Play Nice 2020 Pre-Season Training

[G Mus]

Where's that "B" grade truck driver ?, shouldn't he show his face with youngsters starting off ?.

Run a couple of laps, then stand on the hill and watch ?.

Leadership.

Hunting for coffee in Colombia

 

[Van_Dyke]

‘The dynamic of training has shifted’

Andrew Brayshaw has welcomed a new focus on skills at Fremantle

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Andrew Brayshaw has welcomed a new focus on skills at Fremantle the club’s first to fourth year players commenced pre-season training on Monday.
The talented young midfielder feels his biggest upside in 2020 could come from improving his ball use and said it was also the case for most of his teammates.
“I think for myself and as well as the group, it’s that skills piece,” Brayshaw said.
“I think I can win the ball pretty well, if I can improve how I use that. That will really make a big difference so that would be my focus this year.”
Fremantle have revamped their pre-season training schedule under new senior coach Justin Longmuir, with one day a week set aside for players to focus on their individual traits.
“We’re all really excited. It seems that the dynamic of training has shifted a bit,” Brayshaw said.
“There’s a lot more focus on skills and one of our sessions (each week) is purely going to be on personal skills and craft, so I’m really looking forward to that on Wednesday.
“For us to execute our game plan, we need to be hitting our skills and with what Justin is bringing, I think we should be able to do that.”
Longmuir addressed the group for the first time in Fremantle’s lecture theatre before the group went out for their first pre-season session.
Brayshaw said Longmuir has already made a good impression.
“He’s a really friendly guy and I think he wants the best out of each and every player,” Brayshaw said.
“I’ve only briefly known him but I think he wants the best for Fremantle and he is driven to be the coach that takes us to our first premiership.
“There’s a new sense of confidence in the group and having a new face in is pretty good. I think the boys really enjoyed their training session today and they’re looking positively towards the year.
“With a fit and available list this year, I think anything is possible for us.”

Catch us if you can! Youth to make most of head start

Freo's first to fourth year players want to get as much of a head start as they can on their senior teammates

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Fremantle’s first to fourth year players made their return for pre-season training on Monday with the aim to get as much of a head start as they can on their senior teammates, according to Andrew Brayshaw.
Ahead of the morning’s training session, new senior coach Justin Longmuir told the group they would not be waiting to get stuck into their preparations for 2020.
The five-plus year players are set to return in a fortnight on Monday 18 November.
“Justin touched on it in our group meeting this morning, we really don’t want to wait for the senior boys to get back to do much, we want them to be chasing us when they come,” Brayshaw said.
“We’re going to dig in for the next two weeks before they come and work really hard.
“There’s a lot of game plan we’ll be going over as well with the new coach and we want the senior boys to be chasing us.”
After nine wins for Fremantle in 2019, Brayshaw expects any improvement to come from Freo’s younger core.
“I think there’s 22 of us that are back at training already and that’s where the majority of growth is going to come from for our team to move forward,” Brayshaw said.
“We’ve got blokes like Fyfey (Nat Fyfe), Dave (David Mundy) and Sonny (Michael Walters) but it’s us young guys who have to step up and bring the team up as well.”
While Monday’s session was only officially for the first to fourth year players, a number of senior players took part in at least some of the session, including Rory Lobb, Joel Hamling, Michael Walters and Stephen Hill.
“It’s great, obviously they’re not required to be there but they come out and show their faces and it really helps the other boys,” Brayshaw said.

Bigger Brayshaw to have ‘red hot crack’ at midfield role

Andrew Brayshaw is hopeful he can step into a full-time inside midfield role in 2020

