Saints in top shape

[saynta]

From saints.com.au


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Top-shape Saints smash time trial

St Kilda has returned to pre-season training in promising shape, laying the foundations for an intense and skills-based lead-up to Season 2020.
By Chris Nice - 6 hrs ago

Two of the Saints’ big improvers from 2019 are primed to go to another level if this week’s 3km time trial is any guide.

35 Saints took part in the gruelling run, setting the benchmark high as the countdown to the new season builds in anticipation.

Elite runner Ed Phillips once again proved his supremacy after taking out the time trial, while second-placed Doulton Langlands’ surge to the top of the pack has clearly signalled his intentions to play senior football in 2020.

But it was Josh Battle and Rowan Marshall who were two of the biggest standouts, with the pair running impressive times for their size and crossing the line with new personal bests.

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Midfielder Jack Sinclair rounded out the podium finishers, while Battle and new recruit Dan Butler made up the top-five.

Butler’s work rate has caught the eye of many throughout the course of the pre-season, and has only improved after finishing ninth in the Saints’ previous time trial.

Jack Steele returned unhampered following knee surgery in the off-season to place ninth, while Seb Ross and Jack Lonie retained their top-10 standing from November’s run.

Bradley Hill and Daniel McKenzie cracked into the elite group after sitting out the previous time trial.

Ultimately, the Saints' return to pre-season in promising shape has laid the foundations for an intense and skills-based lead-up to Season 2020.

St Kilda’s Head of High Performance, Matt Hornsby, was pleased with the results across the board.

“The fact that we’ve got so many guys competing right at the front of the group means we don’t have too much of a gap between our best and our worst,” Hornsby told saints.com.au.

“The health of the group is really positive.

“The three weeks off meant the guys had to be really disciplined and diligent over that period of time, and they knew we’d be straight back into it.

The guys have prepared themselves really well and that’s been reflected in their return results.

- Matt Hornsby

Hornsby lauded the Saints’ big men in particular, whose aerobic capacity and endurance is poised to bring a unique edge this coming season.

“We’ve got a really good athletic group of big players, which is a real strength,” Hornsby said.

“To bring Paddy Ryder in who’s a great athlete is a massive positive, we’ve already Rowan Marshall who’s a terrific runner with endurance and power, along with Max King, Ryan Abbott and Josh Battle.

“To basically run like midfielders at their size, we’re really fortunate that we’ve got a very athletic group of big guys who will give us a competitive advantage going into 2020.”

The Saints will have all eyes set on its first practice match of the Marsh Community Series against Hawthorn on Thursday February 20 at RSEA Park.
3KM TIME TRIAL RESULTS: NOVEMBER 2019 3KM TIME TRIAL RESULTS: JANUARY 2020
1 Ed Phillips Ed Phillips
2 Doulton Langlands Doulton Langlands
3 Josh Battle Jack Sinclair
4 Seb Ross Josh Battle
5 Jack Sinclair Dan Butler
6 Jack Lonie Daniel McKenzie
7 Jimmy Webster Bradley Hill
8 Jack Bytel Seb Ross
9 Dan Butler Jack Steele
10 Nicholas Hind Jack Lonie

[mr six o'clock]

Do they give the actual times that they run ?
It's one thing to say Ed Phillips is an elite runner but who do they compare it to , hopefully not the coach in his current shape !

[The Barometer]

Love the bit on battle / Marshall. Awesome that these guys are on the improve and hopefully it translates into the field

[minneapolis]

Love the bit on battle / Marshall. Awesome that these guys are on the improve and hopefully it translates into the field

I agree. I think that Marshall and Battle are the most important players at our club.

1. Both played very well in their first year. (As opposed to "they will come good after 5 years" - Acres and Dunstan).

2. Both are physically gifted.

3. Both have leadership.

4. Both could be genuine long-term stars.

5. Both play KPP. Not forward pocket.

6. It would be devastating to loose either one. This is not true for +90% of the team.

[Darth Vader]

Love the bit on battle / Marshall. Awesome that these guys are on the improve and hopefully it translates into the field

I agree. I think that Marshall and Battle are the most important players at our club.

1. Both played very well in their first year. (As opposed to "they will come good after 5 years" - Acres and Dunstan).

2. Both are physically gifted.

3. Both have leadership.

4. Both could be genuine long-term stars.

5. Both play KPP. Not forward pocket.

6. It would be devastating to loose either one. This is not true for +90% of the team.

And neither take a backward step - both have just the right amount of mongrel for the modern game.

[kosifantutti]

Love the bit on battle / Marshall. Awesome that these guys are on the improve and hopefully it translates into the field

I agree. I think that Marshall and Battle are the most important players at our club.

1. Both played very well in their first year. (As opposed to "they will come good after 5 years" - Acres and Dunstan).

2. Both are physically gifted.

3. Both have leadership.

4. Both could be genuine long-term stars.

5. Both play KPP. Not forward pocket.

6. It would be devastating to loose either one. This is not true for +90% of the team.

I agree with everything else and Battle and Marshall along with Clark and King have got me very excited for this year, but Dunstan was excellent in his first year. Battle and Marshall only played one game each.

[saintspremiers]

Every year we hear about how fast and wonderful everyone is.

Not even worth considering these articles.

The most important thing at this time of year is how many players are not injured and hence can complete a proper preseason

[The Fireman]

I'm pretty tired .................think i'll go home now

[asiu]

been involved on the Fire fields , Fireperson ?

[saintsRrising]

Just reformatting that post a little.

