I went down to training as well this morning. But I did not even realise Longmire was giving a talk to the fans.
I don't usually get a chance to get down to training. So I find it interesting but hard to absorb everything. I end up wandering around trying to figure out what to watch and focus on. For example I watched the senior players having a 11 vs 11 game but felt watching the younger players doing drills and playing a mini game among themselves at the northern end would have been more interesting. Just to even see the interactions between drills.
I got a bit better at recognising players over time. But did you recognise Ling, Gulden and Campbell doing training? I think I figured out Ling right at the end. Did he have brown hair with a shaved hairstyle, red singlet and black runners?
Another thing I found interesting was which players on the fringes of the first teams will look to push themselves up into the best 22. I feel there is a large group of older squad players and developing young players aiming for a few open positions. Especially the halfback/small defender position and the wing/half forward position.
I have only seen two preseason sessions so hesitant to make judgements on players. But I thought COR looked good with his kicking and running out of defense. Also Foot surprised me. He was training with the senior group and looked pretty comfortable. In one drill he was part of the front 3 making leads. And at other times when he was in midfield he was clean with his kicking and moved well.
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