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They are on the clubs website.
They are on the clubs website.
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Re: Pre-season
I dont think many players train in necklaces.
I was at training for a whle. After the players did high intensity running for what seemed like ages they got the footys out.
The one drill they practised over and over again was long kicking to a lead up forward. The playing group broke up into a few groups of six or seven. An assistant would kick it to a player who marked it just outside the fifty, another player would stand the mark and then a leading forward would make a break from the goal square to about 40-50 metres away. Most times the player with the ball would kick it to his lead but once in a whle another player would peel off then run to the pocket and the kick would be delivered in his direction while he ran with the flight of the ball.
From what I could gather it looks like we will take the ball along the wing and then bring the ball inwards to lead up forwards running straight up the middle. It makes sesnse with guys like Panos, Grant and Sherman likely to be our main targets. Every now and then we'll pop it over the top into the pocket to break it up.
If McCartney didnt like what he saw he'd take that group aside and explain what they were doing wrong in a calm and straightforward manner. No ranting or raving. He just quietly explained what he thought they were doing wrong and how he wanted it done. He's a lot more one on one than Rocket was
Having said that the player's kicking skils were a bit rusty. I know that it was the first session for the year but if we are going to rely on pinpoint passing as a cornerstone of our game plan then it's an area we are going to have to improve on. The guys were marking the ball pretty well though. The ball hit the ground a few times but that was more due to kicks landing short or missing their intended targets than anything else.
Rohan Smith can still kick a footy over distance with pinpoint accuracy though.They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.Comment
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Thanks for the write up Twodogs.The curse is dead.Comment
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Gee I remember the days when early in pre season they wouldnt touch a footy, would be all about running, fitness and weights.Bring back the biffComment
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Bulldogs have just tweeted the TT results. No surprises Cross, Boyd and Gia 1,2,3. Pleasing to see Howard, DJ and Tutt in 4,5,6."It's over. It's all over."Comment
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Dunno. They only gave top 6."It's over. It's all over."Comment
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tutt eh? Thats good. I wonder if he will be a suprise packet next year? God knows we need an midfielder who can break lines and kick the thing (besides Grif).Comment
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TTs are all about middle-distance fitness and suits aerobically fit guys like Crossy and Gia. Guys who are explosively quick over the first 5-10 metres tend to be anaerobically fit so TTs don't really suit them all that much (relatively speaking, of course), and conversely, middle-distance runners aren't going to look particularly quick on a footy field.
So in a sense, Crossy, Gia and Boydy aren't slow at all (they did finish in the top 3 of a running exercise) -- it just depends on the distances we're talking about. I guess what it does mean in a footy sense is that these guys will be running at the same pace in the fourth quarter as they did in the first (and so will be performing at the same consistent capacity over 4 quarters), while more explosive guys have to time their bursts.Comment
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There is Grant's photo, he actually looks like he has finally put on a bit of weightComment
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