Training in near perfect conditions, and we are definitely at the gameplay portion of the pre-season. Moving the ball to advantage forward, and applying and getting out of trouble, were key things of focus tonight.
I think 25 of the 27 list-confirmed players were there (no McNeice or Crabtree, I think). That meant Molan in full training, plus Scoullar Porter Robinson SFord Jordan Huggard and Ryan since my last visit a month ago.
Porter and Hart-Aluni were running mates all day, with constant but not huge volume. It did include at least one agility drill that suggested they might not be TOO far away.
MFord and Huggard also only running.
All three present today.
Scoullar (190cm) standing next to Jordan (150cm) is pretty funny. Both of them are competitive buggers, as is Robinson. One extended tussle between Robinson and Russell was fantastic. Robinson should be a significant player for us this year.
No Bailey Hunt.
Paige Scott was on the fringe of training for most of the session, kept very busy, and made her requisite overly-complicated leap to mark (well, not mark). Cain and Jacques made cameos, as did coach Wood. Kodi should take all of her dribble-from-the-boundary kicks in socks only.
Bannister doing laps and some mild slalom work as she recovers from her ACL of 138 days ago.
When they split into groups, it was obvious we have a LOT of mids!
Melnikas with the mids. Jordan forward (is a precise kick). Prpic forward.
Dani and Sophie were with the backs… but I’ll cope for now, as SARAH PERKINS. Leadership and coaching from the latter was evident, and she looks in decent nick.
Pretty sure the mysteriously-backgrounded Gallagher is the absurdly-athletic tall I noted last month.
Still a couple players I couldn’t place (they were not any of our new AFLW inclusions).
Kalani Scoullar has the nickname of “Killer”, despite being the friendly giant, so to avoid confusion we need to keep her away from our AFLW ruck…
