He isnāt training yet. Couldnāt fit into his training singlet. They are making quick calls to get a custom made training top from the designer of the Port Adelaide tarp.
Look at Saad trying to hide his fat guts behind a trainer.
Looking for inspiration
Nackers needs more fibre in his diet. Really struggling to get this one out
Been replying for ages. Itās going to be a mega report!!!
Training this morning in Windy conditions with a pleasant temperature.
The players came out about 9.20 and finished around 11.00.
Players training:
McGrath
Parish
Langford
Francis
Ridley
Begley
Mutch
Mo22ie
Hooker
Redman
Zerk
Gown
Ham
Guelfi
Dlarke
Snelling
Saad
Tippa
McQuillan
McBride
Cutler
Phillips
Mo22ie, the 2 Irish boys, Guelfi and Hooker were running out on the second oval.
It looks like Buddha has been added as an assistant coach, after some of the running he spent a lot of time working with McQuillan and McBride individually on kicking and handball drills.
Both of the Irish boys are already a good size for 18 year olds. Mcbride is at least the size of Zerk, probably even a little bigger. He looks like he has pretty good hands, his kicking on his right looks like a fairly good technique, on his left is definitely a work in progress though. But all in all he certainly looks a likely prospect.
McQuillan was also a bit bigger than I expected. One of the other training watchers said that McQuillan came back with Conor when he went to Ireland last year and spent a few weeks training with the team. He said there is already a noticeable difference in his size, particularly across the shoulders. Apparently this isnāt a sudden decision to try AFL, itās something he has been working towards for the past 3 or 4 years.
Mozzie is definitely a lot more solid as well, particularly in the upper body, although it looks like he may also have indulged a little in the Adam Saad diet, hopefully he can work it off in the pre season.
I had a brief chat with Hooker he said heās feeling fit and healthy, but I suppose he wouldnāt have said anything different even if he was on the verge of retirement. He did look to be moving well though.
The rest of the group had a fairly light session, doing some running and ball work. Cutler is certainly a good size, and I thought Phillips also moved well and has fairly good looking skills for a man his size, it will be interesting to see where he fits in the pecking order.
The other two I noticed a bit of were Parish and Ridley, who have both filled out nicely. Parish was using his left foot quite a lot very effectively. He seems to have tightened up his technique a bit more on the left, I think he will be looking to become very much a dual sided player.
Also great to see Caracella out there for the first time. Woosha and Rutten were also there but it was a bit too early to make any conclusions on who was running the show.
There is another training session tomorrow and Thursday, but I think the main group donāt return again until the 25th.
Yes he bobbed up in a training photo or two, I think the same week as young Fletch??
Yes thatās right
No Draper?
not behd
Firstly, thanks for the report.
Regarding Caracella, was he doing anything in particular with the players?
Coaching
No not today, all the coaches except Buddha were pretty much just standing on the sidelines watching
thought as much
Thanks nackers, I was going to write that these are great for us interstate fans, and then I remembered Iām back in Melbourne. Might head down over the next week or two
so straight into their match day rolesā¦