Training 2026 Pre Season & Training Reports

[KiwiRoo]

I’ve got a biography or auto biography of Tewara Nikau somewhere, he’s another super fella

very true...one of my favourites when he was playing.
Now he does a lot of charity & mentoring stuff , especially after he lost his leg

 

[Shinboner1]

I dont know how to feel with Comdens comments. Am I thinking he’s putting a ceiling on their standards?

Who's comdem?

 

[DuckYeah]

Who's comdem?

Cobden? You dont know? He’s in the leadership group

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

Cobden? You dont know? He’s in the leadership group

If you know you know.

 

[My Left Foote]

I dont know how to feel with Comdens comments. Am I thinking he’s putting a ceiling on their standards?

Do you condemn Comben's comments?

 

[itchyscratch]

Who's comdem?

Danielses team mate.

 

[DuckYeah]

Do you condemn Comben's comments?

I just dont think they actually know what good standards are? So it just seems as though he knows and placing a ceiling. Just how I interpreted the comments.

 

[bengrina]

Training report from today.

Spoke to Wil Dawson , he’s put on 5-6 kg since last season (visibly bigger) . Weighing 104kgs
Didn’t ask Whitlock as he looked very lean (unsure what/if any size put on)
Dovaston very happy to be at north . He followed pies but half his family ate north supporters.
Spoke with goater , he has slight niggle in foot but only temporary set back . Will be right for round 1
Spoke with brayden george , best shape he’s been in since been at the club . Will be playing round 1 whether vfl or afl.
Can’t recall who , but when I asked who was best performing pre season brayden was their pick
Wil Dawson reckons fossil will win the Syd
Unsure why but tom Powell definitely looks like he has lost size
Jy said dovaston will play round 1
Overheard LDU talking about a lot of time spent trying to emulate Ben cousins kicking style
The guys are confident that the core group has had another year of growth .
I mentioned the fixture to a couple of players. Happy that we aren’t travelling round 1 but need to take advantage.
Asked the war lord if he could run through Judas round 1 , he had a good laugh

 

[Arden]

Dovaston very happy to be at north . He followed pies but half his family ate north supporters.

Jesus, that’s grim.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Dovaston very happy to be at north . He followed pies but half his family ate north supporters.

You should probably pass that on to the coppers.

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

Asked the war lord if he could run through Judas round 1 , he had a good laugh

 

[koshari]

Training report from today.

Spoke to Wil Dawson , he’s put on 5-6 kg since last season (visibly bigger) . Weighing 104kgs
Didn’t ask Whitlock as he looked very lean (unsure what/if any size put on)
Dovaston very happy to be at north . He followed pies but half his family ate north supporters.
Spoke with goater , he has slight niggle in foot but only temporary set back . Will be right for round 1
Spoke with brayden george , best shape he’s been in since been at the club . Will be playing round 1 whether vfl or afl.
Can’t recall who , but when I asked who was best performing pre season brayden was their pick
Wil Dawson reckons fossil will win the Syd
Unsure why but tom Powell definitely looks like he has lost size
Jy said dovaston will play round 1
Overheard LDU talking about a lot of time spent trying to emulate Ben cousins kicking style
The guys are confident that the core group has had another year of growth .
I mentioned the fixture to a couple of players. Happy that we aren’t travelling round 1 but need to take advantage.
Asked the war lord if he could run through Judas round 1 , he had a good laugh

cannibal bastards....

 

[SunnyBoner]

I spoke to bengrina - he's looking fit ahead of a big year and his biggest challenge (like many of us) is keeping his son interested in how the Roos progress this year.

