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Training Pre Season '23
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never seen stack this bad
thats a poor way to return to pre season.
Probably because Stack tended to be in prison for the start of preseason
Or Jock Ross OMC Prez
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The old man always had a bit of a paunch too. Didn't slow him down too much.
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What does a full day of November training look like for Richmond’s youngsters?
On Thursday it started with a 90-minute training run at Punt Rd, beginning at about 10am.
“We had our main session with a bit of skills and conditioning,” boom youngster Noah Cumberland told the Herald Sun after they had clocked off at 3pm.
“After that we move into the club and have a bit of lunch and hit the showers and the ice baths. Then, after lunch, we move into a thing called fundamentals, which is a bit more craft and the basics – kicking and the technique side of things.
“We’ve got a new strengthening coach named Marcus (Krygger), which is always good to have a fresh face. He’s taking us through our strength program.”
Krygger has crossed from St Kilda to help tone the Tigers. So, who is pumping the biggest weights in the gym?
“Definitely not me, I did my AC joint so I’m sort of in rehab trying to get a little bit stronger,” Cumberland said.
“But you've got your likes of Jack Ross, who is always putting in the hard yards and getting everything out of it.
“Rhyan Mansell’s looking really good. All the young boys are stepping out and getting a lot stronger now and putting in a lot more work in the gym.”
![Recruits [PLAYERCARD]Jacob Hopper[/PLAYERCARD] and [PLAYERCARD]Tim Taranto[/PLAYERCARD] have joined the young Tigers on the track.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 "Recruits [PLAYERCARD]Jacob Hopper[/PLAYERCARD] and [PLAYERCARD]Tim Taranto[/PLAYERCARD] have joined the young Tigers on the track.")
Recruits Jacob Hopper and Tim Taranto have joined the young Tigers on the track.
THE TIME-TRIAL
Pre-season officially kicked off with a stopwatch on Monday. The 2km dash was a tough task.
“It was hard work, don’t get me wrong,” Cumberland, 21, said.
“It’s always hard and it’s always nerve-racking. I think a lot of the boys get more nervous for a time-trial than they do for their own game.
“I can second that as well, because I was absolutely s****ing myself. But we all ran well. Hugo Ralphsmith, Jack Ross and (Josh) Gibcus were all up there.”
Those four are arguably the early summer standouts, with fitness staff thrilled at the condition Cumberland, Gibcus, Ross and Ralphsmith returned in.
The word from the west is Marlion Pickett, who is training over in Perth on his break, is also in super nick.
Cumberland – in his third AFL pre-season – now knows this is the time to set up a super season.
“If you put in the hard yards early it makes everything a little bit easier,” he said.
“That’s what I’ve learnt, and that’s what I’ve done this year.
As for who won the time-trial? Ralphsmith, of course.
“He’s a natural athletic human being,” Cumberland said.
“He’s a really good runner, but he puts in the work as well.”
Hugo Ralphsmith is an elite runner. Picture: Michael Klein
THE RECRUITS
Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper – each signed for the next seven seasons – have made a headstart to their Tiger contracts by joining the kids on the track.
It’s been welcomed.
“They've come down a few weeks early to show their faces and get around the young boys,” Cumberland said.
“You've got Taranto’s skills and his class and then you’ve got Hopper’s strength. They’re very competitive boys, which is something that we (base) our game on.
“They’ve got class. I’ve seen them train these last few days and their skills are another thing, but they’re even better blokes, so it’s good to have them on board.”
Ralphsmith described them as “two of the best blokes I've ever met”.
What about their tattoos?
“I see Taranto’s got a few bad stickers and I think Hopper wants to get a bit of ink, too, he was telling me, just to fit in,” Cumberland said.
They weren't the only ones to arrive early, with Toby Nankervis, Jayden Short, Ross and Robbie Tarant (who jogged laps) all spotted at Punt Rd.
Noah Cumberland is recovering from an AC joint injury. Picture: Michael Klein
The Tigers have played 13 finals in the past six seasons, and so it’s no surprise plenty of the decorated champions are still enjoying their time off.
And for anyone considering writing the Tigers off, it’s worth remembering they led in the last quarter of 21 of 23 games in 2022 before landing these GWS guns.
And the two games they didn’t, against Adelaide and Melbourne, they led halfway through the third term instead.
NEW VOICE
David Teague appeared to run Thursday‘s main training session and alongside him was Ben Rutten.
‘Truck’ is back at the Tigers, next to the ‘Teague train’ with both coaches landing at Richmond after their brutal sackings.
