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I think Riach is the perfect size to play third tall.How tall did Riach look? Like a KPP size?
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I think Riach is the perfect size to play third tall.How tall did Riach look? Like a KPP size?
Agreed.I think Bines is the perfect size to play third tall.
Riach spends all his time with the backs
Agree that Ryan looked distracted and Edwards is skinny
Thought exactly the same about Cameron looking like a school kid
He’s around 190. Flanker size and won’t be a KPP
Being groomed as a half back from everything I’ve seen. Reminds me of Sheppard
Smaller
When you say Foley's been a bit anonymous, is it that he's just not doing anything distinctive? Is he just going about his business?Went down to Subi again to watch what is likely to be the last open training session I go to until the New Year
- Players already out doing warmups when we were let in
- Nicnat out there again moving quite freely it must be said. Later did some run throughs and other work rehabbing the knee. All straight line work so far though and no jumping
- Venables out on the track warming up at least but that's as far as he got. Disappeared in the direction of the gym once the balls came out. He's a fair way from doing any serious fitness work so it looks like another compromised preseason that he can ill afford
- Vardy looks in good shape. Bigger than I remember but that might just be my alzheimers kicking in. Given he heads into 2019 as our likely lead ruck it would make sense for him to bulk up.
- Cameron, Watson and Schofield walking laps together as the rest of the players start kick to kick as part of their normal warm up routine
- Edwards and Yeo kicking to each other 15m apart away from main group - that was the last I saw of them
- Redden nails his birthday kick at goal first up once the warmups are done and the main part of the session starts
- Goal kicking comp in teams to start - direct shots from about 30m out directly in front
- Next is work on ball movement a bit like circle work to sharpen the skills and to get some miles in the legs
- Training drills only so no pressure but ball use looking sharp. Not much hitting the ground
- Oallen running laps again like the other two sessions I've been to. Running at a good clip so he’s gonna have a good tank if nothing else
- JK away from main group on other side of oval with Duggan working with one of the fitness staff
- Cripps doing laps now as well
- Bit of slight competitive work now - still working on ball movement but players working defensively to apply chasing pressure and intercepting stray passes
- Masten joins in the traffic running the boundary
- As does JK but more accurately described as jogging rather than running and seems to have a license to use the boundary as a loose guide only. Follows his own path the big fella
- First year players pulled out of training after just over an hour into the session to do boundary running
- Quite a few others running laps now - shep, jets, Shuey, and willie. All running at good pace so no cause for alarm
- Bines noticably labouring to get through his work. Welcome to AFL preseasons.
- Shepps legs not looking quite so skinny anymore
- Watching Ainsworth for a bit - kicking is ugly but haven’t seen him miss many targets
- Players starting to gravitate to the drinks benches so it looks like it - I've left as players meander off signing autographs and some still out practising different bits and pieces. Bit shorter session today. Time to go back to work
Overall thoughts from the sessions I've seen :
- The group generally looks in pretty good health. Players for the most part have all come back in fine nick with the possible exception of Ryan who has moved well but has work to do building a tank
- There are a few players on modified programs after off season surgeries but only Venables, Yeo, Edwards and Cameron have been absent post warmups - any others have at least been running at good pace
- Nicnat is in a separate category obviously as he returns from a knee reco but he's miles ahead of where he was at a similar stage after his first knee. Genuine cause to be optimistic on a mid 2019 return
- In a group so big it's hard to keep track of individual players not least because of the tendency of several of them to wear caps and also players using the full oval so difficult to see whats happening 150m away but for me Petrucelle has been a standout. It helps that with his abundance of hair he stands out but he's been impressive - looks to have bulked up a bit, still has excellent pace and has been really sharp with his skills. With Venables having a delayed preseason, Petch is positioning himself nicely to take that defensive forward spot
- Of the new guys Exxon and Large Karl (Williams) have been the most noticeable. Foley has been a bit anonymous whilst Edwards and Cameron have been limited due to injury. Smith looks a solid acquisition who will keep the youngsters honest in earning a spot if injury creates an opportunity and a mature body will be handy for our WAFL side. Haven't seen enough of either Hickey or Brooksby to form an opinion
- Of the basketballers Riach looks to be the most game ready and actually has pretty decent skills. Bines is very much a work in progress at this very early stage. It should also be pointed out that Riach has been with the group for a few months whereas Bines has only just come over from Victoria in the last month
Went down to Subi again to watch what is likely to be the last open training session I go to until the New Year
- Players already out doing warmups when we were let in
- Nicnat out there again moving quite freely it must be said. Later did some run throughs and other work rehabbing the knee. All straight line work so far though and no jumping
- Venables out on the track warming up at least but that's as far as he got. Disappeared in the direction of the gym once the balls came out. He's a fair way from doing any serious fitness work so it looks like another compromised preseason that he can ill afford
- Vardy looks in good shape. Bigger than I remember but that might just be my alzheimers kicking in. Given he heads into 2019 as our likely lead ruck it would make sense for him to bulk up.
