Training Saints preseason 2026

[Joffaboy]

I want to know how many beads of sweat Liam Ryan is shedding at training on average.

Thanks.

Doesn't sweat, very lazy and wont be match fit until July apparently.

 

[StCicatriz]

holy ****... what the hell did i just read RE liam ryan

1

Liam Ryan

Age

29

Ht

181cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

2.7

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

1.3

5star

D

9.9

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.6

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

1.6

5star

? did i stumble onto the freo board or something? some are making the injector supporters look normal!

anyways... he's always struggled with pre-season training particularly the running. you're not getting darcy here for crying out loud. you're getting a high impact small forward with a great overhead mark. someone whos shown he can pinch hit through the midfield. he's very damaging as a footballer. his fitness or lack of elite running doesn't stop him on game day and never has. he's also been fine with living away from home in Perth. not everyone is homesick. whats the difference between cripps and ryan? or carrol and ryan? would love to see someone explain that one without coming off like a racist tool!

 

[AirWinmar]

monday wednesday friday 10am i believe,love to read a report from you,the regular guys do a great job,but havent seen much the last couple training sessions

love to have a couple good training reports to read on my much needed days off the pixx here in pattaya thailand

Thanks mate, i'll try and put some notes down when i go, but dont expext it to be as good as the legends that usually post them on here

 

[Remboy]

It is difficult to write a report when there is a lot going on. Some players still haven’t been allocated numbers and players are interchanging bibs all the time. The ground is crowded with rehab taking up a quarter of it. Max K had to negotiate some space in a corner to practice passing and kicking for goal on the run. There are players doing laps.

TDK, Max K and Clark looking ok in rehab. Barratt also in rehab with no apparent injury. I wouldn’t be surprised if these guys move into the main group soon, conservatively after XMAS. Stocker walking laps which appears to be his modus operandi DI for training.

Not sighted JSOS and Dodson and possiblyMACRAE who I haven’t seen at all yet.

Thanks for that.
Dodson was in the gym on Monday.

 

[True Believer]

It is difficult to write a report when there is a lot going on. Some players still haven’t been allocated numbers and players are interchanging bibs all the time. The ground is crowded with rehab taking up a quarter of it. Max K had to negotiate some space in a corner to practice passing and kicking for goal on the run. There are players doing laps.

TDK, Max K and Clark looking ok in rehab. Barratt also in rehab with no apparent injury. I wouldn’t be surprised if these guys move into the main group soon, conservatively after XMAS. Stocker walking laps which appears to be his modus operandi DI for training.

Not sighted JSOS and Dodson and possiblyMACRAE who I haven’t seen at all yet.

Macrae was reported as playing pool.........

 

[True Believer]

Thanks mate, i'll try and put some notes down when i go, but dont expext it to be as good as the legends that usually post them on here

As long as you do it in crayon, you should be about on par.......

 

[The Punter]

would love to see someone explain that one without coming off like a racist tool!

This was coming...

I couldn't care less what West Coast do regarding their preference for Cripps or Ryan. Both appeared to be a couple of West Coast's better players last season all things considered, but when you are poor, you probably don't want two HFFs in your best five or six.

Carroll plays a different position but from evidence of things seen, I would have Byrnes on the list before Carroll. Although I think we've seen probably 95% of what Byrnes will ever offer and we could see some improvement from Carroll.

Sufficiently colourblind for you?

 

[StCicatriz]

This was coming...

I couldn't care less what West Coast do regarding their preference for Cripps or Ryan. Both appeared to be a couple of West Coast's better players last season all things considered, but when you are poor, you probably don't want two HFFs in your best five or six.

Carroll plays a different position but from evidence of things seen, I would have Byrnes on the list before Carroll. Although I think we've seen probably 95% of what Byrnes will ever offer and we could see some improvement from Carroll.

Sufficiently colourblind for you?

was referring to paddy

 

[saintmike65]

Apart from the two million dollar goals from the Nasiah, which was your favorite goal?

Bronze: Sharman's casual roost from 50
Silver: Hill's boundary line dribbler
Gold: The Higgins free

The Keeler goal against GWS in the last game that Collard cut off as it was going through...would've been a great goal!

 

[akaifu]

 

[jimmytigs]

Thanks mate, i'll try and put some notes down when i go, but dont expext it to be as good as the legends that usually post them on here

cool,anything is good,even my report was pretty well recieved from the 2nd session of the year on wednesday the 12th,only was there 50 minutes,

will definately make it a point to do a whole 2 hours and get there for the start at 10am next pre season,unfortunately i have the same schedule every year and leave for os before the senior players get back into it & now the draftees,but got a good look at flanders boxshall garcia and henry & dont wanna brag,but i think i made a little comment about carroll & since then he has risen in prominence,hopefully he can be half as good as Hall,who someone picked out in the pre season last year

 

[Joffaboy]

As long as you do it in crayon, you should be about on par.......

