Training Apples' Training Threads 2018/19

[Pragmatic Shill]

It's Jordan De Goey. Has suffered a hamstring injury. Will be back in the new year.

How is JDG injury prone?

 

[Apples]

 

[Saintly Viewed]

It's Jordan De Goey. Has suffered a hamstring injury. Will be back in the new year.

When on his bike taken from bikies without a helmet going at speeds not ever seen before...

 

[Saintly Viewed]

The fashion gurus, a question for you.

Does Ben Crocker have the oddest tattoos?

 

[Apples]

If his attitude is anything to go by, he isn't bothered. The players were calling out to him in very good spirits as he watched from the coaches' box. I agree with Jen - he's on holidays now and will come back fine and ready to go....so long as he refuses all offers for joy rides in black Mercs.

 

[Apples]

The fashion gurus, a question for you.

Does Ben Crocker have the oddest tattoos?

Dunno......but he looks like he's getting ready for a night of Bring Out the Gimp. Jesus, that haircut! WTF??

 

[Jen2310]

How is JDG injury prone?

Right? LOL he had a hamstring last preseason and then one this season that was the bone stress. Hardly injury prone.

 

[TradeDraft]

Big deal, a hammy this time of the year is nothing. Will be back training in 2 weeks then full training again in 3-4

As long as it's not too bad of a Hammy

 

[neilk]

As long as it's not too bad of a Hammy

However slight it might be we can make it worse!

 

[Kappa]

Big deal, a hammy this time of the year is nothing. Will be back training in 2 weeks then full training again in 3-4

Yeah, unless its like a Collingwood hamstring injury which normally means there 2-3 more to come over the next few years.

 

[BEEG]

Just have to settle with 70 goals from Goey instead of 85.

 

[KrispyKremePie]

Dunno......but he looks like he's getting ready for a night of Bring Out the Gimp. Jesus, that haircut! WTF??

On iPad using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Sea fog]

Yeah, unless its like a Collingwood hamstring injury which normally means there 2-3 more to come over the next few years.

Or that one week away becomes ten weeks away.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Might explain the early finish. Bear enjoying a drink.

 

[Albert Parker]

Training Report: Monday 17th December 2018
Cloudy but pleasant enough at 20 degrees.
Not Training:
Dayne Beams (gastro)
DeGoey (rested) was upstairs watching from the coaches' box.
Crisp (gym)
Dunn
Sharenberg
Modified Training:
Greenwood, Will Kelly, Goldsack, Maynard

The players were already into running drills by the time I arrived. I stood next to Big Footy correspondent Jen2310n and introduced myself. She had all the latest.

I then spoke to a couple of people on my left. Irish accents I thought. Perhaps these people are Anton Tohill's family, I suggested to Jen. Alas, the accent was Scottish and the lady I spoke to for a while was on holiday from Japan. This is the only time she gets to see the players in the flesh. She also told me she was a Big Footy 'lurker' as was another gent, Michael?, who joined us for a chat. Michael had lived in the US until recently. It was terrific chatting to knowledgable new people who all rely on Big Footy in various ways.

Michael chatted about his favourite posters, among them, Albert, Knightmare, Scodog and BigHorse. I can verify the importance that sites such as Big Footy and Nick's play in the lives of interstate and overseas Magpies, and it was reinforced again today.

It was a fairly light session, but of most interest was the computerised Beep Test. The playing group was divided into two groups.

Group 1 was given a trial run listening to the computer as it gave instructions. Basically, the players took off on the beep, ran approx 20 metres to a line (trying to beat the beep) and back to the start in 11 secs. The computer then changed the times and recovery time.

Group 1 was: Sier, Howe, Roughead, Pendles, Mihocek, Lynch, Adams, Madgen, Moore, Grundy, Tohill, Cox
As the going got tougher, coaches signalled players to be eliminated.
One by one the players fell by the wayside until suddenly only three remained: Mihocek, Howe and Pendlebury.
Then Pendles and Checkers were left to battle it out. Pendles was the last man standing. Great effort from the Captain.

Group 2 watched from the sidelines encouraging the runners until it was their turn.

Group 2: Atu, Isaac, Sidey, Stevo, Flipper, Crocker, Thomas, Appleby, Daicos, Varcoe, Callum Brown, Tyler Brown
They battled it out until only Quaynor, Phillips and Stephenson remained. Isaac fell next leaving Phillips and Stevo to battle it out. I was a little surprised to see Stevo win pretty comfortably. What a star pick-up was this little champ; he just keeps giving!

Some kicking drills and goal kicking drills followed and players gradually left the field. Phillips spent ages chatting to the few fans in attendance. He's so relaxed with all comers is Flipper. I'm really impressed with this skill he has to make supporters feel special. Coxy and Grundy spoke to supporters too.

A couple of ladies who never miss a session, were there handing out Christmas cards to every player. One even tracked down Crispy in the cafe! What passion.

Jen told me that Brodie Grundy said they would be back on the track for their last session early on Tuesday.

Albert and Jen, please feel free to add anything you noticed from this morning.
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I got there right at the end of training......but you managed to capture me over Tom Phillips shoulder in your photo!
Thx for the report Apples.

 

[Jen2310]

I got there right at the end of training......but you managed to capture me over Tom Phillips shoulder in your photo!
Thx for the report Apples.

Whatcha doing all the way over that side anyways lol The fun stuff is the other side.

 

[Pragmatic Shill]

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Might explain the early finish. Bear enjoying a drink.

Was his 21st the other day. Sounds like had an early finish relative to others, not actually "early." Could have just hit a wall.

 

[Albert Parker]

Whatcha doing all the way over that side anyways lol The fun stuff is the other side.

Hah, I park at Anderson St and walk down over the Yarra and in the rear of the ground.

 

[Horaceg]

The fashion gurus, a question for you.

Does Ben Crocker have the oddest tattoos?

No guru but could see him on the end of a banjo

 

[neilk]

No guru but could see him on the end of a banjo

That sounds very painful.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

No guru but could see him on the end of a banjo

That sounds very painful.

Deliverance

 

[Soups]

Murph towering over Coxy now.

 

[Soups]

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Might explain the early finish. Bear enjoying a drink.

Definitely not afraid of a pint. Been smashing them all pre season.

 

[Kirby]

Murph towering over Coxy now.

Are they fighting over the rights to the top row of the hat stand?

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Murph towering over Coxy now.

See how Coxy is holding Murphy down, trying to manoeuvre Nathan to get some advantage back height wise.

He’s learning that Cox.