Training Wednesday 18/12/19

[Houli_Dooli]

Thanks Nackers

Given how intense the training was, im sure the players will want to be in good nick coming back after christmas.

Love that we are doing extended repeat sprinting drills and followup goal kicking / passing on tired legs.

[frosty]

I’m a big fan of his and can never quite understand when people say he doesn’t have very good lateral movement

It’s a BlitzMyth dating back from from drafting disappointment era.

I think this particular Blitz myth dates from Laverde playing when he was struggling with injury/fitness earlier in his career.

[TeeBee]

I didn’t see Francis go off, Matt only mentioned it after he left the oval but various players were coming and going at different stages so nothing necessarily to worry about at this stage.

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[b00bytrap]

Laverde was the main target up forward - took some nice marks.

Who was opposed to Laverde …or was our disposal so good going forward it didnt matter?

He was mostly on Zerk who he out positioned on a few occasions, they were also some good kicks to his advantage

KICKS TO ADVANTAGE
Be still my beating heart.

[sj_2150]

I am privately seething.

How dare we practice goal kicking, running, skills while fatigued and kicking to advantage.

Outrageous.

its not The Essendon Way™

[Strewth]

I blame the coterie groups. It’s all political.

[Maxx]

Tricky question as emotions may effect the answer but how have you compared this preseason pre Christmas to previous preseasons? Injuries sure look greater but drills, culture physique?

[b00bytrap]

Which of the coaches was most prominent today Nackers? Is Rutten the one who seems to be running things with Worsfold more in the background? Hoping that is the case.

[nackers]

I didn’t really take much notice sorry. The only time we saw Worsfold he was talking to a trainer behind the goals. Rutten and Caracella certainly seem to be more prominent so far.

[aboods]

@soundman

Ahem!

who is that?

[Speedy_Gonzales]

Ambrose

[b00bytrap]

Thanks nackers. Good to hear. And thanks for the great training reports.

[HirdMentality]

@aboods

@soundman

Ahem!

who is that?

Brad Hill’s worst nightmare

[WesternDon]

@Heather_Mills something something legs

[Heppelltitis]

People who have a good aerobic base are able to buffer away lactic acid more quickly and effectively than those who lack in that area. So whilst the 150m repeat sprints are absolutely important and more game specific, it’s also important to have that endurance ability, as this will help with recharging quickly to allow repeat efforts. Hence the relevance of the 2-4km time trials in addition to the sprint work.

?? Yes, buffering lactic acid is important. Repeat 150s will absolutely be training that. >2km does not train it very effectively, intensity drops too much.

[Killer_Mike]

Soccer players train for repeats sprints and minimal distance stuff. The top midfielders can do around the 12km mark but they do it at far greater intensity. They also train and play a lot more.

Apparently Richmond identify through drafting and trading that perform well in high intensity repeat sprints. They don’t cover nearly as much ground as a lot of other team, but that could be a result of the ball being down their end so much.

[Boris_Bomber]

Thanks for the report Nackers, any news on my boy Ham? Seems to fly under the radar a bit, hoping he’s one guy who could go to the next level this year?

[Milanista28]

If we somehow become a contender and look like a real force then Caracella is legit and is worth a lot of money.

[MattPocock18]

He’s one who’s actually looking pretty good. Still needs to develop physically, but he’s a good little player. Expect him to play some more senior footy this year.

[Henry_s_Angry_Pills]

Isn’t the lactic acid stuff largely debunked now?