Training Training updates 2026.

[manicpie]

How hot is it going to be tomorrow in Melb.?

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[Kappa]

As much as I want to see Normie Hill at his best and playing with the Pies, this is another great example of where the AFL could consider introducing a player/s trading model and window through the season for clubs to have flexibility when it comes to list management.

So we could trade him to West Coast for a packet of chips during the season...?

 

[cfc19902010]

It came across as the club trying to have an each way bet, pleasing both Australia Day supporters and indigenous people.

cover the numbers on the roulette wheel

 

[Ctracks]

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24,000 degrees Celsius?

 

[magpiewarrior]

Well I am an idealistic, woke, lefty so I think that club’s statement was simply acknowledging that they understand that for some people it is a day of celebration and for others it is a day for mourning. Gees, how woeful is that. Get a grip it’s about respect for all. If all you want is divisiveness go to the Ununited States of America, it’s working so well there. FFS must we follow every yank trend?

 

[magpiewarrior]

Thanks for the thumbs down New Dawn, it was expected. You have lived up to my expectations.

 

[ANewDawn]

Well I am an idealistic, woke, lefty so I think that club’s statement was simply acknowledging that they understand that for some people it is a day of celebration and for others it is a day for mourning. Gees, how woeful is that. Get a grip it’s about respect for all. If all you want is divisiveness go to the Ununited States of America, it’s working so well there. FFS must we follow every yank trend?

As you admit, you are a lefty, woke idealist. Personally, I prefer my pragmatic view of it all, though there is room for both of us to have interpreted it correctly.

 

[ANewDawn]

Thanks for the thumbs down New Dawn, it was expected. You have lived up to my expectations.

You were too quick. It was immediately removed.

 

[magpiewarrior]

Thank you.

 

[Kirby]

Get a room you two

 

[magpiewarrior]

Get a room you two

You prude.

 

[No SPIN]

I really don't think he leaves Perth. The club should have cut ties with him at the end of '25.
It's turning into a JUH situation where he can't and doesn't play, may train for a week then vanish again, but still gets paid, and at the end of it all he then gets traded for a 4th round pick to WC or Freo...
I also don't understand why on social media he was saying he was back, and was going to prove people wrong blah blah blah, earlier in the pre-season. Well l think those who had some criticism have proven to be correct....

Chalk and cheese compared to the flog behavior of JUH.

 

[No SPIN]

For me it’s not super surprising. He got that contract pre draft. I agree that he needs to show something, but with upcoming retirements in the midfield over the next couple of years, we need to persist with a few younger players on the list and hope they develop quickly and at least provide some strong depth.

At least they have had a couple of years development and a few pre-seasons under their belt.

Not sure what the alternative is unless we target an A-Grade midfielder and another who can step straight in to our best 18

HDM’s deficiencies are so concerning that sadly, all the new mid recruits are likely to go passed him.

 

[stormskye]

HDM’s deficiencies are so concerning that sadly, all the new mid recruits are likely to go passed him.

I think it’s also telling that we recruited 3 mids including a mature ager… to me doesn’t sound like we have much confidence in the current crop

 

[Vicky Park]

Get a room you two

Two early for that. It’s not BigFooty if the conflict doesn’t escalate and go around in vicious circles for hours.

 

[Vicky Park]

I think it’s also telling that we recruited 3 mids including a mature ager… to me doesn’t sound like we have much confidence in the current crop

Sadly, too, Hine’s reputation seems to be taking a hit. His last couple of years are not looking great.

 

[TradeDraft]

Sadly, too, Hine’s reputation seems to be taking a hit. His last couple of years are not looking great.

Espically with his last 2 1st Rounders in Allan and HDM as they not cemented there spots in the AFL Team where HDM not really been close to getting a Game

 

[manicpie]

Sadly, too, Hine’s reputation seems to be taking a hit. His last couple of years are not looking great.

Don't write him off yet. HDM will feature this year. He's got enough talent. The 3 mids we picked are earmarked for when the likes of Pendles, sidey and Crisp retire. Hine has struggled for the last 5 years but he hasn't really had the picks

 

[ANewDawn]

Two early for that. It’s not BigFooty if the conflict doesn’t escalate and go around in vicious circles for hours.

The seconds in my corner are prepping me for round two as I type. I plan on rushing him at the bell with a refurbished viewpoint so persuasive that he (or she) will immediately concede the folly of his position and admit that he couldn't have been more wrong if he had wanted to be.

 

[ANewDawn]

Don't write him off yet. HDM will feature this year. He's got enough talent. The 3 mids we picked are earmarked for when the likes of Pendles, sidey and Crisp retire. Hine has struggled for the last 5 years but he hasn't really had the picks

He is disappointing given the hype when he was drafted, not just as a player but as a potential leader in the club too. Leastways, that's what I recall being bandied around about him at the time. What do you see in him and where do you expect him to be at the end of the year?

 

[manicpie]

He is disappointing given the hype when he was drafted, not just as a player but as a potential leader in the club too. Leastways, that's what I recall being bandied around about him at the time. What do you see in him and where do you expect him to be at the end of the year?

He's quick and had a really good season in the midfield last year. His kicking is a bit dodgy but most inside mids don't kick that well. He was reading the ball off the ruckmans palm really well, which is a talent in itself. They are trying to teach him to be a high half forward, which will only add to his repatuor. He now has a mature body and will only improve. I think he could play Sullivan's role very well and with much more pace. He'll get games

 

[watt price tully]

I am fine with different things being part of Australia but also come accross as a Attack on Australia with saying it's Mourning

TD, I reckon you’re reading stuff into Collingwood’s statement that simply isn’t there. Collingwood’s statement is wholly uncontroversial. There is no attack whatsoever. It’s quite an inclusive statement; no more, no less.

 

[Jen2310]

He is disappointing given the hype when he was drafted, not just as a player but as a potential leader in the club too. Leastways, that's what I recall being bandied around about him at the time. What do you see in him and where do you expect him to be at the end of the year?

Yeah they talked about his professionalism in the same vein of Pendles, because he came from a cricket background and was around that environment.

 

[LuckyLee]

We don't have to give him away for nothing. He's contracted.

We're hardly going to play hardball and stand in the way of Bobby reuniting with his children. What possible good could come from that?

He'll quite likely sit out all/most of this season, having missed the back half of 2025. Under such circumstances, no club is going to pay us remotely close to his end-2024 value. We wouldn't, if the situation was reversed.

From a playing perspective, here's hoping Saxena turns out to be Bobby 2.0.

 

[Dtennent94]

We're hardly going to play hardball and stand in the way of Bobby reuniting with his children. What possible good could come from that?

He'll quite likely sit out all/most of this season, having missed the back half of 2025. Under such circumstances, no club is going to pay us remotely close to his end-2024 value. We wouldn't, if the situation was reversed.

From a playing perspective, here's hoping Saxena turns out to be Bobby 2.0.

Bobby can go back to WA even if he’s on our books (like he probably is right now).

He gets paid whether he plays footy or not, so if we don’t like what’s on offer, he can just go sit in WA and hang out with his kids for 500k/y.

Don’t see why we need to do Fremantle a favour… they’ll probably get Neale for free too.