Rutten spent 2015-2018 at Punt Rd before crossing to Essendon and so while the kids on the track are fresh faces, there will be plenty of familiarity next season.
“I’ve had a few chats with him and he’s keen to get started. He’s going to take the backline this year and put in the work there and teach us things he knows, which will be handy,” Cumberland said.
“He’s got a lot to give.”
New assistant coach Kane Lambert has the players’ attention. Picture: Michael Klein
FAMILIAR VOICE
Kane Lambert, the heart-and-soul Tiger who retired this year, is back as a development coach and was also on the track on Thursday.
The players are thrilled that Lambert has stayed. He is so easy to speak to.
“He’s an absolute ripper of a bloke, on and off the field,” Cumberland said.
“So it’s always good to have a bloke that’s really well connected around the club come through and teach us the ins and outs that he knows.
“I always have great confidence going to him to ask questions.”
MAN MOUNTAIN
Triple-premiership ruckman Toby Nankervis stands 199cm and weighs 102kg. Standing next to teammate Mate Colina at a tackling drill he looked small.
Colina, 23, is the AFL‘s tallest player. This bloke is listed at 213cm and 111kg, and lumbering around he made 2020 best-and-fairest winner Jayden Short look like an Auskicker.
That’s no slight on Short, who is, well, Short. That’s just what it’s like looking at Colina.
“I actually was walking in the hallway and ran into him. I literally had to lift my head up to say, ‘Geez, sorry mate’, Cumberland said.
“He’s a monster of a human, and a good bloke. He was in the gym today with us lifting the big weights.”
The Croatian is Noah Balta’s cousin and was playing college basketball in Hawaii before landing at Punt Rd.
Colina played seven VFL games last year and averaged fewer than five disposals. His kicking action needs refining, but there is a big ball of muscle for the Tigers to work with.
And if he breaks through for an AFL debut he will become the tallest player in AFL history, going – and growing – past 211cm rucks Mason Cox (Collingwood), Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle), Ned Reeves (Hawthorn) and Peter Street (Geelong and Western Bulldogs).
Former Essendon coach Ben Rutten and ex-Carlton coach David Teague. Picture: Michael Klein
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MJ will be fine, with a good block of training. He seems highly motivated so would expected that he is a big improver next season.
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So Luke Meehan or Marcus Krygger ?
Or both ?
Meehan is head of Physical performance and Krygger the strength and conditioning coach ?
Am I reading that correctly?
Or both ?
Meehan is head of Physical performance and Krygger the strength and conditioning coach ?
Am I reading that correctly?
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It seems Krygger moved into Meehan’s office and Meehan moved into Burge’s office.
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That was a welcome write up. I always love to hear when experienced players return back to training early but completely understand those that don't. Nank, Ross, Short and Taranto and Hopper give the younger players extra competition on the training track and leadership about what it takes to play at the highest level.
I'm really pleased that Ross has returned early. I would love to see him lock down a place in the team and he needs to continue to improve and work if he wants to achieve that. He is not a lock for any position but training hard and returning early is a great sign of his motivation to make it.
Nank is an on-field leader. He leads by example and being in and around the younger players is a huge motivation to go above and beyond for the kids. Nank is never going to win many 100m sprints but he just needs to make sure he has fitness and endurance to run out a season. That all starts now.
It's hard not to get excited by Taranto and Hopper. Everything said about them is so positive. I love the way that they are not clones of each other and bring different sets of skills. Competition for spots will be fierce.
Preseasons are always full of hope but with so many genuine improvements to the side, its hard not to get excited at what 2023 will bring...
I'm really pleased that Ross has returned early. I would love to see him lock down a place in the team and he needs to continue to improve and work if he wants to achieve that. He is not a lock for any position but training hard and returning early is a great sign of his motivation to make it.
Nank is an on-field leader. He leads by example and being in and around the younger players is a huge motivation to go above and beyond for the kids. Nank is never going to win many 100m sprints but he just needs to make sure he has fitness and endurance to run out a season. That all starts now.
It's hard not to get excited by Taranto and Hopper. Everything said about them is so positive. I love the way that they are not clones of each other and bring different sets of skills. Competition for spots will be fierce.
Preseasons are always full of hope but with so many genuine improvements to the side, its hard not to get excited at what 2023 will bring...
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Can see a certain posters brain ticking over.
"We didn't win the flag this year because Dimma was partying on the Gold Coast all pre-season"
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Yep.So looking fwd too 2023.
What coulda been this year has a familiar feel too 2018>>19.
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