Apples' Training Reports

[Stifler's mom]

I liked the bit where he was out pointed in a marking dual by Benny Sinclair...promising signs.

I knew when Peter Bell outpointed Josh Fraser and took a mark in the goal square that his career was well and truly done.
That was 2009 I think.

 

[TradeDraft]

Thanks Neil. Hasnt been mich said on Adams Varcoe Smith Faz of late I guess like Treloar Pendles Elliott etc they are bubbling along nicely

Been no Mention of Aish this Pre-Season

 

[TradeDraft]

Nicks went to shit a few years ago.

If you thought the in fighting is bad on here, then you should read the threads on there not 1 topic/thread doesn't end up over run by tit for tat posting.

Rarely do you get any insider info like you used to on nicks, the dynamics of the site has changed, has a constant war vs realistic posters , one eyed (club does no wrong types) and trolls.

Agree Since 2010 it's keep going Backwards

 

[surfer1]

Been no Mention of Aish this Pre-Season

Yes thats right also little on Maynard and even Moore

 

[TradeDraft]

Yes thats right also little on Maynard and even Moore

Moore has been mentioned a few times. I have not heard about Maynard this year

 

[Soups]

Moore has been mentioned a few times. I have not heard about Maynard this year

Can't write every player is training the house down. There are always going to be the quiet achievers pre season time.

 

[Apex36]

Thank you for taking the time to write this up Neil it's very appreciated by a lot of people and better then what the club provides us, which this preseason has been pretty much sweet fa on the mens team except we went to bounce for a play twice...

ON Kale Kirby do you know if he is injured because it appears as if he has been MIA since his first training session in thongs...hopefully it isn't a case of he is struggling to adjust to an AFL regime.

Kirby has been training regularly, not sure where you got the idea he's MIA. He's apparently gone to the indigenous camp in WA this week, along with McCarthy.

 

[loki04]

Kirby has been training regularly, not sure where you got the idea he's MIA. He's apparently gone to the indigenous camp in WA this week, along with McCarthy.

Cheers mate, yeah just every training report I have been reading has the poster saying he didn't see him out there or not in attendance.

How is he looking Apex?

 

[Apex36]

Cheers mate, yeah just every training report I have been reading has the poster saying he didn't see him out there or not in attendance.

How is he looking Apex?

Honestly? Unfit. He has a lot of work to do still on the track to even come close to playing senior footy.

The good news is that despite his lack of fitness he still managed to do some eye catching stuff during match sims. He also looks pretty determined to fix his fitness too. I mentioned during some live updates a few weeks ago that Maynard lapped him during their 200m repeat sprints. To his credit, he didn't give up, he just put his head down, gritted his teeth and got through all of his sprints. Although he did look like he needed a cuddle afterwards!

 

[Hong Kong Pie]

Great report, thanks!

 

[Stifler's mom]

Been no Mention of Aish this Pre-Season

Apparently he likes to stay dry.

 

[BringouttheGimp]

Awesome report and quite exciting to read.

Thx I wrote it.

 

[BringouttheGimp]

Shade has done Ok but Dunn has been something of a surprise for me. Plenty of grunt and uses it well. What I really like is his leadership down back. Works well with his Demon-mate Howe.

Has Dunn gotten a nose job and an Advanced Hair Yeah Yeah replacement?

 

[Tarkyn_24]

I knew when Peter Bell outpointed Josh Fraser and took a mark in the goal square that his career was well and truly done.
That was 2009 I think.

2006.

Good to see Thomas tearing it up too.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Nicks went to shit a few years ago.

If you thought the in fighting is bad on here, then you should read the threads on there not 1 topic/thread doesn't end up over run by tit for tat posting.

Rarely do you get any insider info like you used to on nicks, the dynamics of the site has changed, has a constant war vs realistic posters , one eyed (club does no wrong types) and trolls.

Nicks is ok IMO, I actually enjoyed the great Lollipop wars of 13-14-15.

 

[magpies42]

Keeffe is being groomed for the forward/ruck position because:

Darcy too valuable to ruck yet
Cox too inexperienced
White too short for ruck part of the job
McClarty McCarthy Lynch all too young

Keeffe isn't the best choice, at 204cms he's the only choice.

