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From the Warburton Lad on another site
http://magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=73078
20th JAN:
The team arrived in dribs and drabs but their intent was obvious as they hit the track. This is a side that is clearly setting themselves for a big year, both individually and collectively. The enthusiasm of the newbies and the players who have come from other clubs appears to have energised the group.
As with most trainings these days, the players rotate between a large number of activities and drills. There are players on restricted programmes, clearly, and they were involved in minimal contact drills and a fair bit of gut-running up and down the wings. Some of those are listed below.
Scharenberg- no appearance, Your Worship.
Seedsman- not seen
Toovey- a fair chance for round one given his efforts today
Fasolo- involved in the main drills, and looked great.
Witts- coming back from a shoulder reconstruction- the coffee in my mug trembled because the earth shook as he ran past- he is one big unit.
Sinclair- was a standout- no strapping on his shoulders
Swanny- the guy was 100% involved- looked great.
Dwyer- did run throughs.
Martin and Oxley were on restricted programmes and at one stage, the physio had to caution Martin to ease up a little.
Broomhead looked a little dejected as he left the track after only quarter of an hour.
Grundy- the man is a mountain and will cause trouble and headaches for opponents for years to come.
'Snow' White- is looking ripped, a 197 cm onballer, surely not??? It may not work too well until he plays on Jack Watts on QB Day clash...
Armstrong- happy to admit to my scepticism, but this lad has pace and provides good run and carry.
Karnezis- was restricted to running laps and appeared to carry a right leg injury
Lynch- looks in very good condition and hopefully he can be used wisely to have him in prime condition for the entire season.
Sidey- trained great today. A lot of gut-running and he showed more penetration in his kicking, hitting targets with great frequency.
The contested work was very intense with the game against Geelong only a little over three weeks away.
I was impressed by Caff who showed some great skill by foot, as did Young who could be an X-Factor in 2014. Yagmoor has clearly put on some muscle and has not lost any kicking skill.
I was impressed by the speed of Ramsay who is another who has put on the kgs over the summer break. He may perhaps step up as a small defender option and unleash Marley Williams into the midfield mix?
For a guy of his age, Hudson certainly leaves nothing in the tank; we are blessed to have such a selfless workhorse around our club who is giving such guidance to our young ruck duo-
Maxwell is one wonderful leader; there are intangibles in sport and its hard to quantify the value of a guy who gives so much for others. Today he had a light day of running laps but was a constant voice of support as he jogged past groups working hard.
Having said that, 'Rolls-Royce' Pendlebury and 'Aston Martin Swanny set the drills alight with their wonderful contributions.
Blair, Beams, and Ball stood out at training today; 'The Killer Bees' looked sharp and worked well in all that they did.
Reid has done significant upper body weights and loses nothing by comparison with Cloke these days.
H and Frost spent a good deal of time working as a pair in kick to kick. From what I saw, H is in some sort of mentoring role with the young Magpie.
Keeffe, Witts and White spent a deal of time as leading forwards in the drills today.
In the match simulation, Young did a fair deal of kicking out and played as loose man across half back, alternating with Armstrong who impressed.
At one stage, a Young kick ended up in the arms af a free-running Toovey whose piercing kick hit the chest of Witts who wheeled onto his left and drilled a goal from outside 50!
At 10-30, the players had a break from training and did five minutes of set-shot goal kicking practice at either end of the oval. I have observed the Pies for over forty years and this is one of the few occasions that goal kicking has been done in the main time of trainings.
The match practice was highlighted by spirited displays from the Caff and Fasolo who looks to have put behind him the foot issues that plagued his 2013 campaign.
Freeman and Mooney have serious pace and use it well.
Marty Clarke looks in peak fitness and delighted with his exquisite kicking skills.
The match practice saw two sides coached by Burns and Lockyer- good to see no dictatorship here at Collingwood .
The match ups in the forward line were as follows: Brown on Cloke, Armstrong on McCaffer, Sinclair on Elliott, Keefe on White and Ramsay on Fasolo. Very keenly contested...
A highlight was a boundary throw in where Caff neatly blocked Adams who was on Pendlebury who gave the ball to Sidey who drilled a goal.