I resemble that remark.

 

[Remboy]

cool,anything is good,even my report was pretty well recieved from the 2nd session of the year on wednesday the 12th,only was there 50 minutes,

will definately make it a point to do a whole 2 hours and get there for the start at 10am next pre season,unfortunately i have the same schedule every year and leave for os before the senior players get back into it & now the draftees,but got a good look at flanders boxshall garcia and henry & dont wanna brag,but i think i made a little comment about carroll & since then he has risen in prominence,hopefully he can be half as good as Hall,who someone picked out in the pre season last year

I reckon every time I've been to a session where Carroll has trained he does something that makes me so a double take, as in who the hell was that?
Would love him to put a good block of matches together at the start of the season and show what he's capable of.

 

[CursingFijian]

I reckon every time I've been to a session where Carroll has trained he does something that makes me so a double take, as in who the hell was that?
Would love him to put a good block of matches together at the start of the season and show what he's capable of.

Looks like he's ready to fight for a contract.

 

[akaifu]

Kingy

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

We are not paying Ryan for his pre season running, Sydney and Cartlon did not pay for Greg Williams pre season running.

We are paying Ryan because when sherrin hits hand and foot he will create scoring, we are paying Ryan because he can bring leadership to young players in a way that is not just training standards, we are paying Ryan because he can take the pressure of Higgins.

Not every bloke needs to be a cardio beast.

 

[SaintersUnite]

Kingy

Josh Barnes from Code Sports has provided a St Kilda pre-season training update:

“Injury prone forward Max King has taken his biggest strides yet towards full fitness, completing a 90 minute running block at St Kilda training.”

“While King remained separated from his teammates and with a small rehab group of Saints, he moved freely as he builds up a specified program.”

“The Saints plan for him to be in full training in the new year, alongside recruit Tom De Koning, who was on the track on Monday as he works through a minor calf setback.”

“Jack Silvagni was not on track as he eases into his second club on a modified program.

“Speedster Dan Butler was among the other Saints who did not step on the track, as he worked on the exercise bike after a session in the pool.”

‘The Saints had strong numbers on the track on Monday and finished the session with a lengthy running block.”

“Unsurprisingly, running machine Darcy Wilson led the pack with Hugo Garcia and Hugh Boxshall largely kept pace during 200m sprints.”

‘Mid-forward Mattaes Phillipou showed some of his class with sharp left-foot passing during drills while midfield recruit Sam Flanders was active during the session.’

“The Saints were on centre stage at training, with cameras taking in the session for a pending documentary on their pre-season.”

 

[Palantine]

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Looks like he's ready to fight for a contract.

Collard on left? New ink?

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

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Looks like he's ready to fight for a contract.

Boxshall on the right, who are the other three? out the back.

 

[Bill Crouse]

Boxshall on the right, who are the other three? out the back.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think it is Flanders, Byrnes and Windhager.

 

[akaifu]

Boxshall on the right, who are the other three? out the back.

From left to right

Sharman
McGee-Galimberti
Windy
Boxshall

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

From left to right

Sharman
McGee-Galimberti
Windy
Boxshall

Thanks,
thought it was Sharman & Windy by their body shape.
First look at you, me & Bobby McGee

 

[Atomboy]

Collard on left? New ink?

I thought Matty Parker had rejoined us for a second.

I loved Matty Parker’s work.

 

[kosifantutti]

Underrated watch: Beating Port in round 4.

The huge start. They come at us in both the second and third quarters. We kick back out abit.

They then dominate the first 2/3 of the last quarter. Kick the first 2. But throughout that period Caminiti is standing tall down back. Wilson with some major defensive acts.

Then the goal from Sinclair via a broken play and THAT Collard mark to seal it.

Three huge marks from inexperienced players late in the last quarter of close wins.

Collard as you mentioned against Port.

O’Connell sitting under that skied kick from the pocket against Geelong and calmly takes the mark with bodies flying everywhere.

The “other” Melbourne game where Keeler casually plucks a mark with Max Gawn bearing down on him. Actually I just rewatched that goal and it wasn’t as late or close as I remember it. We were 19 points up with 6 minutes to go and won by 28. But still a great mark and a nice kick around the corner to pretty much seal the game.

 

[Ads734]

Three huge marks from inexperienced players late in the last quarter of close wins.

Collard as you mentioned against Port.

O’Connell sitting under that skied kick from the pocket against Geelong and calmly takes the mark with bodies flying everywhere.

The “other” Melbourne game where Keeler casually plucks a mark with Max Gawn bearing down on him. Actually I just rewatched that goal and it wasn’t as late or close as I remember it. We were 19 points up with 6 minutes to go and won by 31. But still a great mark and a nice kick around the corner to pretty much seal the game.

The other one is the Box. Takes a great deal of contested marks often.