Training Monday 11/2/19

barnz · February 11, 2019, 6:16am

a few short ones to the point post by brendon god-

Dons-All-The-Way · February 11, 2019, 6:18am

Glad the photo is from that angle. Heppell looks like he is channeling Sharon Stone in basic instinct.

wimmera1 · February 11, 2019, 6:18am

Did nackers take that photo?

chris_64 · February 11, 2019, 6:25am

HarryJay · February 11, 2019, 7:27am

This could be the initial go-to strategy of a lot of teams. Why would you ever kick it from the square now? At the very least, you would run diagonally clear of the guy guarding the end of the square, and then kick it when he got within a step or two, gaining a few metres. Leading on from that will be the handball over that defender to a teammate moving in behind him, followed by maybe a one-two and a penetrating kick that would clear the centre and maybe allow an entry to an open forward line, beyond the opposition press.
The defensive response could be either -

Press up to defend/prevent the one-two handball at the end of the square - this commits an extra player high and could leave you vulnerable at the back.
Fall back deeper to defend the eventual kick.

It will be interesting, and we need to be tactically up with strategies. In the past we have been one of the last to adjust.

Fozdog · February 11, 2019, 7:28am

I finally caved and made room for him in my SuperCoach backline.

Robin_Close · February 11, 2019, 7:32am

Boo! Time to lay off langers I reckon. I know it’s still funny but…

CharlieDons · February 11, 2019, 8:14am

Photos and a couple of short videos of today’s training session.

[47 new photos · Album by CharlieDons] Essendon Training Monday 11 Feb

Jake_Brady_10 · February 11, 2019, 8:22am

He was almost first picked for me. Especially being dual position. Akward price but seems like he is going to score very well at the moment

CharlieDons · February 11, 2019, 8:31am

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DonAtBirth · February 11, 2019, 8:47am

I know it’s been said before, but damn that logo (colour) is disgraceful… don’t care how much they paid.

barnz · February 11, 2019, 8:49am

people complaining more about amart than alternative clash strips.

this fkg place.

DonAtBirth · February 11, 2019, 9:01am

Lol, don’t get me started on those…

Do we have a new one this year?

Fairybread · February 11, 2019, 9:55am

Er…so you’re saying our kick-in strategy is to kick it to a group of our guys who then stop and have a meeting about what to do next - who needs to run where etc.

Doesn’t sound all that great. Though an improvement on our current kick-in strategy.

Finding_Nino · February 11, 2019, 10:00am

Hoping it’s better then bombing it to the back pockets where it becomes predictable for the oppo to defend when they can get multiple inside 50 shots.

Maxx · February 11, 2019, 10:20am

Kick ins.
I think teams will flood out of their forward 50 and congest 70-80m out. If we can get it to Hurley or Francis 30 or 40 out fast and get them to roost it over the back and into the forward half that’s the damaging play.

theDJR · February 11, 2019, 10:35am

I predict it will take several rounds (at best) to work out how to officiate the new kickouts. Will they pay fifties for forwards failing to instantly clear out, or call back the defender (and thus kill the intent of the rule)?

You’d like to think the BLT games would mostly sort this out, but I reckon that’s optimistic…

P.S. Free kick Hawthorn.

Klawdy · February 11, 2019, 10:37am

At last. Preseason games that would be right up my alley.

chris_64 · February 11, 2019, 11:07am

No doubt Clarko arranged to have breakfast in early January with Gillon to have it all cleared away with plenty of time to practice it.

westie · February 11, 2019, 11:11am

Does someone care to share the new rule?