Training 30/01/08

[ant555]

Will be my last training report for a couple of weeks as i will be interstate on and off over this period so i wont be seeing much training ( the camp on the GC is on next week anyway)
Mod group
Neagle ,seems to be a perminant fixture there now.
Bellchambers
Watson
Gumbleton , has some hammy tightness.
Williams , sporting the number 24 jumper.
Daniher
Winderlich.
As per the norm training was pretty sharp and focused. Without running through details of all the drills some of the things they where working on where switching the play effectively .
Working the ball ino the forward line using a decoy lead with other players leading back into space towards goal. Sort of a mini Pagan's paddock type scenario.
One drill where they where setting up a play on situation and drawing an opponent properly. A lot of attention was paid to making sure the players where positioning in the correct position and not pushing in front of the player being drawn. This allowed the ball carrier to either give the hanball or step inside the defender if he went to cover the outside man.
A couple of kicking drills where done as well.
On the player front Hislop looks to be coming along well although he has to work on his kicking a bit more. Does miss a few targets at times.
Jetta, Dempsey,Houli,Hocking and Lonergan are still progressing well.
Myers and pears look in good touch at the moment.
Dyson is training as well as i have ever seen him train.
Johns hasnt looked too bad now he is back training with the main group.
McVeigh looks in great shape as well. He was doing some extra running work after the main training finished. Lots of repeat sprints all over the ground like you would if you where playing midfield and continually looking for space to lead into.
For a change it is very hard to find fault in the condition of any players. The mod group hasnt been too big or filled with serious injuries.
I guess the main concerns are the fact that Neagle still hasnt trained despite the fact it was announced he will be ready to go after christmas and Gumbys hammy tightness that seems to be a persistant problem at the moment.

 

[Schmick]

Thanx Ant, Top work as usual

Can't wait to see how Dyson go's this year, im really really looking forward to seeing how he and Monfries go this year.

How was Monfries looking Ant? How do you think he and Dyson will go this year?

 

[ant555]

Thanx Ant, Top work as usual

Can't wait to see how Dyson go's this year, im really really looking forward to seeing how he and Monfries go this year.

How was Monfries looking Ant? How do you think he and Dyson will go this year?

Monfries has put a bit of size on his upper body. I think he will be ok after he can play some footy in the midfield on a more consistant basis. He has to improve but i think he will show he is going to be a good midfielder.
Dyson is the intersting one. I had him pretty much written off but i have heard a few things during the off season that go part of the way in explaining a few things about how he has played and a few problems he has had. At the end of the day he is now fitter than he has ever been. Knights told him straight up his fitness was not good enough and Rick has responded to the challenge. One would have to say that with better fitness he should get more game time. His lack of fitness does explain the limited game time he has had in the past. I am not totaly sold on him doing a lot more just yet but i am looking forward to seeing how he goes given the fact that i have always liked the kid.

 

[Colin D'Cops]

Nice work as usual Ant..!
Nice to hear about Dyson, he showed some good signs at the start of his career And just a quick question, do you think Monfries will play regularly in the midfield or is he gonna have another season on the HFF in your opinion ??

 

[ant555]

Nice work as usual Ant..!
Nice to hear about Dyson, he showed some good signs at the start of his career And just a quick question, do you think Monfries will play regularly in the midfield or is he gonna have another season on the HFF in your opinion ??

Has to be part of the midfield rotation. Jetta and Davey will be the small forwards.

 

[Gus2Gumby]

Thanks Ant!

Some worrying news on Gumby lately... Hope he can get through it and the club is thinking about the future...

 

[Colin D'Cops]

Has to be part of the midfield rotation. Jetta and Davey will be the small forwards.

Alrighty..

 

[Schmick]

Has to be part of the midfield rotation. Jetta and Davey will be the small forwards.

Just a rotation? I thought he'd become a full time midfielder this year if he was good enough and given the opportunities (which i think he will be). He's certainly built his fitness up a great deal and defiantely has the body for it now.

It's good to hear that you think Dyson still has a chance in making it, because if you think he has a chance then i think he'll turn it around because you seem to know your stuff.
I remember you saying that Ricky doesn't have a football brain which is the reason why you wrote him off, do you still think that or do you think that was just a confidence issue or something?

 

[Windas_Magic]

thanks ant its good to hear about Spike, hopefully he can become more of a midfielder than a tagger or backman. How about Reimers, im hearing good things about him thus far?

 

[Burzum]

Much appreciated Ant.

I know this isn't a question you can give a definitive answer to, but how much do you see Hislop playing this year?

 

[ant555]

Just a rotation? I thought he'd become a full time midfielder this year if he was good enough and given the opportunities (which i think he will be). He's certainly built his fitness up a great deal and defiantely has the body for it now.

It's good to hear that you think Dyson still has a chance in making it, because if you think he has a chance then i think he'll turn it around because you seem to know your stuff.
I remember you saying that Ricky doesn't have a football brain which is the reason why you wrote him off, do you still think that or do you think that was just a confidence issue or something?

