I wonder if the club thinks they can turn him into the small forward we need? Has some of the attributes, fast, skillful, can find the ball. If you were gonna recruit someone lightly built that you thought would stay that way a nippy forward is what they could be.
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We don’t need a small forward - we have plenty of players that can roll through the position who are quality
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Interesting, he shows more poise and better disposal than Draper
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So just read there were 40 players at training Monday, when only 16 were required to be there. Love to see the commitment from the older guys 
Nicks disagreed with you, one injury and we saw Murphy getting 5 games last year.
In Nicks eyes Murphy >>>>> all the other players on our list that could have played as a small forward.
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Hopefully that September exit is burningSo just read there were 40 players at training Monday, when only 16 were required to be there. Love to see the commitment from the older guys
Parnell vibes
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Yet again, another player understanding where he needs to improve .....always a great starting point
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Sid revealing he benched 115kg. Pretty impressive at only 19.
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I thought so too but he’s a lot more nuggety than Paddy when he arrived. Really busted himself at training today from the footage and didn’t look like a school kid
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Good signs his back ailment (spondylolosis) is now behind him.
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/crows-no-4-pick-sid-draper-opens-up-on-start-to-afl-career-why-hes-happy-to-be-the-sub/news-story/71f20374757f4e71eefb02e55294c57c
Adelaide young gun Sid Draper says he now completely understands why he has been eased into life as an AFL player, as the Crow revealed the extent of the back issue that impacted his pre-season.
There had been a lot of excitement from Crows fans around their No. 4 draft pick, but Adelaide coaches and high performance staff were very deliberate in easing him into pre-season training.
And while he has featured in every game so far this season, his first three games came as the starting substitute.
Draper said he understood exactly why, having arrived at the club with a pars defect in his back – a stress fracture of the bones of the lower spine, also known as spondylolysis.
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Second session down.
Despite being quite windy and a few key players missing, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of today’s training. Ball skills and marking are still a bit rusty as you’d expect but the general intensity seems really good for this time of year.
Numbers were again pleasing though there were a few different names compared to Monday. No Tex, Milera or Laird this time, but Dawson returned as did Sholl. Berry was absent today as was Peatling, while ANB, Cumming and Ah Chee are yet to return.
Hinge did a bit of the session which was good to see. Fog and Max are still in the rehab group, not sure the issue with Max. Suspect he’s not far away rejoining the main group. Draper was again a no show, I guess they’re working on something in the gym? Seems strange he hasn’t set foot on the oval yet.
Marsh was only allowed to run laps while Ludowyke did some handball work before heading into the gym. He’s a huge lad, will fill out a lot with those shoulders. Cotton did almost the entire session save for the running.
The two train ons (McGuane and Foot) both did the bulk of training. Interestingly McGuane was eased into it - while the boys did the early drills, he was working with the high performance guys on his burst speed and quick feet. Both McGuane and Foot were held off from the running portion of training, as was Dawson and Keays.
One drill that really caught my eye today was full-ground and had the corridor coned off and filled with coaches, meaning it was a no go zone. Instead they had to move the ball up and down the wings. Additionally, whenever a team scored, they would remain the attacking side and have to immediately move the ball from defence. Typically in most drills, after a score the ball is handed to the opposition or the coaches. This change meant players had to be really switched on and not get caught out on the rebound.
Another interesting one was late in the session and was basically the AFL combine kicking test. Players had six kicks to make, three left and three right of varying distances, with teammates standing in hoops and not allowed to leave the hoop to receive the footy. Basically they had to be perfect kicks. Only half a dozen did this drill, but my boy Taylor was the standout, hitting 4 of 6, while Ryan (3) the runner up. Both very impressive given gusts of 40km. Curtin surprisingly was the worst of the group - I blame the fact he wore knee strapping again! Not sure the deal with that, one of the great mysteries.
The running at the end wasn’t too arduous, just end to end strides with 10–15 secs in between. Curtin, Dowling and Pedlar generally led the pack. Pleasingly, Welsh did not labour one bit. His time trial will be interesting but there’s no doubt he’s fitter at the moment.
