Training 2025 Training - reports, pics etc

[The Smoking Gun]

Just a quick note from yesterday's training session.

The Ugly:

• Music was god-awful and ridiculously loud, as was the MC.
• Training was centred on the far wing for around 80% of the session. If the club wants people to attend these sessions then move the bloody eskies, make-up and hair dye over to the near wing where the fans are.
• Start the session when you advertise the session, not 45 minutes later.

The Bad:

• Cottrell ran up and down the aisle in the Legends stand rather than take part in the match sim. Will he start on Thursday??? Buggered if I know.
• McKay is only a 50/50 starter IMO. Didn't look happy and tried stretching in the "lunge" position to free himself up. Didn't take any part in the match sim. Wonder if that's had more to do with his finishing practice matches early rather than time management.
• Voss said Charlie is a non-starter for Round 1.
• Cincotta ran laps, but still looks to favouring one side.
• Fogarty was wearing the non-contact hat.
• No appearance from Fantapants, Newman, Smith, Durdin or Ben Campo. Don't know what it means re Fantapants.

The Good:

• Haynes to debut. No secret here. Exceptionally clean with his ball acquisition and handling.
• Lucas Campo to debut. No secret here as has performed well throughout preseason.
• Walsh is a starter for Round 1. Trained well.
• Charlie trained well and isn't far away. Everything he did screams "I wanna play" so don't be surprised if he's a late in especially if McKay doesn't come up.
• Both Irish boys are recovering well from their respective knee injuries and did laps. Duffy will need 12 months in the gym and on the ground to alter his body shape.
• O'Keefe isn't far away from returning to full training after tweaking a hammy.
• SOS & Kemp look comfortable in their new roles.
• Moir's body shape has completely changed during the last 12 months (in a good way). Looks very agile and quick, but didn't do anything outstanding to suggest he's pushing for Round 1 selection IMO. Still has some sharp edges to file off and show consistent form at VFL level.
• Docherty will play.....Yes he will play!!!

General Observations:

• Just a general training session conducted in 2nd gear so take aways are somewhat limited.
• Good to see most players out on the track and only a relatively small rehab group. That said there's all of Newman, Smith, Ben Campo, Durdin, Cincotta, Duffy & Monahan. Then there's the doubtfuls in McKay, Fog and Cottrell.
• If McKay does play then there's no way he'll be used in the ruck, so I expect Young to selected whether he plays or not.
• O'Farrell is unlikely to play this year, but his ball-handling off the deck and his marking prowess is very good. Matt Carroll similar.
• Wilson is still quite someway off it IMO.

Possible Line-Up:

B: SOS, Weitering, Saad
BH: McGovern, Haynes, Cowan
C: Acres, Cripps, L.Camporeale
HF: Williams, Young, E.Hollands
F: Kemp, Curnow, Motlop
R: TDK, Hewett, Cerra
IC: Walsh, Docherty, Lord, Boyd
Sub: O.Hollands.

• Curnow seems much more likely to play than McKay based upon what I saw at training.
• Cottrell, Fog and Fantapants are somewhat unknowns as to where they're at. I'd have all 3 ahead of Ollie if fit.
• Even if McKay does play he won't do any ruck work IMO, therefore Young is a likely selection.

For those of you who want to see past the basics as to why Lucas Camporeale was selected have a look at this excellent video from The Saba Show on YouTube. Enjoy.

 

[BlueTongue]

So given the reports of The Smoking Gun & Arr0w , who do we expect to come out of the backline if Young & Haynes are starters?

 

[Just Kreuzing]

So given the reports of The Smoking Gun & Arr0w , who do we expect to come out of the backline if Young & Haynes are starters?

None, Young will play forward & off the bench at times

 

[swuzzlebubble]

So given the reports of The Smoking Gun & Arr0w , who do we expect to come out of the backline if Young & Haynes are starters?

Who's your backline without them?

 

[Revenant1995]

Am really appreciating all the pre-season training reports. As a Qld living Blues member, it's really appreciated. And it sucks for me (and other Qld Blues fans) that there are no games in Qld this year, but it is what it is. Again, thanks for helping making people like us feeling that little bit closer. It's been 30 years (can you believe it?). It's time!

 

[agro]

Am really appreciating all the pre-season training reports. As a Qld living Blues member, it's really appreciated. And it sucks for me (and other Qld Blues fans) that there are no games in Qld this year, but it is what it is. Again, thanks for helping making people like us feeling that little bit closer. It's been 30 years (can you believe it?). It's time!

I think we’ve had enough of the Gabba for the time being - I’m sure Doch feels the same way too.

 

[The Bighouse]

Just a quick note from yesterday's training session.

The Ugly:

• Music was god-awful and ridiculously loud, as was the MC.
• Training was centred on the far wing for around 80% of the session. If the club wants people to attend these sessions then move the bloody eskies, make-up and hair dye over to the near wing where the fans are.
• Start the session when you advertise the session, not 45 minutes later.

