Training Training updates 2026.

[Jen2310]

I saw a lot of the media at hawks training this morning- don’t ask I was doing a favour for someone.
They all expect us to slide. Best case we can get a wildcard

 

[Mick F]

I saw a lot of the media at hawks training this morning- don’t ask I was doing a favour for someone.
They all expect us to slide. Best case we can get a wildcard

Bulldogs are now starting to feature in pundits top eights.

 

[Jen2310]

Bulldogs are now starting to feature in pundits top eights.

And they are all heading to their session tomorrow as after that they are doing a camp I heard them talk about

 

[Jen2310]

Hawks did 40 min of proper match sim, wonder if we will do something like that tomorrow before they take the 4 day break

 

[Tadpole]

I saw a lot of the media at hawks training this morning- don’t ask I was doing a favour for someone.
They all expect us to slide. Best case we can get a wildcard

I like it when people underestimate us. It'll be all the more satisfying if we wave to them as we zoom past on our way up the ladder.

 

[Johno9911]

I like it when people underestimate us. It'll be all the more satisfying if we wave to them as we zoom past on our way up the ladder.

I just don't understand how people can keep underestimating this group - but specifically how they can keep writing of Fly?
He took over a side that finished 17th in 2021, and in the following 4 years has gone '22 prelim (lost by a point), '23 premiership, '24 missed the 8 (by percentage alone) and then another prelim in '25. In all but '24 we've finished in the top 4 under Fly and now we're expected to magically fall of the side of the earth?

The bloke clearly has a great footballing mind and an ability to get a list that we have been constantly told is too old and/or poor, up and playing consistently competitive and quality football. While I am reserving myself from throwing us right in to the flag mix at this stage - I still see us making the finals and can guarantee in said finals we will be the side circled by every team as the one to avoid!

 

[Peters_Nuts]

Hawks did 40 min of proper match sim, wonder if we will do something like that tomorrow before they take the 4 day break

Ahh, footy must be about to start. We're being written off already...

...just like in 2022, 2023 and 2025

 

[anshell]

Ahh, footy must be about to start. We're being written off already...

...just like in 2022, 2023 and 2025

Yes,it happens every year with the media.We’re always one of the first sides to be written off.

 

[Thinking Magpie]

Thank You...!

To all of our fellow supporters who make the time, attend training and then go to the effort of sharing your observations and analysis with all of us is truly fantastic and it MUST be the envy of other clubs and those clubs supporters.

I wonder if the club could create a supporter page, take these contributions and insert them onto our CFC website for our huge fanbase to appreciate and marvel at the lengths our fellow passionate supporters go to...?

Go Pies..;-)

 

[Daicosian silk]

Thank You...!

To all of our fellow supporters who make the time, attend training and then go to the effort of sharing your observations and analysis with all of us is truly fantastic and it MUST be the envy of other clubs and those clubs supporters.

I wonder if the club could create a supporter page, take these contributions and insert them onto our CFC website for our huge fanbase to appreciate and marvel at the lengths our fellow passionate supporters go to...?

Go Pies..;-)

Hear hear! Or is it here here?

 

[Harry O]

I saw a lot of the media at hawks training this morning- don’t ask I was doing a favour for someone.
They all expect us to slide. Best case we can get a wildcard

Bunch of idiots. They would fit in well at Hawthorn

 

[sr36]

Thank you all those who have posted training reviews.


Fingers crossed, not a lot of injury concern regarding those younger draftees in the 19 to 22 year old bracket. We will definitely need one, two or three of those guys to develop if CFC is to be competitive this year.

Structurally, I'm a little concerned with the forward line, the health of Beau and Bobby is huge. Beau's midfield presences will be important too and Bobby is simply a freak, inconsistent but still a freak.

Chekers is a big loss too, Buller looks like a sound investment and both West and Howes were exciting at different stages in the VFL last year. Can see their potential and hopefully both play a part this year.

I'm less concerned about the back line and with Cornes' opinion. If CFC produce the same team defense as last year they will be competitive once again this year and there's solid back up IMO.

