Training Pre-Season 2024 - they're back

[Callums_Guns]

Helmets on, it’s time for pre-season

 

[Brave New World]

Injury update from the newspapers:

 

[Colonial]

 

[Colonial]

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Our boys are looking good and our coach is happy - looking forward to the start of the season!

GIANTS head coach Adam Kingsley

Adam Kingsley

Age

48

Ht

183cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

says his tight-knit squad is in a great position to attack the 2024 Toyota AFL premiership season after their gruelling summer on the track continued with the completion of their pre-season training camp.

GIANTS Ready to Fire Following Pre-Season Camp

Adam Kingsley recaps the GIANTS’ three-day training camp as the 2024 Toyota AFL Season fast approaches.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

 

[Colonial]

 

[GWS Goose]

That is awesome .
I loved some of the more irreverent challenges (like the eating and puzzle) good way to build camaraderie.
I love that part of the mountains and do a lot of trail running through there, it was cool recognising where they were.
We do put out excellent media

 

[Giant Pete]

Gee Madden has changed his body shape

 

[PaythePerryman]

Gee Madden has changed his body shape

Crazy change so quickly

 

[Colonial]

 

[Colonial]

 

[Colonial]

 

[Giant Pete]

Can’t wait to see this kid

 

[GWS Goose]

Can’t wait to see this kid

The internal hype for this kid is off the charts. They obviously think he has something

 

[PenrithGWS]

Can't wait for round 1.

 

[Giant Gutsache]

Can't wait for round 1.

and even the round before round 1.

 

[Karp3_dm]

How’s Cadman traveling guys?
In for a big year or what?

 

[Giant Strides]

How’s Cadman traveling guys?
In for a big year or what?

Yep, looking stronger, bit more composure.

But, it's still only his second season, so if you're expecting a 60-goal season, it's pretty unlikely to occur.

We need to move on from Keeffe being the third KPF, and bit-part-ruckman - the question is whether Cadman can show coach that he can fill that third tall role (and maybe it's Riccardi taking the chop-out rucks) from the start of this season. It's less whether he can kick a bunch of goals, and more if he can regularly be in contests, bring the ball to ground, and feed Hogan, Toby or Ricca.

 

[Pns_blister]

How's Callaghan tracking? Wing or more inside this year?

 

[Giant Strides]

How's Callaghan tracking? Wing or more inside this year?

I reckon we will see him more inside this year, but still some percentage mix of the two. Similar to how Josh Kelly has been played.

 

[Pns_blister]

I reckon we will see him more inside this year, but still some percentage mix of the two. Similar to how Josh Kelly has been played.

How's he been looking from the track watchers? I remember last year after he hurt his shoulder he was struggling to stick some tackles and looked to second guess himself going into contests. Hopefully he's fit and on top of that. The kid could be anything.

 

[Giant Strides]

How's he been looking from the track watchers? I remember last year after he hurt his shoulder he was struggling to stick some tackles and looked to second guess himself going into contests. Hopefully he's fit and on top of that. The kid could be anything.

Good question. Unfortunately, I'm in Canberra so don't get to watch any training sessions directly. Have to glean my info from coaches and other players' comments, plus any reports we get from trackwatchers.

Any posters been to training sessions this year?

 

[GWS Goose]

How's Callaghan tracking? Wing or more inside this year?

All reports are he is flying.
But this time of year you hear that about a lot of players

 

[BEEG]

Anything on Perryman? Always liked him been unlucky with injury etc last couple years.

 

[Colonial]

Perryman is a gun, but signed a contract that is well below his worth.

Concerned if we lowball him in the next contract we may lose him.