Training report 11th January-

[RudeBoy]

[rand corp]

Great reportage, thanks very much for that

[Mossi]

thanks Joda! Love these super positive views on our players.

[Born to Pie]

Yes as per the others, thanks for the great report

[MagpieAnge]

Thanks for the report!

[MagpieAnge]

Thanks for the report!

[think positive]

Well done, Thankyou xx

[stui magpie]

Cheers lad,

I always love reading your reports, lots of detail and great observations.

[warburton lad]

In answer to other question from before, although Brayden Sier is a fair way off from 100% match fitness, he is a drilling kick and very precise. There is a hell of a lot to like about the boy's potential.

Also, a big shout out to Goldy who appears to have fined down and was very enthusiastic on the track. The Sack is very much in the senior echelon of players now and would be sensing his football mortality given the recent departures of Swanny, Cloke, Toovey & McCaffer.

Finally, Brenton Sanderson appears to be working very well with the players;he was running a drill where two forwards competed against two backmen. He gave clear instruction and very positive feedback to those involved. Most impressed at his people-management skills.

[Dave The Man]

Don't you mean Josh Daicos and not Nick Daicos

[Dave The Man]

How did Aish go?

[warburton lad]

Hi Mr Dave the Man. Yes, I did mean Josh, not Nick Daicos. My apologies. Aish was actually really impressive, sir. He moves really well and is a really good inside player as well as an outside finisher. I am predicting a big season for him.

The other player to watch is Tim Broomhead, although I have zero idea how the club will put all these small forward/ wingman types into the team and have an appropriate balance of height/ strength/ grunt and panache.

[stui magpie]

How did you see Grundy Mr lad?

He got a great write up in the Herald Sun

[warburton lad]

Hi Mr Stui Magpie.
Grundy had a solid tussle with other talks in marking contests. He certainly seems to have returned in tremendous physical shape. I was reminded of how 'wasted' he was physically towards the end of training drills in his first few seasons. No sign of that today. Both he and Cox tapped beautifully to the fleet of midfielders at their feet. The thing that impressed about Grundy today was his commitment to follow up once the ball hit the ground. Not quite Mumford like with physical impact, but certainly made his presence felt.

Darby Moore was also given ruck practice ( jumping into the bag) - its fair to see his vertical leap is impressive. Hopefully not too much time in the ruck for the lad this year.

[Bob Sugar]

The Lad has done it again!! Great read mate.