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    Training Preseason Training Thread - 2026

    All I would say about Barnett (and would extend to most 18-20 year olds) is that for some they take a touch longer to mature and settle down. Pre-draft, they spend most of their junior lives being better than most kids. For the talls, they are often physically bigger too, so they get drafted...
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    Training Preseason Training Thread - 2026

    From the little insider word I’ve ever got - it would seem likely Duggan stays captain, at least for this year. Bakers a very very well liked footballer at a good leader but wouldn’t enjoy the corporate angle of the role that is required at a club like ours. It would weigh him down and for...
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    Training Preseason Training Thread - 2026

    I dare say that it’s probably an indication that we are gearing him to be able to play as the defender that takes the resting mid or third tall with the intent to use him to run the other way. A fair bit of trust being placed on his shoulders I feel. I do think he probably ends up like Shep in...
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    Training Preseason Training Thread - 2026

    He probably will end up a decent AFL footballer in time, Jai. He always was an excellent trainer and is such an imposing size. I’d be surprised if he takes that beyond being a genuine role player, though. He’s a touch too slow to play midfield full time and an awkward size to play anything...
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    Training Preseason Training Thread - 2026

    Hewett, Duursma & Reid, all capable of hitting the scoreboard from the middle is going to be quite fun to watch in the coming years. McCarthy also seems very offensively driven too. Such a contrast to our midfield of the last decade or so, albeit we had a better forward line to kick to then...
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    Training Preseason Training Thread - 2026

    I am kind of actually worried for when Reuben actually hits his prime. Worried for the rest of the league that is. He’ll be a nightmare to compete against when we have any semblance of pressure on a ball carrier for extended periods.
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    List Mgmt. Welcome Harley Reid (Pick 1, 2023 National Draft) Part 2

    It’s just nice to see him settled, really. Those photos look like he is calm and measured; fully enjoying his time at the club and it seems like it’s aligning to his performance- albeit on the training track. He’s had one of the more unique entrances into footy for a while and we really...
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    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025 Part 2

    “All I want for Christmas is Thymosin Beta-4”
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    Training Preseason Training Thread - 2026

    I think the thing for Jobe is not to put a number on goals- I feel that in itself is not a reflection of a year. I feel for him his focus should be on his work rate. Making sure he provides a contest as a bare minimum and working to involve himself on the game outside of marking situations...
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    Training Preseason Training Thread - 2026

    It’s really interesting - I’d heard some noise on Simmo towards the end he had changed & was getting particularly grouchy. Not necessarily surprising (or, unwarranted) given his level of stress and the performance of the team but I think it has to be balanced - players don’t respond to sprays...
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    Training Preseason Training Thread - 2026

    Tommy Barrass came back from one preseason with some decent definition. If I recall correctly, when asked about it , Simmo then made a very cryptic comment in a press conference about making sure they weren’t just “muscles for show”
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    Training Preseason Training Thread - 2026

    Tracks a bit with what was commented mid last year (and think we did see the shift mid way last year in his attitude compared to the start) where Mini commented a bit on his leadership and engagement. Especially with some of his performances which maybe didn’t have the same explosiveness as in...
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    List Mgmt. Welcome Josh Lindsay (Pick 19, 2025 National Draft)

    Already turning some heads at training with kicking skills. I went looking for it but couldn’t find the article but it was relating to Lindsay mid year where his teammates mentioned they just ran into space because they just knew he’d hit them up. Whilst looking for it, I found this article...
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    List Mgmt. Welcome Tylah Williams (Pick 39, 2025 National Draft)

    I think we believed Tylah would get a bid in the 20’s and so when we got to 29 with no bid it changed our thinking a bit and we took Allen instead. We would have ended up with enough points for Banfield I think if that had had happened. There were rumours floating he might have gotten a bid as...
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    List Mgmt. Welcome Tylah Williams (Pick 39, 2025 National Draft)

    I was probably a bit annoyed on draft night to comment too much on Tylah - but now the dust has settled i am quite happy having him at the club. He’s got a lovely left foot kick - and seems like he uses his pace and agility on field which passes the eye test against his combine results. Might...
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