Training Open Training session, Monday 4 July 11am

[catempire]

 

[sauron256]

Is that the fifth Selwood brother, Zombie Selwood, in the middle?

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

Most likely will take the kids down to this and was thinking of going to the warehouse sale beforehand. If anyone heads down to that today or over the weekend can they report back?
Love to know what they have there and if there will be anything left come Monday.

 

[longtimecat]

I just left training, quite low intensity as you may expect. Most pleasing , I counted 40 players on the track, until Nathan Vardy left the track complaining of a sore foot and Whylie Buzza ran laps alone.

 

[Wojcinski]

I just left training, quite low intensity as you may expect. Most pleasing , I counted 40 players on the track, until Nathan Vardy left the track complaining of a sore foot and Whylie Buzza ran laps alone.

How did Clark and S Selwood go?

 

[sauron256]

 

[HaroLad]

Spoke to Buzza, he was running laps by himself and said that he wasn't far off playing.

 

[longtimecat]

Both Clark and Selwood trained well, joined in all drills as did Cocky.

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

How did Clark and S Selwood go?

Scott was out there but I didn't see a lot of him during the main part. He stayed on after and some extra running and drills while most of the others were signing.

Clark trained with the main forward group working with Hawkins in forward drills.

 

[longtimecat]

Scott Selwood looks smaller (lighter) in the body than I have remembered , perhaps he has trimmed down to suit the modern game, may also relieve stress on his foot.

 

[catempire]

 

[ChookNorris]

Shades of McIntosh.
Fitness staff would have him completely cleared, but would get phantom pains they were unable to explain and then not play.

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

A couple of thought on the training:

McCarthy was training with a group of VFL players. Injury related? I don't know it was contact work so that would seem weird. Maybe they were just assigned there at that point.

Bates training in forward group with hawk, Clark, cockatoo and others. He got a fair bit of the ball. Fumbled a few times but got in good spots competed well.

Delaney in main training his strong and is obviously an afl ready player. I'd written him off when he got injured earlier this year. We know he's played some senior games for north. And he looked good in the VFL last year. How many games does he need to play to keep him on the rookie list?

Buzza running laps obviously not ready for full training yet. It was noticeable how big he is his arms looked bigger than pre season. He is one to watch. Is already afl size and has good aggression. Wells is apparently a massive fan and they have loved his attitude since coming to the club. He will take time but I wouldn't be surprised if he become an afl player.

One of drills was delivering the ball into the f50 and trying to score. They were matched up but it was interesting they struggled to one a target. It's training so I expected to just hit a target and get a goal. Cockatoo found ways to get the ball all through this and have a lot of shots on goal. Hawkins and Clark were big targets. Hawkins even half attempted a specky on someone's back. As said above Bates was also involved heavily in this. Not as clean as cocky but also got a lot of the ball. Cockatoo looked very good though. And he was making jokes on the boundary while signing autographs. Having happy personalities in the group is always needed.

Scott came to the boundary signed autographs and chatted to the fans. He is a great face for the club. Handles media very well and he's interested and engaged with the fans.

 

[dazbroncos]

A couple of thought on the training:

McCarthy was training with a group of VFL players. Injury related? I don't know it was contact work so that would seem weird. Maybe they were just assigned there at that point.

Bates training in forward group with hawk, Clark, cockatoo and others. He got a fair bit of the ball. Fumbled a few times but got in good spots competed well.

Delaney in main training his strong and is obviously an afl ready player. I'd written him off when he got injured earlier this year. We know he's played some senior games for north. And he looked good in the VFL last year. How many games does he need to play to keep him on the rookie list?

Buzza running laps obviously not ready for full training yet. It was noticeable how big he is his arms looked bigger than pre season. He is one to watch. Is already afl size and has good aggression. Wells is apparently a massive fan and they have loved his attitude since coming to the club. He will take time but I wouldn't be surprised if he become an afl player.

One of drills was delivering the ball into the f50 and trying to score. They were matched up but it was interesting they struggled to one a target. It's training so I expected to just hit a target and get a goal. Cockatoo found ways to get the ball all through this and have a lot of shots on goal. Hawkins and Clark were big targets. Hawkins even half attempted a specky on someone's back. As said above Bates was also involved heavily in this. Not as clean as cocky but also got a lot of the ball. Cockatoo looked very good though. And he was making jokes on the boundary while signing autographs. Having happy personalities in the group is always needed.

Scott came to the boundary signed autographs and chatted to the fans. He is a great face for the club. Handles media very well and he's interested and engaged with the fans.

Great review and post!
Good to hear that Delaney and Bates moving well fitting in. Both have skills and could be an asset if fit. Would like to see both of them get solid VFL time till seasons end to show their wares.

Go Catters

 

[Pivo]

Delaney in main training his strong and is obviously an afl ready player. I'd written him off when he got injured earlier this year. We know he's played some senior games for north. And he looked good in the VFL last year. How many games does he need to play to keep him on the rookie list?

I think we'd keep Parsons and Cornell while Bates has to come off the Rookie list (this is his third and final year).

Ruggles seems a good bet to get elevated.

Depending on what we do with the senior list it may come down to either Read or Delaney if they want to move on another Rookie.

With Smith and Stanley holding up in the ruck and Blicavs capable of performing the role if needed (although not really wanted) then Read's fate might be in the hands of what happens to Clark and Vardy in the off-season.

Alternatively, if Geelong feels they have enough tall coverage in defence in the short-term (Taylor, Henderson & Kolodjashnij all going on for the next few years) then Delaney may be released. While I've not seen too much of Gardiner this year I think he shows some promise and that might also cause people to re-evaluate the need to retain Delaney as a rookie.

For these two guys it might not be as simple as how they are playing but rather what happens with the senior list and other senior listed players who play the same sort of role coupled with their relative health (both Read and Delaney have had their issues on this front).

Good feedback on training too