The coaches were extremely active- it's incredible to see Harvey and Bucks & Burns working with the midfielders- if only one could bottle what these three champions had when they played-
Going to training was a great way to catch up with some older Magpie aficionados: John 3/4 Coat, Ronnie and Spider-Man- the only one missing was The King, still working his guts out to earn that second million...
Are there any better people on the planet than die-hard Magpie fans??
http://magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=73078
22nd JAN:
COLLINGWOOD defender Alan Toovey is intensifying his training as he enters the final phase of his comeback from a ruptured ACL.
The miserly backman joined in some select quasi-contact drills with teammates at Magpies’ training session on Wednesday, nearly 10 months after the knee injury that ended his 2013 season.
Still a little cautious – he wore a pink vest to signify to his teammates to tread warily around him – Toovey ran to the right spots and had his fair share of the ball in the back half.
He said earlier in the week that he had been building up to this point in his training.
"I think this time last year I would've been a little bit stronger, but nowhere near as fit," Toovey said.
"The amount of running I've done has been pretty good, it's just about finishing off with the contact stuff and I'll be right to go."
The Magpies upped the ante in a lengthy two-hour session under the watchful eye of Nathan Buckley.
The players broke into match simulation drills where they were urged to spread hard into space, as well as having a specific focus on transition running.
A number of standouts emerged from the session.
At the top of that list was Heritier Lumumba, formerly Harry O'Brien.
Lumumba looked sharp when taking the game on and he used the ball with purpose. Clinton Young – who is set to play in the NAB Challenge series, after overcoming a troublesome hamstring injury, also shone.
Young's precise left-boot was a weapon within the match scenario drill, while 19-year-old ruckman Brodie Grundy, who heads into the season as the Pies' clear first-choice big man, looks set for further improvement this season.
Grundy's brute strength in rucking contests and in traffic around the ground was noticeable.
Travis Cloke worked on his goal kicking at the end of training.
Brisbane Lions recruit Patrick Karnezis trained away from the main group - running repeat sprints while being monitored by the club's fitness staff.
Adam Oxley, Sam Dwyer, Kyle Martin and Ben Hudson also jogged slow laps, while midfielder Luke Ball was a no-show.
The Magpies kick off their NAB Challenge campaign in three weeks, with an opening round clash against Geelong on February 12.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-01-22/final-hurdles-for-toovey
From Albert Parker @ Nicks
I was only in attendance for about an hour and these are a few things I noticed
Personnel
- Absentees/Not noticed - Scharenberg, Ball, Brown, Seedsman, Karnezis, Broomhead, Langdon, Sinclair
- Spent all of time out of main group - Martin, Oxley, Dwyer
- Pulled off a bit early - Goldsack, Beams
Goal kicking
- Again, as the Lad noted on Monday, lots more goal kicking practice as downtime in between drills. I'm all for more practice but also figure the players need to be playing some sort of game, with penalties, in order to add some pressure to the situation occasionally
Match simulation
Orange team, lead by Pendles, Swan, Harry, Cloke and Elliott, who looked sharp, dominated. Clinton Young kicked out from one end and Yagmoor the other
End to end Transition drill from defence under duress from opponents
Seems a common drill from my 3 training visits and I think the open spaces at Olympic Park leave the ground very vulnerable to wind. Nonetheless, the players had real difficulty finding an avenue to smoothly transition the ball by foot from one end to the other and had trouble retaining possession. Option taking and execution were generally disappointing again for mine and this is a concern. Admittedly around one-third of the ground is quarantined for non-participating players and training staff to occupy, meaning the space is tighter and congested. Players initiating passing from a 'pick up deep in defence' have typically included Steele, Yagmoor, Armstrong, Harry, Broomhead (when out there). Notably, in Brown's absence, Reid manned up on Cloke when Cloke's team was doing the attacking. Reid (then Pendles) was probably the player that stood out for being most successful at pin pointing passes from the subsequent kick. Does make we think twice a little about the ability to play Reid up forward for the majority of the year if we do have so much difficulty moving the ball out of defence. Hopefully with a full ground to work in, the transition becomes a little easier.
Handballing in congestion
Also played a drill with transition by teams by hand within one third of the ground into nets set up along the end of the centre square (think Harry Potter-style square goals mounted on poles). While I have not noticed this one before, it remains consistent with other regular drills which focus on the movement of the ball through congestion by hand
http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=73088
http://magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=73078
20th JAN:
The team arrived in dribs and drabs but their intent was obvious as they hit the track. This is a side that is clearly setting themselves for a big year, both individually and collectively. The enthusiasm of the newbies and the players who have come from other clubs appears to have energised the group.