- Cameron, Watson and Schofield walking laps together as the rest of the players start kick to kick as part of their normal warm up routine
- Edwards and Yeo kicking to each other 15m apart away from main group - that was the last I saw of them
- Redden nails his birthday kick at goal first up once the warmups are done and the main part of the session starts
- Goal kicking comp in teams to start - direct shots from about 30m out directly in front
- Next is work on ball movement a bit like circle work to sharpen the skills and to get some miles in the legs
- Training drills only so no pressure but ball use looking sharp. Not much hitting the ground
- Oallen running laps again like the other two sessions I've been to. Running at a good clip so he’s gonna have a good tank if nothing else
- JK away from main group on other side of oval with Duggan working with one of the fitness staff
- Cripps doing laps now as well
- Bit of slight competitive work now - still working on ball movement but players working defensively to apply chasing pressure and intercepting stray passes
- Masten joins in the traffic running the boundary
- As does JK but more accurately described as jogging rather than running and seems to have a license to use the boundary as a loose guide only. Follows his own path the big fella
- First year players pulled out of training after just over an hour into the session to do boundary running
- Quite a few others running laps now - shep, jets, Shuey, and willie. All running at good pace so no cause for alarm
- Bines noticably labouring to get through his work. Welcome to AFL preseasons.
- Shepps legs not looking quite so skinny anymore
- Watching Ainsworth for a bit - kicking is ugly but haven’t seen him miss many targets
- Players starting to gravitate to the drinks benches so it looks like it - I've left as players meander off signing autographs and some still out practising different bits and pieces. Bit shorter session today. Time to go back to work
Overall thoughts from the sessions I've seen :
- The group generally looks in pretty good health. Players for the most part have all come back in fine nick with the possible exception of Ryan who has moved well but has work to do building a tank
- There are a few players on modified programs after off season surgeries but only Venables, Yeo, Edwards and Cameron have been absent post warmups - any others have at least been running at good pace
- Nicnat is in a separate category obviously as he returns from a knee reco but he's miles ahead of where he was at a similar stage after his first knee. Genuine cause to be optimistic on a mid 2019 return
- In a group so big it's hard to keep track of individual players not least because of the tendency of several of them to wear caps and also players using the full oval so difficult to see whats happening 150m away but for me Petrucelle has been a standout. It helps that with his abundance of hair he stands out but he's been impressive - looks to have bulked up a bit, still has excellent pace and has been really sharp with his skills. With Venables having a delayed preseason, Petch is positioning himself nicely to take that defensive forward spot
- Of the new guys Exxon and Large Karl (Williams) have been the most noticeable. Foley has been a bit anonymous whilst Edwards and Cameron have been limited due to injury. Smith looks a solid acquisition who will keep the youngsters honest in earning a spot if injury creates an opportunity and a mature body will be handy for our WAFL side. Haven't seen enough of either Hickey or Brooksby to form an opinion
- Of the basketballers Riach looks to be the most game ready and actually has pretty decent skills. Bines is very much a work in progress at this very early stage. It should also be pointed out that Riach has been with the group for a few months whereas Bines has only just come over from Victoria in the last month
Transparency sometimes makes you go unnoticed. Beyond pale as buggery.When you say Foley's been a bit anonymous, is it that he's just not doing anything distinctive? Is he just going about his business?
Good to read your write up again Keys!
What's up with Venables, why another compromised preseason? surgery?
