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Yeah, hoping he gets a block of games to settle in.
Saw how that kind of patience helped Hayes grow into it.
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I think you've imagined that amidst your anger in anticipation for something that hasn't happened yet. Sometimes when you're angry your perception of things can become warped. Wait til the teams are announced.
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If you want to be an AFL KPF, you've got to play on AFL defenders. McCartin and Ginbey are hardly Matthew Scarlett.
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Whether West is left out or not, it really didn't seem to me like he was 'gushing' over Membrey. That is the part that I feel you've imagined. You're obviously entitled to feel frustrated about players being left out if your preference is for them to stay in.
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Membrey is a better footballer at senior level than West so I don’t get what the preemptive hand wringing is over? To add to that someone needs to replace Jamie and Membrey is as obvious as any doubly so given his record at Marvel…
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Adding onto what Sco has said, I think people are forgetting both Hayes and Elliott are out this week. Two forwards coming in is a given, and Buller and Membrey are available. I don't think the melting is justified right now.
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Exactly. What's West got to do with Membrey ?
We lost Billy last week. No one can replace him, but someone will need to come in.
it was a naive post - equating an elite and very public Sportsmen to the average worker.
How many average workers have been the subject of the scrutiny, derision, unfounded rumours and speculation that Bobby has endured.
And if you can’t see this clear difference then I can’t help.
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How good is Ginbey though he's wasted at that club
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WCE are getting there. I don't think they're a basketcase anymore.
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I think they’ll push a wildcard spot late into the year if they can pinch one or two on the road. I was going to suggest as well that Ginbey is probably ahead of Scarlett at the same age and is a fair shot at an AA squad birth this year.
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No idea on ladder position, but if Yeo stays fit and Kelly tuned in they'll take some scalps.
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From Annabele on fb and there is some comments about the new players
A grey blanket was overhead in drizzly rain (Jim Maxwell would call it mizzle) as the players filtered out. Saxena and Prindable were first, followed by newbie Pods who ran out enthusiastically.
The black and white clad appeared to provide some clue as to who might be playing so one got excited when Swadling strode out sporting the darker hue, only to change into white later on.
Who was missing? Hill, Moore, Steene, Reef and Elliott. I spotted Oscar on crutches as he arrived, he was smiling and shook the president’s hand. The veracity of the report suggesting that Bobby trained with the VFL has to be questioned as they didn’t officially train on the night the journo nominated and Jen who attends this squad’s training hasn’t spotted him. So it is concerning that he was absent again when the rest of those playing in the VFL were part of today’s main session.
Who was in rehab? Perryman, Hayes and Cochran were those working in this area today, though Pez and Joel did join some of the drills. Will did a lot of running but towards the end of the session, Heppell took them aside for some precision kicking practice and some general advice.
Point of interest - all the new draftees were present and their numbers are as follows: Pods is #46, Puncher is #47, while Coe is wearing #48. An interesting observation of their induction today was that all three were taken aside by the coaches and lined up to watch black clad essentially senior players demonstrate a stoppage drill, clearly in order to help them understand key aspects of our system. All wore white and so it appears none will be rushed into the team but the coaches want to expedite their integration into understanding our style of play. Thus these players were initiated into the code of the football style omerta.
Warm-up regimen today? It began for the early birds in front of the pavilion as they walked with weights above their head, while Houston, Q and Howe did theirs together. The rest then indulged in some desultory kicking. For the formal phase, there was work with the mini-hurdles, and some walking both sedately and aggressively with discs and weights aloft. Again there were separate groups partaking of the designated exercises.
Thereafter was the customary sprinting bracket which Pez and Cochran refrained from after completing the rest of the warming up phase with the whole cohort. Pez is clearly transitioning to full training as he did participate in some of the upbeat activities. Other drills were named after JDG with the Maynard multi occurring again. These were focussed around close-in handball following some different iterations of whole ground ball movement. As per usual there was some attention paid to ground ball retrieval with taller players strategically punching to ground for running players to swoop and clear.
The final item on the agenda before players focussed on their personal areas was the match simulation with AFL umpires officiating once again. From the positions and the shades worn by each player, it appears that Membrey will return to the team. He played forward and was prominent, while West sported the white so must be a candidate for omission. All of Allan, Long and Anderson were clad in white to keep onlookers guessing. Could they play all three, or just a couple of them. Surely Ed has earned his place. Roan Steele also wore white but he often does so this does not really presage selection.
General observations:
Frampton who is putting together an impressive body of work, outmarked West quite easily in the match simulation
Swadling looks like he must have a niggle he’s managing as he began working through the drills but then eschewed some of them to practise his goalkicking in isolation. He remained on the sidelines when the matchplay occurred so there would appear to be no chance of promotion which is a shame given his consistently promising form at the lower level.
Anderson - was noteworthy in the drills and match sim, kicking a goal in the latter but displaying lots of power, speed and evasiveness during activities
Nick still looks to be moving slightly gingerly but it was good to see Josh return to training after missing Tuesday’s session
All of the newbies showed something - Coe competed quite well with Cameron who looked like he was keen to show who was boss, Puncher looks to have an AFL shape body looking really disciplined and capable in the one-on-one stuff as well as moving smoothly and demonstrating neat skills and Pods led well for the ball, looked to be precise in his kicking and he appears to have good hands. One hopes what was on show translate to good performances in the VFL so that they can exert pressure on the incumbents and maybe plug gaps when required
Prindable seems to have lightning reflexes judging by his close-in work and he’s very clean in the way he picks up the ball from a wet deck.