Midfield is a big concern for me, the depth looks shallow, and lacks quality talent at this stage of the lists development. Obviously, the health of DeGoey is a important piece of the puzzle but outside DeGoo and the Daicos brothers, it looks like theirs not enough players that can perform at the required standard consistently this year. Siddy and Pendles will play a part/role but don't expect the same standard as past seasons when the two were in their prime.

Obviously their are a number of names that will get the opportunity and hopefully one or two of them steps up to support DeGoo, Cameron and the Daicos'.

I'm not as optimistic as others regarding CFC's potential this year which is okay! Fly is a good coach and well supported. CFC will be competitive but my gut feel

Degoey is the key. If he's fit and firing and Nick and Long continue to improve their inside games our midfield will be good.

 

[ksardog]

Degoey is the key. If he's fit and firing and Nick and Long continue to improve their inside games our midfield will be good.

We need one of our young key forwards ( West or Buller ) and young key backs ( Reef or Smit if he can make huge improvements ) to stand up and cement a permanent spot.

Everywhere else on the field I think we can fill, although it would be a struggle if we lost Cameron for any significant time, but that would happen to any side if they lost their main ruck ( perhaps only Freo wouldn’t be affected)

Any side with Naicos is going to be a danger

 

[domus]

Thank you all those who have posted training reviews.


Fingers crossed, not a lot of injury concern regarding those younger draftees in the 19 to 22 year old bracket. We will definitely need one, two or three of those guys to develop if CFC is to be competitive this year.

Structurally, I'm a little concerned with the forward line, the health of Beau and Bobby is huge. Beau's midfield presences will be important too and Bobby is simply a freak, inconsistent but still a freak.

Chekers is a big loss too, Buller looks like a sound investment and both West and Howes were exciting at different stages in the VFL last year. Can see their potential and hopefully both play a part this year.

I'm less concerned about the back line and with Cornes' opinion. If CFC produce the same team defense as last year they will be competitive once again this year and there's solid back up IMO.

Midfield is a big concern for me, the depth looks shallow, and lacks quality talent at this stage of the lists development. Obviously, the health of DeGoey is a important piece of the puzzle but outside DeGoo and the Daicos brothers, it looks like theirs not enough players that can perform at the required standard consistently this year. Siddy and Pendles will play a part/role but don't expect the same standard as past seasons when the two were in their prime.

Obviously their are a number of names that will get the opportunity and hopefully one or two of them steps up to support DeGoo, Cameron and the Daicos'.

I'm not as optimistic as others regarding CFC's potential this year which is okay! Fly is a good coach and well supported. CFC will be competitive but my gut feeling the team lacks a little spunk, a good healthy smattering of above average talent across all lines to win when it counts against the Northern academies, Freo and the perennial VIC power house clubs.

I hope I'm wrong, go Pies!

I think we will contend again. I love the fact that most of the opposition supporters expect us to slide into oblivion. Nothing would be more delicious than to be contending again.

 

[domus]

We need one of our young key forwards ( West or Buller ) and young key backs ( Reef or Smit if he can make huge improvements ) to stand up and cement a permanent spot.

Everywhere else on the field I think we can fill, although it would be a struggle if we lost Cameron for any significant time, but that would happen to any side if they lost their main ruck ( perhaps only Freo wouldn’t be affected)

Any side with Naicos is going to be a danger

Not if we had hung onto the good back up we already had!

 

[Jelly Bean]

B

Ahh, footy must be about to start. We're being written off already...

...just like in 2022, 2023 and 2025

But not 2024...

 

[pablo disco bar]

Not if we had hung onto the good back up we already had!

Yep and imagine if we still had Grundy

Gee whiz

Witts
Grundy
Cox

Bloody hell

 

[Dtennent94]

I saw a lot of the media at hawks training this morning- don’t ask I was doing a favour for someone.
They all expect us to slide. Best case we can get a wildcard

How did their training compare to ours?