Went down to Subi again to watch what is likely to be the last open training session I go to until the New Year
- Players already out doing warmups when we were let in
- Nicnat out there again moving quite freely it must be said. Later did some run throughs and other work rehabbing the knee. All straight line work so far though and no jumping
- Venables out on the track warming up at least but that's as far as he got. Disappeared in the direction of the gym once the balls came out. He's a fair way from doing any serious fitness work so it looks like another compromised preseason that he can ill afford
- Vardy looks in good shape. Bigger than I remember but that might just be my alzheimers kicking in. Given he heads into 2019 as our likely lead ruck it would make sense for him to bulk up.
- Cameron, Watson and Schofield walking laps together as the rest of the players start kick to kick as part of their normal warm up routine
- Edwards and Yeo kicking to each other 15m apart away from main group - that was the last I saw of them
- Redden nails his birthday kick at goal first up once the warmups are done and the main part of the session starts
- Goal kicking comp in teams to start - direct shots from about 30m out directly in front
- Next is work on ball movement a bit like circle work to sharpen the skills and to get some miles in the legs
- Training drills only so no pressure but ball use looking sharp. Not much hitting the ground
- Oallen running laps again like the other two sessions I've been to. Running at a good clip so he’s gonna have a good tank if nothing else
- JK away from main group on other side of oval with Duggan working with one of the fitness staff
- Cripps doing laps now as well
- Bit of slight competitive work now - still working on ball movement but players working defensively to apply chasing pressure and intercepting stray passes
- Masten joins in the traffic running the boundary
- As does JK but more accurately described as jogging rather than running and seems to have a license to use the boundary as a loose guide only. Follows his own path the big fella
- First year players pulled out of training after just over an hour into the session to do boundary running
- Quite a few others running laps now - shep, jets, Shuey, and willie. All running at good pace so no cause for alarm
- Bines noticably labouring to get through his work. Welcome to AFL preseasons.
- Shepps legs not looking quite so skinny anymore
- Watching Ainsworth for a bit - kicking is ugly but haven’t seen him miss many targets
- Players starting to gravitate to the drinks benches so it looks like it - I've left as players meander off signing autographs and some still out practising different bits and pieces. Bit shorter session today. Time to go back to work
Overall thoughts from the sessions I've seen :
- The group generally looks in pretty good health. Players for the most part have all come back in fine nick with the possible exception of Ryan who has moved well but has work to do building a tank
- There are a few players on modified programs after off season surgeries but only Venables, Yeo, Edwards and Cameron have been absent post warmups - any others have at least been running at good pace
- Nicnat is in a separate category obviously as he returns from a knee reco but he's miles ahead of where he was at a similar stage after his first knee. Genuine cause to be optimistic on a mid 2019 return
- In a group so big it's hard to keep track of individual players not least because of the tendency of several of them to wear caps and also players using the full oval so difficult to see whats happening 150m away but for me Petrucelle has been a standout. It helps that with his abundance of hair he stands out but he's been impressive - looks to have bulked up a bit, still has excellent pace and has been really sharp with his skills. With Venables having a delayed preseason, Petch is positioning himself nicely to take that defensive forward spot
- Of the new guys Exxon and Large Karl (Williams) have been the most noticeable. Foley has been a bit anonymous whilst Edwards and Cameron have been limited due to injury. Smith looks a solid acquisition who will keep the youngsters honest in earning a spot if injury creates an opportunity and a mature body will be handy for our WAFL side. Haven't seen enough of either Hickey or Brooksby to form an opinion
- Of the basketballers Riach looks to be the most game ready and actually has pretty decent skills. Bines is very much a work in progress at this very early stage. It should also be pointed out that Riach has been with the group for a few months whereas Bines has only just come over from Victoria in the last month
Transparency sometimes makes you go unnoticed. Beyond pale as buggery.
Good to read your write up again Keys!
What's up with Venables, why another compromised preseason? surgery?
Guys, how do you pronouce Riach?
Is is similar to react, suggesting young Brodie might have cat-like reflexes?
Or is it like the noise you make over the toilet after 10 too many bevvies on a Friday after work?
As long as Venables is fit for the post Christmas preseason, I wouldn’t be too concerned yet.
Brilliant work! Well done! Why do you assume Vardy will go in being #1 ruck? I would assume Hicky would.
Ugly as in Justin Madden ugly or Krakeur unorthodox ugly?? Not missing targets is a good thing though.Went down to Subi again to watch what is likely to be the last open training session I go to until the New Year
- Watching Ainsworth for a bit - kicking is ugly but haven’t seen him miss many targets