Training Pre-Season 2026 chat

[calder_daddy]

Worpel leading clearances in the game..
People need to understand his game and what we actually want from him.
If we had him last year the GF could have gone differently.

Bolded = Agree

They rest not so much

 

[Cataholic]

Worpel leading clearances in the game..
People need to understand his game and what we actually want from him.
If we had him last year the GF could have gone differently.

His recruitment didn't excite me, but I'll withhold judgement until I see what chemistry he is able to create with our ruck, Smith, Atkins etc.

 

[winty]

7 frees in a row to Carlton.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

He has made more mistakes and poor efforts tonight than Bartel had in his career
How you harp on about him and then shut down players like Mullin is beyond me

Mullin? Lol.

 

[SkittleCats]

Have they said they are deliberately giving them less time before calling holding the ball?

 

[Mad_Hatter]

His recruitment didn't excite me, but I'll withhold judgement until I see what chemistry he is able to create with our ruck, Smith, Atkins etc.

The only person excited by his recruitment was probably Worpel himself.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Mullin? Lol.

Mullin is sacred on this board despite being one of the fifty shades of shit.

 

[Cataholic]

Nice mark by Polkinghorne

 

[Munich]

Polkinghorn the new FF if Shagger out?

 

[catempire]

The only person excited by his recruitment was probably Worpel himself.

Plenty of Hawfies too.

 

[numbwombat]

Can Edwards take a mark in the VFL? Is it just preseason fumbles tonight?

 

[joe444]

K Rock
Just a knock to the shin, no further damage.

 

[Cataholic]

Club suggesting it's Neale's shin, but they're known to be loose with the truth, so who knows.

 

[dazbroncos]

Deep breaths Daz... deep breaths...

GO Catters

 

[Gavin Excell]

K Rock
Just a knock to the shin, no further damage.

Hoping so

 

[Cataholic]

Humphries stiff there

 

[catempire]

The number of high frees they’ve got ducking and we’ve not got legitimately is maddening.

 

[SkittleCats]

Yeah this umpiring has been terrible.

 

[Munich]

Who's the dude in the glasses

 

[Vdubs]

It isnt just Scotts fault, its the management team as well. We had no backup plan if we missed Marshall at the end of last year, we did, and now we have nothing but SDK, Neale and a few kids. Not having a plan B to cover the gap is a huge mistake. Neale was always going to go in there at some point, it wouldve been a brave coach to not do it given how weak we are at the position. Injuries are always a risk, especially with the new rules.

What is wrong with Neale doing some ruck work anyway?
He came as a RUCK/KF.

 

[thegerman]

Happy for the preseason test but we are awful by foot. This meant anytime we went forward it was luck that the ball fell into our hands.

The ruck is an absolute issue now. Whatever we put forward they were easily beaten by journeyman rucks.

Loved seeing Bruhn back. He was definitely a shining light off half back.

Umpires should get the three votes for the blues. Absolutely disgraceful display of umpiring. Throws, head high tackles missed. Laughable.

 

[Cataholic]

The number of high frees they’ve got ducking and we’ve not got legitimately is maddening.

Humphries got decapitated twice then, and got pinged for holding

 

[SkittleCats]

22 to 11 free kicks so far tonight....

 

[The_Todd07]

Humphries HTB rather than high followed by their guy playing on, dropping the ball and play on not called

Looking forward to the standard of umpiring this year

 

[hoopla]

This umpiring is beyond a joke. I really hope it’s not a precursor to the real stuff