Back from training this morning.
Absent:Dusty - don't know why.
Grimes - apparently covid related and the 7 days is up tomorrow.
Mansell - same as Grimesy.
Parker - didn't notice him out there. So perhaps absent due to that ankle.
Rehab:Lambert - see his thread.
Floss - hammy. Was moving/running okay so it doesn't look a bad one. Round 1 will be close to 3 weeks so touchwood he's okay be then and play.
Graham - back related hammy. Joined in at least 3 of the main group's drills. Hopefully that's a positive sign. I'd still have him unlikely to play round 1.
Banks - wrist. I was told he was at the latest Club80 forum and it was mentioned he's still struggling with that wrist (on top of a quad and hammy over the preseason) and this year could be a bit of a write off for Sam. I was also told that Kmac reckons Banks' running capacity is amazing and he'd be the best at the Club for the role the Club wants him to play.
Main training:We were almost given heart failure when Cotch sat out of a drill late in the session talking to Burge but he rejoined the main group for the last drill .... Phew!
Prestia was back into full training so he's okay
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Dan Rioli was back also.
Training today was more working on specific aspects of our gameplan:
* Slow D and rebound.
* Switch of play and contest to contest circle work.
* Stoppage work for the centre mids and Soldo.
* In tight handballing and tackling (keepings off) for the other smalls/mids.
* 1-on-1 contesting for the tall forwards, rucks (Soldo did this too) vs tall backs
Line groups: Backs: Tarrant, Miller, Gibcus, Biggie, Broad, Short, Dan Rioli, Ralphsmith, Brown
Centre Mids: Soldo*, Prestia, RCD, Ross, Dow, Aarts.
Other mids: Cotch, Edwards, Kmac, Pickett, Caddy, Martyn, Sonsie.
Forwards: Lynch, Jack, Balta, Ryan, Nank, Soldo*, Bolton, Castagna, Baker, Stack, Maurice Jnr, Cumberland, Clarke.
I was told the Club is doing a '2021 Ross' with Will Martyn trying him a different position (wing/HB) when he's a natural inside mid
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Any questions, just fire away?