www.fremantlefc.com.au

If he can get through a full pre-season, young midfielder Andrew Brayshaw is hopeful he can step into a full-time inside midfield role in 2020.
Brayshaw, who turns 20 on Friday, feels he’s reaching the fitness and strength required to handle the rigours of the AFL contest.
There could be extra competition for spots in the middle alongside Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe, with Brayshaw also expecting fellow 2017 draftee Adam Cerra to make the step up.
“I think, touch wood no injuries, we get a strong pre-season into us and, hopefully, we can both be in there,” Brayshaw said.
“I’ve put on a bit of weight. That was probably the main thing when I first came to the club, I was hovering just over 80kg and I’m about 85kg now.
“I’ve put on a bit of size, most of that through my core and upper body.
“I think physically, I can try my hardest and work inside with the big boys. My fitness is pretty much been there since day one, so I’ve just been building on that and my speed as well.”
After being hampered a year prior due to his broken jaw, Brayshaw said it would be crucial to get through a full pre-season.
“Given what happened the year before, last year I came back not in the condition I wanted to be,” Brayshaw said.
“I was a little bit overweight and hadn’t been able to complete all of my program.
“About three weeks ago I was going for a run and felt really good and thought, ‘this year hopefully no injuries, I can give it a red hot crack’.
“It’s amazing how much difference not being injured can have on a player, so touch wood, this year nothing bad happens.”

 

[anchor man]

Of our 1-4yr players the ones I didn't see in the pics:

Brennan Cox
Lloyd Meek
Tobe Watson

I think FD2646 mentioned seeing Cox in a rehab group. Anyone see Meek or Watson?

Cox was in the rehab but did a lot in the main group,Watson was in the main group as well.

 

[anchor man]

A very gentle start for the boys I thought.Nothing rushed or forced.Just good to see the balls out early and the boys doing kicking skills.
Darcy looks slimmer for sure but appears more muscled.
Valente in the rehab all morning and running laps.
Great to see Lobb and Hamling taking part in the full training session.

 

[FreoBraddles]

Two fairly innocuous points to note.

1. During the end to end runs there was one where Darcy could be seen struggling but right at the end as Webber was counting them in you could tell he really pushed himself and then overtook a couple of the others in the group. A couple of the players got around him afterwards and he got a shout out from JW. Really showed how hungry he is.

2. At the end of the session JL made the effort to come over and spoke to the media guys briefly for a minute or two. Quick hand shake and answered a few questions, made a comment or two before a friendly wave and catch you soon. Can see he will do well with the media over here with that attitude.

 

[Waterhouzin]

‘The dynamic of training has shifted’

Andrew Brayshaw has welcomed a new focus on skills at Fremantle

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Andrew Brayshaw has welcomed a new focus on skills at Fremantle the club’s first to fourth year players commenced pre-season training on Monday.
The talented young midfielder feels his biggest upside in 2020 could come from improving his ball use and said it was also the case for most of his teammates.
“I think for myself and as well as the group, it’s that skills piece,” Brayshaw said.
“I think I can win the ball pretty well, if I can improve how I use that. That will really make a big difference so that would be my focus this year.”
Fremantle have revamped their pre-season training schedule under new senior coach Justin Longmuir, with one day a week set aside for players to focus on their individual traits.
“We’re all really excited. It seems that the dynamic of training has shifted a bit,” Brayshaw said.
“There’s a lot more focus on skills and one of our sessions (each week) is purely going to be on personal skills and craft, so I’m really looking forward to that on Wednesday.
“For us to execute our game plan, we need to be hitting our skills and with what Justin is bringing, I think we should be able to do that.”
Longmuir addressed the group for the first time in Fremantle’s lecture theatre before the group went out for their first pre-season session.
Brayshaw said Longmuir has already made a good impression.
“He’s a really friendly guy and I think he wants the best out of each and every player,” Brayshaw said.
“I’ve only briefly known him but I think he wants the best for Fremantle and he is driven to be the coach that takes us to our first premiership.
“There’s a new sense of confidence in the group and having a new face in is pretty good. I think the boys really enjoyed their training session today and they’re looking positively towards the year.
“With a fit and available list this year, I think anything is possible for us.”

