Training Training updates 2026.

[stormskye]

We were 3 games clear before resting.
We slid once we started resting.
Those are facts.
The other point of view is a wild guess.

Slid? We made a prelim and were in the game all night

 

[Bianconeri]

We were 3 games clear before resting.
We slid once we started resting.
Those are facts.
The other point of view is a wild guess.

The facts are with resting we got a home prelim final.

 

[DopeMaster]

During that period in the back half of the season where we averaged 78ppg and had no Hill we went 6-6. The 6 wins were against 18th, 17th, 14th, 12th, 11th and 5th our inability to score was a bigger factor in our second half of the season malaise than whichever attacking HB is going to be exploited.

To reiterate we’re now worse on a personnel front with no Mihocek and speculative replacements. The likes of Buller, Hayes, West and HH may come on or they could do an Allan bouncing between levels. If we can’t score we won’t be at the pointy end leaving a lot riding on the speed of our ball movement and Pendles playing a critical role.

I don’t expect my take to be popular so I’m sure plenty will disagree like yourself.

That to me is like suggesting a snail and sloth are faster than a tortoise because all three are different degrees of slow. What it misses though is the footy IQ and experience all three bring to the table which prevents them being exploited in that way. Along with how the team grid sets up to protect those attacking HB’s.

I think it’s less about personnel and more tweaking the gameplan to suit the list.

Remember when Bucks switched to fast transition for that one year and we had guys like Stephenson and Josh Thomas kicking 30+ ?

Really comes down to the coaches box on whether we progress or regress.

Not telling you anything you already don’t know, but I’m less concerned about who we’ve got in the forward line and more about how we get it there.

 

[NMBB]

It's because they don't actually rest them. They load them up late in the year to get them as fit as possible for finals, which is it's own risk.

Give it a rest

 

[Seedsfan]

Quite a bit. Footage of speedsters zipping away from him last year was concerning.

Yet plenty were to quick for him 10 years ago and are long retired now

 

[unplugged]

Seems like a strange decision to play our last practice match 7 days before our first game. Think given we play R0 we should've played our GWS game a few days earlier and our North game on or close to Friday.

 

[windchimes]

Seems like a strange decision to play our last practice match 7 days before our first game. Think given we play R0 we should've played our GWS game a few days earlier and our North game on or close to Friday.

I wonder whether that’s a deliberate plan though - perhaps the issue was just that we were underdone the last two R0’s?

 

[Peters_Nuts]

Seems like a strange decision to play our last practice match 7 days before our first game. Think given we play R0 we should've played our GWS game a few days earlier and our North game on or close to Friday.

Most likely why we chose to sit out about 50% of our best 23 yesterday

 

[timokane]

Not expecting much this week on the training track i think we have the same line up v north at Mars.

Maybe a few changes thats about it.

I think there's a intra club match sim at KGM set to played this Wednesday in a team black v white full match sim.

Looking to be the last few match sims until the season starts up.

Last real chance to get the body right and begin the season cherry ripe.

Not long to go now.

 

[Jen2310]

Training next week-

 

[timokane]

Thanks jen friday for me if im not working

 

[TradeDraft]

Training next week-

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Weird that there is a Training Session the Day before the North Pre Season Game

 

[Gabbo64]

Nick Barley plays Forward so does not have lot of time to Kick Many Goals

Who is this Nick Barley you speak of?

 

[manicpie]

Who is this Nick Barley you speak of?

He's related to Nick Sugar

 

[Jen2310]

Weird that there is a Training Session the Day before the North Pre Season Game

Captains run. Always the case, even during the season

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Yet plenty were to quick for him 10 years ago and are long retired now

Pendles hasn’t gotten too slow, it’s just that since 2005 there’s now finally enough game tape of him for opposition coaches to put some work into him.

 

[Gone Critical]

Not expecting much this week on the training track i think we have the same line up v north at Mars.

Maybe a few changes thats about it.

Lot of changes in think. Nick and Josh, IQ, Lippa, Long, Perryman, Cameron, Schultz and Moore (if fit, seems unlikely). Thats 8-9 changes to the 26. Also all these would be expected to be in the starting group ie the 18 plus those.who will rotate in the early part.of.the game. They will need a hit out before NM.

 

[Jen2310]

Lot of changes in think. Nick and Josh, IQ, Lippa, Long, Perryman, Cameron, Schultz and Moore (if fit, seems unlikely). Thats 8-9 changes to the 26. Also all these would be expected to be in the starting group ie the 18 plus those.who will rotate in the early part.of.the game. They will need a hit out before NM.

Crisp too. Don’t think he played yesterday either.

This game v north I expect ( those who are fit) will be the OR line up. So I expect many changes.

 

[stormskye]

Crisp too. Don’t think he played yesterday either.

This game v north I expect ( those who are fit) will be the OR line up. So I expect many changes.

Crisp played unless I’m imagining things

 

[stormskye]

Lot of changes in think. Nick and Josh, IQ, Lippa, Long, Perryman, Cameron, Schultz and Moore (if fit, seems unlikely). Thats 8-9 changes to the 26. Also all these would be expected to be in the starting group ie the 18 plus those.who will rotate in the early part.of.the game. They will need a hit out before NM.

Exactly. This is our only game before the real stuff begins. Time to build some synergy

 

[Jen2310]

Crisp played unless I’m imagining things

Oh. Oops.
It was 8am when I watched it here in Bali so I must have missed him

 

[granniewolf]

Crisp too. Don’t think he played yesterday either.

This game v north I expect ( those who are fit) will be the OR line up. So I expect many changes.

I thought he played but didn't seem to do much.

 

[Peters_Nuts]

Crisp played unless I’m imagining things

Played on the wing I thought.

 

[60 Yards Out]

Pendles hasn’t gotten too slow, it’s just that since 2005 there’s now finally enough game tape of him for opposition coaches to put some work into him.

That's a lot of data. Then they had to wait for AI to come along.

 

[stormskye]

Oh. Oops.
It was 8am when I watched it here in Bali so I must have missed him

Was 8am here in Perth too Jen. Def an interesting time to watch footy but I’m used to some strange times. Early in the season it’s 4:40pm starts for night games