Training 2026 Pre Season & Training Reports

[Passmore]

Do they have any positional group training this early in the year?

Any signs of magnets being thrown around? (eg FOS or Kerch in the middle)

Themanbun as well.

Just to clarify, when I said "not really" to magnet moving, we weren't doing alot of line based drills. It was mainly ball movement and running. Lots of running.

When there was a need for defenders to anchor a drill, it was Logue, Comben, McDonald, Dawson amongst others.

Neither Finn nor Colby were notable as defenders.

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

Who the **** are these 3 randoms
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Probably Local or State League players doing a tryout.

 

[Themanbun]

Themanbun as well.

Just to clarify, when I said "not really" to magnet moving, we weren't doing alot of line based drills. It was mainly ball movement and running. Lots of running.

When there was a need for defenders to anchor a drill, it was Logue, Comben, McDonald, Dawson amongst others.

Neither Finn nor Colby were notable as defenders.

Thanks for the update friend

 

[Harris 10]

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Asking for a friend, but did they provide contact details.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Probably Local or State League players doing a tryout.

it would be nice if we didn’t surround our afl squad with local league players

Let them train with the vfl side only

Train on players should be players who have been on an afl list and are afl quality

 

[Psi-Roos]

bites Big Mac
Sloppy.... slurps vanilla shake Rigs.

Sloppy Sloppy Rigs.

-Except Sheez.

 

[FlyHigh18]

On preseason content I hope our media team lift their game

Other clubs have done long form video footage of day 1 inner sanctum stuff

Here we go again

 

[year of the roo]

it would be nice if we didn’t surround our afl squad with local league players

Let them train with the vfl side only

Train on players should be players who have been on an afl list and are afl quality

Put a sock in it, numnuts.

 

[Zondor]

Does this comment come with a stern look? Unclear from the message.

it’s Unclear. I like blowing smoke up one’s arse. **** the Truth. The Land of Make Believe Rocks. Clear Enough? :stern look

 

[The Nostradamus]

Put a sock in it, numnuts.

You are right let’s get a bunch of local leaguers training with our afl team

Hey may as well get yourself to throw the boots on too

I’m sure that will lift standards

 

[Psi-Roos]

You are right let’s get a bunch of local leaguers training with our afl team

Hey may as well get yourself to throw the boots on too

I’m sure that will lift standards

I was pretty handy out of the fullback, back in my day. No doubt I could help elevate Pinky into the next echelon.

Although the chip to yourself in the goalsquate then long bomb to wing is a lost art these days.

 

[rickety]

I was pretty handy out of the fullback, back in my day. No doubt I could help elevate Pinky into the next echelon.

Although the chip to yourself in the goalsquate then long bomb to wing is a lost art these days.

Are you Rod Carter?

 

[Psi-Roos]

Are you Rod Carter?

If only I could grow a Mo as magnificent as Rocket.

 

[pupstar]

If only I could grow a Mo as magnificent as Rocket.

I always referred to him as Tilt.

 

[davefromjerra]

You are right let’s get a bunch of local leaguers training with our afl team

Hey may as well get yourself to throw the boots on too

I’m sure that will lift standards

The club obviously sees some potential in these kids. No harm having a look at them prior to the draft.

 

[Psi-Roos]

I always referred to him as Tilt.

May I ask why?

 

[Hazey1977]

I am still amazed how AFL have structured their training. Map their contact hours and access to official club resources to any elite individual sport and see how the athletes respond. Imagine telling Usain Bolt you can't have any contact with Glen Mills (his coach), nor can he set a specific program for you for large periods of the off season. And even in season there are limits. Insane.

I can't get my head around how backwards it is.

Player power

 

[Jimmy's Hot Dogs]

May I ask why?

Because his head was always on an angle.

 

[Jimmy's Hot Dogs]

They look like auto-generated video game characters

My kids call random people NPCs.

 

[CBSlogger]

Easy to forget that it was only JK's first preseason with us last year, and it was very interrupted. I'm not sure his ceiling is super high, but I do know that he'll almost certainly have a better 2026 on the back of a much better off-season.

I reckon it's harder to teach a skilled player to be marginally more of a maniac than a maniac to marginally improve his skills.

If JK can tighten up his conversion... steak knives = gun.

 

[pupstar]

May I ask why?

I've cause you can . Presuming we are talking about the same player he always seemed to have his head on a lean when playing

 

[Waynesworld]

May I ask why?

Everyone called him Tilt, he had some sort of issue with his neck that meant his head was always tilted on an angle.

 

[New_Roo]

The club obviously sees some potential in these kids. No harm having a look at them prior to the draft.

going to say, why are we abusing the Club for having a look at these players, when we dont actually appear to even know who they are at this stage? Maybe we find that out first!

 

[Krakouer Bonar]

You are right let’s get a bunch of local leaguers training with our afl team

Hey may as well get yourself to throw the boots on too

I’m sure that will lift standards

Its amazing what our 'supporters' will drag up to complain about.

Extroadinary. Absolutely extroardinary.

 

[Krakouer Bonar]

Before all the nuffies go into complete breakdown and collapse, one of the 'train ons' photographed is Pat Fairlie, a VFL recruit and VFL playing development coach. Multiple club champion at Northern Bullants and West Adelaide. Should probably be on an AFL list too. Very good signing.

There. Are we all better????