Bigman’s Training Reports

[Thaiphoon23]

Is the intraclub match being streamed anywhere?

 

[Mutineer]

Some things never change on the Adelaide board..

 

[Mutineer]

Is the intraclub match being streamed anywhere?

Club website

 

[Eddie Murphy]

Club website

Do we know if there’s any possible way to watch it after it’s been streamed?

 

[crows dude]

Is the intraclub match being streamed anywhere?

Yes on afc.com.au

 

[crows dude]

Do we know if there’s any possible way to watch it after it’s been streamed?

They normally post it to the website afterwards

 

[1970crow]

I am ready for trial games. I feel like the best 23 is very close to locked in. Will be interesting if any of the 'best or the rest' type players can make a late surge into round 1

I've been confident all preseason that there's 21-22 locked in

Murray, Keane, Max, Hinge, Laird, Milera - bench Worrell
ROB, Crouch, Rankine, Cumming, Dawson, Sholl - bench Soligo & Peatling
Tex, TT, Fog, Keays, ANB, Rachele - Bench ?

Those 21 seem as locked into a best 22 as can be without injury or ridiculously poor performance in trial games. Curtin I feel strongly is locked into the 23, but not as confident he's in the 22. There's a few players around the mark for the final forward/mid rotation bench spot or sub that played last year if Curtin isn't in the 22 - in number order Berry, Murphy, Pedlar, Taylor & Dowling. If Curtin is in, then we can add Jones and Nank to the sub possible list.

 

[ftmch]

People whinging about arguments and not training report related posts
We then have 3 pages of memes and other rubbish

At least the memes are entertaining. The infernal dick measuring is a deadset yawnfest

 

[Eddie Murphy]

I've been confident all preseason that there's 21-22 locked in

Murray, Keane, Max, Hinge, Laird, Milera - bench Worrell
ROB, Crouch, Rankine, Cumming, Dawson, Sholl - bench Soligo & Peatling
Tex, TT, Fog, Keays, ANB, Rachele - Bench ?

Those 21 seem as locked into a best 22 as can be without injury or ridiculously poor performance in trial games. Curtin I feel strongly is locked into the 23, but not as confident he's in the 22. There's a few players around the mark for the final forward/mid rotation bench spot or sub that played last year if Curtin isn't in the 22 - in number order Berry, Murphy, Pedlar, Taylor & Dowling. If Curtin is in, then we can add Jones and Nank to the sub possible list.

Agree with all this except I don’t think Milera is a lock, rather battling it out with Nankervis and Jones. I also hope we have Taylor and Pedlar higher in the hierarchy than Murphy.

 

[ftmch]

Would really love to see Chayce and Harry turn it around this year and show something. Both have genuine best 22 potential imo

 

[Crow till I die]

 

[Betts are off]

I've been confident all preseason that there's 21-22 locked in

Murray, Keane, Max, Hinge, Laird, Milera - bench Worrell
ROB, Crouch, Rankine, Cumming, Dawson, Sholl - bench Soligo & Peatling
Tex, TT, Fog, Keays, ANB, Rachele - Bench ?

Those 21 seem as locked into a best 22 as can be without injury or ridiculously poor performance in trial games. Curtin I feel strongly is locked into the 23, but not as confident he's in the 22. There's a few players around the mark for the final forward/mid rotation bench spot or sub that played last year if Curtin isn't in the 22 - in number order Berry, Murphy, Pedlar, Taylor & Dowling. If Curtin is in, then we can add Jones and Nank to the sub possible list.

My thoughts are exceptionally similar. Feel like 1 or maybe 2 position battles are lingering on the flanks/bench. Particularly down the spine.

I personally think Curtin is a lock for round 1. And we won't play him as a sub.

 

[Mutineer]

I've been confident all preseason that there's 21-22 locked in

Murray, Keane, Max, Hinge, Laird, Milera - bench Worrell
ROB, Crouch, Rankine, Cumming, Dawson, Sholl - bench Soligo & Peatling
Tex, TT, Fog, Keays, ANB, Rachele - Bench ?

