Pre-season training - 2016

[LostDoggy]

Saw some photos of Mitch Wallis and Tom Boyd doing extra sprint work at Sorrento during their down time. Great to see Boyd doing the extra work - if he takes big strides this year our forward line will be hard to stop.

Would love to know if Mitch initiated these sessions, taking it upon himself to give Boyd every chance to really break through this year. Wouldn't surprise at all, such an outstanding young leader.

[F'scary]

Mitch would be a pretty good choice to train with - he is studying sports science at VU as well.

[Eastdog]

Can anyone help me with the training times for this week and next week? The Club's website page on preseason training is vague and perhaps not up to date.

Im pretty sure they are back from this week but not 100% sure F'scary.

[GVGjr]

Can anyone help me with the training times for this week and next week? The Club's website page on preseason training is vague and perhaps not up to date.

I'd phone the club to check but if they are back (and I think they are) then Monday and Thursday's are closed sessions and other days are okay.

[F'scary]

think I'll do that GVGjr, although I have had mixed results getting people to answer the phone in the Summer in the few attempts I have made over the past 10 years.

[GVGjr]

think I'll do that GVGjr, although I have had mixed results getting people to answer the phone in the Summer in the few attempts I have made over the past 10 years.

Just checked the HUN and it would appear they will be back next week. I'd still check with the club though.

[Twodogs]

As an old hand training is a lot different this year. More closed sessions. Most of the morning sessions are closed.

[Greystache]

As an old hand training is a lot different this year. More closed sessions. Most of the morning sessions are closed.

And when it is open it's little more than a warm up run, and even then it's not on at the advertised time. Trying to attend training is a pretty pointless exercise this year unfortunately.

[Twodogs]

And when it is open it's little more than a warm up run, and even then it's not on at the advertised time. Trying to attend training is a pretty pointless exercise this year unfortunately.

I don't mind if there is a dividend on field. I don't see how you can conceal training at Whitten Oval completely from someone hell bent on seeing it but I assume they have anticipated that problem and come up with a plan.

[F'scary]

Bevo must be worried that Talia is lurking around.

[Mantis]

Spotted the North boys riding along Beach Rd on Saturday morning, a few things I noticed:

* They were wearing training singlets, we wear designer cycling uniforms - We win.

* Beach Rd - meh... We cycle along the Great Ocean Rd. - We win.

* I passed a number of them and I'm very much an amateur rider, no chance I'd pass our boys - We win again.

[LostDoggy]

Bevo must be worried that Talia is lurking around.

He'd make a crap spy - he'd film everything and inexplicably lose the phone

[soupman]

Spotted the North boys riding along Beach Rd on Saturday morning, a few things I noticed:

* They were wearing training singlets, we wear designer cycling uniforms - We win.

* Beach Rd - meh... We cycle along the Great Ocean Rd. - We win.

* I passed a number of them and I'm very much an amateur rider, no chance I'd pass our boys - We win again.

On this Matt Boyd posted on Instagram a couple of days ago a large contingent of our players riding in full Dogs lycra gear in the kinglake area. Tagged were Roarke Smith, Fletcher Roberts, Lin Jong, Jordan Roughead, Daniel Giansiracusa, Jed Adcock and Zaine Cordy.

[bornadog]

The next open training session at Victoria University Whitten Oval will be on Tuesday 12 January 2016, commencing at 1:30pm (approx), and Saturday 16 January 2016, commencing at 8:30am (approx). Both sessions will be approximately one hour in duration.


For the duration of preseason, Monday and Thursday training sessions at VU Whitten Oval will be closed to the public until further notice.

[Greystache]

I don't mind if there is a dividend on field. I don't see how you can conceal training at Whitten Oval completely from someone hell bent on seeing it but I assume they have anticipated that problem and come up with a plan.

With the fence around the ground all they need to do is lock the gates and the door at Barkers cafe, roll down the blinds, and no one can get access without trying to scale the 10 foot fence. It wouldn't be hard to pick out the couple of people who went to that length.