As with most trainings these days, the players rotate between a large number of activities and drills. There are players on restricted programmes, clearly, and they were involved in minimal contact drills and a fair bit of gut-running up and down the wings. Some of those are listed below.
Scharenberg- no appearance, Your Worship.
Seedsman- not seen
Toovey- a fair chance for round one given his efforts today
Fasolo- involved in the main drills, and looked great.
Witts- coming back from a shoulder reconstruction- the coffee in my mug trembled because the earth shook as he ran past- he is one big unit.
Sinclair- was a standout- no strapping on his shoulders
Swanny- the guy was 100% involved- looked great.
Dwyer- did run throughs.
Martin and Oxley were on restricted programmes and at one stage, the physio had to caution Martin to ease up a little.
Broomhead looked a little dejected as he left the track after only quarter of an hour.
Grundy- the man is a mountain and will cause trouble and headaches for opponents for years to come.
'Snow' White- is looking ripped, a 197 cm onballer, surely not??? It may not work too well until he plays on Jack Watts on QB Day clash...
Armstrong- happy to admit to my scepticism, but this lad has pace and provides good run and carry.
Karnezis- was restricted to running laps and appeared to carry a right leg injury
Lynch- looks in very good condition and hopefully he can be used wisely to have him in prime condition for the entire season.
Sidey- trained great today. A lot of gut-running and he showed more penetration in his kicking, hitting targets with great frequency.
The contested work was very intense with the game against Geelong only a little over three weeks away.
I was impressed by Caff who showed some great skill by foot, as did Young who could be an X-Factor in 2014. Yagmoor has clearly put on some muscle and has not lost any kicking skill.
I was impressed by the speed of Ramsay who is another who has put on the kgs over the summer break. He may perhaps step up as a small defender option and unleash Marley Williams into the midfield mix?
For a guy of his age, Hudson certainly leaves nothing in the tank; we are blessed to have such a selfless workhorse around our club who is giving such guidance to our young ruck duo-
Maxwell is one wonderful leader; there are intangibles in sport and its hard to quantify the value of a guy who gives so much for others. Today he had a light day of running laps but was a constant voice of support as he jogged past groups working hard.
Having said that, 'Rolls-Royce' Pendlebury and 'Aston Martin Swanny set the drills alight with their wonderful contributions.
Blair, Beams, and Ball stood out at training today; 'The Killer Bees' looked sharp and worked well in all that they did.
Reid has done significant upper body weights and loses nothing by comparison with Cloke these days.
H and Frost spent a good deal of time working as a pair in kick to kick. From what I saw, H is in some sort of mentoring role with the young Magpie.
Keeffe, Witts and White spent a deal of time as leading forwards in the drills today.
In the match simulation, Young did a fair deal of kicking out and played as loose man across half back, alternating with Armstrong who impressed.
At one stage, a Young kick ended up in the arms af a free-running Toovey whose piercing kick hit the chest of Witts who wheeled onto his left and drilled a goal from outside 50!
At 10-30, the players had a break from training and did five minutes of set-shot goal kicking practice at either end of the oval. I have observed the Pies for over forty years and this is one of the few occasions that goal kicking has been done in the main time of trainings.
The match practice was highlighted by spirited displays from the Caff and Fasolo who looks to have put behind him the foot issues that plagued his 2013 campaign.
Freeman and Mooney have serious pace and use it well.
Marty Clarke looks in peak fitness and delighted with his exquisite kicking skills.
The match practice saw two sides coached by Burns and Lockyer- good to see no dictatorship here at Collingwood .
The match ups in the forward line were as follows: Brown on Cloke, Armstrong on McCaffer, Sinclair on Elliott, Keefe on White and Ramsay on Fasolo. Very keenly contested...
A highlight was a boundary throw in where Caff neatly blocked Adams who was on Pendlebury who gave the ball to Sidey who drilled a goal.
The coaches were extremely active- it's incredible to see Harvey and Bucks & Burns working with the midfielders- if only one could bottle what these three champions had when they played-
Going to training was a great way to catch up with some older Magpie aficionados: John 3/4 Coat, Ronnie and Spider-Man- the only one missing was The King, still working his guts out to earn that second million...
