Has he played in the guts at any other level before? If so, has he been good? I'll admit, I haven't seen him play that role full-time, so I should probably hold judgement, but my point stills stands about his disposal being much better when given time to assess.
Yep agree..
West Adelaide
Fair enough
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West AdelaideAs good as Neale .....except Laird can kickFair enough
Pretty stock standard training really, nothing too exciting going on.
Knight was absolutely everywhere in all the drills and gives his all. Can't wait to have him back, think he will have a massive impact on our running game if he stays fit!
Hampton and Menzel were quite impressive until it came to the running at the end. Hampton especially in the midfield drills was killing it with his spread from the contest.
Lever looks great also and has really added some size.
Every time I go and see Gore at training, he is nailing these 30m daisy cutters and looks a million dollars with his technique and dash. Doesn't deliver that as often on game day however
Gallucci in a similar sense looked really good for a first year, skills were tidy and was very zippy.
There was one kid there who looked great in everything and his skills were awesome, turned out to be Jackson Edwards. Kids frame is so solidly built already, looks a great prospect and I'm excited by him already and he's still a year away.
Poholke is a serious unit for a first year, could very easily play round 1 and not get pushed around. Showed good aggression too.
Doedee is the same, bloke is maaassive and in great shape also. Milera had his measure in the first few running drills they did at the end, but Doedee wasn't far behind and reeled him in the last of the 3.
Smith was keeping up with Sloane which was good to see, considering he's been a bit of a party animal of late...
I noticed also a few of our senior players like Sloane, Talia, Hartigan and even Tex were looking just that little bit leaner again still.
Lastly, Signorello has to be possibly the most uncoordinated and gangly looking footballer I have ever seen. The fact that he can kick and mark a footy as well as he can just doesn't make sense. There is just something about his body language and the way he moves that look so, so weird. But hey, it works so can't complain!
Apart from the younger guys who were all rotating through various activities, Lynch, JJ, Thompson and Seedsman didn't train, with Seedsman being the only unknown for me, maube managing a niggle? Douglas also seemed to be on a limited program and did his own thing towards the end.
Love the training report, thanks. But I'll believe this bit when I see it.
West AdelaideIt's only one training report, so in the big scheme of a pre-season, it needs to be taken in context ......but Otten was noticeably lighter and appeared to be covering the ground well .....but all players looked in top nick
West AdelaideGlad you saw Menzel and Hampton as i did as the two standouts
......thoughts on CEY? and your preference in the midfield on today's performance CEY v Hampton ??
West AdelaideDo you think Jackson Edwards looks a Dal Santo type player?
Glad you saw Menzel and Hampton as i did as the two standouts
Once again you got it wrong. I never said you never had anything good to say about the players! We were talking about the club. Any decision the club makes. I.E. Missing out on Gibb was a failure; Reid being wrong in telling the public about Gibb before Carlton new about it; The club not being able to work out we needed a good centre and failing to get one this year; etc. etc. etc.
Training Report .....21st Dec 2016
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Firstly great crowd showed up, took me most of the session to work out who was who ......some wearing full Santa suits, Eddie a Santa dress .....and nearly all players wearing Santa hats ......who the F...k could tell anyone apart, then the changing of colored tops constantly made the identification process near on impossible
Last years session was all about kicking into the forward 50 ...20-30mtr spot up kicks to congested leading players ....today it was a lot of ball up contested work
That said , star performers just stick out & you simply can't miss them
All players look in great nick,many have a different build, some heavier, some lighter .. and you left the session really feeling there's a list chock full of talent
Players i simply could not find & therefore cannot comment ....Greenwood, Milera, Seedsman, .....Jenkins didn't train & Lynch, who i've never seen lighter or better condition, made cameo appearances
Charlie wore a strange training outfit that made him look like an Academy schoolboy .....so small he looked that i even thought he may have been Jarman from a distance ....so didn't pay a lot of attention to him, thinking he was an Academy associate of Edwards
Draftees
Agree completely that Sig is so uncoordinated, so skinny, that he will not be ready till 2019 at the earliest. His running was impressive being last on the first full oval boundary run, but improved with each run ......has very good hands though, but looks a real schoolboy footballer ATM
Sig was still getting confused with some of the drills
My pick of the draftees has to be Himmelberg ....not through athletic exploits today, but his on-field moves and marking maneuverings .....make no mistake, this kid can play and has a football brain!
Gallucci is already to play AFL now ...his kicking today no problems short, but can't comment on long kicks. He's quick we know, but in the aerobic running he was nothing stand-out .......AFL players have a sharpness about how they move and execute on the field ....Gallucci and Poholke still look to be traveling at Vic Metro levels & will take at least until the 2nd half of the season to have any show of a game this year .....IMO unlikely
Jarman ? .....didn't notice, so on todays session Meh!
Main Group
Gee, i eventually identified most players, but the talls, nah .....so won't comment
The stars of the session from my perspective were:
Hampton .....this guy left nothing on the field today, and was dominant in the midfield, where he trained .....mean looking athlete, who is quick and was simply outstanding
Menzel .....i mentioned b4 that AFL star players have a sharpness and self confidence in their presence on the field ......Menzel will play a lot of AFL this year, today he was playing HF and man, everything he did was at pace and full of class ......he's now ready !!
He was running multiple lines after disposing to follow-up for another disposal .....worked his arse off
Knight .....not a lot new from Knight, but he was in the midfield today & was a standout, being aggressive and quick .....pencil him in !
Milera ......didn't see much of his training, but he's certainly bigger than last year, and his full oval lap running had him clearly in front of draftees
Brad Crouch .....guy has spent solid time in the gym, unusual for him, and looks a million dollars .....just trained as a star player should
Other Comments
CEY looks in the best shape i've seen .....but after training, frankly i didn't see anything that i haven't seen b4 .....honestly, other players mentioned were noticeably bigger / thinner / faster / improved .....think he'll need some luck
Betts .....can't believe the cult status by supporters .....he's now almost at "Rockstar" levels
Gore .....hasn't put on any bulk, as he needed to do, and didn't standout today ....what's that tell us ??
Harry Dear ......big big muscular unit ....bigger than Jenkins
Jake Kelly ......easily winning distance running ......and easily still missing targets by foot
That was hard today ...questions?
The players are the club though, the club made the decision to recruit the players they have and play them.
West AdelaideIf you noticed i left comments on the team stars out .....no mention Sloane, Walker, Mackay
I would need to ask you the same question again; Do you believe the club would have been right in giving up two first round picks for Gibb? And, If they did, would you have called it a win and therefore not a failure by the club? Or, would you have said that the club failed by overpaying, as I suspect you would have? I don't think, in all honesty, you could have it both ways.
