Training Pre-Season Training '25 - '26

[King Patty]

Tsatas in a interesting position.
Parish, Caldwell, Durham, Merrett all fit.
Sharp started well, Setterfield is back on the list...

Tsatas needs to get a game early to stamp his place in the side, there should be some more depth this year.

More games from Parish, Caldwell + Sharp and only Hobbs, Shiel gone.

 

[Maxabillions]

But the thing i see holding him back is probably best 22 openings in his best role. It doesnt matter how awesome he is in PS games if all Rids, Mckay and Reid are fit.

 

[King Patty]

 

[Lore]

Well that's convenient. I look forward to never having an injury crisis ever again

 

[dank420_]

That is some kind paraphrasing. I heard the term "soft *****" was mentioned 4 times.

 

[Squeaky]

We had a High Performance team under Murphy?

wow...

 

[Keystone agony]

Tsatas in a interesting position.
Parish, Caldwell, Durham, Merrett all fit.
Sharp started well, Setterfield is back on the list...

Tsatas needs to get a game early to stamp his place in the side, there should be some more depth this year.

More games from Parish, Caldwell + Sharp and only Hobbs, Shiel gone.

Sharp will be ahead of him imo

For me Tsatas needs to show his fundamentals of being a big inside mid and kicking at VFL level before getting a game

If hes banging the door down we can shift Zerrett to more of a flank

 

[Yoda_]

We had a High Performance team under Murphy?

wow...

the high wasn't very high, theirin lies the issue

 

[fairbump_playon]

We had a High Performance team under Murphy?

wow...

They were high because of taking drugs

It wasn’t a High Performance Team

It was a high Performance Team

 

[dank420_]

ha ha ha

 

[ant555]

And then we have this

Eagles 'beast' catches the eye as new fitness boss turbocharges pre-season

Phil Merriman has pushed Eagles players hard in his first pre-season at the club

www.afl.com.au

Eagles training harder this year compared to Innes.

Murphy was conservative early pre season and our injury history in recent years (not last year) had lead to the club pushing for a conservative approach to injury recovery.
Then there was the fact we where simply fading out at the back end of every season and questions where being asked if we where going to hard early and where basically March Champions.

Problem with fitness coaches is there are always multiple opinions on the best way to do things.

All I can say is since Brad arrived and under Murphy they had been building up the training each season and it was more profesional each year. That is a first hand observation.

 

[bzparkes]

And then we have this

Eagles 'beast' catches the eye as new fitness boss turbocharges pre-season

Phil Merriman has pushed Eagles players hard in his first pre-season at the club

www.afl.com.au

Eagles training harder this year compared to Innes.

Murphy was conservative early pre season and our injury history in recent years (not last year) had lead to the club pushing for a conservative approach to injury recovery.
Then there was the fact we where simply fading out at the back end of every season and questions where being asked if we where going to hard early and where basically March Champions.

Problem with fitness coaches is there are always multiple opinions on the best way to do things.

All I can say is since Brad arrived and under Murphy they had been building up the training each season and it was more profesional each year. That is a first hand observation.

That comment about players not training hard enough before Innes arrived was exactly the same as WCE when he first arrived.

Innes was there to set the groundwork. There's a video on WCE youtube that extends on those comments. Basically, Innes' first 2 years was to get the players up to proper AFL standard and last preseason was about getting them familiar with the gameplan, which is a lot more high intensity under Mini than Simmo. They didn't want to risk injury last preseason but the year before they pushed them pretty hard to understand their limits.

Merriman, who is Innes replacement, was his protege at one stage, so he knows the system Innes set up and can now push the players harder accordingly.

It may suck to know it'll probably be a couple of preseasons before the Bombers finally put their injury issues behind them but WCE have been really healthy the past couple of seasons compared to the mess the club was in before.

I'm not sure if you meant to phrase it that was at the start of your post but the players are able to train harder this year because of Innes' previous 2 years, not because he's gone.

 

[Petrify]

That comment about players not training hard enough before Innes arrived was exactly the same as WCE when he first arrived.

Innes was there to set the groundwork. There's a video on WCE youtube that extends on those comments. Basically, Innes' first 2 years was to get the players up to proper AFL standard and last preseason was about getting them familiar with the gameplan, which is a lot more high intensity under Mini than Simmo. They didn't want to risk injury last preseason but the year before they pushed them pretty hard to understand their limits.

