Training Training Thread 2023

[marklovesbeer]

Any mention of Bruce Reid reminds me of the 12th man.

I was annoyed recently when I went to chuck the 12th man on & seen they’d all been removed from Spotify.

 

[Reginald0]

No I wouldn’t
I was very vocal with taking Tsatas over wardlaw or even Humphrey

Who both offer more flexibility

Well ok
personally I wanted gibcus and would have traded pick 1 the prev yr
so lets hope we guessed right

 

[DocSholl]

Well hopefully we aren’t lamenting picking a small inside mid either

That was my other issue with the pick not just the injury issues but the type of player he is

He's listed at 182cm, which is as tall or taller than Neale, Prestia, Adams, Mitchell, Parish, Shiel, Serong, Gresham, Warner, Touk, Viney, Rowell, Parfitt, Butters and Tim Kelly. He's also clearly not skinny and has a body type that will gain muscle easily.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Fair mark from chom

This is why I've not had confidence in Bon. He's going for the mark there when he had to spoil. He's not a natural defender, so I think us trying to turn him into one is misguided.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Went down to Arden St today and was pleased to see a full match get underway at 9.30am.

Effectively 1sts v 2nds for the first half so the scoreboard was very lopsided - players were thrown around a bit in the second half. No shows were Hall, Powell, Curtis Taylor plus the usual customers in Tucker, Corr and Howe. Corr wasn't even doing the rehab running so that is quite concerning.

Of interest was

. Logue started off like a house on fire (for 5 minutes) then straight off with that finger injury. However just that 5 mins showed us what he and BMac could be capable of in the defensive 50.
. Sleevo and Young started in the yellows (the VFL side) but had turns in the AFL side in the second half. Young did well - Sleevo did little and doesn't really look best 23 right now.
. The starting AFL midfield was 3 of Cunners, LDU, Greenwood and Phillips - Simpkin played mainly as a forward. Cunners got caught htb a few times but was good overall; LDU was running at half pace but easily the best player afield and Phillips was classy without racking up a major quantity of possessions. Greenwood was very good again today.
. On Sheezel - again did basically nothing in the forward 50 - looks lost in that area of the park. But in the second half had bursts in the middle and then off half back - looked much more comfortable/aware in these positions. His foot skills are un North like ie he is hitting targets 50 meters away with perfectly spinning drop punts. With his skill level he will be a weapon - the question is where.
. Wardlaw was in the rehab group for the warm up but I thought it was him (or someone who looked like him) getting good hard earned possessions in the middle for the yellow team (the club will hopefully confirm whether this was Wardlaw or someone from our VFL squad.)
. Chom - yes. Great pack marking and always a threat when the ball was near him - 2 of his big marks were against Dawson in the 2nd qtr. He got pissed off a few times when Eddie Mazda flew with him for the same ball. Played close to goal and was the legitimate FF - Larkey more of a pocket type role. The forward 4 of he, Larkey, PC and Bull will be more threatening this year. We still need to find that 5th and 6th forward - and it better not be Turner who played there today! - but it is looking better than it has for a few years now. If Simpkin does play more forward (as he did today) he would add an extra dimension as well up there.
. Ford could be the 6th forward but unlikely and he would have to play high half forward and not compete with Chom - Taylor in the same boat. Tucker can play there as well but would need to get some match practise pretty soon. Crafty and Spicer played a qtr each and did little - Lazzaro played mainly as a mid for the VFL but when switched to the AFL side and got 2 goals with smart small forward work. Cooper played mainly as a mid for the VFL.
. Rucks - CCJ played mainly as a forward in the VFL side - was ok without knocking the door down. Goldie played about half and was the normal Goldie. The main ruck contest was really Free (VFL) v Xerri (AFL) - Xerri won but Free was no mug and competed hard. If we go 2 rucks then it appears to be Xerri in front atm. Jacob Edwards did nothing as a forward today.
. Wings - Shiels and Bailey for the AFL side. Shiels was quite good - always picking the right option with his disposal. I suspect they will be the wingers round 1.
. Defensive players. Archer was fantastic in Q1 for the AFL side - in fact probably equal BOG with LDU. Didn't do much after that but wasn't beaten either. He certainly is in calculations for a Round 1 match with Corr and Logue in some doubt. He is not slow - I had thought he was - he reads the play well and we know what his aggression is like. LMac, Perez and Bonar also all ok - didn't notice Goater much at all today. Drury - some good things but a couple of errors as well. There are alot of options there for the small/mid sized defender given Hall didn't even play. JZ played the whole game in defence - 3-4 of his usual hack kicks forward but played ok against weaker opposition.
. Coaching. Clarko was hands off today - in the civvies watching from the back. Ratten, Lynch, Blakey, Patch the most visible.

All in all a good hit out and a few questions beginning to be answered.

Assuming Logue and Tucker are ok for Round 1 then it is probably looking like

B LMac BMac JZ
HB Hall Logue Goater
C Shiels Cunners B Scott
HF Simpkin Larkey Tucker
F Curtis Chom Bull
R Goldie LDU Phillips

Int Powell, Greenwood, Archer/Young, Sheezel, Xerri....

