Training this morning at Windy Hill. Got a tip off so I thought I’d pop over and see. Apparently works at Tulla today we’re going to inhibit training. Windy Hill looks worse every time I go there. I look forward to seeing the final plan for the ground.
Craft day today, lots of isolated, repetitive skill work. We are REALLY going back to basics this pre-season.
Everyone took part, bar Hooker, Daniher, Zaharakis and Gown. Good to see some of the new recruits out there, young Johnson’s a solid boy. Bryan and Stewart are the same size and hairstyle, so there’s that.
The only game sense activity I really saw was at the start, where two teams had to handpass/defend and try and hit a target at the end (one of those man on the mark mannequins, I think). Raz took part in this, but players were constrained to only walking.
Shiel is starting to look a bit better, not so sure about Merrett. I’d be hoping both are in or near full training after the Christmas break.
One other thing. Guelfi was the worst performer at one drill, to be had to stand and have balls kicked at him. CAN WE NOT INJURE ANY MORE FARKING PLAYERS PLEASE?
I would hope every training minute he spends at the club is spent in rehab. A drill conducted at walking pace seems a fair waste of rehab time for him at this stage.3