Catch us if you can! Youth to make most of head start

Freo's first to fourth year players want to get as much of a head start as they can on their senior teammates

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Fremantle’s first to fourth year players made their return for pre-season training on Monday with the aim to get as much of a head start as they can on their senior teammates, according to Andrew Brayshaw.
Ahead of the morning’s training session, new senior coach Justin Longmuir told the group they would not be waiting to get stuck into their preparations for 2020.
The five-plus year players are set to return in a fortnight on Monday 18 November.
“Justin touched on it in our group meeting this morning, we really don’t want to wait for the senior boys to get back to do much, we want them to be chasing us when they come,” Brayshaw said.
“We’re going to dig in for the next two weeks before they come and work really hard.
“There’s a lot of game plan we’ll be going over as well with the new coach and we want the senior boys to be chasing us.”
After nine wins for Fremantle in 2019, Brayshaw expects any improvement to come from Freo’s younger core.
“I think there’s 22 of us that are back at training already and that’s where the majority of growth is going to come from for our team to move forward,” Brayshaw said.
“We’ve got blokes like Fyfey (Nat Fyfe), Dave (David Mundy) and Sonny (Michael Walters) but it’s us young guys who have to step up and bring the team up as well.”
While Monday’s session was only officially for the first to fourth year players, a number of senior players took part in at least some of the session, including Rory Lobb, Joel Hamling, Michael Walters and Stephen Hill.
“It’s great, obviously they’re not required to be there but they come out and show their faces and it really helps the other boys,” Brayshaw said.

Bigger Brayshaw to have ‘red hot crack’ at midfield role

Andrew Brayshaw is hopeful he can step into a full-time inside midfield role in 2020

www.fremantlefc.com.au

If he can get through a full pre-season, young midfielder Andrew Brayshaw is hopeful he can step into a full-time inside midfield role in 2020.
Brayshaw, who turns 20 on Friday, feels he’s reaching the fitness and strength required to handle the rigours of the AFL contest.
There could be extra competition for spots in the middle alongside Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe, with Brayshaw also expecting fellow 2017 draftee Adam Cerra to make the step up.
“I think, touch wood no injuries, we get a strong pre-season into us and, hopefully, we can both be in there,” Brayshaw said.
“I’ve put on a bit of weight. That was probably the main thing when I first came to the club, I was hovering just over 80kg and I’m about 85kg now.
“I’ve put on a bit of size, most of that through my core and upper body.
“I think physically, I can try my hardest and work inside with the big boys. My fitness is pretty much been there since day one, so I’ve just been building on that and my speed as well.”
After being hampered a year prior due to his broken jaw, Brayshaw said it would be crucial to get through a full pre-season.
“Given what happened the year before, last year I came back not in the condition I wanted to be,” Brayshaw said.
“I was a little bit overweight and hadn’t been able to complete all of my program.
“About three weeks ago I was going for a run and felt really good and thought, ‘this year hopefully no injuries, I can give it a red hot crack’.
“It’s amazing how much difference not being injured can have on a player, so touch wood, this year nothing bad happens.”

Just noticed in the Brayshaw interview above there's a quick mention that Steven Hill was at training today. Haven't seen him mentioned by any of the training watchers (unless I've missed some posts), did anyone see him there and how was he moving if so? Would be a massive bonus if he's back and running already.

PS - Great work everyone who was down there today and filling us all in, very much appreciated !

 

[Quokka]

‘The dynamic of training has shifted’

Andrew Brayshaw has welcomed a new focus on skills at Fremantle

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Andrew Brayshaw has welcomed a new focus on skills at Fremantle the club’s first to fourth year players commenced pre-season training on Monday.
The talented young midfielder feels his biggest upside in 2020 could come from improving his ball use and said it was also the case for most of his teammates.
“I think for myself and as well as the group, it’s that skills piece,” Brayshaw said.
“I think I can win the ball pretty well, if I can improve how I use that. That will really make a big difference so that would be my focus this year.”
Fremantle have revamped their pre-season training schedule under new senior coach Justin Longmuir, with one day a week set aside for players to focus on their individual traits.
“We’re all really excited. It seems that the dynamic of training has shifted a bit,” Brayshaw said.
“There’s a lot more focus on skills and one of our sessions (each week) is purely going to be on personal skills and craft, so I’m really looking forward to that on Wednesday.
“For us to execute our game plan, we need to be hitting our skills and with what Justin is bringing, I think we should be able to do that.”
Longmuir addressed the group for the first time in Fremantle’s lecture theatre before the group went out for their first pre-season session.
Brayshaw said Longmuir has already made a good impression.
“He’s a really friendly guy and I think he wants the best out of each and every player,” Brayshaw said.
“I’ve only briefly known him but I think he wants the best for Fremantle and he is driven to be the coach that takes us to our first premiership.
“There’s a new sense of confidence in the group and having a new face in is pretty good. I think the boys really enjoyed their training session today and they’re looking positively towards the year.
“With a fit and available list this year, I think anything is possible for us.”

