Training 2026 Pre Season & Training Reports

[King Corey]

Im glad CZ stuck around, great for morale etc - but if there was one player we could have afforded to loose given positional back up at half forward in return for a decent pick, it’d be him.

Dunno man. Who's ahead of him by position?

Curtis? Anyone else?

There's room for multiple 6'1-2" aggressive forwards.

 

[The Nostradamus]

From charli

 

[Sphynx]

Nothing screams big footy overreaction like making an assumption based entirely on one photo

It was based on GR’s comment regarding Trembath training with the rucks…..

Trembath is a 193cm 20 year old forward. And he’s our best and only shot of actually marking the 30 inside 50’s kicked as high as humanly possible 25m out from goal.

He has no business being the relief ruck in the first year they enforce center bounce jumping.

Larkey is 200cm and a senior body, with a big engine AND clearing him out of deep forward actually improves our structure, he can chop X out.

 

[Themanbun]

Dunno man. Who's ahead of him by position?

Curtis? Anyone else?

There's room for multiple 6'1-2" aggressive forwards.

People act like 6'1-2 forwards can't pressure and crumb. They're 1 inch taller than Will Phillips, they're hardly giants.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

It was based on GR’s comment regarding Trembath training with the rucks…..

Trembath is a 193cm 20 year old forward. And he’s our best and only shot of actually marking the 30 inside 50’s kicked as high as humanly possible 25m out from goal.

He has no business being the relief ruck in the first year they enforce center bounce jumping.

Larkey is 200cm and a senior body, with a big engine AND clearing him out of deep forward actually improves our structure, he can chop X out.

If this eventuates, it’s further indication that Clarko needs to be moved on.

Those first six weeks are going to be the most important of his entire tenure so far.

6-0/5-1: The target.

4-2: Pass, but not ideal considering the run after.

3-3 or worse: Pack up your shit.

 

[Ichiro #51]

Alright, keen to here the predictions: how does Brayden George find a spot in the seniors?

Surely there’s an alternative to “waiting around for Zurhaar to get injured”?

I liked the bits I saw of him at wing/hb in the VFL this season. His kicking power and skill could be a real difference maker at AFL level.

Does anyone know which group he’s been training with: forwards/mids/defenders? Or is it too early to tell?

 

[Its a Process]

It was based on GR’s comment regarding Trembath training with the rucks…..

Trembath is a 193cm 20 year old forward. And he’s our best and only shot of actually marking the 30 inside 50’s kicked as high as humanly possible 25m out from goal.

He has no business being the relief ruck in the first year they enforce center bounce jumping.

Larkey is 200cm and a senior body, with a big engine AND clearing him out of deep forward actually improves our structure, he can chop X out.

For a reasonable footy analyst your disrespect of Larkey is baffling to me.

 

[Its a Process]

If this eventuates, it’s further indication that Clarko needs to be moved on.

Those first six weeks are going to be the most important of his entire tenure so far.

6-0/5-1: The target.

4-2: Pass, but not ideal considering the run after.

3-3 or worse: Pack up your shit.

God this persistent chat is dull.

 

[year of the roo]

For a reasonable footy analyst your disrespect of Larkey is baffling to me.

Larkey's too old mate. Ditto LDU. Sheezel joins them next year in the Pykie bin.

Being youth obsessed =/= reasonable footy analysis.

 

[Its a Process]

Larkey's too old mate. Ditto LDU. Sheezel joins them next year in the Pykie bin.

Being youth obsessed =/= reasonable footy analysis.

Might explain his want to push Zurhaar to half back to make room for Banch and Dovaston

 

[Ichiro #51]

People act like 6'1-2 forwards can't pressure and crumb. They're 1 inch taller than Will Phillips, they're hardly giants.

PC is obviously very good with his pressure and tackling. It helps that when he sticks a tackle, they stay stuck. Also strong on the ground (and in the air). Gun.

