Training 2025 Preseason Thread

[Fork n Hell]

But he's had an uninterrupted preseason! That means he MUST be good this year, right?

Right?

 

[PerfectFooty]

It's going to be a good year going around watching games get called while commentators get sucked into the biggest myths in football this year, thinking that Salem, Bowey and Billings are all elite kicks

 

[mrmonkey]

It's going to be a good year going around watching games get called while commentators get sucked into the biggest myths in football this year, thinking that Salem, Bowey and Billings are all elite kicks

And laser Laurie

 

[danster168]

It's going to be a good year going around watching games get called while commentators get sucked into the biggest myths in football this year, thinking that Salem, Bowey and Billings are all elite kicks

I wouldn't mind trialling Bowey forward and put Lindsay in Bowey's role.

 

[Dory_77]

I wouldn't mind trialling Bowey forward and put Lindsay in Bowey's role.

Agree. If nothing else his size might help draw some soft frees

 

[melbun]

Needed to become a star:
1. kick straight
2. catch/mark
3. Never fumble
4. Always kick and handball to the teams advantage

options:
5. kick long
6. pack mark
7. know how to lead on the forward line. i.e. present as a target

List the Melbourne players that get 4 or more of the above

 

[Toump Ass]

Kynan time. Billings never again.

Why stop now, let's get him to worst in the AFL then dump him.

 

[markm106]

McVee and AMW injuries have thrown a spanner in the works. I can’t see them moving Bowey out of there but hopefully he can isolate on some one on one training. He just needs to also get that second of composure to hand off to someone instead of booting the shite out of it when under pressure. Not necessarily quick fixes but not sure who else can play the role.

 

[markm106]

I would love to see Kynan Brown get a run. But I can’t see them bringing him in for round one after barely playing in the AFL side in pre season. I can’t see them bringing anyone in that didn’t play Sunday apart from Tmac or Petty. I’d play Brown over Billings every time.

 

[Lord Nev]

McVee and AMW injuries have thrown a spanner in the works. I can’t see them moving Bowey out of there but hopefully he can isolate on some one on one training. He just needs to also get that second of composure to hand off to someone instead of booting the shite out of it when under pressure. Not necessarily quick fixes but not sure who else can play the role.

Reckon our small backmen cop it a bit though because so many of our back half players are terrible at ground level. May can't bend over (noticed on the weekend he was still kicking it off the deck instead of trying to pick it up), Lever is incredibly fumbly with ground balls, TMac has poor agility, Salem and Howes no good in ground ball one on ones, Bowey panics, McVee is sorely missed because it's an area where he's miles ahead of everyone else there. I would be giving Sestan a look in, decent at ground level, dropping Billings and moving Bowey forward personally.

 

[tomcruise]

Give Kynan Brown a chance, come on

 

[MartinPrince]

Hogan (broken thumb) & Stringer (hamstring) ruled out for next 2 weeks

 

[Crusty Demon]

Hogan (broken thumb) & Stringer (hamstring) ruled out for next 2 weeks

No excuses then. Isn't Green out as well?

 

[Daemon]

Needed to become a star:
1. kick straight
2. catch/mark
3. Never fumble
4. Always kick and handball to the teams advantage

options:
5. kick long
6. pack mark
7. know how to lead on the forward line. i.e. present as a target

List the Melbourne players that get 4 or more of the above

Hard pressed to find anyone on that list that does 7. Maybe Fritsch, when he feels like it.

 

[Proper Gander]

I also listened to a Gawn interview and I think someone mentioned it here already, all they've done is interchange last year's buzzwords for love. There's no real talk of needing to attack more or how we plan to do it. Just love each other and that'll fix everything

All you need is love…


Kent

 

[markm106]

No excuses then. Isn't Green out as well?

Yep
Green Hogan and Strigner out. Have to win this one now.

 

[Proper Gander]

It's going to be a good year going around watching games get called while commentators get sucked into the biggest myths in football this year, thinking that Salem, Bowey and Billings are all elite kicks

We’ve been there so I can handle it.

Dom Tyson - commentary always suggested he was a great kick. And he was, assuming his intention was to deliver a good chest mark to the second row of the audience.

It’s the same here. These myths strangely prevail. If one of those guys could have great hair then I would totally roll with the fiction

 

[SugarHealey]

Those stats are for centre bounces where Melbourne were only up 15-11 for clearance. It was the other stoppages where Melbourne got the real clearance dominance and they don’t have centre square player limits of course.

The stats had Clarry and Trac at around 50% attendance and Viney still the highest at 70% (ignoring Gawn). I know Oliver and Trac started forward a bit. Anyone know if Viney was on the bench when he wasn’t in the centre bounce or was elsewhere on the field?

I think Oli and Tracca were our best by a long way. tis great to see Oli actually carrying the footy rather than simply
volley-balling the pill away.
Top shelf Oli, when you move with the footy and then deliver it. And 3 majors to boot... I salute you.

Maxy and Viney were well of their bests. Rusty the pair of them.
Maxy thought he was at a Bowling-Alley at one point... skittling our tall defenders as he went back at the contest.
I hope he gets that out of his game, going back... unless he first sees we have no-one to contest.

Our key backs have to get quicker at rebounding the ball, on counter attack. i like the idea of a quick short kick fron deep back to a team-mate who can either run&carry, or quickly spot another team-mate further up-field... Maintaining possession without the slowing of our play.

 

[SugarHealey]

McVee and AMW injuries have thrown a spanner in the works. I can’t see them moving Bowey out of there but hopefully he can isolate on some one on one training. He just needs to also get that second of composure to hand off to someone instead of booting the shite out of it when under pressure. Not necessarily quick fixes but not sure who else can play the role.

Put Salem, if he has to play... on a wing... playing Brashaw's old sweeper role dropping back to chop out our young backs, who I want to be attacking.

 

[SugarHealey]

Lever is incredibly fumbly with ground balls,

Lever is a poor player as it is, apart from his directions. But his mindset it to slow everything down.
Yesterday's hero. Past it.

 

[PerfectFooty]

I wouldn't mind trialling Bowey forward and put Lindsay in Bowey's role.

I know we don't always agree, but this i agree on. We've swung so many tall defenders through the forward line, maybe at least try the smalls and see if they can bring some pressure

 

[Daemon]

Is Spargo still alive?

 

[Theseventhhamster]

Actually really liked Adam's game, would be great if he can force himself in front of TMac as first man in should we get an injury to May/Lever/Petty.

Also take Turner out of the forwardline FFS

A random viewer probably assume he was a random 25 year old role player type.

Looked like he belonged there.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

Why stop now, let's get him to worst in the AFL then dump him.

He's the biggest pants shitter since Daryll Cullinan against Warnie.

 

[Grimey Sylvia]

I know we don't always agree, but this i agree on. We've swung so many tall defenders through the forward line, maybe at least try the smalls and see if they can bring some pressure

Haha, Goody's next evolution as coach!

Tall def to fwd, medium def to mid, now small def to fwd. Bit full circle really with a few small fwds going back there in years past.

I was pushing for Bowey fwd last year when he was struggling in def. Even just to make room for Lindsay.

Or hey, give K Brown a game FFS...