Catch us if you can! Youth to make most of head start

Freo's first to fourth year players want to get as much of a head start as they can on their senior teammates

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Fremantle’s first to fourth year players made their return for pre-season training on Monday with the aim to get as much of a head start as they can on their senior teammates, according to Andrew Brayshaw.
Ahead of the morning’s training session, new senior coach Justin Longmuir told the group they would not be waiting to get stuck into their preparations for 2020.
The five-plus year players are set to return in a fortnight on Monday 18 November.
“Justin touched on it in our group meeting this morning, we really don’t want to wait for the senior boys to get back to do much, we want them to be chasing us when they come,” Brayshaw said.
“We’re going to dig in for the next two weeks before they come and work really hard.
“There’s a lot of game plan we’ll be going over as well with the new coach and we want the senior boys to be chasing us.”
After nine wins for Fremantle in 2019, Brayshaw expects any improvement to come from Freo’s younger core.
“I think there’s 22 of us that are back at training already and that’s where the majority of growth is going to come from for our team to move forward,” Brayshaw said.
“We’ve got blokes like Fyfey (Nat Fyfe), Dave (David Mundy) and Sonny (Michael Walters) but it’s us young guys who have to step up and bring the team up as well.”
While Monday’s session was only officially for the first to fourth year players, a number of senior players took part in at least some of the session, including Rory Lobb, Joel Hamling, Michael Walters and Stephen Hill.
“It’s great, obviously they’re not required to be there but they come out and show their faces and it really helps the other boys,” Brayshaw said.

Bigger Brayshaw to have ‘red hot crack’ at midfield role

Andrew Brayshaw is hopeful he can step into a full-time inside midfield role in 2020

www.fremantlefc.com.au

If he can get through a full pre-season, young midfielder Andrew Brayshaw is hopeful he can step into a full-time inside midfield role in 2020.
Brayshaw, who turns 20 on Friday, feels he’s reaching the fitness and strength required to handle the rigours of the AFL contest.
There could be extra competition for spots in the middle alongside Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe, with Brayshaw also expecting fellow 2017 draftee Adam Cerra to make the step up.
“I think, touch wood no injuries, we get a strong pre-season into us and, hopefully, we can both be in there,” Brayshaw said.
“I’ve put on a bit of weight. That was probably the main thing when I first came to the club, I was hovering just over 80kg and I’m about 85kg now.
“I’ve put on a bit of size, most of that through my core and upper body.
“I think physically, I can try my hardest and work inside with the big boys. My fitness is pretty much been there since day one, so I’ve just been building on that and my speed as well.”
After being hampered a year prior due to his broken jaw, Brayshaw said it would be crucial to get through a full pre-season.
“Given what happened the year before, last year I came back not in the condition I wanted to be,” Brayshaw said.
“I was a little bit overweight and hadn’t been able to complete all of my program.
“About three weeks ago I was going for a run and felt really good and thought, ‘this year hopefully no injuries, I can give it a red hot crack’.
“It’s amazing how much difference not being injured can have on a player, so touch wood, this year nothing bad happens.”

 

[gaskin]

Just noticed in the Brayshaw interview above there's a quick mention that Steven Hill was at training today. Haven't seen him mentioned by any of the training watchers (unless I've missed some posts), did anyone see him there and how was he moving if so? Would be a massive bonus if he's back and running already.

PS - Great work everyone who was down there today and filling us all in, very much appreciated !

I didn't see him running but I got there for the last few minutes. He was just having a kick with Walters.

 

[Stars align]

Cox was in the rehab but did a lot in the main group,Watson was in the main group as well.