As for the standout trainer, it has to be Cook. In the two larger-scale drills today he was the most dominant and really covered the ground, working up and down the wing. Had a few contested wins including two on Pedlar, took a few intercept grabs and was typically excellent with the ball. The penny seemed to drop for this lad late last year, he became a force in the sanfl and a different player. Hopefully he keeps riding that momentum this summer.
Some other player notes:
7. Thilthorpe - if you were concerned at all he might come back sluggish, don’t be. Ran like a greyhound out there, including one burst through the centre a 200cm bloke just shouldn’t do.
8. Rachele - no sunnies today. Looks fit though was a bit quiet during today’s drills, but whenever he gets the ball you can basically guarantee he will hit a target.
9. Murray - should clarify that he’s quite bulky but in great condition, I just think he could stand to lose a bit of that muscle. Had a ground ball where he wasn’t agile enough to beat his opponent, still an area he needs to improve.
10. Pedlar - beaten twice by Cook which isn’t ideal, but he’s certainly training with real energy and looks leaner to the eye. Kicking sharp again, bit more composed.
12. Dawson - think he’s not in quite as good condition as this time last year but that’s not a shock given the foot injury. Still trained really well, he’s a class above at times out there.
17. Welsh - like I said, has definitely slimmed down a bit and improved his running. And what a shock, he was able to get involved a lot more in the full-ground drills, even pushing up to take marks at half back.
19. Taylor - has probably bulked up more than I gave him credit for on Monday, though he’s still by no means a huge lad. Is definitely more involved so far this summer and training with more confidence, it’s amazing what extended time at AFL level can do.
21. Bond - similar to Taylor but his improvement in the last two years has been even more substantial. He’s a much more composed and confident player now with his decision making and ball use.
23. Rankine - is ready to play right now. He’s the best prepared on the list.
27. Nankervis - had a good session particularly with his kicking which seemed to desert him last year. Hopefully Nicksy doesn’t kill his confidence this time around.
33. Cotton - was good again. Made a few blues but for a bloke who hadn’t played footy in years, he kept running to the right spots and got used a lot in transition. Seems a pretty calm decision maker which I like. No idea where he will play yet, personally I like the idea of half back/wing for now. Curious to see if he has inside chops.
38. Foot - broad, strong lad and with the curly dark hair and tan I got him confused with Bond once or twice. Seems a good athlete, but my doubts remain from his draft year over his kicking and decision making. Willing to give him more time as it was windy and I’ve no doubt he was nervous.
40. McGuane - pretty much as expected. He’s very light, but knows where to run and is a neat player and good with his hands. Kicking lacks a bit of guts though, bit Crouch-like in that regard. Also one thing I noticed from his draft year is that too often he takes too long to move the ball on after a mark, and that was the case again today. Think he gets paralysis by choice.
41. Butts - mentioned it last time but I’ll mention it again, he’s in incredible nick. With his tan he looks in supreme condition out there, certainly no excess bulk.
Any questions, feel free to ask.
Despite being quite windy and a few key players missing, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of today’s training. Ball skills and marking are still a bit rusty as you’d expect but the general intensity seems really good for this time of year.
Numbers were again pleasing though there were a few different names compared to Monday. No Tex, Milera or Laird this time, but Dawson returned as did Sholl. Berry was absent today as was Peatling, while ANB, Cumming and Ah Chee are yet to return.
Hinge did a bit of the session which was good to see. Fog and Max are still in the rehab group, not sure the issue with Max. Suspect he’s not far away rejoining the main group. Draper was again a no show, I guess they’re working on something in the gym? Seems strange he hasn’t set foot on the oval yet.
Marsh was only allowed to run laps while Ludowyke did some handball work before heading into the gym. He’s a huge lad, will fill out a lot with those shoulders. Cotton did almost the entire session save for the running.
The two train ons (McGuane and Foot) both did the bulk of training. Interestingly McGuane was eased into it - while the boys did the early drills, he was working with the high performance guys on his burst speed and quick feet. Both McGuane and Foot were held off from the running portion of training, as was Dawson and Keays.
One drill that really caught my eye today was full-ground and had the corridor coned off and filled with coaches, meaning it was a no go zone. Instead they had to move the ball up and down the wings. Additionally, whenever a team scored, they would remain the attacking side and have to immediately move the ball from defence. Typically in most drills, after a score the ball is handed to the opposition or the coaches. This change meant players had to be really switched on and not get caught out on the rebound.
