Bigman’s Training Reports (Update: 12th Jan)

[George CantStandYa]

Aren't the players at the club or doing recovery work every single day during the season including all weekends?

Seems reasonable they'd get a fair bit of time off during the off season

No

 

[Scorpus]

No

The CBA says they get one full day off and one half day off per week during the season. And those are just days off from club contact, depending on the season schedule they'd be required to do some recovery work on those days off.

If they got one true day off per week for 24 weeks, that's an extra 5 weeks of entitled leave at some other point.

The players get something like 13 weeks of leave split between the three week Christmas break, and the weeks after the season ends. But again they would be required to do a certain amount of work during those breaks for fitness, whereas regular workers on leave can do zero work.

It's not as unrealistic compared to "regular" workers as you make it out to be

 

[George CantStandYa]

The CBA says they get one full day off and one half day off per week during the season. And those are just days off from club contact, depending on the season schedule they'd be required to do some recovery work on those days off.

If they got one true day off per week for 24 weeks, that's an extra 5 weeks of entitled leave at some other point.

The players get something like 13 weeks of leave split between the three week Christmas break, and the weeks after the season ends. But again they would be required to do a certain amount of work during those breaks for fitness, whereas regular workers on leave can do zero work.

It's not as unrealistic compared to "regular" workers as you make it out to be

So they get one full day and a half off per week, so they aren’t at the club 7 days a week as you stated. What hours are they doing for those days they are there? All day?

Then they get their bye week off.

They got 11 weeks off after the season ended, back for 3 weeks and then another 3 weeks off.

Tell me, why back for 3 weeks and needing another 3 weeks off?

Ok let’s forget about every day workers, who get paid a fraction of what they get paid and get 4 weeks off a year, what about other professional sports? EPL?

Staggered anyone on here thinks they need another 3 weeks off after just returning.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

As long as it's the same for all teams who cares

Besides, bigman deserves time for a round of golf or two and a few beers

 

[1990crow]

Aren't the players at the club or doing recovery work every single day during the season including all weekends?

Seems reasonable they'd get a fair bit of time off during the off season

Agree. It's pretty much full time every day from February to September.
An extra week or 2 around Christmas is reasonable, and if they're fit for the season it doesn't matter.

 

[Scorpus]

So they get one full day and a half off per week, so they aren’t at the club 7 days a week as you stated. What hours are they doing for those days they are there? All day?

Then they get their bye week off.

They got 11 weeks off after the season ended, back for 3 weeks and then another 3 weeks off.

Tell me, why back for 3 weeks and needing another 3 weeks off?

Ok let’s forget about every day workers, who get paid a fraction of what they get paid and get 4 weeks off a year, what about other professional sports? EPL?

Staggered anyone on here thinks they need another 3 weeks off after just returning.

Some other professional sports are year round. If anything the AFL has a long pre-season and players should get more breaks

NBA has like a one month total pre-season and players get about 4 months off. These are players who at minimum are earning millions of dollars a year

 

[Pugsley]

“Occasionally”? Younger players returned 24th Nov, full squad 1st Dec, that’s after our season ended 12th September.

Average workers get 4 weeks. These blokes are paid a shit load of money, they get enough time off.

Snowflake generation.

 

[Pugsley]

Some other professional sports are year round. If anything the AFL has a long pre-season and players should get more breaks

NBA has like a one month total pre-season and players get about 4 months off. These are players who at minimum are earning millions of dollars a year

The argument here is they're doing something they love and get paid well for it.

Everyday people do it for survival.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Aren't we all just phoning it in at our jobs anyway and spending half of our time stuffing around on here?

 

[Pugsley]

Aren't we all just phoning it in at our jobs anyway and spending half of our time stuffing around on here?

Probably increases productivity

 

[Coopers]

Stop comparing professional athletes to average workers.

Why? Besides, I'm comparing workers to athletes.

 

[FR0GGY]

Aren't we all just phoning it in at our jobs anyway and spending half of our time stuffing around on here?

Not really I’m an AFL footballer what else am I going to do?

 

[George CantStandYa]

As long as it's the same for all teams who cares

Besides, bigman deserves time for a round of golf or two and a few beers

Teams that go deep into the finals don’t get the same length of preseason in, other teams have trained for longer than ours. We’ve had 3 weeks training and have another 3 week rest, it’s not as if we don’t have things to work on ….

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Teams that go deep into the finals don’t get the same length of preseason in, other teams have trained for longer than ours. We’ve had 3 weeks training and have another 3 week rest, it’s not as if we don’t have things to work on ….

So we've had 7 years of extra training compared to the other clubs, no wonder we've been so good

 

[George CantStandYa]

So we've had 7 years of extra training compared to the other clubs, no wonder we've been so good

Never seen the discussion of how teams who go deep into finals sometimes have a poorer year due to limited preseason?

 

[cmndstab]

Aren't we all just phoning it in at our jobs anyway and spending half of our time stuffing around on here?

I thought moderating on here was your job!

 

[Pugsley]

I thought moderating on here was your job!

Thats a labour of love you've been there.

 

[Mostyn]

For what it's worth, here's Josh Rachele training on the Gold Coast over the Christmas break.

 

[Stephen2]

For what it's worth, here's Josh Rachele training on the Gold Coast over the Christmas break.

He's so bloody good, I can't wait to see him at his peak. Hopefully our nuffies figure out he should be up the ground more often!

 

[Mr_Moogle]

For what it's worth, here's Josh Rachele training on the Gold Coast over the Christmas break.

I read that as "training with gold coast" and was instantly triggered.

 

[AFC979810]

Ok Dad.

Let’s compare them to EPL, about 5 weeks off.

Or compare them to the NFL. Many of the teams will end their season this Sunday and wont require players back until end of May / Early June. Thats almost 20 weeks off.

Each sport is different and has different schedules, but comparing them to regular workers is just plain dumb.

You ok for footballers to have 11 weeks off, train for 3 then get another 3 weeks off?

Sure. Why not. It's the same for every team.

Just seems like another silly thing you are upset about for no reason.

 

[AFC979810]

Why?

Cause its dumb and has no relevance to anything.

Besides, I'm comparing workers to athletes.

Just as dumb.

 

[1970crow]

Stop comparing professional athletes to average workers.

Can we apply that to the army then? Oh no, someone was mean to someone else in a job where you face being shot at. But apparently that’s meant to be like every other office based workplace.

 

[1970crow]

So they get one full day and a half off per week, so they aren’t at the club 7 days a week as you stated. What hours are they doing for those days they are there? All day?

Then they get their bye week off.

They got 11 weeks off after the season ended, back for 3 weeks and then another 3 weeks off.

Tell me, why back for 3 weeks and needing another 3 weeks off?

Ok let’s forget about every day workers, who get paid a fraction of what they get paid and get 4 weeks off a year, what about other professional sports? EPL?

Staggered anyone on here thinks they need another 3 weeks off after just returning.

The great thing about Nicks is that if you have to pick the kids up from school or go to an event you can blow off training altogether. Although, that’s probably only senior players.

 

[1970crow]

Teams that go deep into the finals don’t get the same length of preseason in, other teams have trained for longer than ours. We’ve had 3 weeks training and have another 3 week rest, it’s not as if we don’t have things to work on ….

But we finished top. Just need continuity and we’re done.