Training 2021/22 Preseason Thread Lessssf*ngo

[shinboner magic]

Puma must love that.

Must be his personal sponsor

 

[The Nostradamus]

Must be his personal sponsor

Yep

Adidas have JHF and Lmac and LDU(although LDU might have switched since he was in the puma ad)

 

[marklovesbeer]

Must be his personal sponsor

Obviously, but still goes against the grain a bit.
I personally have no issue with it.
The type of thing that could be a big deal if/when he becomes one of the best players in the league.

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

Obviously, but still goes against the grain a bit.
I personally have no issue with it.
The type of thing that could be a big deal if/when he becomes one of the best players in the league.

Pretty standard across the comp.

 

[marklovesbeer]

Pretty standard across the comp.

Considering how americanised we’re becoming it’s not a surprise. Will just be interesting when someone of legitimate stature signs with what is effectively a rival of one of their clubs major sponsors.
We’re probably years off that anyway. Also assuming there may be some agreement somewhere between the AFL & the players association that players can have their own private sponsors outside of the club regardless of who it is.

Would love to hear from anybody a bit more in the know.

 

[Themanbun]

Considering how americanised we’re becoming it’s not a surprise. Will just be interesting when someone of legitimate stature signs with what is effectively a rival of one of their clubs major sponsors.
We’re probably years off that anyway. Also assuming there may be some agreement somewhere between the AFL & the players association that players can have their own private sponsors outside of the club regardless of who it is.

Would love to hear from anybody a bit more in the know.

Agree, can't imagine the AFLPA allowing what would effectively be sponsorship capture.

 

[Ischenko]

Xerri as a defender? Would get smashed.

Yeah this is not gonna happen. He could however come good as an old school ruck brute who spends 15% of the game forward. If our midfield develops as we all feel it should then we don’t need Goldy 2.0 after Goldy retires. X with a bit more experience and solid coaching will be fine.

 

[Frank Thring]

Yeah this is not gonna happen. He could however come good as an old school ruck brute who spends 15% of the game forward. If our midfield develops as we all feel it should then we don’t need Goldy 2.0 after Goldy retires. X with a bit more experience and solid coaching will be fine.

It's his only hope.

 

[Horizons_00]

If he stays fit 2022 should silence the doubters

 

[Makeshift Park]

I'm not in the know, but does Puma actually make any elite sport footwear?
I'm a pretty keen runner, and I don't think I've ever seen a sprinter or a marathon runner don a pair of Pumas in a race. Nike, Adidas, Asics, New Balance, yes. Puma... no.
Puma's clothes are fine, the footwear seems to mostly cater for casual-recreational?

 

[Themanbun]

I'm not in the know, but does Puma actually make any elite sport footwear?
I'm a pretty keen runner, and I don't think I've ever seen a sprinter or a marathon runner don a pair of Pumas in a race. Nike, Adidas, Asics, New Balance, yes. Puma... no.
Puma's clothes are fine, the footwear seems to mostly cater for casual-recreational?

They definitely make footy boots.

 

[Makeshift Park]

They definitely make footy boots.

Yes, but what proportion of AFL players actually wear them? Surely a tiny minority?

 

[Lomas]

Yes, but what proportion of AFL players actually wear them? Surely a tiny minority?

Only come in the smaller sizes then?

 

[Makeshift Park]

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[Harvs29]

I'm not in the know, but does Puma actually make any elite sport footwear?
I'm a pretty keen runner, and I don't think I've ever seen a sprinter or a marathon runner don a pair of Pumas in a race. Nike, Adidas, Asics, New Balance, yes. Puma... no.
Puma's clothes are fine, the footwear seems to mostly cater for casual-recreational?

Usain Bolt wore puma throughout his career, I think

 

[DaveyBoy123]

I'm not in the know, but does Puma actually make any elite sport footwear?
I'm a pretty keen runner, and I don't think I've ever seen a sprinter or a marathon runner don a pair of Pumas in a race. Nike, Adidas, Asics, New Balance, yes. Puma... no.
Puma's clothes are fine, the footwear seems to mostly cater for casual-recreational?

I've played quite a few sports and have my favourite brands (ASICS for running, Converse for basketball, etc...). Personally, I find Puma make (or at least made) the best footy boots. As you state, they're pretty average to crap in everything else (except maybe soccer boots), but their footy boots are right up there.

Funnily enough, you know that saying about always being a bridesmaid? Well, that's Adidas for me. They're pretty much great at everything, but never quite the best for any 1 thing imo.

As for Nike, they're usually over-rated and more style over substance imo.

 

[marklovesbeer]

Usain Bolt wore puma throughout his career, I think

First person that came to my mind as well.

Worth a look?
Trent Dumont & a future second rounder should get it done.

 

[Makeshift Park]

Personally, I find Puma make (or at least made) the best footy boots. As you state, they're pretty average to crap in everything else (except maybe soccer boots), but their footy boots are right up there.

Interesting! I honestly had no idea. (I stopped playing competitive AFL two decades ago and haven't noticed them since)

As for Nike, they're usually over-rated and more style over substance imo.

That's true for 95% of their running range, but there's no denying that Vaporflys and Alphaflys genuinely revolutionised modern running footwear. Without them, carbon plates would still probably be some weird esoteric experiment. Every televised marathon I've watched over the past 5 years has been a sea of Vaporflys and Alphaflys, and there's a good reason why!

Usain Bolt wore puma throughout his career, I think

You're right! I never saw him in person though sadly. Even among sprinters, he's in the minority there.

 

[bennymate]

I'm not in the know, but does Puma actually make any elite sport footwear?
I'm a pretty keen runner, and I don't think I've ever seen a sprinter or a marathon runner don a pair of Pumas in a race. Nike, Adidas, Asics, New Balance, yes. Puma... no.
Puma's clothes are fine, the footwear seems to mostly cater for casual-recreational?

Puma generally isn't that great.

 

[King Corey]

First person that came to my mind as well.

Worth a look?
Trent Dumont & a future second rounder should get it done.

He was up for anything for a while. Surprised Gold Coast didn't list him and pay him $1.5 mill to run waters.

 

[Harvs29]

He was up for anything for a while. Surprised Gold Coast didn't list him and pay him $1.5 mill to run waters.

Trouble is he'd be spent by the end of Q1. I recall him saying that he's never run 4 full laps of an athlete track (1600m) in one go in his life.

 

[SMaturin]

Puma Kings were the best soccer boots I had - except for maybe the Adidas Copa Mundial.

 

[shinboner magic]

Puma Kings were the best soccer boots I had - except for maybe the Adidas Copa Mundial.

Yeah I had a pair of them and a pair of grasscats

 

[anutharoosfan]

Yeah I had a pair of them and a pair of grasscats

The good old days, where you had 2 pairs of boots (Grasscats and screw ins) and 2 lengths of stops, depending on the condition of the ground!

Kind of boring these days with just the molded boots

 

[Ligma]

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Horne-Francis at Arden Street