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It wasn't that bad, but it was like that. Falling into a knee, Hogan standing and Darcy being taken to ground.I thought Sean Darcy had avoided serious injury according to the headline? Would’ve thought that this is basically the definition of a serious injury tbh.
Damn, well on the bright side.....Hogan didn't hurt his knee?It wasn't that bad, but it was like that. Falling into a knee, Hogan standing and Darcy being taken to ground.
What’s up with Tabs? Darcy and Tabs down isn’t good.TRAINING NOTES: Happy Jesse Hogan and Stephen Hill make strides while ruck stocks take huge hit after Sean Darcy training incident
Mitchell WoodcockThe West Australian
Monday, 1 June 2020 10:45AM
Fremantle continued to ramp up their preparations for the season's resumption with another contact session at their Cockburn facility. Here’s what we saw.
Happy Hogan and Hill
A pair of key Dockers have continued to ramp up their preparations for a possible return in round two.
Jesse Hogan took part in the contact sessions as he continues to build his fitness after returning to the club last month and looked comfortable as he worked hard up forward during the match simulation.
Stephen Hill also looked to be growing in confidence as he comes back from a quad injury sustained during the pre-season.
The veteran had the quad heavily strapped, but looked unhampered as he participated ran hard across the ground.
Fremantle Dockers training. Pictured - Jesse Hogan. Credit: Daniel Wilkins/The West AustralianTall Order
Fremantle's big man stocks are quickly diminishing with defenders Alex Pearce and Joel Hamling to miss a number of weeks with an ankle.
But one notable absentee from training today was forward Matt Taberner.
The injury riddled tall's absence is not a good sign given there is less than two weeks until round two and there are still questions over the fitness of Hogan and round one star Sam Sturt (back).
Sean Darcy and Lloyd Meek were the only two to do any ruck practise, until the former went down with an appararent injury during match simulation.
Wilson Worry
Running defender Nathan Wilson has appeared to take a step back in his return from a toe injury, working alongside Sturt away from the main group during full ground drills.
The speedster participated in the skill exercises for about 20 minutes before doing light sprint work near the boundary.
They were joined by Stefan Giro and Liam Henry as the rest of the team did match simulation.
Nathan Wilson in action during a Fremantle Dockers AFL training session. Credit: Paul Kane/Getty Images
Darcy down
Fremantle's big man stocks appear to have taken another hit with ruckman Sean Darcy going down during match simulation today.
The team's number one ruckman was left on all fours after going up in a marking contest and coming off worse for wear.
The 21-year-old tried to run it off but was unable to keep himself upright and left the ground in the hands of a trainer.
Hogan to the rescue
Still weird to see the Number 1 being worn by someone taller than 175cm that doesn't slip over every change of direction.
Funny thing is, watching that footage with Jesse running from behind, he has a similar running style to Balla’s.
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Still weird to see the Number 1 being worn by someone taller than 175cm that doesn't slip over every change of direction.
A 6 foot 4 Balla running around the forward line! I like it.
Collapsing is a scary verb