Training Report No.2 (2015/16)

Harrysz · Joined: 15 Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne

Thanks Neil.
Great informative stuff.

Rick · Joined: 11 May 2008

Any word on how Rupert Wills trained?

Neil Appleby · Joined: 11 Feb 1998 Location: Melbourne

I'm not sure if he was present yesterday Rick. He may have been, but I didn't notice him. Marley Williams wasn't on the track.

Stinger · Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Location: Canberra

Great report. I really look forward to these, particularly at this time of the year when things are quiet. Glad to hear the footy's are out.

Let's hope they can work on making our forward line more functional. It worked well early in the season but fell away horribly in the second half.

Lazza · Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Thanks Neil.

I guess it is realistic to expect that Sier will have a year developing in the VFL, which is certainly not such a bad thing for him at this young stage.

MagpieAnge · Joined: 25 Oct 2015 Location: Hong Kong

themonk · Joined: 02 Mar 2004

excellent post Neil Cool

uuuuu..... The LoneSTAR · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Location: Under negotiation

[quote="Neil Appleby" ]The players started to appear at the same time as brekkie, but no problems, I sat on a stool with the bi-fold windows open looking directly over the ground. [/quote]

I have to get to this oasis you describe!!

Albert Parker · Joined: 13 Dec 2012

Thanks as always Neil. Hope to make a training run or two in the pre-season myself at some stage.

Sier was dropped by the Northern Knights because of his weight/fitness. Any suggestion that he has been hidden by Collingwood is ludicrous I think. Still, I back Hine in but it seems unlikely he gets game time in the seniors this year. He's young and a long way back in his fitness levels.

neil · Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Location: Queensland

Hopefully he realises how much work is needed getting dropped by Northern Knights is not a promising sign.
It may have been the kick in the arse some players need

Lazza · Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Jezza · 2023 PREMIERS! Joined: 06 Sep 2010 Location: Ponsford End

Thanks for the report Neil! Absolutely brilliant analysis of training!

jackcass · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Location: Bendigo

simon tonna · Joined: 24 Oct 2013 Location: carindale

Boogie Knights · Joined: 18 Sep 2015

Great report, especially for us Northerners unable to get to training and see them go.

I'm sure someone posted elsewhere about Sier being drafted in lieu of a 1st round pick next year. As a bottom ager, getting a year into the system of a professional program. If you throw him back in the draft pool, where would he pop up? Rhetorical question, but from the sounds of him on the track, you'd think it'd be in the 1st round. Great forethought and a good way to look at it (whoever it was that originally posted this thought).

Being up North, starved of footy as we can be, I admit I have made my way to a couple Lions training sessions and games not involving Collingwood (my wife used to work for them and still has some 'friends' there much to my dismay - I did convert her though and made sure she wore a pair of Collingwood nickers under the wedding dress, but that's another story entirely). Anyway, the point I was wanting to make was that I've seen Aish go up here and always thought the kid was special. The way he moves oozes class and his disposal, under pressure or not, is exemplary. All last season I had a hunch he would be at the Pies as he didn't play a lot for the Lions. Yes, he had some niggles, and yes he played in the NEAFL, but on form, if you thought he was staying, you put him straight into that crap side. Pretty sure the Lions knew he was going so didn't want to put anything more into him. The guy is a gun and if we get him delivering it into forward 50, by seasons end, Cloke, Moore, et al will be wanting to buy him several drinks...