I'd be surprised if Tucker is a walk up start in the 18 for round 1 next month given he's done bugger all since arriving at the club.

 

[shinboner magic]

This is why I've not had confidence in Bon. He's going for the mark there when he had to spoil. He's not a natural defender, so I think us trying to turn him into one is misguided.

Think that’s the guy we got from the crows Davies for our vfl side

 

[DaveyBoy123]

This is why I've not had confidence in Bon. He's going for the mark there when he had to spoil. He's not a natural defender, so I think us trying to turn him into one is misguided.

Rod, I think you may just have earned yourself a gig on the channel 7 commentary team... Down the track, you may even be qualified to become the mayor of Perth.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

This is why I've not had confidence in Bon. He's going for the mark there when he had to spoil. He's not a natural defender, so I think us trying to turn him into one is misguided.

That’s Ben Davis, vfl pickup.

 

[Frank Thring]

Rod going the early stroke

 

[Ligma]

This is why I've not had confidence in Bon. He's going for the mark there when he had to spoil. He's not a natural defender, so I think us trying to turn him into one is misguided.

That post is best viewed with your eyes open lol

 

[New_Roo]

I'd be surprised if Tucker is a walk up start in the 18 for round 1 next month given he's done bugger all since arriving at the club.

I wouldn't say bugger all... as I'd do bugger all if it meant looking like he does. He is in great shape, they are just being cautious and working him into it post meniscus surgery... think he will be in full training in the next week or so, so has 5-6 weeks to push his claim... I'd say for a wing initially but Scott and Shiels currently be ahead


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[HELLSBELLS]

Fair old compound dislocation for Logue.

Still thinks 2-3 weeks

 

[Passmore]

Fair old compound dislocation for Logue.

Still thinks 2-3 weeks

Ouch

 

[ferball]

Ah cool, agreed, but McGovern and Barrass work best at setting up behind the ball, I doubt you’d have a chance to do that when the midfield consists of people you’ve met in that carpark. we’ll never have the luxury of playing a team like that in the afl again.

That game was an abomination, looking back Nobel should’ve been walked after that for not preparing the boys for the season. The warning signs were there. :-(

We lost TT and LDU before half time and both were tearing it up a bit. We would have won by 50 points iof that hadn't happened, Sapped our momentum terribly.

 

[ferball]

Jy Simpkin looked like a plodder in his third year. Three years later and he has two Syds and the captaincy.

Nah.

He had 30 possessions 3 times and kicked a goal in two of those games.

He was just inconsistent that year.

 

[Makeshift Park]

North Melbourne​

Defender Aidan Corr is unlikely to be ready for round one as he recovers from a calf injury sustained before Christmas. The former Giant is increasing his running volume and intensity and moves into part training next week. Recruit Griffin Logue is nearing a step up to main training having been in the rehab program since arriving at the club with a groin injury. Darcy Tucker (knee) will miss the start of the season. Club great Ben Cunnington has had a flawless pre-season after missing much of last year overcoming cancer.

 

[berniemccarthy]

We lost TT and LDU before half time and both were tearing it up a bit. We would have won by 50 points iof that hadn't happened, Sapped our momentum terribly.

The game was hideous. No getting around it. Felt like a loss against their thirds.

 

[The Nostradamus]

North Melbourne​

Defender Aidan Corr is unlikely to be ready for round one as he recovers from a calf injury sustained before Christmas. The former Giant is increasing his running volume and intensity and moves into part training next week. Recruit Griffin Logue is nearing a step up to main training having been in the rehab program since arriving at the club with a groin injury. Darcy Tucker (knee) will miss the start of the season. Club great Ben Cunnington has had a flawless pre-season after missing much of last year overcoming cancer.

Whose this written by?

 

[Rod Stroker]

Fair mark from chom

This is why I've not had confidence in Ben. He's going for the mark there when he had to spoil. He's not a natural defender, so I think us trying to turn him into one is misguided.

 

[Makeshift Park]

Whose this written by?

Andrew Wu from the age.
If you click on the header (in red), it links to the original article.

 

[Frogginton McPowell]

The game was hideous. No getting around it. Felt like a loss against their thirds.

The nourishment game

 

[DuckYeah]

Lack of a quality ground level, crumbing forward is a big concern going into the year.

I know PC has the ability to do so, so too Zurhaar, but both like to play taller, and I suspect the Cheez likewise. With Larkey and CHOM down there too, territory retention up forward will again be a struggle when it hits the ground I reckon.

Cheez will swoop like a seagull on a hot chip to snag a sausage roll.

 

[Ligma]

Takes no prisoners

 

[Tas]

That’s Ben Davis, vfl pickup.

Did we also pick up Ben Dover?

 

[Zondor]

Did we also pick up Ben Dover?

Pity we didn't pick up Justin Credible. :stern look