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dont know if this has been posted anywhere but this should bring a smile to the face of the supporters
Link http://www.afc.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/4417/Default.aspx?newsId=71086
ADELAIDE has vowed to ease its newest recruits into full-scale training, but already one is putting his case forward for a heavier workload.
Last week, Phil Davis, Shaun McKernan, Rory Sloane and Tom Lee joined their teammates for Thursday’s football session, but of the quartet, only Sloane was invited to participate in the conditioning component.
Sloane, who recorded a shuttle run score of 14.5 at the 2008 NAB AFL Draft Camp, kept pace with some of the Crows elite runners in a modified version of the gruelling Goodwin run.
Super-fit defender Greg Gallman was full of praise for the lively blonde bombshell.
“We went away to Victor Harbor a couple of weeks ago for a gruelling 24-hour event. I had Rory Sloane in my team and his attitude was just amazing,” Gallman said.
“I’ve been really impressed with the way he’s attacked the drills and also his ability to work within a team. Certainly, for me, he has been one that has stood out with his attitude.”
The strongly built McKernan has also impressed his the coaches with a marked improvement in his efforts on the bike, while number-10 pick Phil Davis [shoulder reconstruction] is expected to resume competitive training after Christmas.
The first and second-year Crows, known as the ‘Crushers’ group, will attend a two-day camp in the Riverland this week before a well-earned two-week rest.
Gallman said it was important the club’s youngest players were up to speed when training resumes on January 5.
“It’s been a bit of a different start where they haven’t thrust the first-year group straight into it. The club has taken a bit of care and sort of eased them into the workload. They’ve all taken it really well, especially now after a couple of weeks, it’s starting to lift up the tempo a bit,” Gallman said.
“I’ve been talking to Shaun McKernan a bit on the bike and they’re adjusting to training pretty well. Hopefully, the break over Christmas is a time for them to work on a few things and, then, when we get back they’ll all be starting to lift the group up.
“The first and second-year players make up such a huge proportion of the group now, it’s important they don’t take a while to settle or feel too comfortable with their spot just because they’ve got two-year contracts.
“They need to be straight into it without limitations. The coaches and players will be saying, ‘We want you to drive training and drive the standard of the group’. We really want to be looking to them to take it on themselves.”
afc.com.au
Link http://www.afc.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/4417/Default.aspx?newsId=71086
ADELAIDE has vowed to ease its newest recruits into full-scale training, but already one is putting his case forward for a heavier workload.
Last week, Phil Davis, Shaun McKernan, Rory Sloane and Tom Lee joined their teammates for Thursday’s football session, but of the quartet, only Sloane was invited to participate in the conditioning component.
Sloane, who recorded a shuttle run score of 14.5 at the 2008 NAB AFL Draft Camp, kept pace with some of the Crows elite runners in a modified version of the gruelling Goodwin run.
Super-fit defender Greg Gallman was full of praise for the lively blonde bombshell.
“We went away to Victor Harbor a couple of weeks ago for a gruelling 24-hour event. I had Rory Sloane in my team and his attitude was just amazing,” Gallman said.
“I’ve been really impressed with the way he’s attacked the drills and also his ability to work within a team. Certainly, for me, he has been one that has stood out with his attitude.”
The strongly built McKernan has also impressed his the coaches with a marked improvement in his efforts on the bike, while number-10 pick Phil Davis [shoulder reconstruction] is expected to resume competitive training after Christmas.
The first and second-year Crows, known as the ‘Crushers’ group, will attend a two-day camp in the Riverland this week before a well-earned two-week rest.
Gallman said it was important the club’s youngest players were up to speed when training resumes on January 5.
“It’s been a bit of a different start where they haven’t thrust the first-year group straight into it. The club has taken a bit of care and sort of eased them into the workload. They’ve all taken it really well, especially now after a couple of weeks, it’s starting to lift up the tempo a bit,” Gallman said.
“I’ve been talking to Shaun McKernan a bit on the bike and they’re adjusting to training pretty well. Hopefully, the break over Christmas is a time for them to work on a few things and, then, when we get back they’ll all be starting to lift the group up.
“The first and second-year players make up such a huge proportion of the group now, it’s important they don’t take a while to settle or feel too comfortable with their spot just because they’ve got two-year contracts.
“They need to be straight into it without limitations. The coaches and players will be saying, ‘We want you to drive training and drive the standard of the group’. We really want to be looking to them to take it on themselves.”
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