Merriman, who is Innes replacement, was his protege at one stage, so he knows the system Innes set up and can now push the players harder accordingly.

It may suck to know it'll probably be a couple of preseasons before the Bombers finally put their injury issues behind them but WCE have been really healthy the past couple of seasons compared to the mess the club was in before.

I'm not sure if you meant to phrase it that was at the start of your post but the players are able to train harder this year because of Innes' previous 2 years, not because he's gone.

I think it's what you've said plus every single media team in the country is going to want to make sure they get out a positive PR piece about how much harder the players are working under new fitness staff.

But yeah Innes fixed your injury crisis and we've pulled him in to do the same so it's not a new problem for him to solve.

 

[eth-dog]

He's a moron

 

[ant555]

That comment about players not training hard enough before Innes arrived was exactly the same as WCE when he first arrived.

Innes was there to set the groundwork. There's a video on WCE youtube that extends on those comments. Basically, Innes' first 2 years was to get the players up to proper AFL standard and last preseason was about getting them familiar with the gameplan, which is a lot more high intensity under Mini than Simmo. They didn't want to risk injury last preseason but the year before they pushed them pretty hard to understand their limits.

Merriman, who is Innes replacement, was his protege at one stage, so he knows the system Innes set up and can now push the players harder accordingly.

It may suck to know it'll probably be a couple of preseasons before the Bombers finally put their injury issues behind them but WCE have been really healthy the past couple of seasons compared to the mess the club was in before.

I'm not sure if you meant to phrase it that was at the start of your post but the players are able to train harder this year because of Innes' previous 2 years, not because he's gone.

Was a simple example of how things can be worded in response to Murphy not training the players hard enough.
Like I said we have been ramping up training levels for 3 years. From what i have seen at training so far Innes is taking it to another level for sure. Probably harder early than Murphy.

 

[thepokey]

Looking forward to new fitness boss Merriman in 2029

 

[ghostdog]

Big ones? Or tiny little ones like a full forward leading into the hole?

Bro. Just targets.

 

[Vander18]

Can Caddy go into center bounces every now and then as a point of difference, Jezza and Luke Jackson do it a little. I could see Dan Curtin do it for the Crows.

I know the club saw this in him when they drafted him. Totally took him thinking he’d be able to pinch hit in there at some point.

 

[Yoda_]

And then we have this

Eagles 'beast' catches the eye as new fitness boss turbocharges pre-season

Phil Merriman has pushed Eagles players hard in his first pre-season at the club

www.afl.com.au

Eagles training harder this year compared to Innes.

Murphy was conservative early pre season and our injury history in recent years (not last year) had lead to the club pushing for a conservative approach to injury recovery.
Then there was the fact we where simply fading out at the back end of every season and questions where being asked if we where going to hard early and where basically March Champions.

Problem with fitness coaches is there are always multiple opinions on the best way to do things.

All I can say is since Brad arrived and under Murphy they had been building up the training each season and it was more profesional each year. That is a first hand observation.

These weren't just issues related to Sean Murphy, the previous before SM also had the same thing. Didnt Justin Crow have similar issues ?

 

[ant555]

These weren't just issues related to Sean Murphy, the previous before SM also had the same thing. Didnt Justin Crow have similar issues ?

You could go back to Quinn as well. Anyway we will see how Innes goes. Levels are certainly the highest pre Christmas that I have witnessed.

 

[ghostdog]

The Unwin side step and wheels.

 

[faible]

The Unwin side step and wheels.

Had elite agility testing as a draftee from memory, and looked like he used it in-game during the AFL games he played.

 

[MiguelM]

Couldn't be more excited to see what Unwin can do with another preseason under his belt.

Wouldn't be surprised if he takes Gresham's spot as early as mid season.

 

[faible]

Couldn't be more excited to see what Unwin can do with another preseason under his belt.

Wouldn't be surprised if he takes Gresham's spot as early as mid season.

R1 would be ideal

 

[Keystone agony]

Im not sure Greshams best 23 even with no Unwin

Robey, Kako, Guelfi and then an extra mid (Parish, zerrett, Sharp, Durham, Caldwell)

Are the guys playing the small roles for me

This is even with me disregarding a Perkins, who would likely be ahead of Gresham






Gee Unwin looks confident, really exciting. I think hes a higher up small forward in the Miers similarites rather than the deeper Stengle/Watson types. Which is fine, may just force Kako deeper