Training 2026 Training Reports

[Channels]

Swallow flopped backwards..

I hadn't seen that since last year until I watched the Final Siren 2nd episode yesterday. I think it was a free.

 

[freo84]

Who is this guy that missed today's game for us?

 

[Mr Cheese]

Who is this guy that missed today's game for us?

You know, Swisskopski?

He's elite

 

[PurpleReign95]

I dunno man, but those goose's over at purple reign love it too, not sure if they coined it, but yeah

The boys from Dork Talk (in particular monkey) came up with it

 

[Cursedsword02]

So, uh, did you guys hear anything regarding the WAFL scratchie between us? Because we sure as hell didn't!

 

[Heave Ho Bro]

Next week's bye could not have come at a better time for us. The boys look knackered, it's been such a long gruelling season.

 

[freo_leo29]

So, uh, did you guys hear anything regarding the WAFL scratchie between us? Because we sure as hell didn't!

Nah, sounds like media didn't bother attending

 

[Spirit Level]

Cox was one of our most important players after the first month of the season. Was looking great this pre season as well. Hopefully he comes back strong early.

Cox had one of those moments in the EF that eill hopefully drive him to a new level

 

[David Bubb]

 

[Spirit Level]

Thread title changed, may as well keep this rolling into the regular season?

Ouch for Youngy, still counts as an uninterrupted given there's games this week /cope

 

[freo84]

 

[ImperialPurple]

 

[E Shed]

I will have to agree that Bolton is a strong contender for worst kick & that Young is a bit overrated.
Young has a beautiful kicking action, great penetration and low trajectory but he does spray a few.

Bolton kicks regular howlers and his goal kicking is atrocious at times. I noticed this at Richmond. He would have games where he couldn’t miss but more regularly games where he couldn’t hit the side of a barn.

Reid is the best kicker in the team. Because of how rarely he wastes it and how often he sets up scoring chains.

 

[freoextra]

Just some notes from training today ( if you can trust me after totally missing the Young injury).

Rehab
Only Karl Worner and Sturt in rehab ( occasional appearances from Nicholls and Riddle).
Worner was moving well and doing a mountain of work including laps at speed.
Sturt was doing a lot of lateral movement and certainly far more work than a month ago but we all know it’s another 3 months before he gets serious.

No sightings of Pearce, small Cox or Amiss.

Darcy, Ryan and Switnazigoreng were training fully and none had the red cap so all involved in full contact. Great to see Simpson, Riddle and Chuck Nicholls fully involved as well.

Some notes from training today

Gee the group has come together nicely and the kicking and connection skills are of a high level and much improved since returning from Chrissy.

I enjoyed Clark at full tilt running for the mark and being dumbfounded by Scerri running around him and completing the mark. Serious pace Scerri.

Jackson was completely dominating all over the ground and absolutely TTHD.

It must be noted that the only player the Freo girls cheered whenever he ran past was Worner, he is a clear favourite!

The youngest recruits are now all nicely part of the team and don’t look out of place except possibly Luke Ryder who I never notice. The best of the lot today was Sweid who seems to have got his confidence right up and is really attacking the footy and any player in the way.

Banfield and O Murphy both left training looking sore but not carried off sore.

Overall. I thoroughly enjoyed the session and the progress of our players but I think we need Moose and small Cox back asap if we are really going to threaten in round 1.

 

[Purple Jesus]

 

[King Huskii]

 

[Jezzitizle]

I will have to agree that Bolton is a strong contender for worst kick & that Young is a bit overrated.
Young has a beautiful kicking action, great penetration and low trajectory but he does spray a few.

Bolton kicks regular howlers and his goal kicking is atrocious at times. I noticed this at Richmond. He would have games where he couldn’t miss but more regularly games where he couldn’t hit the side of a barn.

Reid is the best kicker in the team. Because of how rarely he wastes it and how often he sets up scoring chains.

Disagree Young sprays them, the practice matches in those winds don’t count, Reid burnt a few kicks too. He’s as good as Reid in the short stuff but he has far more penetration and with accuracy. Goes for tough kicks and usually hits them too, that nobody else in our team can.

 

[TheMcManusNose]

Disagree Young sprays them, the practice matches in those winds don’t count, Reid burnt a few kicks too. He’s as good as Reid in the short stuff but he has far more penetration and with accuracy. Goes for tough kicks and usually hits them too, that nobody else in our team can.

I hate these discussions because inevitably every player shanks the ball now and then. The truly elite kicks bite off a lot harder and more attacking options which at times will backfire horribly. Or those that play a vast majority of the game inside are automatically labelled a bad kick because sometimes you just need to bomb it out under pressure. That sticks in people's minds and now we've arrived at the threshold of 'ackshoually Young isn't as good a kick as you think'

 

[CapitalA]

Probably

Am I the only one who dislikes ‘cat 10’? Why is this a thing.

Probably because Ross Lyon said it at some point.

 

[Vintage]

Any training today? Will we get any injury updates?

Edit: tomorrow

 

[freoextra]

Any training today? Will we get any injury updates?

Edit: tomorrow

Starting At 7:45!

 

[mattis117]

Forecast for next Saturday in Geelong is 23C, so looks like not a repeat of last seasons' 36!

 

[pK75]

Forecast for next Saturday in Geelong is 23C, so looks like not a repeat of last seasons' 36!

I wouldn’t trust a Melbourne weather forecast 3 days out, let alone 8 days. We have had a very mild summer though so wouldn’t surprise me if it was mid 20’s

 

[mattis117]

I wouldn’t trust a Melbourne weather forecast 3 days out, let alone 8 days. We have had a very mild summer though so wouldn’t surprise me if it was mid 20’s

I think it's highly likely to be low 20s since that is what it is most days in Geelong at this time of year. The movement of the pressure systems looks like we can rule out heat wave conditions in Victoria

 

[freoextra]

Good morning from main training:

Out rehab group today consists of:
Karl Worner
Tobyn Murray
Sam Sturt

1

Sam Sturt

Age

25

Ht

190cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.7

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.7

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.7

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.3

3star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.3

5star

Alex Pearce

25

Alex Pearce

Age

30

Ht

201cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.8

4star

MG

106.3

2star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

6.0

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

MG

103.2

2star

A Riddle

No small Cox which in my mind really confirms he is still weeks away.

Will follow up with my view on how the rehab group is looking.