The Bad:

• Cottrell ran up and down the aisle in the Legends stand rather than take part in the match sim. Will he start on Thursday??? Buggered if I know.
• McKay is only a 50/50 starter IMO. Didn't look happy and tried stretching in the "lunge" position to free himself up. Didn't take any part in the match sim. Wonder if that's had more to do with his finishing practice matches early rather than time management.
• Voss said Charlie is a non-starter for Round 1.
• Cincotta ran laps, but still looks to favouring one side.
• Fogarty was wearing the non-contact hat.
• No appearance from Fantapants, Newman, Smith, Durdin or Ben Campo. Don't know what it means re Fantapants.

The Good:

• Haynes to debut. No secret here. Exceptionally clean with his ball acquisition and handling.
• Lucas Campo to debut. No secret here as has performed well throughout preseason.
• Walsh is a starter for Round 1. Trained well.
• Charlie trained well and isn't far away. Everything he did screams "I wanna play" so don't be surprised if he's a late in especially if McKay doesn't come up.
• Both Irish boys are recovering well from their respective knee injuries and did laps. Duffy will need 12 months in the gym and on the ground to alter his body shape.
• O'Keefe isn't far away from returning to full training after tweaking a hammy.
• SOS & Kemp look comfortable in their new roles.
• Moir's body shape has completely changed during the last 12 months (in a good way). Looks very agile and quick, but didn't do anything outstanding to suggest he's pushing for Round 1 selection IMO. Still has some sharp edges to file off and show consistent form at VFL level.
• Docherty will play.....Yes he will play!!!

General Observations:

• Just a general training session conducted in 2nd gear so take aways are somewhat limited.
• Good to see most players out on the track and only a relatively small rehab group. That said there's all of Newman, Smith, Ben Campo, Durdin, Cincotta, Duffy & Monahan. Then there's the doubtfuls in McKay, Fog and Cottrell.
• If McKay does play then there's no way he'll be used in the ruck, so I expect Young to selected whether he plays or not.
• O'Farrell is unlikely to play this year, but his ball-handling off the deck and his marking prowess is very good. Matt Carroll similar.
• Wilson is still quite someway off it IMO.

Possible Line-Up:

B: SOS, Weitering, Saad
BH: McGovern, Haynes, Cowan
C: Acres, Cripps, L.Camporeale
HF: Williams, Young, E.Hollands
F: Kemp, Curnow, Motlop
R: TDK, Hewett, Cerra
IC: Walsh, Docherty, Lord, Boyd
Sub: O.Hollands.

• Curnow seems much more likely to play than McKay based upon what I saw at training.
• Cottrell, Fog and Fantapants are somewhat unknowns as to where they're at. I'd have all 3 ahead of Ollie if fit.
• Even if McKay does play he won't do any ruck work IMO, therefore Young is a likely selection.

For those of you who want to see past the basics as to why Lucas Camporeale was selected have a look at this excellent video from The Saba Show on YouTube. Enjoy.

Believe it’s a groin issue vs knee for Monahan?
Duffy is supposed to be back in action about now = be interesting if he’s selected for VFL duties in a couple of weeks.

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[The Bighouse]

None, Young will play forward & off the bench at times

Preferably just off the bench (or defender relief).
Should keep him out of the forward line.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Preferably just off the bench (or defender relief).
Should keep him out of the forward line.

Depends if Harry plays or not

 

[The Bighouse]

Depends if Harry plays or not

No H then still keep him out of the forward line (high CHF), think he’s a danger to others down there.

 

[GoBlues!]

Attended today's public training and had a great time except for the annoying loud music. Took my camcorder with me and took lots of vision. Will upload to YouTube tomorrow and share the link on this site. However I will have to find a way to remove all the background music otherwise I'll get multiple copyright violations from YouTube. I've got a few hours work ahead of me.

Great footage AllHart, great camera skills. Especially liked the bit at the beginning where the group were running together, looked like it was in slo-mo.

Just need you to add the Chariots of Fire soundtrack to this bit…

 

[Arr0w]

Just a quick note from yesterday's training session.

The Ugly:

• Music was god-awful and ridiculously loud, as was the MC.
• Training was centred on the far wing for around 80% of the session. If the club wants people to attend these sessions then move the bloody eskies, make-up and hair dye over to the near wing where the fans are.
• Start the session when you advertise the session, not 45 minutes later.

The Bad:

• Cottrell ran up and down the aisle in the Legends stand rather than take part in the match sim. Will he start on Thursday??? Buggered if I know.
• McKay is only a 50/50 starter IMO. Didn't look happy and tried stretching in the "lunge" position to free himself up. Didn't take any part in the match sim. Wonder if that's had more to do with his finishing practice matches early rather than time management.
• Voss said Charlie is a non-starter for Round 1.
• Cincotta ran laps, but still looks to favouring one side.
• Fogarty was wearing the non-contact hat.
• No appearance from Fantapants, Newman, Smith, Durdin or Ben Campo. Don't know what it means re Fantapants.

