Apparently Trac back in full training. Participated in match sim.
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No. He was in rahab with Gawn, Woewodin, Lever and Fullarton.
Before the more willing simulations started, i.e. non contact, he competed in some drills. But once it was contact stuff, which it was for most of the session, he was on the sidelines running laps, or doing some short kicking drills.
Cheers. Info I was given was he was in the match sim. I assumed full contact.
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Training report:
* I'll preface this by saying that seeing things at Casey are 10 times harder than at Gosch's. Anything that's not on the wing closest to you is very hard to see.
Positives:
Negatives:
* I'll preface this by saying that seeing things at Casey are 10 times harder than at Gosch's. Anything that's not on the wing closest to you is very hard to see.
Positives:
- Xavier Lindsay: Boy Gee, he looks amazing. Great user of the footy, has poise, and is very balanced.
- As someone who has had some serious concerns of Langford, I thought he trained well. Found a bit of the ball. Could use it better but he was much better than pre-xmas training sessions.
- Ricky Mentha: I honestly wasn't sure if he had the skills to make it in the afl but he does have a weird canny to find the footy.
- Viney: by far the best trainer of the day.
- Sestan was doing some nice things.
- Oliver has lost weight. I didn't see any burst from him today but he showed it pre-xmas when he was heavier so I'm sure he'll be fine when the real stuff starts. Just good to see him working hard to get himself conditioned.
Negatives:
- maybe a fair few not training fully: Mcvee, Chandler (arm in a sling), Fullerton, Jefferson, Kozzie (a no-show), Tholstrup, Spargo, Kentfield.
- JVR pushing a guy square in the back before attempting a mark. It was paid in the back but you've gotta train how you play and that was a low IQ act. Needs to be smarter. Hell, his last brain fade (an elbow to the head of an opponent) arguably cost us a couple of finals wins.
- I left training at about 11.50am. No set shot goal kicking practice for some unknown reason. After 6 training sessions, goal kicking practice has been pro-actively de-prioritised. It's been an after thought. So any post match press-conferences where he says 'we're working incredibly hard on our goal kicking' is a blatant lie.
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Have you seen much of Riv and McVee this summer? If so, thoughts?
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Im such a Mentha Head. Hes my new love child that ill be calling for his inclusion in the changes thread every week but will likely never play a game.
Who was training as small forwards with KB supposedly on the wing, Kozzie MIA and Chandler injured.
Do we actually have anyone looking to rove the ball off our tall forwards or apply pressure in the F50?
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to be honest, there was no real match sim. 90% of the training session was defending the ball from a defensive 50m stoppage.
Nothing really telling.
I'd say without Pickett we're in a bit of trouble for small forwards/pressure. Sestan/Melksham don't really offer defensive pressure and Mentha isn't up to it atm despite training well.
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Yeah I've seen a lot. Both look great. Position wise, I'm sure it'll be very much the same at last season.
Begs belief our list balance, time and time again it’s off and now we don’t even have any small forwards for the 1s, let alone for Casey when all other clubs have stockpiled them with the new high pressure way of playing.
Will hurt us severely in 2025.
Watch us end up with make shift small forwards in the 1s like Billings or Sparrow trying to play the role while opposition defenders run circles around them and stroll the ball out like a Sunday walk all game.