Another interesting one was late in the session and was basically the AFL combine kicking test. Players had six kicks to make, three left and three right of varying distances, with teammates standing in hoops and not allowed to leave the hoop to receive the footy. Basically they had to be perfect kicks. Only half a dozen did this drill, but my boy Taylor was the standout, hitting 4 of 6, while Ryan (3) the runner up. Both very impressive given gusts of 40km. Curtin surprisingly was the worst of the group - I blame the fact he wore knee strapping again! Not sure the deal with that, one of the great mysteries.
The running at the end wasn’t too arduous, just end to end strides with 10–15 secs in between. Curtin, Dowling and Pedlar generally led the pack. Pleasingly, Welsh did not labour one bit. His time trial will be interesting but there’s no doubt he’s fitter at the moment.
As for the standout trainer, it has to be Cook. In the two larger-scale drills today he was the most dominant and really covered the ground, working up and down the wing. Had a few contested wins including two on Pedlar, took a few intercept grabs and was typically excellent with the ball. The penny seemed to drop for this lad late last year, he became a force in the sanfl and a different player. Hopefully he keeps riding that momentum this summer.
Some other player notes:
7. Thilthorpe - if you were concerned at all he might come back sluggish, don’t be. Ran like a greyhound out there, including one burst through the centre a 200cm bloke just shouldn’t do.
8. Rachele - no sunnies today. Looks fit though was a bit quiet during today’s drills, but whenever he gets the ball you can basically guarantee he will hit a target.
9. Murray - should clarify that he’s quite bulky but in great condition, I just think he could stand to lose a bit of that muscle. Had a ground ball where he wasn’t agile enough to beat his opponent, still an area he needs to improve.
10. Pedlar - beaten twice by Cook which isn’t ideal, but he’s certainly training with real energy and looks leaner to the eye. Kicking sharp again, bit more composed.
12. Dawson - think he’s not in quite as good condition as this time last year but that’s not a shock given the foot injury. Still trained really well, he’s a class above at times out there.
17. Welsh - like I said, has definitely slimmed down a bit and improved his running. And what a shock, he was able to get involved a lot more in the full-ground drills, even pushing up to take marks at half back.
19. Taylor - has probably bulked up more than I gave him credit for on Monday, though he’s still by no means a huge lad. Is definitely more involved so far this summer and training with more confidence, it’s amazing what extended time at AFL level can do.
21. Bond - similar to Taylor but his improvement in the last two years has been even more substantial. He’s a much more composed and confident player now with his decision making and ball use.
23. Rankine - is ready to play right now. He’s the best prepared on the list.
27. Nankervis - had a good session particularly with his kicking which seemed to desert him last year. Hopefully Nicksy doesn’t kill his confidence this time around.
33. Cotton - was good again. Made a few blues but for a bloke who hadn’t played footy in years, he kept running to the right spots and got used a lot in transition. Seems a pretty calm decision maker which I like. No idea where he will play yet, personally I like the idea of half back/wing for now. Curious to see if he has inside chops.
38. Foot - broad, strong lad and with the curly dark hair and tan I got him confused with Bond once or twice. Seems a good athlete, but my doubts remain from his draft year over his kicking and decision making. Willing to give him more time as it was windy and I’ve no doubt he was nervous.
40. McGuane - pretty much as expected. He’s very light, but knows where to run and is a neat player and good with his hands. Kicking lacks a bit of guts though, bit Crouch-like in that regard. Also one thing I noticed from his draft year is that too often he takes too long to move the ball on after a mark, and that was the case again today. Think he gets paralysis by choice.
41. Butts - mentioned it last time but I’ll mention it again, he’s in incredible nick. With his tan he looks in supreme condition out there, certainly no excess bulk.
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Any obvious forward/mid/back positioning yet?
Any obvious forward/mid/back positioning yet?
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Correct about Filthy, was just part of transitioning the ball, no stoppage work or anything.
Agree on Cook, it gives him space to use his strengths and gives us another taller option there. He will need to be super fit though, wingers clock the most kms of anyone these days.
I’m giving it to Taylor now the big improver