The Freo media/medical reports must have been some way off in relation to cox given that he was listed as a test for rd 23 yet 2 months later is still in the rehab group

 

[Unique Name]

Just noticed in the Brayshaw interview above there's a quick mention that Steven Hill was at training today. Haven't seen him mentioned by any of the training watchers (unless I've missed some posts), did anyone see him there and how was he moving if so? Would be a massive bonus if he's back and running already.

PS - Great work everyone who was down there today and filling us all in, very much appreciated !

Yeah he was running laps with Walters for most of the morning. Looks good, trim, no strapping. It was the kicking the aggravated the quad though I think so we'll have to see how he goes once he starts getting into the drills.

 

[Taylor]

Andy Brayshaw's neck is like a tree trunk

 

[masai]

Andy Brayshaw's neck is like a tree trunk

Definitely won’t be called sticks.

 

[Van_Dyke]

I’m liking the amount of content the media people are putting out at the moment, hope they keep it up

 

[dropbear101]

Is tucker still in that young group or has he come back early?

 

[apuchar]

Drafted Nov 2015

 

[anchor man]

It looks like this group have taken a swipe at the more senior players and made a statement.
Brayshaw said that they are not waiting for the senior group, they will have to catch them when they get back.A great attitude.
A bit of rivallry between the groups eaarly will set the tone.

 

[apuchar]

It looks like this group have taken a swipe at the more senior players and made a statement.
Brayshaw said that they are not waiting for the senior group, they will have to catch them when they get back.A great attitude.
A bit of rivallry between the groups eaarly will set the tone.

It's what Justin told the group in the pre-training meeting. "We are not waiting for the senior guys to arrive. Make them catch up to you".

 

[TheLastCall]

It's what Justin told the group in the pre-training meeting. "We are not waiting for the senior guys to arrive. Make them catch up to you".

Love it, gives the players the message. New coach, new opportunities.

 

[CapitalA]

Andy Brayshaw's neck is like a tree trunk

His legs too he is gonna be charging through tackles with ease soon

 

[halalsnackpack]

‘The dynamic of training has shifted’

Andrew Brayshaw has welcomed a new focus on skills at Fremantle

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Andrew Brayshaw has welcomed a new focus on skills at Fremantle the club’s first to fourth year players commenced pre-season training on Monday.
The talented young midfielder feels his biggest upside in 2020 could come from improving his ball use and said it was also the case for most of his teammates.
“I think for myself and as well as the group, it’s that skills piece,” Brayshaw said.
“I think I can win the ball pretty well, if I can improve how I use that. That will really make a big difference so that would be my focus this year.”
Fremantle have revamped their pre-season training schedule under new senior coach Justin Longmuir, with one day a week set aside for players to focus on their individual traits.
“We’re all really excited. It seems that the dynamic of training has shifted a bit,” Brayshaw said.
“There’s a lot more focus on skills and one of our sessions (each week) is purely going to be on personal skills and craft, so I’m really looking forward to that on Wednesday.
“For us to execute our game plan, we need to be hitting our skills and with what Justin is bringing, I think we should be able to do that.”
Longmuir addressed the group for the first time in Fremantle’s lecture theatre before the group went out for their first pre-season session.
Brayshaw said Longmuir has already made a good impression.
“He’s a really friendly guy and I think he wants the best out of each and every player,” Brayshaw said.
“I’ve only briefly known him but I think he wants the best for Fremantle and he is driven to be the coach that takes us to our first premiership.
“There’s a new sense of confidence in the group and having a new face in is pretty good. I think the boys really enjoyed their training session today and they’re looking positively towards the year.
“With a fit and available list this year, I think anything is possible for us.”

Catch us if you can! Youth to make most of head start

Freo's first to fourth year players want to get as much of a head start as they can on their senior teammates

