Training Pre-Season 2026 chat

[CatToTheFuture]

And shall we bring cheeseburgers

I had to google that and I wish i didn't

 

[standupand]

Charisma, smarts, experience, best assistant coach we've ever had, and we've had some greats.

Nigel Lappin is streets ahead of anyone else in that capacity. More experience and more success than even CS himself.

 

[Vdubs]

Nigel Lappin is streets ahead of anyone else in that capacity. More experience and more success than even CS himself.

Nice point- but he has never actually been senior coach was my point. I agree, Lappin is really excellent. Always in the background, and forgot about him with the S King departure.
So to have a guy with Buckley's background is a great get.

 

[Warhorse]

Based on what?
The annual “player x is burning down the house” talk of last pre-season.
On exposed form in the VFL when he returned from injury, he was pretty ordinary.
I’m not writing him off, but the hype about him from some on here is way over the top IMO.

The hype was internally from the club last pre-season. Was a stand out. Not sure about this pre season though

 

[cats_09]

 

[geelong_crazy26]

How is Clark going?? Does he look to have bulked up at all?

 

[cats_09]

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Jhye Clark does not look a very conditioned or strong boy… looks low muscle and a bit of puppy fat as well.

Think someone needs to put a bit of a rocket up him to work towards that next level of conditioning

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Jhye Clark does not look a very conditioned or strong boy… looks low muscle and a bit of puppy fat as well.

Think someone needs to put a bit of a rocket up him to work towards that next level of conditioning

I just can't figure out why he has 26-2-16 tattooed on his arm.

Celebrating an election win by Iramian moderate parties?

 

[00VicWard001]

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Dont think it matters for the top four of that list. It was probably clearing the deadwood out, with alot of them just used to losing and there for the paycheque.

 

[D BRIDGE]

Jhye Clark does not look a very conditioned or strong boy… looks low muscle and a bit of puppy fat as well.

Think someone needs to put a bit of a rocket up him to work towards that next level of conditioning

Fully agree.

The kid just aint it.

 

[cats_09]

I just can't figure out why he has 26-2-16 tattooed on his arm.

Celebrating an election win by Iramian moderate parties?

26-2-17

Maybe something of family significance

 

[Footy Smarts]

Jhye Clark does not look a very conditioned or strong boy… looks low muscle and a bit of puppy fat as well.

Think someone needs to put a bit of a rocket up him to work towards that next level of conditioning

1 photo of him standing there and apparently he's lazy and needs "a rocket" (I swear "a rocket" is the solution to every possible problem according to some fans).

He looks almost identical to Bews and Bowes in those photos. To me he actually looks much bigger around the shoulders than he has in previous years. He stood up in tackles way better at the back end of last year than previously. If he keeps taking steps forward like that he'll be a good long-term player.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

1 photo of him standing there and apparently he's lazy and needs "a rocket" (I swear "a rocket" is the solution to every possible problem according to some fans).

He looks almost identical to Bews and Bowes in those photos. To me he actually looks much bigger around the shoulders than he has in previous years. He stood up in tackles way better at the back end of last year than previously. If he keeps taking steps forward like that he'll be a good long-term player.

lol that’s not what I said. I said he doesn’t look like he has improved his conditioning ( off other photos as well). I was hoping he came back in ripping shape and either trimmed down a little or gained some muscle mass. He hasn’t appeared to have done either. He does need a rocket up him if he hasn’t been putting in hard work

 

[cats_09]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who wants to see these two lining up against each other next season

 

[STPer18]

Some training photos of #4 up on the website from today's training.

 

[CharacterFirst]

Some training photos of #4 up on the website from today's training.

Looks very fit.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Some training photos of #4 up on the website from today's training.

Looking ripped

 

[Footy Smarts]

lol that’s not what I said. I said he doesn’t look like he has improved his conditioning ( off other photos as well). I was hoping he came back in ripping shape and either trimmed down a little or gained some muscle mass. He hasn’t appeared to have done either. He does need a rocket up him if he hasn’t been putting in hard work

This was him less than 2 years ago. He still has a kid's body (unsurprising given they probably didn't want him stacking on weight after his foot issues in his first year):



He's clearly bulked up a lot to this now. His shoulders and upper arms are much, much bigger. He's probably put on the best part of 10kg:



The coaching staff parachuted him into finals off very little form. Do you really think they did that with a guy who "hasn't been putting in the hard work"? Really?

 

[standupand]

This was him less than 2 years ago. He still has a kid's body (unsurprising given they probably didn't want him stacking on weight after his foot issues in his first year):

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He's clearly bulked up a lot to this now. His shoulders and upper arms are much, much bigger. He's probably put on the best part of 10kg:

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The coaching staff parachuted him into finals off very little form. Do you really think they did that with a guy who "hasn't been putting in the hard work"? Really?

His "pensive" look has improved 200%.

 

[Vdubs]

Jhye Clark does not look a very conditioned or strong boy… looks low muscle and a bit of puppy fat as well.

Think someone needs to put a bit of a rocket up him to work towards that next level of conditioning

Bit reactive to an imperfect angled photo?
He looked pretty fit and lean in finals 3 months ago.
And puppy fat-?- we have a new pup, 4 months old, not an ounce of fat.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

This was him less than 2 years ago. He still has a kid's body (unsurprising given they probably didn't want him stacking on weight after his foot issues in his first year):

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He's clearly bulked up a lot to this now. His shoulders and upper arms are much, much bigger. He's probably put on the best part of 10kg:

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The coaching staff parachuted him into finals off very little form. Do you really think they did that with a guy who "hasn't been putting in the hard work"? Really?

You know what's striking? How 2 dimensional the square pattern on the jumper makes him look

 

[geelong_crazy26]

This was him less than 2 years ago. He still has a kid's body (unsurprising given they probably didn't want him stacking on weight after his foot issues in his first year):

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He's clearly bulked up a lot to this now. His shoulders and upper arms are much, much bigger. He's probably put on the best part of 10kg:

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The coaching staff parachuted him into finals off very little form. Do you really think they did that with a guy who "hasn't been putting in the hard work"? Really?

Fair retrospective comparison and yep agreed, he has gained some muscle mass since arriving.

 

[TheCattery2007]

I just can't figure out why he has 26-2-16 tattooed on his arm.

Celebrating an election win by Iramian moderate parties?

It’s obvious.

Hawkins - Harley - Brownless

I have the same tattoo

 

[Pure_Ownage]

lol that’s not what I said. I said he doesn’t look like he has improved his conditioning ( off other photos as well). I was hoping he came back in ripping shape and either trimmed down a little or gained some muscle mass. He hasn’t appeared to have done either. He does need a rocket up him if he hasn’t been putting in hard work

Hes not going to improve his strength and definition in one pre season given the body he started with. But he could start to improve his running.