Training Training thread - news and live reports

[Bigeasy]

i thought Ben made a miracle recovery?

So did I.

 

[Snake_Baker]

i thought Ben made a miracle recovery?

He'd want to have made one by May-June.

 

[The Warlord]

You all do know right that Jacobs isn't scheduled to have started pre-season anyway

 

[Bigeasy]

You all do know right that Jacobs isn't scheduled to have started pre-season anyway

You do realise he hasn't trained for about 2 years

 

[The Warlord]

You do realise he hasn't trained for about 2 years

Yes.

But he shouldn't be out there training now either.

We shall see, I suspect we'll see him out there very soon.

 

[Waussie]

You do realise he hasn't trained for about 2 years

You would think that after being out for so long if he was "hunky dory" he would be getting an early start. Bit strange.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Contracts up this year and I can't see a way he's on the list next year if he doesn't get on the park and run out the season well.

He wouldn't be on cheap coin either.

 

[ferball]

Contracts up this year and I can't see a way he's on the list next year if he doesn't get on the park and run out the season well.

He wouldn't be on cheap coin either.

And no one else will want anything to do with him if he doesn't play well for us this year. If he doesn't play this coming year he hasn't really had a career.

 

[Passmore]

Yes.

But he shouldn't be out there training now either.

We shall see, I suspect we'll see him out there very soon.

The focus will be on him being right for Rd 1. Whatever format that takes over preseason so be it. He’s not even due back for another week or so.

 

[Passmore]

Contracts up this year and I can't see a way he's on the list next year if he doesn't get on the park and run out the season well.

He wouldn't be on cheap coin either.

He’d be no hope if that didn’t happen. And I can’t see the club going early on a contract extension after past experiences.

 

[blackshadow]

Any training today?

 

[King Corey]

I beat Shannon Watt to death via the internet on several occasions.

Could never work out what JYD was doing there.

He was straight line fast and a good height (circa 192cm) and build.

Denis got some good footy out of him in 2000 as a Mark Roberts sort of follower and that's where he probably had promise.

JYD altered his training from endurance to bursts and tried to turn him into a stay at home defender for the gorillas and that wasn't his schtick. On the rare occasion he got a mid-size opponent like Brad Johnson he did well.

Can vouch for the good guy thing, really nice fella. Also mentioned by other players as someone who looked out for them at the club.

 

[King Corey]

My namesakes never played enough games to qualify as whipping boys☹

You can keep Gorman but I thought Paul Geister was going to be a star defender for us

 

[Snake_Baker]

He was straight line fast and a good height (circa 192cm) and build.

Denis got some good footy out of him in 2000 as a Mark Roberts sort of follower and that's where he probably had promise.

JYD altered his training from endurance to bursts and tried to turn him into a stay at home defender for the gorillas and that wasn't his schtick. On the rare occasion he got a mid-size opponent like Brad Johnson he did well.

Can vouch for the good guy thing, really nice fella. Also mentioned by other players as someone who looked out for them at the club.

Yes, I have the image of Shannon paddling the ball to the boundary etched in to my brain.

..............alongside the memory of him getting rag dolled by opposition forwards in one on one contests.

 

[Groucho]

You can keep Gorman but I thought Paul Geister was going to be a star defender for us

Three games with us ,two of them finals, then gone.

 

[Uber Roo]

I held high hopes for
Staritski
M Hepburn
P Mann
D Trotter

For varying reasons none of them came good


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[Uber Roo]

Oh
And Basils boy Warren
Can’t forget him


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[King Corey]

I held high hopes for
Staritski
M Hepburn
P Mann
D Trotter

For varying reasons none of them came good


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

Peter Mann played some good footy for us but jumped too early for the $$.

 

[Hojuman]

He was straight line fast and a good height (circa 192cm) and build.

Denis got some good footy out of him in 2000 as a Mark Roberts sort of follower and that's where he probably had promise.

JYD altered his training from endurance to bursts and tried to turn him into a stay at home defender for the gorillas and that wasn't his schtick. On the rare occasion he got a mid-size opponent like Brad Johnson he did well.

Can vouch for the good guy thing, really nice fella. Also mentioned by other players as someone who looked out for them at the club.

Anyone remember rd. 1 2001 ?

We had injuries and played a young side v all-conquering *scum MCG night game.
Watt at on stage leapt up in front of Lloyd who grabbed the neck of his jumper from behind, pulled him down backwards and caused him to smash his head on the ground. He lost consciousness and had a seizure Punt rd. end fwd. pocket.

Alot of admiration for Shannon post that and nothing but hatred for *Lloyd.

 

[King Corey]

Anyone remember rd. 1 2001 ?

We had injuries and played a young side v all-conquering *scum MCG night game.
Watt at on stage leapt up in front of Lloyd who grabbed the neck of his jumper from behind, pulled him down backwards and caused him to smash his head on the ground. He lost consciousness and had a seizure Punt rd. end fwd. pocket.

Alot of admiration for Shannon post that and nothing but hatred for *Lloyd.

Remember that, that was terrible.

How Lloyd escaped judgement and career-long condemnation for that is yet another indictment on the football media industry.

 

[giantroo]

 

[SMaturin]

That training jacket is mint.

 

[King Corey]

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It's a rare specimen who looks much better heading to 40 than they did at 20.

 

[Hojuman]

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Soft. Shorts and training singlet. Spring in Melbourne.

 

[SMaturin]

It's a rare specimen who looks much better heading to 40 than they did at 20.