Training 2026 Pre Season Training Thread

[Adnico26Parker]

What time is the scratch match against the Dogs on Thursday?

2PM

 

[Millky95]

2PM

Cheers. I might have some TIL to use and might do it then

 

[Jewelsbon]

Cox not so much. Just read off the paper really. Stumbled on his words a few times too.

A bit harsh, not everyone is comfortable addressing a crowd, I thought he was fine.

 

[bedford]

A bit harsh, not everyone is comfortable addressing a crowd, I thought he was fine.

Nothing wrong with it , some just have it in for him for some pathetic reason and surely he gets till the end of 27

 

[Jeffers]

Nothing wrong with it , some just have it in for him for some pathetic reason and surely he gets till the end of 27

I definitely don’t have it in for him, I just found his speech delivery poor and uninspiring.

 

[caesar88]

I definitely don’t have it in for him, I just found his speech delivery poor and uninspiring.

Pridham... Cox... Mills... we are not exactly entering a golden age of great Swans orators.

As long as they do their jobs though I couldn't care less if they spoke Welsh.

 

[dosser]

Pridham... Cox... Mills... we are not exactly entering a golden age of great Swans orators.

As long as they do their jobs though I couldn't care less if they spoke Welsh.

My FIL would convert to the swans if they did that.

 

[bedford]

I definitely don’t have it in for him, I just found his speech delivery poor and uninspiring.

Didn't say you , but some on here will never be happy

 

[caesar88]

Part of me hopes we'll see Sheldrick & Cleary in the mids together at senior level at some point this year, though I'm not optimistic. I feel like they've played a lot of footy in each other's pocket the last few years, in the VFL and in match sims and such. They should have a pretty good chemistry which I think is handy in a midfield.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Part of me hopes we'll see Sheldrick & Cleary in the mids together at senior level at some point this year, though I'm not optimistic. I feel like they've played a lot of footy in each other's pocket the last few years, in the VFL and in match sims and such. They should have a pretty good chemistry which I think is handy in a midfield.

You had me at Sheldrick.

 

[Callipygian]

The snippet of training I saw today had the boys practising contesting the ball. As I arrived they split the talls and the rest. The talls were practising contesting the ball aerially, and the rest were practising tackling and passing the ball off to a teammate while they were being tackled and having their arm pinned. I was standing closer to the talls, and watched them. Liam Hetherton monstered Noah Chamberlain. There were a lot of good contests.

There was a special visitor today: Kinnear Beatson dropped by and appeared warmly received by all.

Brodie Grundy

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Brodie Grundy

Age

32

Ht

202cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

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17.5

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

9.6

5star

CL

4.1

5star

HO

32.0

5star

D

16.4

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

9.6

5star

CL

4.0

5star

HO

34.6

5star

D

13.8

4star

K

5.2

2star

HB

8.6

5star

CL

2.6

5star

HO

20.6

5star

has shaved his beard.

Riak Andrew was around but I didn't see him involved in the contested drills. Will Edwards on the other hand was contesting strongly.

Not many track watchers today, after the double figures we've been having on Fridays lately.

 

[Kiama Chris]

The snippet of training I saw today had the boys practising contesting the ball. As I arrived they split the talls and the rest. The talls were practising contesting the ball aerially, and the rest were practising tackling and passing the ball off to a teammate while they were being tackled and having their arm pinned. I was standing closer to the talls, and watched them. Liam Hetherton monstered Noah Chamberlain. There were a lot of good contests.

There was a special visitor today: Kinnear Beatson dropped by and appeared warmly received by all.

Brodie Grundy has shaved his beard.

Riak Andrew was around but I didn't see him involved in the contested drills. Will Edwards on the other hand was contesting strongly.

Not many track watchers today, after the double figures we've been having on Fridays lately.

Hetherton is going to be a real good'un.

 

[bedford]

Hetherton is going to be a real good'un.

To be fair when did he last play

 

[Edmund hunt]

What's the chances that Papley is fit for round 0?

 

[Bonz]

What's the chances that Papley is fit for round 0?

Swans were confident on it only a few weeks ago.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

What's the chances that Papley is fit for round 0?

Zero

Further to this, I personally don't think we'll see him until after the Rd 3 bye, or even Gather Round

 

[liz]

Team has been announced for tomorrow's game.

JMac must have tripped over something in his rush to sign a new contract because he's absent despite appearing fine at training last Friday.

Papley, unsurprising, is also missing, while Dattoli's "deloading" continues.

The "absent list" seems a bit random. Certainly it's not complete. Maybe missing off rookies like Chamberlain, Hetherton and Hanily is excusable, but Cunningham might be checking he still has a shadow.

Match sim squads: Mixed news for Swans, high-profile recruits named, young Bulldog in

The squads for Thursday's match simulation games have been announced

www.afl.com.au

 

[robbieando]

but Cunningham might be checking he still has a shadow.

Injury Update: Harry Cunningham and Jevan Phillipou

Both players have already started rehabilitation.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

Cunningham out for 3 to 5 weeks with an injury

 

[liz]

Cunningham out for 3 to 5 weeks with an injury

I know. I was questioning why he wasn't considered important enough to be included in the list of those missing.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

I know. I was questioning why he wasn't considered important enough to be included in the list of those missing.

Neither were Adams, Dattoli, Snell, Green

 

[the hypnotoad]

Pridham... Cox... Mills... we are not exactly entering a golden age of great Swans orators.

As long as they do their jobs though I couldn't care less if they spoke Welsh.

i knew some welsh guys a long time ago ... great guys, and no problem comprehending them when talking directly with them ... but geez, when they talked among themselves ... a couple of them were among the funniest people i've ever met

 

[caesar88]

i knew some welsh guys a long time ago ... great guys, and no problem comprehending them when talking directly with them ... but geez, when they talked among themselves ... a couple of them were among the funniest people i've ever met

When they speak Welsh I'm convinced they're just making it up as they go along

 

[liz]

Neither were Adams, Dattoli, Snell, Green

Dattoli is listed as missing.

I’d forgotten about Adams as an experienced player not in either list. I imagine most in the competition have forgotten about Adams.

 

[Callipygian]

Neither were Adams, Dattoli, Snell, Green

I wasn't aware that Green had an injury or load issue, but his company in that list suggests he does.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

I wasn't aware that Green had an injury or load issue, but his company in that list suggests he does.

He and Snell aren't injured, they just didn't play