be very worried heading into round one if we are going to be playing him back there. He's never played HBF for North, and he has 0 attributes that suggest he should be playing there.

IMO Gibson should really only be depth. Im going to be pretty honest come round 1 if he's in the side while we have talented and exciting youngsters hacking it out in the SANFL.

Gibson is a slow, average player that tries hard and runs lots. We have far more skilled and multi-dimensional players on our list.

 

[Marcus Fretwell]

Well then I can't say I agree and will be very worried heading into round one if we are going to be playing him back there. He's never played HBF for North, and he has 0 attributes that suggest he should be playing there.

IMO Gibson should really only be depth. Im going to be pretty honest come round 1 if he's in the side while we have talented and exciting youngsters hacking it out in the SANFL.

Gibson is a slow, average player that tries hard and runs lots. We have far more skilled and multi-dimensional players on our list.

I agree. Run with player in the midfield at best.


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[Redleg Crow]

So after the rookie draft here is the list of all our draftees since 2005 (the last year we still have one of our draftees from)

So the list remaining is:
2005 - 1
2006 - 1
2007 - 2
2008 - 1
2009 - 1
2010 - 1
2011 - 2
2012 - 2
2013 - 3
2014 - 3
2015 - 5
2016 - 6
2017 - 5

From 2011 we now no longer have any national draftees on the main list with CEY going to rookie (but I've kept him in the 2011 column)

 

[Pea Nut]

Whilst very much outside the normal scope of drafting, I still think Brad Crouch and Luke Brown belong on that list.

 

[Jenkins4]

My god, the opinions you lot have on a players hair style or facial hair - something that has absolutely no bearing on the ability to play football.

Was it Malcom Blight that said, if you actually look like a footballer, you may actually play like a footballer or something like that?

 

[mistylake]

Considering how well our women performed wouldn't we want more players like them?

Yep, women with sideburns.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Watching the AFC Instagram story, he only just finished behind Knight. I've later found that this is a little irrelevant to the problem stated though, as he actually came 3rd last year (behind Kelly and Knight).

I do agree with your point, often this year Milera's been a first half player, before becoming invisible in the second half. I've always thought it was a fitness problem, but if his tank was seemingly okay this time last year too, then it might not be the problem? It confuses me a bit

Running a fast 2k time trial is different to runnning 16ks with big hits while being a smaller body

It's definitely a need to keep working on his endurance strength and power to play 120mins of AFL footy

 

[Jeffcrowe]

He'll still be just 19 at round 1 next year, and showing as 198cm. Still some growth I'm guessing and could push to 200cm before he's done.

Def ruck potential when his body is developed, but so agile and strong in the air - imagine KPF will be the go.

Is a ripper imo.

I reckon he could end up a ruck but start a key forward/ 2nd ruck

His 4th season will be the one he really comes on . Hopefully he just improves a bit this year and next in meantime

Needs to building his body up

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Gibson isn't an elite ball user but a good disposal accumulator.

We need someone more highly skilled to set up play from backline. I would like to see us use Milera, but we may use Douglas with Gibbs taking his midfield spot.

Correct - Gibson turns the ball over too much to play half back . He has amazing endurance but not a like breaker so more suited to midfield and wing

Your running half back needs an elite kick . Gibson is an average kick so he's not the type

 

[Jeffcrowe]

What the Colonel is saying is just what AFC said he was being recruited for at draft time.

Ah no they didn't

They said Gibson helps cover smith by being able to play wing and allowing others to shuffle back ( no doubt they are thinking Mackay Douglas and Seedsman)