Training Reports Thread

[gocats88]

did you happen to see tom lornegan has he put on any muscle?

 

[Partridge]

did you happen to see tom lornegan has he put on any muscle?

Yep he was out there. He looked in good shape, not sure if he's gotten any bigger, but he isn't skinny, put it that way. Was working pretty hard with Scarlett at one point and held his own pretty well.

 

[gocats88]

Yep he was out there. He looked in good shape, not sure if he's gotten any bigger, but he isn't skinny, put it that way. Was working pretty hard with Scarlett at one point and held his own pretty well.

That sounds great hopefully he can step up and be that thrid marking tall.

 

[kendall_cedric]

Thanks Rizzo and Partridge.

 

[burto]

Partridge, how was Egan's mobility? And did he look unfit and slow considering his injury and missing a lot of training?

 

[rizzo]

The only guys I couldn't spot were Chappy and Tenace. Pretty much everyone else was out there at some point or another.

Chappy was out but for not very long. He was hard to spot cause he was wearing a hat.

 

[PremiersAtLast]

Thanks Rizzo and Partridge.

I agree, thanks for the updates. I'd love to be able to drop in to training to see for myself but I guess I shall have to continue to rely on these great updates. This is my favourite thread, so full of optimism once more.

 

[jess_555]

Sorry about all the questions, but apart from those you mentioned in your original post did anyone else stand out or impress?

Thought I'd drop in on Tuesday to training just to check up on the guys to make sure they were actually training and not just really driving fast. I have to say the boys really need to work on their basketball shooting skills. They were trying to get the footy's in the wheelie bin and were all pretty terrible. hahaha Oh but don't get me wrong they did train too, so thats good.

 

[Partridge]

Partridge, how was Egan's mobility? And did he look unfit and slow considering his injury and missing a lot of training?

Looked fine from where we were. I saw him mainly when they were running the ball between the 50m lines. Was running, kicking, marking, the works. Showed no discomfort from our vantage point.

 

[jess_555]

Proof that the guys are training (or what looks like they are).

 

[the_berger]

hows tom hawkins coming along?

do you think he will play in nabblet's position?

 

[Big Nasty]

hows tom hawkins coming along?

do you think he will play in nabblet's position?

Definately. And he's not unfit and chunky like he was last season.

 

[gocats88]

can anyone reply with any training updates thank you

 

[Jolldo87]

will Brent Prismall make it into your midfield this year?

 

[Stoney]

will Brent Prismall make it into your midfield this year?

No, he won't. Because Bartel, Corey, Ablett, Ling, Selwood, Kelly are all ahead of him, and then throw in part time midfielders Paul Chapman, Corey Enright and Andrew Mackie. Added to that, Matty Stokes has shown desire to push more up the ground and play a midfield role, I dare say Prismall will have to rely on injuries before cementing his spot in the seniors.

If he did make the best 22 it would be on the interchange at best, definitly not ready for a starting role in Geelong's roles royce despite how many other supporters will tell you otherwise.

 

[Achilles]

No, he won't. Because Bartel, Corey, Ablett, Ling, Selwood, Kelly are all ahead of him, and then throw in part time midfielders Paul Chapman, Corey Enright and Andrew Mackie. Added to that, Matty Stokes has shown desire to push more up the ground and play a midfield role, I dare say Prismall will have to rely on injuries before cementing his spot in the seniors.

If he did make the best 22 it would be on the interchange at best, definitly not ready for a starting role in Geelong's roles royce despite how many other supporters will tell you otherwise.

but there are always suspensions and injuries
and he is better than byrnes who got way too much game time for his ability
the interesting one is tenace as its this year or out, but geelong need him to show something because if they are to trade him would want a decent selection in return for the investment

chapman will also be eased this year due to op, and gablett will need to be cautious not to suffer the same thing

 

[GeeCat]

No, he won't. Because Bartel, Corey, Ablett, Ling, Selwood, Kelly are all ahead of him, and then throw in part time midfielders Paul Chapman, Corey Enright and Andrew Mackie. Added to that, Matty Stokes has shown desire to push more up the ground and play a midfield role, I dare say Prismall will have to rely on injuries before cementing his spot in the seniors.

If he did make the best 22 it would be on the interchange at best, definitly not ready for a starting role in Geelong's roles royce despite how many other supporters will tell you otherwise.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the question was "will Brent Prismall make it into (our) midfield this year?". I don't think anyone (his "fans" over here included) are deluded enough (yet) to think he'll be starting in the centre square come Round 1, but I certainly (if there is to be such a certain answer to this question) wouldn't rule him out of being a part of our midfield this year.

All this definitive talk about Prismall not having a role to play because of the logjam ahead of him is rubbish. The factoring in of injuries and form drop of other players has obviously not been calculated into the equation, yet is a very real variable in this whole issue. What's not to say someone will have a Kelly-like year (circa 2006) and find themselves in the VFL for a good portion, opening up a spot in this so-called set 22 of ours?

I don't think you could suggest that Pris will play 20+ games for us this season with any more certainty than you could arguing that he won't (nothing's certain), but if I were to bank any money, it'd be on Pris playing a much bigger role this season than any other to date.