Training Pre-Season 2023 (First game 18/3 v North)

[Rowan18]

A couple of points from training:

• Clarke was really vocal during the drills - taking on a real leadership persona.
• Hurn was spending part of the time almost mentoring the younger fellas whilst training himself. The same with Boots, but Bunga was really noticeable.
• There was a lot of talk between the players about who was mentoring the new kids etc... it was just good to hear.
• Jake Waterman was getting some specialised attention from one of the trainers. He looked really uncomfortable. I am drawing a huge bow here and I am not expert at all, but from the exercises they were doing I am wondering if his back is possibly playing up. Whatever it is, there is definitely a niggle.
• What else?.... When the players stuffed up they were immediately given the ball again so they can get the next touch and move on from their stuff up. Jamo had to do this a few times (one of them is captured in one of the videos I posted).

Awesome - thanks for the videos and effort to write this up.

Am I the only one that initially thought it was that damn training report meme again? The part about Hurn mentoring gave me flashbacks to Duggan following Mitchell around.

 

[Truckosaurus]

* sake. JJ back at training though? They were both over there, also hanging out with some Cats lads.

Let's hope one of them wasn't Stengle.

 

[Kegs15]

I can understand your paternal concerns, but gee-whiz a game of golf and a dinner are hardly red flags for intervention by a behavioural support practitioner. Good on the kids for taking positive steps to meld into what can be a stressful and demanding environment, particularly if you’re 18 years of age, or thereabouts. I think the club’s new age demographic is a huge positive and I can’t wait to see how we develop over the next couple of years with the older players guiding the ship for the next year or two.

You may have missed that Keys was responding to me suggesting to unifying our younger mids into a sort of group - I think (actually am certain) that he was saying the game of golf/dinner were good things but was more hesitant on the club actively encouraging a higher-draftpick-midfield-specific clique which was a very fair point

 

[garlic munchers]

Paying the club back nicely

Willie thread

 

[Biggie]

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

I wonder if there’s any issues with Darling or if it’s just they are easing in the older guys?

I don’t want to rule out Bailey Williams just yet - he had an awesome last game - but he really needs to get going this year.


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Possibly a delayed reaction to his vaccination earlier in the year.

 

[FKASC]

smh. Cmon mate

 

[Dark Sharks]

Sack Woosha Simpson Nesbitt Winder.


Missed out on Sysbowski and Gilbey for you ya a ******* pleb. I hope your name gets cleared.

Shouldn't be happening after 2 full years in a professional AFL environment, with all the support around him for club do's and don'ts.

 

[InTheWings]

Yeah, didn't read through, just got annoyed with the heading and started rehearsing my "Boo's.

I was gearing up for the 'boos' too! But thankfully he was ok.

 

[InTheWings]

Awesome - thanks for the videos and effort to write this up.

Am I the only one that initially thought it was that damn training report meme again? The part about Hurn mentoring gave me flashbacks to Duggan following Mitchell around.

Haha! I didn't think quick enough. Lol!

 

[InTheWings]

* sake. JJ back at training though? They were both over there, also hanging out with some Cats lads.

Both of them were at training.

 

[KERRPOW]

Surely this is a windup

 

[WCErevival]

I'd like to hear from Winders dad

 

[Monocle]

 

[InTheWings]

Two more vids for today...

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This year's draftees did lots of running and then drills like this..

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[THE A5]

 

[Yeo_Check_Out_ma_Flow]

Hough bringing back 2005-2006 levels of fitness

 

[Shmiddy15]

The rigs on some of our younger boys put the old guard to shame.

 

[Avalor]

2 more years of gym, and look out! Developing nicely, will be a beast.

 

[ziad]

he has changed tanning lotion?

 

[Astro7]

Yeah, didn't read through, just got annoyed with the heading and started rehearsing my "Boo's.

Maybe Ryan will give him the ol' Maynard tummy rub?

 

[VicBased]

Maybe Ryan will give him the ol' Maynard tummy rub?

Oh s**t

wouldn't that be a classic.

 

[Nuffington Post]

Thanks for putting in the effort at WC Junior




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[squashface]

 

[Bender_]

Great first reply from the Docker supporter there, must've been holding onto that super interesting story hoping to share it for a while now.