Zurhaar’s crumbing and ground ball work is actually very good. I hope with Trembath’s emergence he focuses more on that part of his game. His defensive intent is patchy at best. Needs to lift.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

God this persistent chat is dull.

All good.

Perhaps we can wait another five years to win six games a season.

 

[the big lebowski]

Any word on FOS and his ankle/foot?

 

[Sphynx]

For a reasonable footy analyst your disrespect of Larkey is baffling to me.

See this is the problem, why is Nick being the relief ruck such an issue? He doesn’t have a monopoly on the forward line.

I compare it to basketball. Especially modern basketball.

There’s plenty of elite players that are ill suited to contending sides. They are terrific players, fantastic offensive players, all stars, but are defensive liabilities and disrupt the total system.

Nick is a very good player, but has developed some bad habits that absolutely kill our forward structure. The main one being he always looks to play behind his defender and over the top as that’s his best whine at hitting the scoreboard.

He is poor in the air and we are a side with zero creative ball movement inside 50. He kills space for our other forwards.

I’m simply saying I’d rather try an alternative system where he feels his role is no longer to kick goals and it forces him to move towards our ball carriers.

I just want him at CHF and he’s easily the most suited to the second ruck physically.

 

[Ether]

See this is the problem, why is Nick being the relief ruck such an issue? He doesn’t have a monopoly on the forward line.

I compare it to basketball. Especially modern basketball.

There’s plenty of elite players that are ill suited to contending sides. They are terrific players, fantastic offensive players, all stars, but are defensive liabilities and disrupt the total system.

Nick is a very good player, but has developed some bad habits that absolutely kill our forward structure. The main one being he always looks to play behind his defender and over the top.

I don't think he's a sacred cow. I just can't imagine he'll be any good as a relief ruck. No good at wrestling, not much of a leap.

 

[amaz199]

In fairness to Larkey I thought he looked very dangerous in his last few matches before he got injured.

Was taking grabs and was full of confidence.

 

[Sphynx]

In fairness to Larkey I thought he looked very dangerous in his last few matches before he got injured.

Was taking grabs and was full of confidence.

He’s a very very good footballer.

Who would be very valuable moving forward and back between the arcs more freely and providing the get out kick for us from D50.

A new role would likely see him shed those habits as his priorities would be different.

When the ball transitions in F50 and out again quickly he also acts as a second intercepting CHB.

It’s not as if he doesn’t have the tank to play this role, he does.

Leave the 1-on1 deepest position to Curtis.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

He’s a very very good footballer.

Who would be very valuable moving forward and back between the arcs more freely and providing the get out kick for us from D50.

If not for his terminal aversion to leading at the ball carrier.

 

[Chip Scab1]

In fairness to Larkey I thought he looked very dangerous in his last few matches before he got injured.

Was taking grabs and was full of confidence.

Further to this which is accurate I reckon, he strikes me as someone the coach almost needs to bake before he runs out.


There's uninterested and very interested Larks. There doesn't appear to be much middle ground from afar.

 

[the big lebowski]

If not for his terminal aversion to leading at the ball carrier.

Ironically a shift up the ground should fix this right up

 

[Themanbun]

Isn't Larkey fresh off a PCL?

 

[hoffseason gains 01]

If Trembath could get the forward line ruck work push off goal into his arsenal like a Hawkins or a Tex.. would be a great proposition

 

[itchyscratch]

Oh no. The same three year old who did Zurhaar’s tattoos has now attacked Zac Fisher

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Zac Fisher

Age

27

Ht

175cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.9

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.0

5star

MG

384.0

5star

D

17.0

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

384.0

5star

D

12.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

1.2

2star

T

3.0

5star

!

 

[Flawed Genius]

Isn't Larkey fresh off a PCL?

Best throw him to the wolves in the ruck then

I also don't think Trembath should be playing in the ruck either tbf. Sacrifice Jack Darling to the altar

 

[speedy]

Nice pair of shoulders on Thredgold. Much more physically advanced than what Whitlock and Goad were. Probably even now.