Training 16 Feb 2023

They’re playing an intra club. I arrived at 9:45 and they had already started.

Baldwin playing defence on 2MP. Hobbs also backline on Walla. Lav and Merrett had a few unkind words between them. Parish, Merrett and Heppell winning a lot of ball in the midfield. Martin vs Caldwell an interesting matchup. Draper doing as he pleases against Bryan and Phillips. Goals to Jones, Voss, 2MP and probably a couple of others I’ve forgotten about.

69 Likes

Hobbs lives, quick return from calf tightness

36 Likes

I thought Hobbs was injured?

5 Likes

That calf musn’t have been too bad then.

3 Likes

Menzie with a goal. He’s been lively against Lord. Lord with a few dashes but kicking has been scrappy. It is quite windy.

16 Likes

Caldwell on Martin, our best stopper on our best player, interesting.

14 Likes

Or we still just have NFI with injury management and have rushed him back.

2 Likes

D’Ambrosio on Walla now, gets forward and kicks a running goal.

12 Likes

Big call that. I think Merrett might have something to say about that.

It’s good that he gets some exposure to the tag though, assuming Caldwell is tagging him!

6 Likes

Baldwin back is interesting. Could make a very good KP defender. But our need is greater for forwards I would have thought, and I would persevere with him forward at this stage.

6 Likes

Baldwin has impressed against 2MP with a couple of timely fists and has been strong over the ball.

27 Likes

This is why you shouldn’t get too excited about the form of players during the intra club games. Lord isn’t exactly Gavin Wanganeen.

Caldwell on Merrett would also be an interesting contest.

1 Like

Yeah I could imagine. It’s windy AF where I am atm which is about 20 mins away from the Hangar and it’s always worse there than anywhere else.

Moving a youngin who isnt quite cutting it in their original position to the opposite end of the ground is the death knell of their career.

2 Likes

Another strong contest from Baldwin

29 Likes

In fairness, 2MP is laying on the ground.

40 Likes

also good experience for Caldwell to tag such a hard runner

6 Likes

Wall kicks an opportunist goal from the square. Jones looking mobile. Has clunked a few.

14 Likes

I dont mind this set up
Jones, Voss, 2MP

Weideman will be hoping he is back soon before Jones & Voss nail there spots, or maybe he could be the Key defender.