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Training EFC Pre Season Training Reports and Photos
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Great Heppell, practising for ANZAC Day.
Holy crap is that Neagle??! Why is he so tanned? Guess Hirdys been making him run around in the sun heaps.. Almost thought that was Ryder while scrolling through quickly, but then was reminded how scrawny his arms are in the first pic!
Anyone know if all our forwards (Williams, Carlisle?) was there in the goal kicking practise? Or any reports on how well they did, etc?
Hope Gumby was there practising his ball drop? Or is he still recovering and not even allowed to kick a few balls?
Anyone know if all our forwards (Williams, Carlisle?) was there in the goal kicking practise? Or any reports on how well they did, etc?
Hope Gumby was there practising his ball drop? Or is he still recovering and not even allowed to kick a few balls?
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Not as tall as I'd imagined.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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What I took from that photo was 'sheesh he's built for a 197cm bloke'.
Won't have any problems with the physical side, by the looks.
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Agreed, looks very solid.
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From the video on BomberTV discussing Tayte Pears injury, Gumbleton looks more solid.
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Visibly thicker, isn't he.
You can finally tell that he's lifted a weight
You can finally tell that he's lifted a weight
He was 'rested' late 2010 because he strained his medial ligament. This is the knee injury he has just recovered from.
Ah cheers.
hank31
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Have you seen the interview from
Hird to Ryder? I reckon paddy has even put a bit more on!
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#### thats funny that clip. Hirdy had fun grilling Paddy with some 'hard' questions.
Paddy does look like he has put on some muscle for sure..says he's heaps fitter than last year.
If thats the case, dunno what Knights and his band of merry men were doing with him last season..
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Yeah paddy did seem a bit nervous when answering some of the questions!
The way all players are raving on about how fit they are ATM, I'm surprised we actually won a game last year!
If that's not a throw away line by Paddy, Cormack has some explaining to do. Why in the hell is Paddy heaps fitter than last year?
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So we have lock-out practice matches...anyone know when open training sessions will start up again?
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There's usually info about the next session on the EFC website, but it's blocked here at work.
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The training news section on the EFC site is blank, is it still lock-out sessions atm?
They would be training today wouldn't they?
They would be training today wouldn't they?
duno, all the secrecy has got my radar up, mayhap a minor miracle is taking place among the ranks at Essendon
i go with that instead of we stink so bad the club is just protecting us from ourselves for as long they can
although the practice match didnt sound like the razor blades need a quick sharpening
i go with that instead of we stink so bad the club is just protecting us from ourselves for as long they can
although the practice match didnt sound like the razor blades need a quick sharpening
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Best thing is to call and ask for dates/days of open training sessions.
Or you could ask for Bendigo training sessions - They usually train directly after EFC. Then you can work it out, although this works best when they train at Windy Hill.
Or you could ask for Bendigo training sessions - They usually train directly after EFC. Then you can work it out, although this works best when they train at Windy Hill.
Could be any number of reasons:
Had a better run at pre-season.
Had a better base having been in the system a bit longer
Hated the coach and stopped trying....
Was lazy over last few pre-seasons
Reached a stage in his life where his body had matured to be able to cope with increased work loads.
Hard to argue that he looks like he's put a bit more bulk on over the pre-season which was not noticeable in any other pre-season.
Could be any combo of those. But this could be closer to the mark imo. Right from the word go he has been told how gifted he is and how it comes so easy to him, that perhaps he had a sense that he could continue cruising. I think, like with Jobe a few ears ago, maybe the penny has dropped that he still needs to work his arse off if he wants to be the best he can be. I reckon he will have a HUGE season this year and start stepping up from potential, to star.
Lets hope so. We need him to.
Because there's a whole heap more pushing this year.
