Training 2026 Preseason

[Dockernut]

Loved the bit from that footage where WORNER goes backwards under no pressure directly across goals to behind Alex Pearce

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Alex Pearce

Age

30

Ht

201cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.8

4star

MG

106.3

2star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

6.0

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

MG

103.2

2star

so that the skipper can clean up that crap. Guy is a liability.

 

[The Feeder Club]

Relax, we're just doing our deliberately playing vanilla thingy

 

[chaosball32]

Loved the bit from that footage where WORNER goes backwards under no pressure directly across goals to behind Alex Pearce so that the skipper can clean up that crap. Guy is a liability.

Wasn’t even the worst blunder in the video. Banfield punching it straight to an open Treacy on the goal-line who kicked the easiest goal of his life was genuine WTF, I guess he’s learnt nothing from when he punched it to Farrar who kicked a crucial goal in the final. Usual suspects I suppose.

Whole video was mostly crappy skills, turnovers, hand-balling at feet and bad decision making. Definitely wouldn’t call it a highlight reel. Thankfully they’ve got 2 months to sort that out.

 

[King Huskii]

This might of been posted.. not that I've come across, but oh wells. For those who haven't. Some of the highlights from the recent match sim with clear footage

You can see the gift of a goal Banfield provides the opposition. It ain't looking great for him.

 

[Jezzitizle]

Clear intent to play-on quickly. Something breaking down in the f50 for both white and purple. You can see players clearly don’t have an option to kick i50 so invite pressure bu holding onto the ball and then handballing backwards and sideways. Bit to work on.

Even so better to go to a contest deep than to turn it over in the middle of the ground with your team mates streaming forward.

I wonder what sort of post training review they do, I imagine it is recorded and that sort of thing shown back to the group and discussed.

 

[mayne iac]

Is it just me or do our skills look absolutely terrible here? Few good passages but overall the skill level looks concerning.

Agreed

 

[worsemim]

Trying my hand at this optimism thing for a change: skills always look lamentable back from break, pre-season is all about getting that touch back.

 

[Catalpa]

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If you did a ladder of the best coaches in the league, what would it look like? Top 4 Fagan, Hardwick, Scott, Mitchell... then not Cox.

 

[Smurf_x]

Loved the bit from that footage where WORNER goes backwards under no pressure directly across goals to behind Alex Pearce so that the skipper can clean up that crap. Guy is a liability.

The idea is fine. There mightn't have been anything up the line to go to. The issue is that you just absolutely have to make that kick if you're doing it. As others have said, its still early days back from break. The more we do these match sims with the pressure we have our forwards applying, the better they will get at reacting to the pressure.

 

[Spirit Level]

Man I'd love nothing more than to win the next 2 premierships and deny the GC, then have them slide back into obscurity

 

[mattis117]

This might of been posted.. not that I've come across, but oh wells. For those who haven't. Some of the highlights from the recent match sim with clear footage

Two players really stood out in limited vision of them - Josh Draper because he is noticeably bigger, and Dudley because he is leaner.

 

[King Huskii]

I'll be doing possibly my last report today depending on work next week.

Its a lovely morning people

 

[Quazar2]

Could be a big year for Chapman. Injuries aside, I feel like he hasn't reached his potential, and been a bit hit & miss. Last year in particular.

He has good size without being bulky and just needs to assert himself a bit more. Decent skills and speed/good loping gait. If he can get all his ducks in a row, so to speak....needs to assert more authority in that backline. He has the tools, I'd like to see them all come on

 

[rgauci]

Could be a big year for Chapman. Injuries aside, I feel like he hasn't reached his potential, and been a bit hit & miss. Last year in particular.

He has good size without being bulky and just needs to assert himself a bit more. Decent skills and speed/good loping gait. If he can get all his ducks in a row, so to speak....needs to assert more authority in that backline. He has the tools, I'd like to see them all come on

Was he the player caught by Pickett exiting deep 50?

 

[anchor man]

Well, after reading comments on that few minutes of early preseason training, I have washed my Dockers gear, placed it all in the box, along with a couple of packs of mothballs and napthalene flake(like many of the posts). Checked out the next eight months of places to go for recreational weekends away.
The season is fcked.

 

[Footskill]

Well, after reading comments on that few minutes of early preseason training, I have washed my Dockers gear, placed it all in the box, along with a couple of packs of mothballs and napthalene flake(like many of the posts). Checked out the next eight months of places to go for recreational weekends away.
The season is fcked.

Haha short snippet of Match Sim video footage is damning huh the training reports were more positive, best you go with those

 

[Quazar2]

Was he the player caught by Pickett exiting deep 50?

I'm not sure. I only watched the clip once and it was all a bit 'meh', but as others have said - it's early pre-season, back off a break so maybe (??) just some rustiness. Hopefully Chapman has a big year

 

[worsemim]

Was he the player caught by Pickett exiting deep 50?

If you mean at 0:52, number 38 is Jaren Carr.

 

[Smurf_x]

If you mean at 0:52, number 38 is Jaren Carr.

Don't believe it to be Jaren Carr though.
Looks like Jaren is on the Grey team, looks like it could be a WAFL top up for the match.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

I know everyone on here knows it but the only things you can learn from preseason are:
1) Players putting on size (muscle or girth)
2) Whether a new player looks any good
3) Wholesale changes to gameplan (like playing on every chance)
4) Injuries

Rest is meaningless fluff/dooming until round 1. Excited for Kickett going off that video.

 

[largebus]

Well that's shit. I'll cancel the bus I booked in late September then.

 

[DragoDelph]

 

[DragoDelph]

 

[Joao]

No problem all. Everyone knows we need to improve our turnover scoring so clearly the coaches have instructed the players to kick it to grass and handball to the other team so we can practice.

 

[2big2strom]

I know everyone on here knows it but the only things you can learn from preseason are:
1) Players putting on size (muscle or girth)
2) Whether a new player looks any good
3) Wholesale changes to gameplan (like playing on every chance)
4) Injuries

Rest is meaningless fluff/dooming until round 1. Excited for Kickett going off that video.

This had me thinking...maybe I should go suss out a Vic club training in the next week or two. See how it compares to ours. For fun.

Who would people be most interested in? I am thinking Hawks perhaps? Maybe Carlton?