Those 21 seem as locked into a best 22 as can be without injury or ridiculously poor performance in trial games. Curtin I feel strongly is locked into the 23, but not as confident he's in the 22. There's a few players around the mark for the final forward/mid rotation bench spot or sub that played last year if Curtin isn't in the 22 - in number order Berry, Murphy, Pedlar, Taylor & Dowling. If Curtin is in, then we can add Jones and Nank to the sub possible list.

Matt started on the bench a lot last season.

 

[Betts are off]

Would really love to see Chayce and Harry turn it around this year and show something. Both have genuine best 22 potential imo

I'm fans of both, but its really now or never for those 2. I don't see it being easier to break into the side next year. For their sake they need to crack it early and be best 23 for a good chunk of the season IMO. Otherwise it's only gonna get a lot harder

 

[Vader]

I'm fans of both, but its really now or never for those 2. I don't see it being easier to break into the side next year. For their sake they need to crack it early and be best 23 for a good chunk of the season IMO. Otherwise it's only gonna get a lot harder

It's definitely last chance saloon for Harry, given that they shifted him onto the rookie list last year - a very strong indicator of where he stands/stood in the pecking order.

Things aren't quite that desperate yet for Jones.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I love it how the melb media thinks Curtin is going to play at half back

Literally NFI

 

[LoBu]

If the most recent match sim is an insight, Worrell could be in the 2s with Smith back in the 1s. Murray, Keane, Max, Milera, Laird, Hinge & Smith. I think a lot of posters would be surprised, but would any genuinely be shocked?

More disappointed than shocked I think

 

[LoBu]

I've been confident all preseason that there's 21-22 locked in

Murray, Keane, Max, Hinge, Laird, Milera - bench Worrell
ROB, Crouch, Rankine, Cumming, Dawson, Sholl - bench Soligo & Peatling
Tex, TT, Fog, Keays, ANB, Rachele - Bench ?

Those 21 seem as locked into a best 22 as can be without injury or ridiculously poor performance in trial games. Curtin I feel strongly is locked into the 23, but not as confident he's in the 22. There's a few players around the mark for the final forward/mid rotation bench spot or sub that played last year if Curtin isn't in the 22 - in number order Berry, Murphy, Pedlar, Taylor & Dowling. If Curtin is in, then we can add Jones and Nank to the sub possible list.

I think Draper is ahead of Berry and co, perhaps sub, otherwise you are spot on (IMO)

 

[1970crow]

Agree with all this except I don’t think Milera is a lock, rather battling it out with Nankervis and Jones. I also hope we have Taylor and Pedlar higher in the hierarchy than Murphy.

That was player number order. Although, I doubt Taylor has moved past Smurph in the pecking order. Pedlar probably had off his 2023, but he may have blown that with his early form last year.

 

[1970crow]

I think Draper is ahead of Berry and co, perhaps sub, otherwise you are spot on (IMO)

Gut feel is that he's on a managed program that has him arrive at selection discussion 3-5 rounds in. He seems to be having his loads managed based on Bigman's reports. That makes him unlikely for round 1 I reckon.

 

[Scorpus]

I love it how the melb media thinks Curtin is going to play at half back

Literally NFI

They don't do any research. They just regurgitate stuff they might have heard in passing

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Is Cook just making up the numbers until his contract expires? Is there a way in for him given the improved depth we now (hopefully) have?

 

[Coopers]

Is Cook just making up the numbers until his contract expires? Is there a way in for him given the improved depth we now (hopefully) have?

He's fairly tall, great kick, scores goals. There's a way in for him if he's able to get involved more.
Unfortunately we play him in football Siberia on the HFF and he's not able to accumulate much on his own.

 

[Cromulant]

He's fairly tall, great kick, scores goals. There's a way in for him if he's able to get involved more.
Unfortunately we play him in football Siberia on the HFF and he's not able to accumulate much on his own.

Good players find a way at lower levels.

Given his relative lack of footy experience before he joined us, he was an intriguing prospect and theres still a little bit of time. He would want to start ripping games to bit though.

 

[AFC979810]

I love it how the melb media thinks Curtin is going to play at half back

Literally NFI

Wouldn't shock me if he did.

This time last year the Adelaide Media, the club, the fans and even Josh Rachele thought he would play in the midfield.