Captains reveal hardest pre-season training sessions, most gruelling off-seasons, wrestling coach, losing 4-5kg in an afternoon

[ad_1] From a young gun wrestling with a coach to a session that will stick with one skipper “forever.” With the hard summer blocks of training behind them, AFL captains have opened up to foxfooty.com.au on their toughest and most gruelling sessions over the pre-season. They’ve clearly been put through their paces. The only place … Read more

Melbourne captain Max Gawn on Clayton Oliver’s ongoing “challenges” and potential return

Max Gawn with Clayton Oliver. Picture by Michael Klein

[ad_1] Melbourne captain Max Gawn says he’s in “daily dialogue” with troubled midfielder Clayton Oliver conceding his return to the club is in “other people’s hands”. The five-time All-Australian also scoffed at debate over the non-publication of player weights in the official AFL guide declaring not even his coach knows how much he weighs. For … Read more

West Coast Eagles injuries, Liam Ryan, Harley Reid role, to play in defence, Adam Simpson press conference, latest news

[ad_1] Eagles coach Adam Simpson has downplayed the club’s “unfortunate” early setbacks as it looks to avoid another injury cruelled-season. Among the Eagles’ casualties saw Liam Ryan injure his hamstring at training on Monday – the opposite one the high-flying forward had surgery on last year that restricted him to three games – while Coby … Read more