(07-06-2024, 06:17 AM)ElwoodBlues1 date Wrote:Hayes is a mature player at 29 years of age which probably gives him a head start but its hard to fathom how he managed to win the ball so easily. Has he been playing any local football because he seemed to be not bothered by the pace of the game?Not sure if he's been playing any footy, but he has always been a fitness addict, gets up to go for a run before doing track work and the like! Then often has another run at the end of the day to cap things off, his brother pegs him as hyperactive!
So fitness probably isn't a problem, but even so it's not match fitness, and nothing at lower levels gives you VFL/AFL match type fitness. Aerobic means nothing if you become tired from the bump, push and shove stuff. I don't understand it, it says something but I'm just not sure what. Perhaps VFL / AFL ain't what it use to be! :o
PS; Been known to do a bit of a "Cliffy" and jog around the paddocks on the property chasing livestock!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"