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Collingwood Crackerjack
Joined: 28 Jul 2008
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| warburton lad wrote: | The omens were great leaving Richmond (Epicentre of Mediocrity) Station today. Two young Magpies warbled as I walked under the elms, a sign for the opera Carmen was on the famous Nylex silos.
It was an overcast morning and there was an eerie smoke haze reminding us that the heroics of sports stars are nothing compared to those courageous men and women fighting the fires in Gippsland. God bless them all.
Harry and Sidey were first on the track quickly followed by the rest of the group. The rehab group was large, Trav, Grundy, Ramsay, Daisy, Goldy, Tooves, Reid, Caff, Young, Faz, Keefe, Gault.
Ball was the only senior player not in attendance today.
The rehab group wore white, the senior group wore either grey or black and the coaches wore blue. Rocca an immense man...
Reid and Caff, Tooves and Goldy walked, then ran laps. Daisy and Young did a variety of activities but neither kicked on their preferred foot. Most of the rehab group did boxing which began with low intensity, working up to a very high intensity, then stretching beside the fence. They were off the track after a little over an hour.
The senior group really worked very hard. One activity 'Pizza Triangles' saw the players drilling the ball by foot over thirty to forty metres to a leading teammate. Broomhead, Yagmoor, Kennedy and Witts were most impressive in this drill. Pendles was sublime, as expected and Harry appears to have a lower ball drop this year, his kicks were floating less as a consequence.
In between this and the next drill, Buckley, again in the overseer role, barked for the players to lift their intensity.
The handball drill (Kamikaze Torture Drill ) saw players running the gauntlet of Hahn and Tarks to share the ball through a maze with a partner. Elijah Edwards, Krak and Josh Thomas were superb in this drill and it was great to see young lads like Kyle Martin and Sam Dwyer take the hits but still dispose to a teammates advantage.
Another handball activity saw eight versus eight. If a team lost possession or fumbled the ball, they had to drop for twenty push-ups.
After about an hour of practice, those fit enough to do so, joined in match-simulation. The Black team had the first picked midfielders and the best forwards of those not in rehab and the Grey team had the elite back men.
The first ball up saw: Jolly v Witts, Swan v Dids, Pendles v Josh Thomas, Blair v Broomhead, Sidey v Kyle Martin. Seedsman (Black Team) played as a centre an/wingman versus Johnno.
Jolly got the first tap, but Witts got the clearance and his forty metre pass hit the fast leading Oxley on the lead.
Swan and Pendles soon got on top at the clearances and gave constant quality supply to Q-Stick and Paine who played as deep, leading forwards. Krakouer and Kennedy played as small forwards matched up by Shawry and Maxy.
Another ball up, another Jolly tap out to advantage to Blair who was winded by a crunching Witts tackle. Witts is a guy who is very persistent, that's for sure.
Swan burst clear of a tackle and fed to Pendles who drilled a goal from the fifty. Football Nirvana!!
Of the young or new guys, I can report the following.
Broomhead- wonderful composure and blessed with very good disposal.
Josh Thomas- be very excited, think mini-me of D.Swan.
Oxley- a real smoky, quick, can mark well and great disposal. Thanks Mr Hine!
Hartley- development is very obvious. Twelve months away but a real prospect.
Yagmoor- much, much better today. Physically stronger and an elite kick.
Q-Stick- just what the doctor ordered. Will occasionally frustrate, but often deliver in spades.
Russell. Every good game he plays will infuriate Carlton fans. Worth it.
Kennedy-a true rover, not frightened to back himself.
Paine. Impressed with his multiple efforts at the contest.
Hudson. The Artist formerly known as The People's Beard. Worked hard on the track. Very encouraging of his teammates. 3rd in the rucking order but good depth.
Seedsman. Should play every game in 2013. Will be an elite outside mid in no time. Has worked on thighs and is now a penetrating kick.
There are many more important things than football but I make no apologies for sharing what I saw today. My blessings and best wishes to those affected by the fires and those many Pies fans who never get to see our boys train.
Floret Pica and God Bless you all...! |
They finally wrote an opera about the strife and times of Phil Carmen? About bloody time! 
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Collingwood Crackerjack
Joined: 28 Jul 2008
Location: Canberra
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BTW thanks very much for the training report WL; call me Big Kev, 'cause I am excited!
