I dont disagree we need alot of work with ball in hand and practice, but when you listen to Cooper Cronk and others talk about the tactics they used in games, you get a clear understanding that we are light years behind the other teams.

I would rather our team changed their way of thinking before they even crossed the white line. We need key players with footy brains to take this team forward.

I agree. And yes we need video sessions to watch what other teams will throw at us. But tactics need to be learnt on the run in training. We should have numerous options on each tackle depending on the opposition with smart plays targeting positional errors. We also need to have a overriding call from our better spine players. 

First day back, New coaching team, new players etc. Will mainly be administrative and procedural things going forward. Then hard at it tomorrow

Rather than mindless fitness sessions 9-12 a side "murder ball" games are good, players get to work on decision making and skills under fatigue.

I would not try to cook the squad first day back, so some skill drills, gym and video in the hottest part of the day is good.

Yes indoor wrestling is another good option on a hot day.

Players can also practice wrestling for a fast play the ball, doing that on mats inside and videoing the session might be useful. Show a bloopers reel at the end of the day.

Training and improving the squad can also have variety and be fun.

We do need to work in fitness, but ease into it.

In summary, be smart, have patience and purpose.

We officially have a 27 man squad at present so room  for additions.

Videos of what?

The best thing for a Dog’s fan to think about for today would be what would Billy Johnstone put them through? What would Steve Folkes (as either trainer, especially trainer, or coach) put them through?

When we were the hardest c***’s on the planet.

Think they’d put them through video? maybe with some air-conditioning and a nice ice-cream?

Decisions have to be made under stress. You can’t just say it’s too stressful, let’s watch a video.

Noooooooo, training’s TODAY and it’s hot. But it’s still today. Game day won’t wait for the perfect conditions. It’s still game day.

Dman strikes again.... this time, potential/rumoured Dogs target B Naden checks himself into rehab for Drinking Issues. 

I hope the 1st thing T Baz did when he welcomed the players today was get the Newsreader into a headlock & mess up his hair..... 1st graders don’t have combovers

There is a difference between training and flogging.

I'm all for flogging at the right time, but spend a couple of weeks working up to it.

Fitness was below par last season, it needs work, but there is no instant fix, the club needs to manage things professionally.

Why I suggested using a ball, is players focus on the ball and the game, they want to win, natural instincts take over and players push themselves.

Yeah definitely step it up, we need to step it up.

While fitness is an issue, the side showed some resilience, there is a lot of other stuff to improve.

The fastest improvement is in doing everything 10-20% better, there are plenty of easy gains to be had in any area of the game we care to mention. No point in being super fit if we are clueless and poorly organised.

We can also get fitter while working on other stuff.

The game has moved beyond the 80s formula, teams need to be fit and mentally tough to win anything, but in the modern era that justs gets you 8-12 on the table. Higher needs, skill, organisation, execution and composure.

Relax, Dman got the newsreader pissed and gave him a purple mohawk.

Or was that Naden?

Some pics of Day 1 at Belmore are comings thru on Twitter.... tell you what, T Baz has more muscle than many of our current 1st graders. His calves are huge 

Whatever it is they planned on doing today, they do today.

Changing plans on DAY ONE because some princess’s might get a little hot is not the way you start.

It’s gonna be freezing down in Canberra in June and it could be 35 degs on GF Day and you can’t cancel them for video sessions.

You just got to harden the f*** up and deal with it.

How many here have to go to work and tough it out in the heat or cold, boss let you watch videos instead?

Found the twitter handle.

Them days are long gone.
Now it's about football smarts.
In fact, it's always been about football smarts but the 80's disguised it with some brute force which was endorsed by the rules of that time.

No. 
We cant just get back into training without goal setting.

TB needs to address the whole team and coaching staff and wipe the slate clean.

Whatever they thought they knew about footy they should forget about and start from scratch. Coz we need to.

Lol @combovers......

Not sure why you think we werent fit last season...
I believe we were fit enough but not intense enough.

To lift the intensity we certainly need to get fitter in order to sustain it for longer periods otherwise we need a very good bench rotation and halves that control the tempo of games. 

That's what the top teams do well. 

Lack of fitness was shown by struggling in defence once the game was speeded up.

It wasn't that bad, but was a few rungs down from the top teams.

Let's see what Baz comes up with.

...without reverting to the Rorters "totally legal" vitamin pills

Barrett doesn’t think we was. Mentioned it directly in the interview with Heaps last week. And said we would be next season.

Not sure why you think we were fit last season.

Like the top teams do well.

Our defence was pretty good.
We didn't score many points but we defended the few points we did score. I had it down to fitness and a conservative gameplan.

But it was clear they couldnt maintain intensity for long periods if time. I put that down to the obsession of the coaches to try to turn too many forwards into 80min players yet these players give you 10mins of good intensity footy and the other 70mins is a lethargic rabble - going through the motions.

The top teams rotate their forwards and get maximum impact from them. Very few play 80mins

I would love to see what training entails during the pre season. I would love to know how much wrestling is involved these days. 

Cronulla have confirmed signing Tolman.

Just a wild hunch - someone on here might be happy about that.

Boys sweating it out at training today.

Locky Lewis looks a bit pale, big drinking session last night with Dman?

Yeah Marki is going to become a Sharks supporter.😁

I expect Tols to play differently, our coaches are partially to blame.

No way he’ll stop supporting the Rorters...

Tolman playing differently?
Are you kidding?

#Sharks4Spoon21

I dont support the Roosters.
I admire them.

It's like the 7 deadly sins. Envy.