Are there any better people on the planet than die-hard Magpie fans??
http://magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=73078
22nd JAN:
COLLINGWOOD defender Alan Toovey is intensifying his training as he enters the final phase of his comeback from a ruptured ACL.
The miserly backman joined in some select quasi-contact drills with teammates at Magpies’ training session on Wednesday, nearly 10 months after the knee injury that ended his 2013 season.
Still a little cautious – he wore a pink vest to signify to his teammates to tread warily around him – Toovey ran to the right spots and had his fair share of the ball in the back half.
He said earlier in the week that he had been building up to this point in his training.
"I think this time last year I would've been a little bit stronger, but nowhere near as fit," Toovey said.
"The amount of running I've done has been pretty good, it's just about finishing off with the contact stuff and I'll be right to go."
The Magpies upped the ante in a lengthy two-hour session under the watchful eye of Nathan Buckley.
The players broke into match simulation drills where they were urged to spread hard into space, as well as having a specific focus on transition running.
A number of standouts emerged from the session.
At the top of that list was Heritier Lumumba, formerly Harry O'Brien.
Lumumba looked sharp when taking the game on and he used the ball with purpose. Clinton Young – who is set to play in the NAB Challenge series, after overcoming a troublesome hamstring injury, also shone.
Young's precise left-boot was a weapon within the match scenario drill, while 19-year-old ruckman Brodie Grundy, who heads into the season as the Pies' clear first-choice big man, looks set for further improvement this season.
Grundy's brute strength in rucking contests and in traffic around the ground was noticeable.
Travis Cloke worked on his goal kicking at the end of training.
Brisbane Lions recruit Patrick Karnezis trained away from the main group - running repeat sprints while being monitored by the club's fitness staff.
Adam Oxley, Sam Dwyer, Kyle Martin and Ben Hudson also jogged slow laps, while midfielder Luke Ball was a no-show.
The Magpies kick off their NAB Challenge campaign in three weeks, with an opening round clash against Geelong on February 12.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-01-22/final-hurdles-for-toovey
From Albert Parker @ Nicks
I was only in attendance for about an hour and these are a few things I noticed
Personnel
- Absentees/Not noticed - Scharenberg, Ball, Brown, Seedsman, Karnezis, Broomhead, Langdon, Sinclair
- Spent all of time out of main group - Martin, Oxley, Dwyer
- Pulled off a bit early - Goldsack, Beams
Goal kicking
- Again, as the Lad noted on Monday, lots more goal kicking practice as downtime in between drills. I'm all for more practice but also figure the players need to be playing some sort of game, with penalties, in order to add some pressure to the situation occasionally
Match simulation
Orange team, lead by Pendles, Swan, Harry, Cloke and Elliott, who looked sharp, dominated. Clinton Young kicked out from one end and Yagmoor the other
End to end Transition drill from defence under duress from opponents
Seems a common drill from my 3 training visits and I think the open spaces at Olympic Park leave the ground very vulnerable to wind. Nonetheless, the players had real difficulty finding an avenue to smoothly transition the ball by foot from one end to the other and had trouble retaining possession. Option taking and execution were generally disappointing again for mine and this is a concern. Admittedly around one-third of the ground is quarantined for non-participating players and training staff to occupy, meaning the space is tighter and congested. Players initiating passing from a 'pick up deep in defence' have typically included Steele, Yagmoor, Armstrong, Harry, Broomhead (when out there). Notably, in Brown's absence, Reid manned up on Cloke when Cloke's team was doing the attacking. Reid (then Pendles) was probably the player that stood out for being most successful at pin pointing passes from the subsequent kick. Does make we think twice a little about the ability to play Reid up forward for the majority of the year if we do have so much difficulty moving the ball out of defence. Hopefully with a full ground to work in, the transition becomes a little easier.
Handballing in congestion
Also played a drill with transition by teams by hand within one third of the ground into nets set up along the end of the centre square (think Harry Potter-style square goals mounted on poles). While I have not noticed this one before, it remains consistent with other regular drills which focus on the movement of the ball through congestion by hand
http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=73088
but you gotta give it to them, they come up with the best training reports 
