Bigman’s Training Reports (Update: 11th March)

[Eric The Red]

Snowflake generation.

Rubbish. These guys train harder and got longer than any other generation has. They‘d run rings around the old school players.

 

[AFC979810]

Unrealistic. Average workers aren’t in jobs where they get bashed up throughout the year and their body can only handle if for about 15 years - give or take.

It was a weird comparison. I wonder in old George's quest to have footballers be the same as office workers if he is going to start requesting AFL footballers to get time and a half when they have to play on Sundays....

 

[Eric The Red]

What? Matt Crouch retired at 29 saying his focus is on being pain free in normal life. He was playing AFL footy, then missed a week to ‘get right’ then played until he couldn’t and was forced to retire. It’s the second time he’s missed a heap of footy groin related, as did his brother. Soligo clearly struggled and after the finals it was reported Dawson had been struggling either way a foot, despite punching out high end TOG. You genuinely miss all this stuff?

Those kind of injuries happen in all sports to all kinds of people and at all levels. Without any of them being mismanaged. It happens at amateur level, where you are guaranteed they were not over trained/played. When you have +40 blokes playing tough contact sport there will be issues. Overall the Crows record in that regard has been a strength last few years.

 

[Pugsley]

Rubbish. These guys train harder and got longer than any other generation has. They‘d run rings around the old school players.

Gary McIntosh would disagree.

 

[Cromulant]

Gary McIntosh would disagree.

Good on him, he'd be wrong

 

[Pugsley]

Good on him, he'd be wrong

I think he trained pretty hard and would have coped easily with the rigours of AFL training had he played so its not an argument

 

[Cromulant]

I think he trained pretty hard and would have coped easily with the rigours of AFL training had he played so its not an argument

I dont think he'd agree with you, but hey you Norwood fan boys think hes God.

 

[Pugsley]

I dont think he'd agree with you, but hey you Norwood fan boys think hes God.

He is pretty close.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Gary McIntosh would disagree.

I mean how to compare as modern players are full time athletes, and pre-nineties weren’t, but the current generation run harder and longer than anyone before them

 

[Pugsley]

I mean how to compare as modern players are full time athletes, and pre-nineties weren’t, but the current generation run harder and longer than anyone before them

Thats right. Making any argument invalid.

 

[Cromulant]

Thats right. Making any argument invalid.

So why did you try to start one

 

[Pugsley]

So why did you try to start one

I was making a point not starting an argument

 

[Pugsley]

Would you honestly be more hopeful for 2026 or less critical of the club if our straight sets exit was the same as Brisbane's in 2019. Against GWS they were eliminated in their second final despite winning 3 of the 4 quarters.

This is the attitude of the AFC. Close enough is good enough.

It's a loser mentality.

 

[crows dude]

I dont think he'd agree with you, but hey you Norwood fan boys think hes God.

He is god

 

[Pugsley]

He is god

This.

 

[Velvet George]

Their midfield in 2020? Neale, Lyons, Zorko and a developing McCluggage and Berry.

That 2019/2020 group wasn't much better than our 2025 group.



You have an amazing ability to go buck wild and turn regular media talk into negativity about the club.

Remember when you were convinced Sloane was a club plant and was prepping everyone for Draper not playing round 1.

Or when you were convinced Matty Wright was told to talk up Murphy and talk down Curtain so supporters wouldn't be disappointed when Murphy played and Curtain didnt. Only for Curtain to play and Murphy to stay in the 2's?

Or when you were convinced that it was Murray Davis who dropped Murphy (and he was only allowed to play because he had never seen him play or train and Nicks convinced him).



Mate - If we don't win a final in 2026 - I dont give a shit if we won 3 outta the 4 quarters but still lost. It's an asinine thing to focus on.

Would you honestly be more hopeful for 2026 or less critical of the club if our straight sets exit was the same as Brisbane's in 2019. Against GWS they were eliminated in their second final despite winning 3 of the 4 quarters.

Their midfield in 2020? Neale, Lyons, Zorko and a developing McCluggage and Berry.

That 2019/2020 group wasn't much better than our 2025 group.



You have an amazing ability to go buck wild and turn regular media talk into negativity about the club.

Remember when you were convinced Sloane was a club plant and was prepping everyone for Draper not playing round 1.

Or when you were convinced Matty Wright was told to talk up Murphy and talk down Curtain so supporters wouldn't be disappointed when Murphy played and Curtain didnt. Only for Curtain to play and Murphy to stay in the 2's?

Or when you were convinced that it was Murray Davis who dropped Murphy (and he was only allowed to play because he had never seen him play or train and Nicks convinced him).



Mate - If we don't win a final in 2026 - I dont give a shit if we won 3 outta the 4 quarters but still lost. It's an asinine thing to focus on.

Would you honestly be more hopeful for 2026 or less critical of the club if our straight sets exit was the same as Brisbane's in 2019. Against GWS they were eliminated in their second final despite winning 3 of the 4 quarters.

I look forward to adding a superstar dual Norm Smith medalist father son to our midfield very soon.

I wouldn’t feel we had the worst finals series of a contender ever, perhaps might mean Nicks made less rookie mistakes in his 6th year as coach and our “finals” gameplan wasn’t exposed as dud.

 

[Geoffa32]

'We've cooked his groins'

How so?

Did he go to Thailand during the off season.


Oh wait, he ain't an old Aussie bloke.....

 

[Crow till I die]

I'd like us to get to the point where Soligo isn't a first string mid.

Yes to this. To me he should be a 5th or 6th in line mid if we have all fit and firing and developing (my wish list below)

Rankine
Dawson
Curtin
Draper
Rachele
Peatling / Soligo

 

[1990crow]

Yes to this. To me he should be a 5th or 6th in line mid if we have all fit and firing and developing (my wish list below)

Rankine
Dawson
Curtin
Draper
Rachele
Peatling / Soligo

Trouble is Curtin and Draper are junior players. It'll take 2 or 3 years.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

I was making a point not starting an argument

“Snowflake generation”?

 

[cleanhands]

I was making a point not starting an argument

And a bloody good one

 

[1990crow]

“Snowflake generation”?

Better generation also does the same.

 

[cleanhands]

He is god

No no no God is runner up

 

[Pugsley]

“Snowflake generation”?

 

[Pugsley]

Rubbish. These guys train harder and got longer than any other generation has. They‘d run rings around the old school players.

I see John Who has returned.