Training 2023 Mens Preseason Thread

[I Remember Bluey]

Just had a look at the the Bendigo training pics on the Essendon website for the last 2 days, and didn't see one photo of Merrett even in the group pics.

Did he go?????? or are my eyes playing tricks.

 

[Don Won]

Just had a look at the the Bendigo training pics on the Essendon website for the last 2 days, and didn't see one photo of Merrett even in the group pics.

Did he go?????? or are my eyes playing tricks.

Looks like he was there. Who I didn’t see was Ben Hobbs

 

[I Remember Bluey]

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Looks like he was there. Who I didn’t see was Ben Hobbs

Ok, I'm off to the optometrist - thank you DW

 

[yodellinhank]

Ok, I'm off to the optometrist - thank you DW

How do we know that wasn't Jackson?

 

[Cup_o_Jobe]

From memory it was about this time last year the club live-streamed an intra-club. Anyone heard of plans to do that again this pre-season? Been loving the match-reports from training watchers here but would love to put eyes on some of these guys before the real stuff gets under way.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Ok, I'm off to the optometrist - thank you DW

Back from the optometrist

 

[Beerfish]

Back from the optometrist

Robbo!

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Robbo!

The Mr Magoo of the Herald Sun.

 

[crackers65]

Gee I never realised Robby looked like Mr Magoo. Then again you can’t blame Magoo for adopting him out at birth.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

I see a bit of old Kev Sheedy in that tbh.

 

[King Patty]

Who I didn’t see was Ben Hobbs

Yep, Hobbs stayed home after his training injury, posted a pic of watching NBA on his laptop on instagram at home, while the other boys were at BEndigo.
Hope not too serious.

 

[rumply]

 

[Keystone agony]

Intraclub Thursday 2MP reckons

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Intraclub Thursday 2MP reckons

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Interesting take on our defence and poor defensive setups.

 

[Lore]

Interesting take on our defence and poor defensive setups.

Whole episode;

 

[Old Campaigner]

Interesting take on our defence and poor defensive setups.

what was it for those who don't have time to listen to the entire thing?

 

[Lore]

what was it for those who don't have time to listen to the entire thing?

The twitter clip is 38 seconds

 

[owen87]

The twitter clip is 38 seconds

What if we don’t have 38 seconds?

(I listened to it)

 

[Lore]

What if we don’t have 38 seconds?

(I listened to it)

“Defence is our biggest focus, watched a bit of Freo footage yesterday. Players thought we were outworked and the coaches thought so too last year, but looking at the vision we weren’t set up right defensively, ran a lot more because we couldn’t defend. Going inside 50 helps you defend, they…”

Listening to the full podcast now for context, so far first half hour and the Langford interview only just finished…

First five minutes is just about the hosts and being at media day etc. what’s happening where they are in the hangar watching players, photographers, and content and media people around them. They’re gonna try and get Dodoro as a guest one day.

Kyle Langford (according to himself) would ideally be 60% midfield and 40% forward — because he usually gets a favourable match up with the third defender when he’s up there with Wright Jones and Stringer taking the bigger defenders. He and the coaches see versatility as his greatest strength.

Doesn’t know his stats (Scooter said he’s 78% accurate in front of goal) but he was lucky enough to join in with some mentoring when Lloydy was doing with Joey a few years back. Langford has a really simple routine and practice makes perfect. Doesn’t matter if you’re five minutes into the first quarter or five minutes into the last, same routine, blocks out the noise, etc.

Scott is a bit different from previous coaches. Langford has technically had 5 coaches in 9 years…

It’s going to be a bit of freedom when you’re playing offence, players playing in positions that utilise their strengths, a bit like U18s. Offence from defence. They want to play front half footy. Blahdiblah systems etc.

Langford is still adjusting from surgery, that side of his body has had some niggles while it tries to get up to speed. He’s not 100% yet, will be in a couple of weeks.

Tsatas getting talked up for round 1 until his knee injury. Hayes impressive but has a lot of development in his body still, throws his body at the ball really impressive. Pace and X factor up forward from Alwyn, defenders don’t really know where he is. Alwyn great for chase and pressure, Scott emphasising it and Alwyn leading the way (impressive for a first year).

Walla mentoring the young Indigenous talent, there’s no allocated mentoring program but they generally work really closely with the kids coming into their line groups and that happens organically coz helping them makes all of them play better and that’s where the growth comes from.

Langford leadership aspirations: yeah definitely. Always been a leader of some sorts but it’s not necessarily about the title. Heppell, Merrett, McGrath. Wright, Rids, Redders, Shiel all starting to grow. Regardless of who is captain for the next 4-5 years he feels that there will be really good support being him, whether that’s Langford or those other boys he mentioned.

Natural evolution of a player once you get some games under your belt (50-100 games) you start to feel like it’s time to help those around you and “come a bit more out of yourself”. Players haven’t really had a chat about who their leaders are but Scott is still sussing everyone out and then over the next month they’ll probably look at it more explicitly.

“Okay we’ve been here for a while now we want to win a premiership, let’s do it together because we can’t do it alone”

Scott more coaching the line coaches, Gia and Cara (and line coaches generally) are coaching the players. He is watching, taking note of what players are doing, watching vision, having conversations with individual players and what their strengths are, what they bring to the team.

Gia is his line coach, fantastic, won an internal award last year for leadership, has some external awards as well. Has aspirations to be a senior coach one day, conveys Brad’s message really clearly to the players and players can express their feelings to him and no judgements.

Biggest influence on Langers’ career: His dad especially as a junior. His dad played a bit of footy, always helping coach his teams and throwing him around into different positions. Good players can’t just play midfield and wrack it up. Also had a bit of private mentoring with Hird in the year Hird was off. At the club coaches have 20-25 players they’re worrying about so good to have someone who can give you some honest feedback.

Langers’ bucket list: SuperBowl & Golf Masters

Phone is dead so I’ll come back for he Guelfi interview ha

 

[yodellinhank]

The change is a focus on defence. Thoughts BrunoV ?

 

[BrunoV]

The change is a focus on defence. Thoughts BrunoV ?

Don't see how that is really possible.

They have just spent 2 seasons being drilled in defence. How could there possibly be a more intense focus?

 

[dank420_]

Lore it took me 3 minutes to read the 38 second audio clip.

 

[andleanback]

Playing 3 small forwards in the starting 6 in the intra club this morning (menzie Davey amt). Now I like the sound of that.

 

[owen87]

Playing 3 small forwards in the starting 6 in the intra club this morning (menzie Davey amt). Now I like the sound of that.

Forward half pressure is much better when you've got players available who can run fast enough to apply it