10am. Nov.18th

[tony74]

Anyone with a RDO or thinking of a sickie etc etc get down to Seaford and support the senior players and the new coach ( whoever that is ) as they return/begin for pre season. I have a feeling you may all walk away with a rather confident feeling about the future. And I reckon the players, coach and club would get a kick out of it too.

[satchmo]

What a great idea!

[#gosaintas]

What time do they kick off?

[Verdun66]

What time do they kick off?

Think it's in the title

[saintspremiers]

Anyone with a RDO or thinking of a sickie etc etc get down to Seaford and support the senior players and the new coach ( whoever that is ) as they return/begin for pre season. I have a feeling you may all walk away with a rather confident feeling about the future. And I reckon the players, coach and club would get a kick out of it too.

Are you confident training will be at Seaford not Moorabbin, the local pub or somewhere else unforseen?

[thejiggingsaint]

Ask jaxs-on (or whatever he's called )

[#gosaintas]

What time do they kick off?

Think it's in the title

oops = thanks

[MC Gusto]

Not if kochie can help it

[class of 2010]

I'm excited, 10am monday morning, be there!

[LTN16]

Ask jaxs-on (or whatever he's called )

Jaxs-off?

[saintbrat]

shame they wont be there on the 29th when I could be having a look..

I wonder if there will be atleast one training session late in Dec so I can have a peek before christmas./

[Gershwin]

I'm excited, 10am monday morning, be there!

Yep I will be.

[saintbrat]

Welcome back team
The routine resumes

[SemperFidelis]

Can't get there today, but drove past it on the freeway last night and was filled with hope.

Looking forward to some intel from those who are there.

Go Saints!

[Gershwin]

What is the best way to get to the Seaford ground from the Moorabbin area please?

[bergholt]

What is the best way to get to the Seaford ground from the Moorabbin area please?

Archie Fraser got us there by arguing with the council for a while then having a tantrum, you could try that.

Seriously, I reckon you'd go down the Nepean to Mentone, out to Springvale Rd then down to the Freeway, off Peninsula Link at Dandy-Frankston Rd and you're basically there. About half an hour?

[satchmo]

What is the best way to get to the Seaford ground from the Moorabbin area please?

Follow the trail of tears.

[saintbrat]

What is the best way to get to the Seaford ground from the Moorabbin area please?

Nepean to Seaford rd, left into ti-tree crt then look for oval
Or
Peninsula link turn off at frankston-dandenong rd, right toward Feankston then right into centenary st and then right into ti-tree crt

[Beno88]

What is the best way to get to the Seaford ground from the Moorabbin area please?

Archie Fraser got us there by arguing with the council for a while then having a tantrum, you could try that.

Gold.

[saintbrat]

http://saints.com.au/news/2013-11-18/ph ... ers-return
Photos of morning session

[saintbrat]

http://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/r ... _id=307860

More photos here

[SemperFidelis]

Thanks brat; it has to be said, for the first day back the older boys all look in pretty good nick.

Any reports from those who were about?

Tony74, we're counting on you!

[savatage]

Lenny looks to be in super shape for session # 1!

[mr six o'clock]

Thought bubbles for alan !

[Gershwin]

Really good 2 hour training session.
As I drove in I saw approx. 8 players on oval 2 - perhaps they were the rehab. group. Recognised Dempster.

The others started off with close handball drills. Appeared very sharp, lots of talking and encouragement. Good feeling to the session.
Then they broke into groups of 4-6 for kicking drills. All got together for transferring the ball from the backline to forward line - overlapping, going through the corridor etc.

Senior players then did 400 metre runs in groups of 6 clearly needing to complete in a certain time. Geary conspicuous by leading his group by a considerable margin although they all appeared to run well. Very noticeable that Savage couldn't keep up with his group and Montagna and Hayes gave him encouragement. A fitness guy chatted to him a couple of times.

Younger guys continued doing skill drills.

Noticed Peterson and the asian kid (very slight).

Particularly liked the look of Bruce. Good size, good skills. Could see him playing round 1 and the whole of the season.

Didn't see Siposs, Hickey, Stanley, Delaney. May have missed them or they were on oval 2.

Coach was low key. Fitness coaches kept going over to him to let him know what they had planned next.

Really encouraging session. Nice level of enthusiasm and committment.

Well I'm heading back to the cold of Glasgow on Sunday feeling pretty confident that we are on the right track.