What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

[Ghost Dog]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

Every club has used the beep test for the last 20 years.

We're using the evolution of the beep test, which is performed over 100m intervals rather than 20m. Ed Barlow destroyed everyone 2 years ago, he ran 3 more than Daniel Cross before they told him to stop.

I wish we had kept Barlow. No worse than Markovic or Austin. he did 'crack in' quite wel.
It was wierd that he scored so well in the beep test as he used to look gassed out on the field.

[always right]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

I wish we had kept Barlow. No worse than Markovic or Austin. he did 'crack in' quite wel.
It was wierd that he scored so well in the beep test as he used to look gassed out on the field.

It used to depress me seeing Barlow playing out there. No matter how honest he was it symbolised to me how far we'd dropped. Then we dropped further this year.

[Eastdog]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

Is this a shorter version of the beep test?

Running capacity is one thing but a beep test does not replicate the repeat efforts in a match environment where there is tackling and contests.

How could we in a pre season do this so they can get that match environment experience.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

I wish we had kept Barlow. No worse than Markovic or Austin. he did 'crack in' quite wel.
It was wierd that he scored so well in the beep test as he used to look gassed out on the field.

Barlow was miles worse than both Markovic and Austin. Barlow couldn't catch!

[LongWait]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

Next element of the game plan may be to concentrate on the spread from a contest/stoppage and the gut running to present. Get these issues fixed and our disposal efficiency will improve markedly.

At the moment there are few good options presenting once we win the contest. Better spread and better endurance will also help us to get the pill back if we lose the stoppage or contest. Unfortunately for us, young bodies need a few pre-seasons to get to the standard required to compete against seasoned AFL players.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

Barlow was miles worse than both Markovic and Austin. Barlow couldn't catch!

Debatable.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

It used to depress me seeing Barlow playing out there. No matter how honest he was it symbolised to me how far we'd dropped. Then we dropped further this year.

I used to laugh watching him So unco. Ekerish qualities.

A little off topic, but in relation to preparing for next season, what's going on with Willy?

[Eastdog]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

I used to laugh watching him So unco. Ekerish qualities.

A little off topic, but in relation to preparing for next season, what's going on with Willy?

Not exactly sure what's going on with the Willy partnership. Haven't heard any news about what's going on with that alignment. If we don't align with them again next year will have to align with another VFL team I'd say as I don't think will get our own stand alone VFL team just yet.

[LostDoggy]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

Next element of the game plan may be to concentrate on the spread from a contest/stoppage and the gut running to present. Get these issues fixed and our disposal efficiency will improve markedly.

At the moment there are few good options presenting once we win the contest. Better spread and better endurance will also help us to get the pill back if we lose the stoppage or contest. Unfortunately for us, young bodies need a few pre-seasons to get to the standard required to compete against seasoned AFL players.

This.

Our list is going to be flogged this pre-season. Will come back with bigger bodies and bigger tanks, better able to compete and better able to show what they've got.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

This.

Our list is going to be flogged this pre-season. Will come back with bigger bodies and bigger tanks, better able to compete and better able to show what they've got.

Bright side of all this. We can get back on the track ASAP. How long do the players get off now? hope we can get the jump on the top 8 teams.

[Eastdog]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

Bright side of all this. We can get back on the track ASAP. How long do the players get off now? hope we can get the jump on the top 8 teams.

The non finals teams will all start there pre season's early which is one positive. We hit the ground running earlier.

[AndrewP6]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

Fitness to run out games. Skill levels, kicking and handballing, we have been atrocious, in fact the worst I have ever seen from a bulldogs team.

This for me too. And lots of it.

[jeemak]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

Positioning, foot skills and repeat effort fitness.

I've been very impressed with some of our in close handball work this year. Particularly from our younger players, and especially Wallis.

As another poster stated, a concerted effort to improve foot skill can be beneficial and the example of '97's preseason is a good one.

Running all day is one thing, but being able to compete at high intensity is a completely different type of fitness and we need to improve drastically in that area.

Positioning is something that comes with experience, and every player in the league can get better at it irrespective of age and games played.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

This is the first year in 4 seasons that Cooney will not req surgery. ( Hoooo-bloody-ray)
So hopefully we can figure out what to do with him.

[Eastdog]

Re: What needs to be the main focus this pre-season

Ill be looking forward to see Dale Morris back up and training with the team again.