The Good:

• Haynes to debut. No secret here. Exceptionally clean with his ball acquisition and handling.
• Lucas Campo to debut. No secret here as has performed well throughout preseason.
• Walsh is a starter for Round 1. Trained well.
• Charlie trained well and isn't far away. Everything he did screams "I wanna play" so don't be surprised if he's a late in especially if McKay doesn't come up.
• Both Irish boys are recovering well from their respective knee injuries and did laps. Duffy will need 12 months in the gym and on the ground to alter his body shape.
• O'Keefe isn't far away from returning to full training after tweaking a hammy.
• SOS & Kemp look comfortable in their new roles.
• Moir's body shape has completely changed during the last 12 months (in a good way). Looks very agile and quick, but didn't do anything outstanding to suggest he's pushing for Round 1 selection IMO. Still has some sharp edges to file off and show consistent form at VFL level.
• Docherty will play.....Yes he will play!!!

General Observations:

• Just a general training session conducted in 2nd gear so take aways are somewhat limited.
• Good to see most players out on the track and only a relatively small rehab group. That said there's all of Newman, Smith, Ben Campo, Durdin, Cincotta, Duffy & Monahan. Then there's the doubtfuls in McKay, Fog and Cottrell.
• If McKay does play then there's no way he'll be used in the ruck, so I expect Young to selected whether he plays or not.
• O'Farrell is unlikely to play this year, but his ball-handling off the deck and his marking prowess is very good. Matt Carroll similar.
• Wilson is still quite someway off it IMO.

Possible Line-Up:

B: SOS, Weitering, Saad
BH: McGovern, Haynes, Cowan
C: Acres, Cripps, L.Camporeale
HF: Williams, Young, E.Hollands
F: Kemp, Curnow, Motlop
R: TDK, Hewett, Cerra
IC: Walsh, Docherty, Lord, Boyd
Sub: O.Hollands.

• Curnow seems much more likely to play than McKay based upon what I saw at training.
• Cottrell, Fog and Fantapants are somewhat unknowns as to where they're at. I'd have all 3 ahead of Ollie if fit.
• Even if McKay does play he won't do any ruck work IMO, therefore Young is a likely selection.

For those of you who want to see past the basics as to why Lucas Camporeale was selected have a look at this excellent video from The Saba Show on YouTube. Enjoy.

Great write up smoky, next time can we not sit so close to the speakers?

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

The MC was the woman who also does all the shouting at our games IYKYK

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[katmanblue]

The MC was the woman who also does all the shouting at our games IYKYK

She's actually an ok MC. It's just that the combination of her voice and the sweet spot of the speaker system makes it sound like nails on a chalkboard to me.

I've got 35% hearing loss in both ears. And her voice hurts me.

On SM-F946B using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

The Underwood Effect

 

[Aphrodite]

across

 

[JimmyRabbit49]

across

Positive signs that all the players in those photo's had managed to hold onto the ball.

 

[Soapy V]

Message from someone at training.

If you expected a response today wasn't it. Standard stuff with focus on tackling and defence
Short sharp. Coaches very calm. Players were all quite jovial
No different to any other training session. Drills and some match sim
Docherty is all midfield drills
Silvagni in defence
Boyd looked to be with senior group but hard to tell. Moving well
Couldn't see Carroll or Fantasia
Curnow looks ready to play

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Message from someone at training.

If you expected a response today wasn't it. Standard stuff with focus on tackling and defence
Short sharp. Coaches very calm. Players were all quite jovial
No different to any other training session. Drills and some match sim
Docherty is all midfield drills
Silvagni in defence
Boyd looked to be with senior group but hard to tell. Moving well
Couldn't see Carroll or Fantasia
Curnow looks ready to play

It would appear Voss & Co and Mitchell & the Hawks are treating last week as more of a mulligan than anything. Mitchell was full of praise and concern for his team taking us lightly after last week.

Dominated the territory game but couldn't connect going forward at all.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Let's hope they deliver on the park this week.

 

[JimmyRabbit49]

Message from someone at training.

If you expected a response today wasn't it. Standard stuff with focus on tackling and defence
Short sharp. Coaches very calm. Players were all quite jovial
No different to any other training session. Drills and some match sim
Docherty is all midfield drills
Silvagni in defence
Boyd looked to be with senior group but hard to tell. Moving well
Couldn't see Carroll or Fantasia
Curnow looks ready to play

I would think that any "response" should have happened days ago and despite the poor result you don't want the coaching staff throwing out a whole pre-season of planning based on one game that was decided much more by skills than coaching.

 

[Azzurro]

Message from someone at training.

If you expected a response today wasn't it. Standard stuff with focus on tackling and defence
Short sharp. Coaches very calm. Players were all quite jovial
No different to any other training session. Drills and some match sim
Docherty is all midfield drills
Silvagni in defence
Boyd looked to be with senior group but hard to tell. Moving well
Couldn't see Carroll or Fantasia
Curnow looks ready to play

I am a coach. This is how I'd do it.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

I am a coach. This is how I'd do it.

Are you Aaron Hammill?