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Fremantle’s first to fourth year players made their return for pre-season training on Monday with the aim to get as much of a head start as they can on their senior teammates, according to Andrew Brayshaw.
Ahead of the morning’s training session, new senior coach Justin Longmuir told the group they would not be waiting to get stuck into their preparations for 2020.
The five-plus year players are set to return in a fortnight on Monday 18 November.
“Justin touched on it in our group meeting this morning, we really don’t want to wait for the senior boys to get back to do much, we want them to be chasing us when they come,” Brayshaw said.
“We’re going to dig in for the next two weeks before they come and work really hard.
“There’s a lot of game plan we’ll be going over as well with the new coach and we want the senior boys to be chasing us.”
After nine wins for Fremantle in 2019, Brayshaw expects any improvement to come from Freo’s younger core.
“I think there’s 22 of us that are back at training already and that’s where the majority of growth is going to come from for our team to move forward,” Brayshaw said.
“We’ve got blokes like Fyfey (Nat Fyfe), Dave (David Mundy) and Sonny (Michael Walters) but it’s us young guys who have to step up and bring the team up as well.”
While Monday’s session was only officially for the first to fourth year players, a number of senior players took part in at least some of the session, including Rory Lobb, Joel Hamling, Michael Walters and Stephen Hill.
“It’s great, obviously they’re not required to be there but they come out and show their faces and it really helps the other boys,” Brayshaw said.

Bigger Brayshaw to have ‘red hot crack’ at midfield role

Andrew Brayshaw is hopeful he can step into a full-time inside midfield role in 2020

www.fremantlefc.com.au

If he can get through a full pre-season, young midfielder Andrew Brayshaw is hopeful he can step into a full-time inside midfield role in 2020.
Brayshaw, who turns 20 on Friday, feels he’s reaching the fitness and strength required to handle the rigours of the AFL contest.
There could be extra competition for spots in the middle alongside Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe, with Brayshaw also expecting fellow 2017 draftee Adam Cerra to make the step up.
“I think, touch wood no injuries, we get a strong pre-season into us and, hopefully, we can both be in there,” Brayshaw said.
“I’ve put on a bit of weight. That was probably the main thing when I first came to the club, I was hovering just over 80kg and I’m about 85kg now.
“I’ve put on a bit of size, most of that through my core and upper body.
“I think physically, I can try my hardest and work inside with the big boys. My fitness is pretty much been there since day one, so I’ve just been building on that and my speed as well.”
After being hampered a year prior due to his broken jaw, Brayshaw said it would be crucial to get through a full pre-season.
“Given what happened the year before, last year I came back not in the condition I wanted to be,” Brayshaw said.
“I was a little bit overweight and hadn’t been able to complete all of my program.
“About three weeks ago I was going for a run and felt really good and thought, ‘this year hopefully no injuries, I can give it a red hot crack’.
“It’s amazing how much difference not being injured can have on a player, so touch wood, this year nothing bad happens.”

We've been saying this since 2016, why has it taken the club 4 years to realise?

 

[apuchar]

We've been saying this since 2016, why has it taken the club 4 years to realise?

Ross, not the club

 

[poshman]

Ross, not the club

Yeah - I was there this morning - got off a plane, had a meeting close to the oval and then had two hours to kill before seeing the wife.

The amount of skill focus and ball in hand time seemed very similar to last year. What is definitely different is the messaging from the club around the focus on skills.

I haven't got a heap to add - Darcy looks a lot better but has a way to go on his tank. Logue and Brayshaw look likely as does Tucker. Belly also looked a bit trimmer than when he first arrived.

 

[armpit]

I’d applaud any Mod who has a laser focus on deleting negative criticism of any training report.

Efforts of those to take personal time and go to training then post here should be “untouchable” and above criticism.

Get to work Mods

I'd volunteer for that. Sweep them out with my broom. I would.

 

[apuchar]

Yeah - I was there this morning - got off a plane, had a meeting close to the oval and then had two hours to kill before seeing the wife.

The amount of skill focus and ball in hand time seemed very similar to last year. What is definitely different is the messaging from the club around the focus on skills.

I haven't got a heap to add - Darcy looks a lot better but has a way to go on his tank. Logue and Brayshaw look likely as does Tucker. Belly also looked a bit trimmer than when he first arrived.

I think the difference will be setting aside one training session a week for individual players to work on their skill-set, as opposed to the expectation that players do it in their own time. Personally, I prefer it this way, especially when poorly skilled players soon realised that they were getting a game anyway.
Thanks for the info.

 

[armpit]

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had to get a read on him but it looks like he's saying, "Guys we've got this. All of you make a competitive team and the old blokes haven't even shown up yet. I can hardly believe it."