When i talk about midfield roatation i am talking about the whole midfield. You dont play players in the midfield for a whole game, they are generally part of a midfield roatation either on or off the bench or resting up forward. When you are in the midfield you are part of "the midfield rotation"

Getting to Dyson dont put words in my mouth. I have never said he doesn't have a football brain. I said he was indicisive a lot of the time and seemd to suffer becasue he wasn't sure if he should go to the contest or head into space. This lead him to being caught in no mans land a lot of the time. You can have a football brain but still be unsure about your role and the positions you end up in. I wrote him off partly becasue of that but mainly becasue i thought he wasnt a player that was getting the most out of his ability.

 

[ant555]

Much appreciated Ant.

I know this isn't a question you can give a definitive answer to, but how much do you see Hislop playing this year?

If he stays fit and continues to improve he should play a reasonable amount of footy. He does need to get his kicking sorted a bit but he should be ok. Hopefully he plays 10 to 15 games or something like that. Im not a huge fan of giving young mids too much workload in their first couple of seasons.

 

[ant555]

thanks ant its good to hear about Spike, hopefully he can become more of a midfielder than a tagger or backman. How about Reimers, im hearing good things about him thus far?

Reimers is coming along well. Doesnt yet have the tank that Hocking or Houli have but he has his own sort of x factor and a bit of mongrel in him. Has improved fitness wise from last year.

 

[Schmick]

When i talk about midfield roatation i am talking about the whole midfield. You dont play players in the midfield for a whole game, they are generally part of a midfield roatation either on or off the bench or resting up forward. When you are in the midfield you are part of "the midfield rotation"

Getting to Dyson dont put words in my mouth. I have never said he doesn't have a football brain. I said he was indicisive a lot of the time and seemd to suffer becasue he wasn't sure if he should go to the contest or head into space. This lead him to being caught in no mans land a lot of the time. You can have a football brain but still be unsure about your role and the positions you end up in. I wrote him off partly becasue of that but mainly becasue i thought he wasnt a player that was getting the most out of his ability.

I couldv'e sworn it was you who said it. It was someone who's opinion matters and your name was the one the popped straight into my head first for some reason

Sorry for the mix up Ant.

 

[SirJimi05]

Great work Ant!!!

I'm really looking forward to Dyson proving alot of people wrong this season.

I have always been a fan (waits for the abuse to be hurled) and i expect that under Knights he will be given an opportunity to shine.

Neagle is a frustrating one. He has the attributes to become a really good player but he always seems to be carrying some sort of injury. Has he ever not been in the mod group?

Ant do you have any idea how they will choose the teams for the intra-club game at Casey on the 9th? I'm looking forward to watching the game because i don't have the opportunity to go to Windy Hill for training.

 

[benfti]

Great report Ant555

I think Neagle will be one of those types in his early career, he carrys round a fair size for his age and it will be prone to injury. Time will tell, he probably needs to be leaner. Gumby the same.

If you where to pick a starting 22 based on current track form ant what would it be?

cheers

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Great report Ant555

I think Neagle will be one of those types in his early career, he carrys round a fair size for his age and it will be prone to injury. Time will tell, he probably needs to be leaner. Gumby the same.

If you where to pick a starting 22 based on current track form ant what would it be?

cheers

haha I know you probably didn't mean it to come out that way, but Gumby does NOT need to be leaner!!

 

[bomber c]

ant 555 very good detailed reporting ...how is our captain going ?...is he able to fully stretch out ...cheers

 

[ant555]

ant 555 very good detailed reporting ...how is our captain going ?...is he able to fully stretch out ...cheers

Cant say i have noticed any real problems with Lloyd. He seem to be ticking along ok. It is intersting to watch him at training when they are doing the team a v team b hanball drill. It certainly shows why he should be played close to the goals and not up the ground too far. His decison making under pressure by hand is not the best in the group. He is just a fraction too slow to process all the options.

 

[GoDons]

Monfries has put a bit of size on his upper body. I think he will be ok after he can play some footy in the midfield on a more consistant basis. He has to improve but i think he will show he is going to be a good midfielder.
Dyson is the intersting one. I had him pretty much written off but i have heard a few things during the off season that go part of the way in explaining a few things about how he has played and a few problems he has had. At the end of the day he is now fitter than he has ever been. Knights told him straight up his fitness was not good enough and Rick has responded to the challenge. One would have to say that with better fitness he should get more game time. His lack of fitness does explain the limited game time he has had in the past. I am not totaly sold on him doing a lot more just yet but i am looking forward to seeing how he goes given the fact that i have always liked the kid.

Dyson's lack of fitness over recent seasons is really quite bizarre.

I remember him particularly impressing in the fitness department as a junior. If I recall correctly, he beat Brent Stanton in the Beep Test at Draft Camp.

It's not as though he's had any major injuries to hold him back, probably just reflects a relative lack of commitment.

By the way, great work with the reports Ant, they're always much appreciated.

 

[Slattery_20]

Cant say i have noticed any real problems with Lloyd. He seem to be ticking along ok. It is intersting to watch him at training when they are doing the team a v team b hanball drill. It certainly shows why he should be played close to the goals and not up the ground too far. His decison making under pressure by hand is not the best in the group. He is just a fraction too slow to process all the options.

Handball? Full forward?

At least tell me Lloyd's better in the handballing than Scotty in the right-foot kicking drills