Back from training this morning. Mini intra-club today. About two 20 minute halves (I missed the first half but got info off my fellow watchers).
Get the absentees, rehab and injuries out of the way first:
- Absent was Dan Rioli.
- In Rehab were:
* Lynch - moving pretty well and was even kicing set shots at the end of the session. Expect him back into full training next week.
* Prestia - the newspapers were two weeks behind the times. He's been in rehab the past week
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* McIntosh
* Lambert
* Graham
* Banks
- Unfortunately, Grimes went down today with a leg injury
. Possibly an ankle. Not sure how severe it is either. He was carried off by two trainers.
Intra-club:The teams were split into blacks and greys. The Blacks had numbers so they were easier to point out unlike the greys. So I might not have everyone correct but it's close enough.
Black Fwds: Balta*, Caddy*, Castagna, Cumberland, Edwards, Stack.
Grey Defs: Biggy, Brown, Ralphsmith, Miller.
Black Mids: Nankervis, Balta*, RCD, Aarts, Martyn, Pickett, Caddy*, Dusty*
Grey Mids: Soldo*, Ross, Parker, Dow, Clarke, Sonsie, Bolton*, Cotch.
Black Defs: Tarrant, Gibcus, Vlastuin, Broad, Mansell, Short
Grey Fwds: Riewoldt, Soldo*, Baker, M.Rioli, Bolton
Those with asterisks played multiple positions.
Balta - played key forward and 2nd ruck. Not sure if the move forward is permanent or just temporary given Lynch is injured.
Gave us the highlight of the day with a huge hanger
20m out from goal.
Dusty - didn't seem to have a fixed position. Just did what he wanted as expected. Got through fine so all good.
Gibcus - apparently kept Jack goal less. "Ready made" is the word out of the club. Not sure if that means Round 1 ready (?) but the trainers rate him and Tom Brown highly.
Clarke - based on today good luck working out if he is a left or right footer. Okay he's a left footer but he was nailing everything on both sides.
Bests (in no order): Broad (BOG for mine across HB), Balta, Floss, Ross, Stack.
Other things:
George was practising his straight line running set shots rather than his usual around the body attempts.
Any question just fire away?