Blair and Francis train
Jonathon Bernard 12:09 PM Wed 17 December, 2008
Jaryd Blair looked comfortable in his first training session as a Collingwood player
On Wednesday 17 December Collingwood trained with two of the five rookie draft acquisitions, Tristan Francis (pick 11) and Jaryd Blair (27).
The rain held off long enough for the team to train for just under two hours at Gosch's Paddock.
There were a few new drills the team worked through including an open field session with players moving the ball through the centre of the ground.
Once the ball reached over the halfway mark, the offensive team had to kick the ball in their forward 50 earning points for hitting targets.
The defenders would try to deny the opposition the points by marking the ball before it hit the intended targets.
Francis and Blair were not spared any introductions into training as they completed the entire session with the team.
There was a festive feel in the air as the players chatted through the duration of training.
Alan Didak goes back for a mark while Sharrod Wellingham works on his kicking form.
Nick Maxwell defends the opponents target while Jarrod Blight looks on.
Jaryd Blair tries to take his first training session with stride as Chris Dawes towers over him.
Blair shows off his solid kicking form, similar to Tyson Goldsack.
Good to hear the rain held out..
Was going to head down but was a bit worried about the weather..
Last time i went down training got cancelled
Blair is short but very built.
Dawes is ripped.
Did anybody go and take photos ?
