Photos from training 28/01/08

[aker39]

Gia



Boumann

[The Coon Dog]

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[firstdogonthemoon]

My daughter got a digital camera for christmas. How convenient.

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and then

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and finally

[LostDoggy]

Great stuff. I like how aker posted saying he took photos but FDOTM published his ones.

[LostDoggy]

Attending training this morning with approx. 12 supporters – a non advertised training session.

Missing from training were: Eagleton, Skipper.

Players restricted to physio, boxing, & bikes were: Gia, Williams, Bouman, & Lynch.

A significant part of training consisted of ball handling sessions – both kicking and handballing in team contests – not unexpected for this time of year.

A practice match followed using the full length of the oval.

A few observations:

Aker: looked fit & ‘cat like’ (always ready to pouch), read the play well, had speed to burn. Outplayed Ward (how showed glimpses himself), and will have a better season this year.

Wight& McDougall: played against one another – broke even.

Hudson: we have a ruckman (we know that), but seeing a smart, athletic, big marking player who knows his trade will provide a lot confidence to the team – a good replacement for the Darcy of old.

Street: Bigger body, moving better both in drills & around the ground in match play – a second ruckman.

Minson: Played forward, not spectacular, but a good foil for Hudson, when both lined to compete in the ruck on the forward line (Street couldn’t man up both – easy down to a running player). Seemed to work a few times.

Stack: looked good in the forward pocket – stronger than our other small forwards – starting to display the ‘X’ factor we had hoped from our Indigenous player.

Welsh: great seeing him move freely. Played on the half back flank, good reader of the game, marked and kicked well (Nbr 11 in Firstgogonthemoon’s photos).

Grant: can read the game, but lacks ball handling practice (playing with a brace on his left forearm), however, kicked a very long goal from the boundary line. Will improve, looks promising.

[GVGjr]

Great report and photos guys. Much appreciated.

[LostDoggy]

A few after thoughts:

Hill vs O’Shea: pitted against one another; a good contest, with both players being very competitive, and worth watching their progress. A smaller agile forward Vs a taller athletic player (O’Shea could become another Morris – good body size and height – almost as tall as Everitt when standing alongside one another).

Lake & Wight: Both pulled up a little sore in the hammy area, requiring ice & physio.
Didn’t look serious.

Murphy & Hahn: Both look more advanced than when they first played last season – would have to expect better seasons ahead. Already moving very freely and demanding the ball.

Harbrow & Cooney; Both moved very well, good at ground level, prepared to take on their opponents.

Callum Ward: As mentioned earlier, out played by Aker, but remained competitive, and did a couple of nice things – could be player. Would like to see these two play on one another in a few weeks to measure Ward’s progress.

That’s about it.

[BulldogBelle]

Thanks for the report Doggy Doo very good reading and also to firstdogonthemoon for the pictures.

[firstdogonthemoon]

a couple of others



"You have made Gia angry! Gia kill you now!"



"Gia, you are so funny"



"Are you the guy Gia wanted to kill?"



"Get the red thing! Get the red thing!"

[LostDoggy]

Who is the player boxing in the red shirt?

[Raw Toast]

Great photos and report. Ta muchly. Have to get down there soon myself.

[LostDoggy]

Who is the big bloke laughing in the boxing session?
Boumann mentioned in DoggyDoos report but thats not Boumann.
I known the third boxer is Williams