Training Official Essendon Preseason Thread

[Dave]

Always find it hard to assess form from match sims. Have we improved or do we just look good because we are playing against ourselves.....

 

[Old Campaigner]

Always find it hard to assess form from match sims. Have we improved or do we just look good because we are playing against ourselves.....

You also have to consider what specifically they are training. It’s not always to try to replicate an actual game in its entirety

 

[P Money]

There's surely a dual objective of building cohesion and chemistry between the players most likely to be playing together for the majority of the season and improving skills and capabilities by matching players up against their most challenging intraclub opponents. I'm not surprised with a young team like ours that there's a strong focus on the former.

 

[jdstorm]

Sub for the last 8 games

He hasn’t been a good sub and by all reports is looking good at HB may as well just play him there and see what happens.

 

[boncer34]

Always find it hard to assess form from match sims. Have we improved or do we just look good because we are playing against ourselves.....

Lid is off Dave.

FlagDons

 

[Dave]

You also have to consider what specifically they are training. It’s not always to try to replicate an actual game in its entirety

For sure. What I am happy to take out is stuff like that I'm more worried about stuff like Tsatas kicking looks to have improved. When he'll be under more pressure in games than match sims means is when we'll know.

Edit: Not a knock on the kid, from all accounts he is fitter, stronger and even in match sim cleaner than years past.

 

[FootyGuru]

When do we start taking about caddy’s kicking for goal?

 

[jannissary]

When do we start taking about caddy’s kicking for goal?

when he loses us a game

 

[jdstorm]

Lid is off Dave.

FlagDons

do you already have the tattoo?

 

[HirdsTheWord]

when he loses us a game

wasnt there a game last year where caddy had a questionable kick for goal that may have won us the game?

or is my memory cooked.

 

[ant555]

I know we don't like to make excuses for the malaise of our club but if the decisions are made by the same clowns who thought it would be a good idea to have the family day on a Tuesday school night - it's little wonder we suck

THIS.

My youngest told me about Family Day and when she showed me the date and time I fell off my chair.
As you say it's a school night, plus we're coming from Ballarat ffs. Diabolical organising.

Not there brightest moment.

 

[ant555]

Always find it hard to assess form from match sims. Have we improved or do we just look good because we are playing against ourselves.....

Sometimes playing yourself is harder as everyone knows what the plan is. It can produce some real scrappy stuff at times. It is always hard to get a 100% read. I would say we are having a no frills pre season with more focus on fixing what we are doing when we do not have the ball and defensive set up. How it equates to round 1 who knows.

 

[ant555]

When do we start taking about caddy’s kicking for goal?

2027

 

[jannissary]

wasnt there a game last year where caddy had a questionable kick for goal that may have won us the game?

or is my memory cooked.

may have been, but i think its a bit unfair to slot a defeat solely on a first year player with under 10 games

 

[HirdsTheWord]

may have been, but i think its a bit unfair to slot a defeat solely on a first year player with under 10 games

i agree just saying lol

 

[Runk]

i agree just saying lol

It was the Crows game.

 

[Keystone agony]

He hasn’t been a good sub and by all reports is looking good at HB may as well just play him there and see what happens.

Seen the story before

Be 4-3 finish between 7th- 11th have a Hobbs asking to leave

 

[Vindicater]

“Some of the younger players are a little bit frustrated at the moment because they’re being thrown around to different positions.

Yeah...

Sounds like the regular Essington approach. Why develop players in their right positions when you can throw them to the wolves somewhere else.

 

[eth-dog]

Yeah...

Sounds like the regular Essington approach. Why develop players in their right positions when you can throw them to the wolves somewhere else.

Yes because we're the only team who have done this ever.

I count 5/6 players in Brisbane's GF team that were drafted in other positions in mind from their juniors.

 

[Vander18]

Can you put it down to anything?

Average football ability meets average athletic ability?

 

[Vander18]

i feel ok about it now with the way Reid is going (touches wood*)

I like Reid as much as the next guy…..but steady on old boy!

 

[crackers65]

I know we don't like to make excuses for the malaise of our club but if the decisions are made by the same clowns who thought it would be a good idea to have the family day on a Tuesday school night - it's little wonder we suck

The same old Essendon shit show. It really seems to me as if they don’t give a shit about supporters.

 

[Godzke]

Any idea if any players are being trialled in new positions as opposed to training with another area to improve a certain trait?

 

[BomberManU]

wasnt there a game last year where caddy had a questionable kick for goal that may have won us the game?

or is my memory cooked.

Yeah, I think he went for a check-side, when he could have straightened up. Unless my memory is cooked as well.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Yeah, I think he went for a check-side, when he could have straightened up. Unless my memory is cooked as well.

that sounds about right.