05-19-2018, 08:09 AM
Went to open training this morning. Very light session obviously given we play tomorrow. No Curnows in sight (only found out later Charlie has done his quad, and they probably gave Ed a couple of days R&R after a pretty torrid week). Most striking was the mood of the players, they were up and about, lots of smiles and pats on the back, plenty of talk, they really got around their mates when they did something good, I got the feeling they are pretty tight as a group. Cripps led them out and trained at a higher level of intensity than everyone else (except maybe O'Brien), was first in every time Bolton blew the whistle, even if there were 10 blokes closer when the whistle went. Matt Wright was in street clothes and didn't do anything, McKay and Lamb didn't participate in any drills, but had a few set shots at the end. Lamb in particular looked sore. Murphy moved well, but didn't get out of second gear (like most of his teammates). Pat Kerr was up and about (I only found out later he'd just been told he was playing), his set shot goal kicking was outstanding