Agree that Dawson is looking huge - as is X and Logue.
Spoke to Threadgold, such an articulate kid - needs to put on size and not sure if he will be a key position back or a third tall. He moves, marks and kicks really well.
Can't see Goad or Whitlock playing much in 2026 - they both need to put on a fair bit of size.
A dozen or so lads trained on the side - looks like they were either carrying injuries or in recovery/work load restrictions ie CCJ, Goater, Fisher, RHJ, George W, Corr, Cam Z and Spargo
Love everything about FOS
Brayden George looking very sharp
Agree that Powell looks smaller, may have taken some muscle off to quicken up and run defensively in games.
Lots to love about Dovaston - he plays like Boomer. Not sure who his cousins eat
Based on today and despite what many on here think, Jy, Caleb, Stevens and Pink will play plenty of AFL games next year
From the little I saw on the sidelines, not sure Zane trains like an AFL footballer.
Everyone else looked great, Sheezel, UDL, X, Charlie C, L Mac, McKercher, Trembath, Paul Curtis and captain Larkey
Only player I didn't see was Darling.
Spoke to Clarko, he's confident we will rise in 26
Big turn out of Kanga supporters too.
QLD Roos supporters are a friendly bunch - sorry to rub it in, but there was a coffee cart in attendance today
CEO Jen was there, no sign of Sonja.
Andrew Swallow

Andrew Swallow

Age

38

Ht

182cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.7

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

11.1

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

6.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.8

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.4

5star

was there with his kids. He still looks very fit.
One more training session on Tuesday I think then 3 weeks off over Christmas.

 

[DuckYeah]

Training report from today.

Spoke to Wil Dawson , he’s put on 5-6 kg since last season (visibly bigger) . Weighing 104kgs
Didn’t ask Whitlock as he looked very lean (unsure what/if any size put on)
Dovaston very happy to be at north . He followed pies but half his family ate north supporters.
Spoke with goater , he has slight niggle in foot but only temporary set back . Will be right for round 1
Spoke with brayden george , best shape he’s been in since been at the club . Will be playing round 1 whether vfl or afl.
Can’t recall who , but when I asked who was best performing pre season brayden was their pick
Wil Dawson reckons fossil will win the Syd
Unsure why but tom Powell definitely looks like he has lost size
Jy said dovaston will play round 1
Overheard LDU talking about a lot of time spent trying to emulate Ben cousins kicking style
The guys are confident that the core group has had another year of growth .
I mentioned the fixture to a couple of players. Happy that we aren’t travelling round 1 but need to take advantage.
Asked the war lord if he could run through Judas round 1 , he had a good laugh

I spoke to bengrina - he's looking fit ahead of a big year and his biggest challenge (like many of us) is keeping his son interested in how the Roos progress this year.

Agree that Dawson is looking huge - as is X and Logue.
Spoke to Threadgold, such an articulate kid - needs to put on size and not sure if he will be a key position back or a third tall. He moves, marks and kicks really well.
Can't see Goad or Whitlock playing much in 2026 - they both need to put on a fair bit of size.
A dozen or so lads trained on the side - looks like they were either carrying injuries or in recovery/work load restrictions ie CCJ, Goater, Fisher, RHJ, George W, Corr, Cam Z and Spargo
Love everything about FOS
Brayden George looking very sharp
Agree that Powell looks smaller, may have taken some muscle off to quicken up and run defensively in games.
Lots to love about Dovaston - he plays like Boomer. Not sure who his cousins eat
Based on today and despite what many on here think, Jy, Caleb, Stevens and Pink will play plenty of AFL games next year
From the little I saw on the sidelines, not sure Zane trains like an AFL footballer.
Everyone else looked great, Sheezel, UDL, X, Charlie C, L Mac, McKercher, Trembath, Paul Curtis and captain Larkey
Only player I didn't see was Darling.
Spoke to Clarko, he's confident we will rise in 26
Big turn out of Kanga supporters too.
QLD Roos supporters are a friendly bunch - sorry to rub it in, but there was a coffee cart in attendance today
CEO Jen was there, no sign of Sonja.
Andrew Swallow was there with his kids. He still looks very fit.
One more training session on Tuesday I think then 3 weeks off over Christmas.

Good work.

Interesting take on whitlock.. I swear the photos have him 25kg’s heavier

 

[shintemaster]

Jesus, that’s grim.

