Preseason Training 2017

[bornadog]

Was very impressed with Biggsy. As the boys where moving along the fence to sign stuff/photos etc. (They really hadn't been going very long). Someone would tap them one by one on the shoulder, take their texta and say something like "Your needed inside". And off they would go.
Biggs said "No, I'm going to keep signing until I reach the end, they have all come for this and have been waiting".

Thank you for all the updates today.

[choconmientay]

Some pics. Full set here

Light duty b4 the main group:
XMASTraining by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

XMASTraining-3 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

XMASTraining-6 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

XMASTraining-9 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

Main group training:
XMASTraining-11 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

XMASTraining-13 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

[choconmientay]

Cloke at the front:

XMASTraining-16 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

Skinny young kids:
XMASTraining-18 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

At the back:
XMASTraining-21 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

Crameri:
XMASTraining-28 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

Draftees:
XMASTraining-29 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

[choconmientay]

Bonti:
XMASTraining-45 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

XMASTraining-50 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

[choconmientay]

Jongy:
XMASTraining-143 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr
XMASTraining-122 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

JJ:
XMASTraining-132 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr
XMASTraining-160 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

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XMASTraining-138 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr
XMASTraining-139 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

XMASTraining-74 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr
XMASTraining-76 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

XMASTraining-117 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr
XMASTraining-102 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

XMASTraining-153 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr
XMASTraining-96 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

[choconmientay]

XMASTraining-156 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr
XMASTraining-157 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr


XMASTraining-121 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr
XMASTraining-116 by ChoCon MienTay, on Flickr

[LostDoggy]

Great photos, thank you.

[LostDoggy]

Terrific stuff choconmientay. Thought Jack looked in particularly good nick, very lean. For a young 18 year old, Lewis Young has a terrific frame (which doesn't mean that much I know, but it's a good start).

[bulldogtragic]

Bailey Dale doesn't look like the gangly teenager anymore. Hoping for a good year for him.

[LostDoggy]

Thanks for all the great pics Choco

[KT31]

Thanks for the great shots Choco.

[Bulldog4life]

Magnificent photos choco. Much appreciated

[Smads57]

Had the binoculars at yesterday's training and I didn't notice the following players on the oval at any time - Suckling, Wally, Libba, Clay Smith, Dickson. They may have been inside the Mission Elite Training Centre (someone previously mentioned having seen Libba in there)

Doing minor work (e.g. laps) and generally not completing in the main drills were: Roughy, Bonti, Redders, Collins, Adams, Prudden, Murphy, Tom Boyd

Easton Wood was 50/50 - started with the main group, then moved to the rehab group.

As you can see from Choco's pics, the new boys will need to put some weight on - they are noticeably smaller in physique when standing beside established players (even Declan Hamilton now looks closer to an AFL sized player in comparison!)

I focussed on that group of players that will be pushing for senior selection this year.

Honeychurch, Webb, Dale all looked in good nick as did Jongy - all ready to jump in if anyone is still underdone come season opener.

Williams, Rorke Smith and Lynch did a lot of hard running and I thought Williams looked noticeably bigger (has a tattoo on one of his calves this year).

I think Hamilton comes at the end of the long queue above.

Going to be hard to overlook Crameri and Cloke with their bigger bodies for best 22, so the pressure will be on other the incumbent big men from this year's finals series.

[bornadog]

Thanks for the Photos and all the updates from everyone.