Our best ever pre-season coming up
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Our best ever pre-season coming up
For the 1st time since 2007, assuming we miss the eight, we will have a full 6 month pre season. In fact it's already began with some surgerys.
2007 was a long pre season with a good coach (at the time) and good fitness management staff, but I believe with Watters and his Collingwood background we are even better placed this year.
Watters didn't start till mid October last year so has about 2 months extra this year to complete his off season plan.
Coupled with the excellent draft picks from the past two years and whatever we draft this year, which we can assume will e quality, we should expect huge development by April 2013.
Exciting stuff.
2007 was a long pre season with a good coach (at the time) and good fitness management staff, but I believe with Watters and his Collingwood background we are even better placed this year.
Watters didn't start till mid October last year so has about 2 months extra this year to complete his off season plan.
Coupled with the excellent draft picks from the past two years and whatever we draft this year, which we can assume will e quality, we should expect huge development by April 2013.
Exciting stuff.
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Re: Our best ever pre-season coming up
I'm looking forward to it .
The kids who have shown promise this year will gain that little bit extra and hopefully be ready to shine !
The kids who have shown promise this year will gain that little bit extra and hopefully be ready to shine !
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Re: Our best ever pre-season coming up
[quote="saintspremiers"]For the 1st time since 2007, assuming we miss the eight, we will have a full 6 month pre season. In fact it's already began with some surgerys.
Assuming we miss the eight !!
I've just done the ladder predictor this morn, not only do I have us making the eight, but making the G.F as well.![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Assuming we miss the eight !!
I've just done the ladder predictor this morn, not only do I have us making the eight, but making the G.F as well.
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Re: Our best ever pre-season coming up
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Stephen Theodore wrote:saintspremiers wrote:For the 1st time since 2007, assuming we miss the eight, we will have a full 6 month pre season. In fact it's already began with some surgerys.
Assuming we miss the eight !!
I've just done the ladder predictor this morn, not only do I have us making the eight, but making the G.F as well.
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Re: Our best ever pre-season coming up
Yes on the upside:
* for 2013 we will be say a month in front of where we would have been if we had played finals.
* several more youngster will have had an extra game or two (unless Watters prefer them yo play VFL finals)
* by being out of the 8 we should gain a more favourable draw (but with the AFL who knows....)
* for 2013 we will be say a month in front of where we would have been if we had played finals.
* several more youngster will have had an extra game or two (unless Watters prefer them yo play VFL finals)
* by being out of the 8 we should gain a more favourable draw (but with the AFL who knows....)
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Re: Our best ever pre-season coming up
I have really enjoyed this season because we have introduced some players that look like they might have a future however they may suffer from second year blues and the real measure may be how they perform in 2014 and beyond to answer the question of whether they are capable of continued improvement and consistency and also if they can play without the benefits they have enjoyed this year from of our ageing seniors what will taper or being leaving the team.
I'm really looking forward to 2013 soley for the reasons above and also to see if we can introduce some more new players with the ever sought after potential.
I don't think we will make the 8 next year but yeah a good pre-season will be good.
I'm really looking forward to 2013 soley for the reasons above and also to see if we can introduce some more new players with the ever sought after potential.
I don't think we will make the 8 next year but yeah a good pre-season will be good.
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Does anyone think there will be a push by the club to go to the US for altitude training over the pre-season?
I can't see a reason with a few ex Collingwood employees now at the club that it wouldn't be far from happening?
I can't see a reason with a few ex Collingwood employees now at the club that it wouldn't be far from happening?
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Re: Our best ever pre-season coming up
Why should "assume" they will be quality picks?saintspremiers wrote:
Coupled with the excellent draft picks from the past two years and whatever we draft this year, which we can assume will e quality, we should expect huge development by April 2013.
Exciting stuff.
We've drafted quite well in the last two summers, but the draft is always tricky.
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Re: Our best ever pre-season coming up
Watters and pelchen will be well prepared come the trade and drafting period .
Players like snides and fish are already having op's so come first training , we should hopefully have everyone raring to go .
Players also are fully understanding of watter's coaching , so bring on round 1 2013 !
Players like snides and fish are already having op's so come first training , we should hopefully have everyone raring to go .
Players also are fully understanding of watter's coaching , so bring on round 1 2013 !
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Re: Our best ever pre-season coming up
Why go to Arizona? Get to the Grampians, or Doongalla ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Re: Our best ever pre-season coming up
Foz wrote:Does anyone think there will be a push by the club to go to the US for altitude training over the pre-season?
I can't see a reason with a few ex Collingwood employees now at the club that it wouldn't be far from happening?
Laidley stated that the saints would be doing ultitude training nov or dec
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Re: Our best ever pre-season coming up
thejiggingsaint wrote:Why go to Arizona? Get to the Grampians, or Doongalla
they have't actually said USA but Pies are looking at going to Utah- so one assumption maybe Arizona is free for us.
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Re: Our best ever pre-season coming up
As I say, Altitude training is all well and good, IF you're the only side doing it. Where does the "edge" come from if a whole ruck of sides get into it? FWIW I think there's no substitute for ATTITUDE training i/e HARD WORK!!!! in the pre-season, and having done a wee bit of bushwalking lately, I know that there are heaps of places where the boys could get the necessary hard work and bonding done during pre season. We have a whole choice of places to go right here in Australia. Grampians, Flinders ranges, .....Doongalla? ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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