No wonder there are so many of them and so few of us.

Training report from today.

Spoke to Wil Dawson , he’s put on 5-6 kg since last season (visibly bigger) . Weighing 104kgs
Didn’t ask Whitlock as he looked very lean (unsure what/if any size put on)
Dovaston very happy to be at north . He followed pies but half his family ate north supporters.
Spoke with goater , he has slight niggle in foot but only temporary set back . Will be right for round 1
Spoke with brayden george , best shape he’s been in since been at the club . Will be playing round 1 whether vfl or afl.
Can’t recall who , but when I asked who was best performing pre season brayden was their pick
Wil Dawson reckons fossil will win the Syd
Unsure why but tom Powell definitely looks like he has lost size
Jy said dovaston will play round 1
Overheard LDU talking about a lot of time spent trying to emulate Ben cousins kicking style
The guys are confident that the core group has had another year of growth .
I mentioned the fixture to a couple of players. Happy that we aren’t travelling round 1 but need to take advantage.
Asked the war lord if he could run through Judas round 1 , he had a good laugh

Reckon the Powell stuff kind of makes sense if true. Has shown enough now to know that he will just not ever be a contested inside type even though he has the right tools for it in many ways - if that is the case then absolutely the more he can run the better.

 

[shintemaster]

I spoke to bengrina - he's looking fit ahead of a big year and his biggest challenge (like many of us) is keeping his son interested in how the Roos progress this year.

Agree that Dawson is looking huge - as is X and Logue.
Spoke to Threadgold, such an articulate kid - needs to put on size and not sure if he will be a key position back or a third tall. He moves, marks and kicks really well.
Can't see Goad or Whitlock playing much in 2026 - they both need to put on a fair bit of size.
A dozen or so lads trained on the side - looks like they were either carrying injuries or in recovery/work load restrictions ie CCJ, Goater, Fisher, RHJ, George W, Corr, Cam Z and Spargo
Love everything about FOS
Brayden George looking very sharp
Agree that Powell looks smaller, may have taken some muscle off to quicken up and run defensively in games.
Lots to love about Dovaston - he plays like Boomer. Not sure who his cousins eat
Based on today and despite what many on here think, Jy, Caleb, Stevens and Pink will play plenty of AFL games next year
From the little I saw on the sidelines, not sure Zane trains like an AFL footballer.
Everyone else looked great, Sheezel, UDL, X, Charlie C, L Mac, McKercher, Trembath, Paul Curtis and captain Larkey
Only player I didn't see was Darling.
Spoke to Clarko, he's confident we will rise in 26
Big turn out of Kanga supporters too.
QLD Roos supporters are a friendly bunch - sorry to rub it in, but there was a coffee cart in attendance today
CEO Jen was there, no sign of Sonja.
Andrew Swallow was there with his kids. He still looks very fit.
One more training session on Tuesday I think then 3 weeks off over Christmas.

That backed with players input on B George is very promising. Just a bonus player if he comes on to the level they rate him.

 

[winalotroos]

I spoke to bengrina - he's looking fit ahead of a big year and his biggest challenge (like many of us) is keeping his son interested in how the Roos progress this year.

Agree that Dawson is looking huge - as is X and Logue.
Spoke to Threadgold, such an articulate kid - needs to put on size and not sure if he will be a key position back or a third tall. He moves, marks and kicks really well.
Can't see Goad or Whitlock playing much in 2026 - they both need to put on a fair bit of size.
A dozen or so lads trained on the side - looks like they were either carrying injuries or in recovery/work load restrictions ie CCJ, Goater, Fisher, RHJ, George W, Corr, Cam Z and Spargo
Love everything about FOS
Brayden George looking very sharp
Agree that Powell looks smaller, may have taken some muscle off to quicken up and run defensively in games.
Lots to love about Dovaston - he plays like Boomer. Not sure who his cousins eat
Based on today and despite what many on here think, Jy, Caleb, Stevens and Pink will play plenty of AFL games next year
From the little I saw on the sidelines, not sure Zane trains like an AFL footballer.
Everyone else looked great, Sheezel, UDL, X, Charlie C, L Mac, McKercher, Trembath, Paul Curtis and captain Larkey
Only player I didn't see was Darling.
Spoke to Clarko, he's confident we will rise in 26
Big turn out of Kanga supporters too.
QLD Roos supporters are a friendly bunch - sorry to rub it in, but there was a coffee cart in attendance today
CEO Jen was there, no sign of Sonja.
Andrew Swallow was there with his kids. He still looks very fit.
One more training session on Tuesday I think then 3 weeks off over Christmas.