From saints.com.au

3KM TIME TRIAL RESULTS: NOVEMBER 2019
1 Ed Phillips
2 Doulton Langlands
3 Josh Battle
4 Seb Ross
5 Jack Sinclair
6 Jack Lonie
7 Jimmy Webster
8 Jack Bytel
9 Dan Butler
10 Nicholas Hind

3KM TIME TRIAL RESULTS: JANUARY 2020
1 Ed Phillips
2 Doulton Langlands
3 Jack Sinclair
4 Josh Battle
5 Dan Butler
6 Daniel McKenzie
7 Bradley Hill
8 Seb Ross
9 Jack Steele
10 Jack Lonie

Looks like Lonie has been working hard as he has featured well in both time trials.


Does anyone know where Howard finished and how far of the pace he was?

[saintspremiers]

Just reformatting that post a little.

From saints.com.au

3KM TIME TRIAL RESULTS: NOVEMBER 2019
1 Ed Phillips
2 Doulton Langlands
3 Josh Battle
4 Seb Ross
5 Jack Sinclair
6 Jack Lonie
7 Jimmy Webster
8 Jack Bytel
9 Dan Butler
10 Nicholas Hind

3KM TIME TRIAL RESULTS: JANUARY 2020
1 Ed Phillips
2 Doulton Langlands
3 Jack Sinclair
4 Josh Battle
5 Dan Butler
6 Daniel McKenzie
7 Bradley Hill
8 Seb Ross
9 Jack Steele
10 Jack Lonie

Looks like Lonie has been working hard as he has featured well in both time trials.


Does anyone know where Howard finished and how far of the pace he was?

Johnny is still in Adelaide packing his bags

[Secret Kiel]

Battle's play in the finals seconds of the Freo game...it was Roo esque.

[The Fireman]

been involved on the Fire fields , Fireperson ?

not me personally..it's a young mans caper. besides I'm scared of bush fires, buildings and chemical fires a piece of piss in comparison....I've just been waiting and ready to bolt if the $hit hits the fan.

[saintspremiers]

been involved on the Fire fields , Fireperson ?

not me personally..it's a young mans caper. besides I'm scared of bush fires, buildings and chemical fires a piece of piss in comparison....I've just been waiting and ready to bolt if the $hit hits the fan.

I guess most metro firies attend car smashes and other Ambo call outs as first responders

Was most of your time spent at the station waiting for something to do?? Was it often boring??

[The Fireman]

been involved on the Fire fields , Fireperson ?

not me personally..it's a young mans caper. besides I'm scared of bush fires, buildings and chemical fires a piece of piss in comparison....I've just been waiting and ready to bolt if the $hit hits the fan.

I guess most metro firies attend car smashes and other Ambo call outs as first responders

Was most of your time spent at the station waiting for something to do?? Was it often boring??

nope, we drilled often. But yes we attended many types of emergencies.

PS you forgot to mention cats in trees.

[BarryGrogan]

3KM TIME TRIAL RESULTS: NOVEMBER 2019
1 Ed Phillips
2 Doulton Langlands
3 Josh Battle
4 Seb Ross
5 Jack Sinclair
6 Jack Lonie
7 Jimmy Webster
8 Jack Bytel
9 Dan Butler
10 Nicholas Hind

3KM TIME TRIAL RESULTS: JANUARY 2020
1 Ed Phillips
2 Doulton Langlands
3 Jack Sinclair
4 Josh Battle
5 Dan Butler
6 Daniel McKenzie
7 Bradley Hill
8 Seb Ross
9 Jack Steele
10 Jack Lonie

Hang on....doesn't Hill have a career ending knee injury that we negligently ignored when recruiting him??

[BackFromUSA]

3KM TIME TRIAL RESULTS: NOVEMBER 2019
1 Ed Phillips
2 Doulton Langlands
3 Josh Battle
4 Seb Ross
5 Jack Sinclair
6 Jack Lonie
7 Jimmy Webster
8 Jack Bytel
9 Dan Butler
10 Nicholas Hind

3KM TIME TRIAL RESULTS: JANUARY 2020
1 Ed Phillips
2 Doulton Langlands
3 Jack Sinclair
4 Josh Battle
5 Dan Butler
6 Daniel McKenzie
7 Bradley Hill
8 Seb Ross
9 Jack Steele
10 Jack Lonie

Hang on....doesn't Hill have a career ending knee injury that we negligently ignored when recruiting him??

Yep. That’s how bad the other 35 on our list are going!

[Impatient Sainter]

Interesting Josh Bruce mentioning again in the media today how much more skills focussed the Bulldogs training was than ours. Hopefully under Ratten that has been addressed.

[mr six o'clock]

Interesting Josh Bruce mentioning again in the media today how much more skills focussed the Bulldogs training was than ours. Hopefully under Ratten that has been addressed.

Will be interesting to see if he has become a better mark.
When he was clunking them for us , he was always in our best
Unfortunately this didn't happen often enough so I can see why we let him go.

[Secret Kiel]

I know this isnt popular fan behavior but I'll still be following Josh's career and hoping he goes well

[magnifisaint]

Interesting Josh Bruce mentioning again in the media today how much more skills focussed the Bulldogs training was than ours. Hopefully under Ratten that has been addressed.

Will it improve his kicking or ground skills?

[CQ SAINT]

I know this isnt popular fan behavior but I'll still be following Josh's career and hoping he goes well

Good on you.

[asiu]

i’d love to know if Baroose was ever flat palming the pill
(under instruction) as suggested by Barry in one of the threads