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warburton lad
Joined: 26 Aug 2003
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| Collingwood Crackerjack wrote: | | BTW thanks very much for the training report WL; call me Big Kev, 'cause I am excited! |
Good evening Mr Collingwood Crackerjack.
My pleasure to she'd some light on the preparations for 2013...!
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Mossi 
Joined: 20 May 2002
Location: Vittorio Veneto TV Italy
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 Such a great topic! ( free of the negativity ). Just what the Doc ordered for a fan to read in the pre-season. Thanks again Sir Warburton Lad. Your report on last weeks training and note on personnel to address our deficiencies with prompted me to have a quick look at the prilim against the Eagles and what a final both teams played. Obviously both finals against the Eagles (2011 and 12) had a significant impact on the following games of our finals campaigns. Having no replacements for Reid Jolly or Dawes really stuffed up the structure of our side. Hearing that the development of Witts is going great guns, Hudson is there as a backup, there are good prospects in Paine and Frost and Josh Thomas looks finally ready, warms our hearts. |
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warburton lad
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| Mossi wrote: | | Such a great topic! ( free of the negativity ). Just what the Doc ordered for a fan to read in the pre-season. Thanks again Sir Warburton Lad. Your report on last weeks training and note on personnel to address our deficiencies with prompted me to have a quick look at the prilim against the Eagles and what a final both teams played. Obviously both finals against the Eagles (2011 and 12) had a significant impact on the following games of our finals campaigns. Having no replacements for Reid Jolly or Dawes really stuffed up the structure of our side. Hearing that the development of Witts is going great guns, Hudson is there as a backup, there are good prospects in Paine and Frost and Josh Thomas looks finally ready, warms our hearts. |
Buon giorno Signor Mossi. Que bella gianata oggi!!
Please don't forget Hartley and Keefey. In my view Oxley could be a real bolter in 2013. He has the tools to be a swingman between back line and forwards.
The Caff, Bally and a super fit Dids and Krakouer give cause for greater optimism than last campaign...
Floreat Pica, comrade.
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Beast
Joined: 26 Oct 2011
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Really appreciate your detailed and informative write ups Mr Lad.
Your praise of Seedsman combined with his current bulkier look makes me rather firm. |
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warburton lad
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| Beast wrote: | Really appreciate your detailed and informative write ups Mr Lad.
Your praise of Seedsman combined with his current bulkier look makes me rather firm. |
Thank you Mr Beast.
Watching Seedsman train today gave me a reminder of a Geoff Raines type of midfielder who runs low to the ground and has a penetrating right boot. He will play off a wing as an outside mid and do really well this year.
It is appropriate that you 'firm-up'. As a gelding, I am envious of those who can...
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Darkstranger
Joined: 06 Jun 2012
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| Thank you LAD... the ghost of Warburton Mr Ted C and the river gang thank you. |
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warburton lad
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| Darkstranger wrote: | | Thank you LAD... the ghost of Warburton Mr Ted C and the river gang thank you. |
Allah be praised... Someone who knows of the famous Chisholms and their restorative work on the banks of the famous river Yarra.
Ted's great work will never be forgotten...
Bob and Noel his boys were fanatic Magpie men and hard working MMBW veterans and both sadly missed.
Vale all fallen Magpie fans...
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Darkstranger
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| Yes indeed, family to me with strong PIE following - A great man I will miss him. |
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Tannin 
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Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Location: Huon Valley Tasmania
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Top post. Warburton Lad for PM! And Governor General. Why not both?
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Tannin
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Wow! Marty (just glimpsed for a moment) looks hard and super, super fit. I sort of had Clarke penciled into my "depth player" category this year, but the Irish boy looks mean!
Watch this space.
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Fire Up 
Joined: 17 Sep 2005
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| cheers for report WL. how did brown go. and would you say he is in starting 18. |
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warburton lad
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| Fire Up wrote: | | cheers for report WL. how did brown go. and would you say he is in starting 18. |
Good evening Mr Fire Up.
Brown played on Q-Stick in the match simulation and had to contend with a lot of ball coming his way.
Brown was able to keep up with Lynch on the lead and appeared to look to be more creative in launching attacks from the back half.
When he returned from the knee injury last year, he looked to give off by hand a lot, but now he seems to have regained faith in his ability to use his powerful left shoe to clear his area.
This is a guy who will leave his man to give a teammate a chop-out, this was evident today.
Use pen, rather than pencil, and have him in your starting 18. A Magpie through and through...
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