 

[Jen2310]

How did their training compare to ours?

A few different drills. Some similar. But geez they are big boys. Lots of talls taking marks in the air.
They practice running from hb, chain ball by hand. Run and gun style we are used to seeing with them.

They did that drill that Kane was complaining about lol Focused on tackling and evading a tackle in space. Applying percieved pressure, and the coach in charge, not sure who he was had them keep doing it until it was done to perfection

They had man on the mark statues set up in an oval shape around the goal posts, for the players to practice goal kicking from all angles. Not just in front.

There was 40 mins of match sim (Q1 - 20 mins, Q2-3, 10 min each)

 

[Finnishpie]

Thank you all those who have posted training reviews.


Fingers crossed, not a lot of injury concern regarding those younger draftees in the 19 to 22 year old bracket. We will definitely need one, two or three of those guys to develop if CFC is to be competitive this year.

Structurally, I'm a little concerned with the forward line, the health of Beau and Bobby is huge. Beau's midfield presences will be important too and Bobby is simply a freak, inconsistent but still a freak.

Chekers is a big loss too, Buller looks like a sound investment and both West and Howes were exciting at different stages in the VFL last year. Can see their potential and hopefully both play a part this year.

I'm less concerned about the back line and with Cornes' opinion. If CFC produce the same team defense as last year they will be competitive once again this year and there's solid back up IMO.

Midfield is a big concern for me, the depth looks shallow, and lacks quality talent at this stage of the lists development. Obviously, the health of DeGoey is a important piece of the puzzle but outside DeGoo and the Daicos brothers, it looks like theirs not enough players that can perform at the required standard consistently this year. Siddy and Pendles will play a part/role but don't expect the same standard as past seasons when the two were in their prime.

Obviously their are a number of names that will get the opportunity and hopefully one or two of them steps up to support DeGoo, Cameron and the Daicos'.

I'm not as optimistic as others regarding CFC's potential this year which is okay! Fly is a good coach and well supported. CFC will be competitive but my gut feeling the team lacks a little spunk, a good healthy smattering of above average talent across all lines to win when it counts against the Northern academies, Freo and the perennial VIC power house clubs.

I hope I'm wrong, go Pies!

Need to get into the top end of the draft this year. 2 top 10 picks. Plus a top 20 imho. Otherwise, Gold Coast are gonna shred us, and everyone else except Brisbane.

 

[rand corp]

You need a big year from most of your regulars to win it. But this year we need a lift from McStay, De Goey, Houston and a good run with injuries from blokes like Howe, Moore, Pendles. And to see guys like West, Steele,bParker, Harrison to really come on.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

You need a big year from most of your regulars to win it. But this year we need a lift from McStay, De Goey, Houston and a good run with injuries from blokes like Howe, Moore, Pendles. And to see guys line West, Steele, Parker, Harrison to really come on.

“ regulars” Is a loose term and always in a state of flux. This year it’s not the regulars we need but an orderly transition away from over reliance on them

We need Buller not McStay
We need McInnes not Howe
We need to not overly rely on Pendles and Sidey
Etc etc

Definitely need Moore and Jordy to stay fit

And we definitely need to see great moves forward from the young players you mentioned plus one or two others.

 

[ANewDawn]

“ regulars” Is a loose term and always in a state of flux. This year it’s not the regulars we need but an orderly transition away from over reliance on them

We need Buller not McStay
We need McInnes not Howe
We need to not overly rely on Pendles and Sidey
Etc etc

Definitely need Moore and Jordy to stay fit

And we definitely need to see great moves forward from the young players you mentioned plus one or two others.

Is McStay that bad?!

 

[Peters_Nuts]

Quick Q for training regulars. Are the bathrooms in the glasshouse open? I’ll be bringing down my 3 yo son today who though is toilet trained, gives me about a 60s warning time

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Is McStay that bad?!

Never said that. Just need to look to the future. He shouldn’t be essential to our short term success and Buller who has been recruited for that ruck forward role should be expected to make a pretty immediate impact.