Structure of training
- Came out and did some light kick to kick
- Did some jogging
- Run through work
- Stretching
- More run through work
- Stretching
- Some circle work
- Match simulation/light contested work
- Warm down (after someone kicked a goal to earn this I believe, players were very happy.)
Player by Player Review (note it is hard to watch everyone so I will only be as detailed as I can)
#1 Jason Gram- Was quite disappointed in his work ethic today, either he was sore or lazy; I don’t know which to hope for. He does however look quite skilled and a cut above a lot of the team in terms of running ability.
#2 Steven King- Wanted to do extra work at times with the midfielders, looks a leader and looks lean, dropped a couple simple marks.
#3 Xavier Clarke- Looked very skinny, didn’t do a lot of the running, I think he was on a modified program as opposed to having any specific injury concerns.
#5 Ben McEvoy- Ran laps and ran them hard, very impressed by his work ethic, obviously wants a game. I may be getting him confused with one of the new rookies however 70% sure this was him.
#6 Leigh Fisher- Has taken great strides towards getting more games in 09, his bullet passes are perfect and he has lost a lot of weight, running capacity is much higher than years past.
#7 Lenny Hayes- Absent
#8 Max Hudghton- Very vocal, demanding the best from everyone and not accepting mistakes, trained pretty much flawlessly and looks very fit.
#10 Steven Baker- Looks strong as always ran quite fluidly most of the time, as mentioned earlier did some individual work.
#11 Leigh Montagna- Was very fit and very skilled session with quite a few accurate shots on goal. Hopefully we will see a big year from Montagna who was vocal and trained hard.
#12 Nick Riewoldt- Had great presence and really stood out in how cleanly he does everything, puffing hard as always, my only criticism is he could have been more vocal.
#13 Adam Schneider- Didn’t notice him at all, may have been absent.
#14 Luke Ball- Was very quite and struggled with disposal a bit, he looked exceptionally fit though.
#15 Michael Gardiner- Fit and skilled for a big man, strong vocal leads impressed me.
#16 Raphael Clarke- Toned down compared to last year, especially around the midriff. Was kicking the ball nicely and looked much more comfortable.
#17 Colm Begley- Didn’t notice Colm.
#18 Brendon Goddard- Disposal is easily the best in the team, Brendon was also very vocal, impressed.
#19 Sam Gilbert- A favorite of mine normally but did nothing to stand out and struggled with disposal at times.
#20 David Armitage- Trained very hard with lots of encouragement from the other players, looked much fitter.
#21 Nicholas Heyne- Not sure if I got the right Nick but at one point I think he copped a massive public (to the players) spray, followed by a lot of encouragement from the same coach later.
#22 Farren Ray- Didn’t notice Ray.
#23 Justin Koschitzke- Marked well on the end of good leads, disposal was lacking to finish of the good work though. Very vocal and approachable, could be in for a big year if he can kick straight.
#24 Sean Dempster- Didn’t notice Dempster.
#25 Sam Fisher- Like Riewoldt, is a stand out in how clean his football is, expect another big year from Sam.
#26 Nick Dal Santo- Disappointing for me doesn’t look much fitter (slightly stronger across the shoulders and chest) and disposal wasn’t as classy as normal.
#27 Jason Blake- Looks more and more suited to AFL football every time I see him, extremely fit.
#28 Rhys Stanley- Didn’t notice Rhys
#29 Tom Lynch- Smaller than I had imagined, did a lot of running.
#31 Mathew Maguire- Is a machine. His muscles are perfectly cut, struggled with disposal but looked like he hadn’t missed a beat in every other regard.
#32 Andrew McQualter- Mini did a lot of running; he has some sort of wrist injury I believe.
#33 James Gwilt- Very big and strong, looks a good flanker and his disposal was impressive.
#34 Jack Steven- Didn’t notice the man with two first names.
#36 Jarryd Allen- Injured on crutches but present.
#37 Eljay Connors- I did notice his name mentioned a bit but did nothing to stand out.
#38 Clinton Jones- Really improved when it comes to his disposal I think I only saw one iffy kick the whole time.
#39 Alistair Smith- Didn’t notice Smith at all.
#40 Robert Eddy- Ran hard and stood out in that regard and did well to blend in with regards to other attributes.
#41 Paul Cahill- Didn’t notice Paul.
#42 Jarryn Geary- Didn’t notice Geary
#44 Stephen Milne- Unfortunately Milne was absent.
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