Cameron returned to the fray and looked in fine fettle after taking time off on Tuesday for the birth of his daughter
‘McStationary’ clunked them well today.
Selection will be interesting as all of Jamie, Moore and Hayes need replacing
Membrey wasn’t setting the world on fire prior to his injury but he knows that Marvel graveyard well and will add some experience to the attack following the loss of Elliott.
For the record, renowned yoyo selection player Parker was in white today for the whole session
A grey blanket was overhead in drizzly rain (Jim Maxwell would call it mizzle) as the players filtered out. Saxena and Prindable were first, followed by newbie Pods who ran out enthusiastically.
The black and white clad appeared to provide some clue as to who might be playing so one got excited when Swadling strode out sporting the darker hue, only to change into white later on.
Who was missing? Hill, Moore, Steene, Reef and Elliott. I spotted Oscar on crutches as he arrived, he was smiling and shook the president’s hand. The veracity of the report suggesting that Bobby trained with the VFL has to be questioned as they didn’t officially train on the night the journo nominated and Jen who attends this squad’s training hasn’t spotted him. So it is concerning that he was absent again when the rest of those playing in the VFL were part of today’s main session.
Who was in rehab? Perryman, Hayes and Cochran were those working in this area today, though Pez and Joel did join some of the drills. Will did a lot of running but towards the end of the session, Heppell took them aside for some precision kicking practice and some general advice.
Point of interest - all the new draftees were present and their numbers are as follows: Pods is #46, Puncher is #47, while Coe is wearing #48. An interesting observation of their induction today was that all three were taken aside by the coaches and lined up to watch black clad essentially senior players demonstrate a stoppage drill, clearly in order to help them understand key aspects of our system. All wore white and so it appears none will be rushed into the team but the coaches want to expedite their integration into understanding our style of play. Thus these players were initiated into the code of the football style omerta.
Warm-up regimen today? It began for the early birds in front of the pavilion as they walked with weights above their head, while Houston, Q and Howe did theirs together. The rest then indulged in some desultory kicking. For the formal phase, there was work with the mini-hurdles, and some walking both sedately and aggressively with discs and weights aloft. Again there were separate groups partaking of the designated exercises.
Thereafter was the customary sprinting bracket which Pez and Cochran refrained from after completing the rest of the warming up phase with the whole cohort. Pez is clearly transitioning to full training as he did participate in some of the upbeat activities. Other drills were named after JDG with the Maynard multi occurring again. These were focussed around close-in handball following some different iterations of whole ground ball movement. As per usual there was some attention paid to ground ball retrieval with taller players strategically punching to ground for running players to swoop and clear.
The final item on the agenda before players focussed on their personal areas was the match simulation with AFL umpires officiating once again. From the positions and the shades worn by each player, it appears that Membrey will return to the team. He played forward and was prominent, while West sported the white so must be a candidate for omission. All of Allan, Long and Anderson were clad in white to keep onlookers guessing. Could they play all three, or just a couple of them. Surely Ed has earned his place. Roan Steele also wore white but he often does so this does not really presage selection.
General observations:
Frampton who is putting together an impressive body of work, outmarked West quite easily in the match simulation
Swadling looks like he must have a niggle he’s managing as he began working through the drills but then eschewed some of them to practise his goalkicking in isolation. He remained on the sidelines when the matchplay occurred so there would appear to be no chance of promotion which is a shame given his consistently promising form at the lower level.
Anderson - was noteworthy in the drills and match sim, kicking a goal in the latter but displaying lots of power, speed and evasiveness during activities
Nick still looks to be moving slightly gingerly but it was good to see Josh return to training after missing Tuesday’s session
All of the newbies showed something - Coe competed quite well with Cameron who looked like he was keen to show who was boss, Puncher looks to have an AFL shape body looking really disciplined and capable in the one-on-one stuff as well as moving smoothly and demonstrating neat skills and Pods led well for the ball, looked to be precise in his kicking and he appears to have good hands. One hopes what was on show translate to good performances in the VFL so that they can exert pressure on the incumbents and maybe plug gaps when required
Prindable seems to have lightning reflexes judging by his close-in work and he’s very clean in the way he picks up the ball from a wet deck.
Cameron returned to the fray and looked in fine fettle after taking time off on Tuesday for the birth of his daughter
‘McStationary’ clunked them well today.
Selection will be interesting as all of Jamie, Moore and Hayes need replacing
Membrey wasn’t setting the world on fire prior to his injury but he knows that Marvel graveyard well and will add some experience to the attack following the loss of Elliott.
For the record, renowned yoyo selection player Parker was in white today for the whole session
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We should just play West against the dud teams to pump up his goal average. Then we can laud our unbelievable prospect all over the comp
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Are Eagles a dud team? Didn't work last week
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They have some decent backmen, I’m more thinking teams like Essendon or those with injuries to key pillars.Are Eagles a dud team? Didn't work last week
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Id play all of Howes, Buller, McStay, Cameron and West up forward so that he gets matched up on a loose, small rebounder.
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He’d be an entertaining forward pocket
