Player Watch Who is lighting it up for your team this pre-season ?

[demondavey]

Let’s hope every Melbourne player has improved, what a piss poor 2022. Off a cliff after 10 rounds.

 

[Obeanie1]

Ashcroft is burning the track Neale has said he sees him playing some football inside this year

Darcy Wilmot is probably the other young player likely to play a lot of games also this season also talked about by Neale

Wilmot is a must have on your Fantasy bench. Those two games he played were finals sodidnt affect his price in DT, $200k. If he stays fit he'd likely be getting games.

 

[Obeanie1]

It’d be the first time McGovern ever looked good in pre season

OOC end of the year. Chasing his last contract?

Al of a sudden drops heaps of weight and is fitter than he's ever looked.

Maybe that impact injury had a silver lining.

 

[Pistol Night]

Nick Daicos ran half an hour in twenty minutes this week

 

[Obeanie1]

Heard the Dons did a good deal with beacon to install some extra bright LED down lights at the hangar so the whole place was lighting up.

Seriously though without some predictions on breakouts or role changes etc this thread is going to just end up as one giant circle jerk.

Jai Culley has bulked up but also finished 3rd in the 2km. Has been keeping up with the best runners, article today on AFL.

He loves preseason and thehard work. Great attitude from a kid.

Ginbey also sets high training standards. Kid is bigger and more ripped than alot of senior players. Already anelite trainer pre draft.

Role changes. Shuey to half back and Kelly to spend more time at half forward. Gaff back to his wing full time, no more on ball crap.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Jiath has looked great.
Day playing midfield alongside Amon has been a highlight.
Stephens and Meek have impressed too.

 

[1990crow]

Wayne Milera and Luke Pedlar by all reports.

 

[Saab NLAW]

Jack Watts

With his swimming and...

 

[Gavin Excell]

Nick Daicos ran half an hour in twenty minutes this week

Pfft
I did the 100m yesterday and broke the magic 18 second barrier

 

[Pistol Night]

Pfft
I did the 100m yesterday and broke the magic 18 second barrier

Britney obviously been hitting the track hard also

 

[Warhorse]

Oisin Mullen at the cats. Has shocked the coaching staff over the past few weeks

 

[The 747]

Nick Daicos ran half an hour in twenty minutes this week

I can't wait until he learns to fly, will revolutionise footy.

 

[TheBigHorne]

From us: LDU and Phillips set to have strong years alongside Sheezel and Drury to show promise in their first season. Nothing too noteworthy outside of that. Hopefully the entire team is just improving together instead of stagnating... again...

 

[Gavin Excell]

From us: LDU and Phillips set to have strong years alongside Sheezel and Drury to show promise in their first season. Nothing too noteworthy outside of that. Hopefully the entire team is just improving together instead of stagnating... again...

Is Hall injured?

 

[TheBigHorne]

Is Hall injured?

Not that I know of.

 

[Wallaby]

I believe Dusty might have given a s**t during pre-season this year.

Just the one, but, you know, that's pretty good for him in January.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Not that I know of.

I heard Mark Stevens sport 927 saying he was a training(yesterday?) and said Hall was limited to running laps

He also said there was a good crowd at Arden St and seemed to be a positive upbeat atmosphere

 

[hawkman]

Pfft
I did the 100m yesterday and broke the magic 18 second barrier

That is a slow car ride

 

[Ati Tude]

Stringer and Redman

Edit - oh, you asked lighting not fighting. My bad.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Martin, Shiel in the best condition, with Setterfield getting some good shouts. One that's surprised early is Davey.jnr. Pretty much ready to go and is getting a key role in the match sim stuff.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Some Hawks players have mentioned Connor Macdonald. He looks in absolutely ripping physical shape too. Will be interesting to see if he gets more midfield minutes in 2023. Was recruited as an inside midfielder but looked dangerous and classy on a forward flank in his debut season at the top level.

 

[the big lebowski]

I heard Mark Stevens sport 927 saying he was a training(yesterday?) and said Hall was limited to running laps

He also said there was a good crowd at Arden St and seemed to be a positive upbeat atmosphere

Apparently he was told off re his fitness and has been on running duties since

 

[Triggering Tiger]

I hear taranto was tearing it up in the match sims and he's already won two time trials.

 

[Shadow89]

One I did expect - Shannon Neale

One I did not expect - Mark O'Connor (looking like prime Tom Harley)

One that is surprising everyone internally, apparently, with his speed, size and athleticism - Oisin Mullin (Cat B rookie we signed who was Ireland's best young player 2x)

 

[WillHayward]

Nick Daicos ran half an hour in twenty minutes this week

Pies have been able to train at night without the need for artifical lighting just by getting Nick Daicos to stand in the centre square with no pants on.
The light escaping his rear-end illuminates the whole stadium.

Saved a heap in power bills.