You're better off playing one of the kids, he is an ineffective forward. Can't take contested marks. Here's to hoping he's improved.

 

[legendstatus]

Thanks for the report, I don't post at Nicks anymore, i don't know why it still exists? Rubbish site. I'm still surprise that Dunn, Mayne & Keefe are surprising ppl? Surely buy now ppl would know that internally the footy department have more idea than us????


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[rand corp]

Love your track reports, thanks for all the effort you put in mate really appreciate it.

 

[Quicky]

I can't say I'm stoked to hear Keeffe is splitting his time between the forwards and defenders. He is a nothing forward. If we truly intend to play him there we're shooting ourselves in the foot.

He has a chance as a defender and I would think he needs as much time as possible to settle into the defensive structures as possible. I don't see the logic personally. Perhaps he was just filling a practice role while McCarthy is away? Wishful thinking maybe.

 

[PicaBoo]

Thanks for the report, I don't post at Nicks anymore, i don't know why it still exists? Rubbish site. I'm still surprise that Dunn, Mayne & Keefe are surprising ppl? Surely buy now ppl would know that internally the footy department have more idea than us????


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I am sure as collective we have more ideas. But Mayne touted as fwd line leader would have surprised many. Keeffe in the fwd line ditto.

 

[Vicky Park]

I can't say I'm stoked to hear Keeffe is splitting his time between the forwards and defenders. He is a nothing forward. If we truly intend to play him there we're shooting ourselves in the foot.

He has a chance as a defender and I would think he needs as much time as possible to settle into the defensive structures as possible. I don't see the logic personally. Perhaps he was just filling a practice role while McCarthy is away? Wishful thinking maybe.

This is my recollection too. Bit surprised the club - Bucks? - seems to have amnesia about this.

 

[ClaytonM]

But Mayne touted as fwd line leader would have surprised many.

Why would this surprise anyone. Always thought that was exactly why he was recruited. He is a very experienced, hard nosed, no nonsense footballer. The Nick Maxwell of the forward line if you like.

 

[soreplums]

This is my recollection too. Bit surprised the club - Bucks? - seems to have amnesia about this.

I agree that he is a better defender, but Bucks said himself that we know what Keeffe can do down back. Trying to see if he can add another string to his bow to pinch hit up forward/2nd ruck if required isn't a bad idea.

 

[Jasper84]

Is all of the "Keeffe is a crap forward" talk based on that one fateful game in 2013?

 

[Vankri]

Now we have a drill called Shape/Transition, which is match simulation concentrating on ball movement; it’s a big part of the game plan. Buckley barks instructions and two young umpires take control. B&W v Red. Adams, Crisp, Treloar, Grundy V. Cox, Pendles, DeGoey, Greenwood in the middle.

Thanks a lot for this report and all the others you've posted. Looking forward to the next one!

Just to ask you some questions on the above. Do you recall what kind of transition the exercise was about? Offence to defence or defence to offence or both?

Did any type of player system or tactics stand out? I.e. Loose zoning in defence if the opposition is in its defensive 50? Or when transitioning to offence were we kicking sideways a lot / using a lot of handball chains / short or long kicks over the opposition forwards / slow or fast / lot of mids coming back to help or more spreading?

I can't say I'm stoked to hear Keeffe is splitting his time between the forwards and defenders. He is a nothing forward. If we truly intend to play him there we're shooting ourselves in the foot.

He has a chance as a defender and I would think he needs as much time as possible to settle into the defensive structures as possible. I don't see the logic personally. Perhaps he was just filling a practice role while McCarthy is away? Wishful thinking maybe.

Totally agree especially after our KPD dramas over the whole season I would have hoped we'd give him every chance to vouch for a tall defender spot in the line up next to Reid.
If you read Bucks' recent AFL Facebook page q&a answers you can see he addresses Keeffe and mentions the 'depth charts' the club uses. So basically we are aware that our talk forward depth is crap and addressing it by having keeffe help out there. To me it's the wrong approach, these things are sorted in recruting/drafting, if our list is what it is there is not point trying to fit a square peg in a round hole and we're better off capitalising on best position per player.