How fit do we really have to be?

[rodgerfox]

Can a human being possibly be fit enough to constantly sprint up and down a footy ground, for 2 hours - and still maintain their skills?

The concept of playing footy like basketball makes sense - if it was played on a basketball court. Problem is, it's not.

Is it realistic to expect big forwards to be able to sprint from one goal square to the other, constantly, and still win contests and kick straight? Is it humanly possible?

We looked tired last night.

I'd hate to think what we'll look like in August.

[Oh When the Saints]

Yep.

I think Adelaide reached that point last year - Neil Craig tried to make them fitter again in the summer of 06/07 and the whole side broke down with injury and looked tired.

The interchange bench is the main problem.


If you limited rotations, a gameplan where players run up and down for 2 hours would be impossible.

It's the only way to go.


Geelong's forwards do the same thing (to a lesser extent) ..... watch the GF tape from last year, and Steve Johnson, Garry Ablett and Cam Mooney all win possessions in the backline in the first quarter.

[plugger66]

Yep.

I think Adelaide reached that point last year - Neil Craig tried to make them fitter again in the summer of 06/07 and the whole side broke down with injury and looked tired.

The interchange bench is the main problem.


If you limited rotations, a gameplan where players run up and down for 2 hours would be impossible.

It's the only way to go.


Geelong's forwards do the same thing (to a lesser extent) ..... watch the GF tape from last year, and Steve Johnson, Garry Ablett and Cam Mooney all win possessions in the backline in the first quarter.

That proves you know nothing about the game but I should have known that little d.

[Oh When the Saints]

That proves you know nothing about the game but I should have known that little d.

How? Why?

I like hearing someone disagree with my opinion, but I can't really reply when they don't give any reasons.

[saint66au]

Yep.

I think Adelaide reached that point last year - Neil Craig tried to make them fitter again in the summer of 06/07 and the whole side broke down with injury and looked tired.

The interchange bench is the main problem.


If you limited rotations, a gameplan where players run up and down for 2 hours would be impossible.

It's the only way to go.


Geelong's forwards do the same thing (to a lesser extent) ..... watch the GF tape from last year, and Steve Johnson, Garry Ablett and Cam Mooney all win possessions in the backline in the first quarter.

That proves you know nothing about the game but I should have known that little d.

Totally uncalled for..appears in more than one thread..cut out the baiting plugger66

[plugger66]

Yep.

I think Adelaide reached that point last year - Neil Craig tried to make them fitter again in the summer of 06/07 and the whole side broke down with injury and looked tired.

The interchange bench is the main problem.


If you limited rotations, a gameplan where players run up and down for 2 hours would be impossible.

It's the only way to go.


Geelong's forwards do the same thing (to a lesser extent) ..... watch the GF tape from last year, and Steve Johnson, Garry Ablett and Cam Mooney all win possessions in the backline in the first quarter.

That proves you know nothing about the game but I should have known that little d.

Totally uncalled for..appears in more than one thread..cut out the baiting plugger66

Isnt his name dave and he is little. Surely that isnt baiting.

[Oh When the Saints]

That proves you know nothing about the game but I should have known that little d.

How? Why?

I like hearing someone disagree with my opinion, but I can't really reply when they don't give any reasons.

Can you provide anything to support your point of view?

[Oh When the Saints]

We looked tired last night.

I'd hate to think what we'll look like in August.

Not directly related, but no team since 2005 has won a match after playing 3 games in a row at Telstra Dome (I'm fairly sure that is correct).

We are playing our fourth game in a row there this week.

Will be interesting to see how much run we have.

[plugger66]

That proves you know nothing about the game but I should have known that little d.

How? Why?

I like hearing someone disagree with my opinion, but I can't really reply when they don't give any reasons.

Can you provide anything to support your point of view?

Just that you are very young and have a very limited knowledge of the AFL.

[ace]

You need to be a whisker fitter than the Bulldogs and Geelong - and that is just possible.

[The_Dud]

i didn't think we looked tired, i thought we looked lazy