hi all,

it's wet and rainy, most of us are inside, some by choice, others not so (I had a visit to the hospital with a viral lung infection ... otherwise I would be a loon and out in all of this!!).

Rain however, does not stop training at the Parramatta Eels and Sixties has given us a great lowdown on the way the lads were looking .

I'll put the web link to the page, but for those who want to read it now, here's a cut and paste from the article Sixties wrote for "The Cumberland Throw"

Cheers!

DK


http://thecumberlandthrow.com/2016/01/05/eels-training-report-pre-season-january-5-2016/


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Eels Training Report – Pre-season (January 5, 2016)


In truly atrocious conditions, the Parramatta Eels took to the training paddock for their second day of training in 2016. The details for the early morning session were as follows:

Skills and Sprints

In rotational groups the players firstly alternated between short sprints, leg drive and landing, and short/long pass combinations.

After completing these rotations, they transitioned into an attack and defence drill conducted in a half field corridor. The focus of this seemed twofold.

  1. The pass and support play in traffic.
  2. The speed of the defence line and pressuring the ball carrier.

Opposed Field Work

Both fields were used as the players split into two groups,

Firstly, in teams of about 10, the focus looked to be the kick chase for the team in possession, and re-setting after a kick for the team receiving the ball.

Following this, the smaller groups were playing two hand touch. At this point I had assumed that the focus was on as many players handling the ball as possible and playing what was in front of them. However, after watching an error, it became obvious that Brad Arthur was watching players to ensure that there were no “drop offs” – dropping out of the play when it was still active, basically switching off. The players were left in no doubt about Arthur’s thoughts about their error.

Finally, all players came together for a full field, full teams, opposed game. The focus was more on ball movement than usual hit ups, with the full field width being used frequently.

 

Livewire - Bevan French excelled in the open play drills today.

Livewire – Bevan French excelled in the open play drills today.

 

Standout Players

Under the conditions, it was difficult to identify players, let alone notice standout performances. However, I will comment on the following players today:

Beau Scott – great line speed in defence

Mitch Cornish – looked very sharp in the halves

Rory O’Brien – surprising speed and agility in the kick chase

Bevan French – suited by open field play

 

Dark Horse? Rory O'Brien continues to surpass expectations in the pre-season.

Dark Horse? Rory O’Brien continues to surpass expectations in the pre-season.

Interesting Observation

Tim Mannah did some extras with IDG after the session finished, working on “zip plays”. This involved him working on his tip on/offload skills when in a first receiver position.

I did not observe Foran or Radradra in action today.

Author’s Note

The weather conditions were not at all conducive for quality observations. Watching the first half of the session under an umbrella, and the second half sheltering under the awning of the ammenities shed, visibility was greatly diminished. No doubt the staff were wondering about the sanity of anyone in attendance. A shout out to Anthony who was also game enough to watch the players go through their work today.

Sixties

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  • Thanks for posting on 1EE DK :)

    Jeez sixties you're a keen man. I haven't set foot outside my office since I got here - haven't even gone down stairs for a coffee!.

    Great to hear that Bev French is impressing, and Mannah sounds & looks super keen.

    One other thing sixties, in conditions such as these do you use a raincoat or umbrella. Or do you do what I prefer to do and just nude up and enjoy mother nature?

    • Umbrella mate. Under such conditions I've been warned about the perils of shrinkage.
  • Great report 60s and good to see it on 1EE, and DK if youve picked up a lung virus lay off the cones for 5 minutes, give the  poor lungs a rest, if it wasnt that youve probably picked it up from filming one of your 'Adult' productions, you can never be too carful with squirters, youve probably copped an eye full whilst not wearing your health and safety eye goggles.

    Please be more carful next time DK.

    • hahahaha!

      mate, you always make me laugh (tho laughing right now hurts my lungs ..... but if you want to play the song "hurts do good" in your mind I'll leave that to you!!).

      Very proud of the stuff that's happening on TCT from all the team.

  • LOL How hardcore is 60s?, watching the team train in the rain, it just goes to show, some people love Fishing, some love Motorbikes and cars, some love religion, well 60s religion ,hobby, and passion is the Eels, ive always said that hes the biggest footy head ive ever seen and i rate his passion and love for the club very highly

    • So true mate - sixties is a legendary supporter. Hardcore is a perfect description. 

      In fact, I reckon it is fair to say that sixties is the Max Hardcore of Parra supporters :)

    • Thanks Snake. To be honest, I was questioning myself today! My report yesterday indicated that it wasn't the best conditions then either. Today was far worse. Probably plenty of bigger footy heads out there, it's just that I write about it. Not looking to have copy and pastes here, as there would be no point in having a dedicated site. Much prefer people to visit TCT, given the work that's gone into it. However DK wanted to share today.
  • As always sixties and DK. greatly appreciated.

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