Training 2026 Training Reports

[murray wrensted]

 

[Ichiro #51]

I agree.

It’s almost just a matter of style or aesthetics of why he’s not been talked about more. He doesn’t have that wow factor that we usually associate with small forwards but he’s very effective and his numbers back that up.

Then you add in the athletic traits (agility the big one) and most importantly the attitude/competitiveness, it’s a great recipe. He was ultra consistent and I think his attitude is the big driver of that and why I agree with you 100%.

Would be a perfect fit for us too

This was my reply to roos_fanatic08 (pre draft and pick swap) saying he was 100% confident Dovaston would be a top 10 player from this draft.

I reckon we’ll see his worth in games week to week.

Mind you , I don’t have any issues with what track watchers have posted about him. It’s been nothing nasty, and I’d rather hear an honest appraisal (same goes for any player).

 

[Ura]

Jesus Christ are people really putting question marks on a kid who is probably less than 40 full training sessions into their career?

Dovaston will be a player, nothing surer.

It’s crazy how much people will over react this early in a preseason… though if we think this is bad bad wait until the preseason games start happening

 

[rickety]

CCJ looks to be back in full training

He's carrying his left? His gait is a little skewiff.

 

[rickety]

On quick glance LDU not here

Spargo still in yellow non contact hat

LDU and JK amongst those with the gastro during the week

 

[rickety]

seen enough

parker can go for 2 more years.

1st on the track and straight into his own warm up, comfortably minutes before anyone else appeared.

 

[rickety]

Sausage been doing all kinds of running exercises for 1.5 hours now. Looks reasonably fit, and so much power. Really hope this is his year

Be ready to go next week ....

 

[rickety]

pink still our best 1v1 defender.

RH towelled up CM defensively in an earlier drill, maybe 4 - 0.

 

[rickety]

Xavier bamert looks classy
Our vfl lad from sandy

Like Hugh Byrne as a KPf also

Very smooth. Actually stood out, imo.

 

[rickety]

Option as tagger/ inside mid who handballs to one of our mids who can kick ?

Tbf to LU, he actually hit a couple of nice balls ealier in the day, drew some praise. His running style reminds me a little of Jurgen Klinsmann. He'll be right.

 

[rickety]

i’m not writing him off at all, i was as happy as anyone when we got him, i just haven’t seen much from him so far

Temu Banch. Imo. Banged a couple from the pocket drill, got the "that's why we got you".

 

[rickety]

From the pocket drill I watched, coach rolls the ball to a player outside the point post, handballs backwards to his mate who has a snap from the pocket. Ball heading out to the right, so, it's a right handed handball to the waiting team mate. Sooooo many running the curve to the right, handballed with their left hand. It's a much easier right handed handball. Maybe half of the players went with the left handed handball.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Not surprised by reports of a ‘weaker’ session post gastro, especially for youngsters like Dova and Goad.

Really pleased our outside players like FOS, Powell and Simpkin are training well.

Goad just needs time for his tank and strength. A full season in the vfl with a later afl game, or two, in the year should be the goal.

 

[maddiemelb]

Flicks from today’s sesh!

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Flicks from today’s sesh!

Hardeman is looking like Karl Malone out there with those shoulders.

 

[Ruckle]

Great reports all, I went today. Was interesting I had forgotten that several maybe coming off the trots. I was lucky/unlucky enough to go to training 6 or 7 times last summer but hadnt been this year before today.

Last year I was always leaving thinking it had been somehow a "browns cows" type effort and they didnt seem like a team trying to get off the bottom.

Thought today was quite a step up from last summers viewing in general. A few things the same , LMac missing basic targets, Goater looks shot which i think someone else said, I really hope not because I had him as my number 2 fave after George Wardlaw.

Highlights today.

1. Simpkin trying his candy selling on my man George and getting nailed
2. Daughter collecting footys at northern end, she had a ball and is a lifer.
3. Parker - a machine
4. FOS - a legend in the making. Smooth but kind of a beast at the same time. Just wow.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Flicks from today’s sesh!

Thanks maddiemelb! Always appreciate your work.

Any chance you’ve got a shot of Riley Hardeman just after he was drafted compared to that image you got of him today? His physical development over the last few years has been nothing short of impressive.

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

My highlight was definitely in the 2 minutes of “contest” comben vs bath, no holding, no pushing just 2 monsters with eyes on the ball

pretty sure it was 3-3 as well.

 

[maddiemelb]

My highlight was definitely in the 2 minutes of “contest” comben vs bath, no holding, no pushing just 2 monsters with eyes on the ball

pretty sure it was 3-3 as well.

There’s already one in my post but here’s another.

 

[Ura]

Great reports all, I went today. Was interesting I had forgotten that several maybe coming off the trots. I was lucky/unlucky enough to go to training 6 or 7 times last summer but hadnt been this year before today.

Last year I was always leaving thinking it had been somehow a "browns cows" type effort and they didnt seem like a team trying to get off the bottom.

Thought today was quite a step up from last summers viewing in general. A few things the same , LMac missing basic targets, Goater looks shot which i think someone else said, I really hope not because I had him as my number 2

For Goater I wouldn’t read to much into it yet. Success for him and George this year is different. Attack the back half of the year stay fit. If either plays over 6 games and stays fit they will likely earn 1 more year

 

[My Left Foote]

Hardeman is looking like Karl Malone out there with those shoulders.

Riley “The Mailman” Hardeman

 

[chickenonachain]

For Goater I wouldn’t read to much into it yet. Success for him and George this year is different. Attack the back half of the year stay fit. If either plays over 6 games and stays fit they will likely earn 1 more year

I disagree both are injury prone throw in Ccj as well, I’ll admit George was moving well in his running , if they can’t get on the ground fit then they need to to be moved on.

 

[rickety]

I disagree both are injury prone throw in Ccj as well, I’ll admit George was moving well in his running , if they can’t get on the ground fit then they need to to be moved on.

George and Banch ramped up over the morning and after their initial physio lead movement drills, they ran through quite a bit of leading into space while the other kicked out to them on the move. The distance grew over the morning. Banch just in runners iirc. Then BG started on his individual running. Fisher did some running in a similar vein too, after taking a few set shots. Is he in cruise mode? His "run up" to take these shots was like Herman Munster trying to run. His inaccuracy told the story of his ghastly set shot routine.

 

[r_boy]

I dont mind Clarkson being hands off if it gives him the time to come up with a game plan that is ahead of the curve.

I'll believe it when I see it

 

[Chadwiko]

RH towelled up CM defensively in an earlier drill, maybe 4 - 0.

RH = Robert Hansen
CM = Colby McKercher

If so, that defensive aspect of his game is something that stood out about a big 'room for improvement' aspect for McKercher last year. We either need to figure out how to instill it into him... or figure out how to utilise him in our gameplan to minimise the damage.

Flicks from today’s sesh!

Nowhere near enough Toby Pink, Maddie!