Thank you for the report.

 

[DunderHead]

No wonder there are so many of them and so few of us.



Reckon the Powell stuff kind of makes sense if true. Has shown enough now to know that he will just not ever be a contested inside type even though he has the right tools for it in many ways - if that is the case then absolutely the more he can run the better.

Looked exciting in his first year, could have been relying less on contested work and more on skill sets, ball handling, agility. Maybe slimming down will be a return to that type of play/player?

 

[shinboner magic]

Thanks for the reports guys.

 

[Shinboner1]

Good work.

Interesting take on whitlock.. I swear the photos have him 25kg’s heavier

Went down to training a couple of weeks ago before we went to QLD.
Whitlock has put on some size, but he's still getting pushed around way too much for a big man.
Must have been really skinny when he came to us.
Compared to the likes of neale, gallop and morris he's a couple of years behind.

 

[zoomba23]

Not sure who his cousins eat
Based on today and despite what many on here think, Jy, Caleb, Stevens and Pink will play plenty of AFL games next year

Thanks for the info, mate. Fwiw I think most of us have accepted both your lack of knowledge on the matter of cannibalism and the outcome of those four getting games.

Three of them actually deserve games on merit and it's only the supporters who treat the caper like FIFA Ultimate Team that think otherwise. Daniels is a bit of a gut punch but clearly there's no going back now in the coaches' eyes

 

[Kanga Glory]

Story coming up on channel 7 sport

 

[Hojuman]

Story coming up on channel 7 sport

Spoke well Cobbden.

 

[Ashley B]

Spoke well Cobbden.

Agree , if nothing else Condon does sound quite articulate

 

[iloveireland]

I spoke to bengrina - he's looking fit ahead of a big year and his biggest challenge (like many of us) is keeping his son interested in how the Roos progress this year.

Agree that Dawson is looking huge - as is X and Logue.
Spoke to Threadgold, such an articulate kid - needs to put on size and not sure if he will be a key position back or a third tall. He moves, marks and kicks really well.
Can't see Goad or Whitlock playing much in 2026 - they both need to put on a fair bit of size.
A dozen or so lads trained on the side - looks like they were either carrying injuries or in recovery/work load restrictions ie CCJ, Goater, Fisher, RHJ, George W, Corr, Cam Z and Spargo
Love everything about FOS
Brayden George looking very sharp
Agree that Powell looks smaller, may have taken some muscle off to quicken up and run defensively in games.
Lots to love about Dovaston - he plays like Boomer. Not sure who his cousins eat
Based on today and despite what many on here think, Jy, Caleb, Stevens and Pink will play plenty of AFL games next year
From the little I saw on the sidelines, not sure Zane trains like an AFL footballer.
Everyone else looked great, Sheezel, UDL, X, Charlie C, L Mac, McKercher, Trembath, Paul Curtis and captain Larkey
Only player I didn't see was Darling.
Spoke to Clarko, he's confident we will rise in 26
Big turn out of Kanga supporters too.
QLD Roos supporters are a friendly bunch - sorry to rub it in, but there was a coffee cart in attendance today
CEO Jen was there, no sign of Sonja.
Andrew Swallow was there with his kids. He still looks very fit.
One more training session on Tuesday I think then 3 weeks off over Christmas.

Stephens or Stevens? Are you saying you are expecting River to get a lot of games ? Just want to 109% clarify.