“Training the house down”

[Usain Bolt]

NRL preseason which means you’ll be hearing this line a lot

So far I’ve heard Thurston say Benny Barba has been training the house down. Also read that Bryce Cartwright and Ash Taylor have been training the house down.

Obviously GI has not been training the house down.

Special mention to our first “training the house down” immortal Dave Taylor

 

[Canard]

Pfft.

Carl "Fat Tub of Shit" Webb was training the house down, before Dave Taylor was even ready to be anointed Carl Webb II

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Agreed, no one can train the house down like carl webb, he was in a league of his own

 

[Vic Mackey]

Owen Craigies off seasons are what termed the phrase ‘training the house down’

 

[nick87]

Every player who has ever come into a season a bit over weight, or any player who's had weight fluctuations.

 

[mozza91]

This is the year that Jarrod Mullen will step up.

 

[juro]

Toughest preseason ever!!!

 

[axl rose]

As above Owen Craigie was often on a vegan diet, and setting 2 alarm clocks to make sure he was ready for his morning 5km run.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Kane Evans really trained the house down before the 2018 season.

 

[BestHookerRein]

I’ve heard it on good authority that Damien Cook should be worried, because Mitch Rein is training the house down

 

[shaggs]

Jack bird.
Not as fat as last season.

 

[Saint Doc]

This will be Jamal Idris’ best season by far

 

[T-Boon]

"training your house down"
this was Matt Lodge's defence to those charges a few years back.

 

[Perth Red]

George Rose was well noted for training the house down, and then eating the downed house

 

[Captain Apollo]

As above Owen Craigie was often on a vegan diet, and setting 2 alarm clocks to make sure he was ready for his morning 5km run.

Funny story related by Mark Geyer regarding Craigie yesterday. When Craigie was at Souths, Paul Langmack was the coach. He organised for a nutritionist to arrange Craigie's meals, he had them made so he could eat them at training. Which Craigie did.

However Craigie kept gaining weight. Eventually Langmack decided to follow Craigie after he left training. He saw him go into a KFC and come out with a 24 piece bucket. Langmack confronted him straight away. Craigie said it was his "treat day" and it was the only time he did it. Langmack dragged Craigie back into the store and asked the staff if they'd seen him before. They told Langmack that it was every day for at least the past few months.

 

[some11]

Great thread. Your job is to train well, it shouldn't surprise anyone.

 

[axl rose]

Funny story related by Mark Geyer regarding Craigie yesterday. When Craigie was at Souths, Paul Langmack was the coach. He organised for a nutritionist to arrange Craigie's meals, he had them made so he could eat them at training. Which Craigie did.

However Craigie kept gaining weight. Eventually Langmack decided to follow Craigie after he left training. He saw him go into a KFC and come out with a 24 piece bucket. Langmack confronted him straight away. Craigie said it was his "treat day" and it was the only time he did it. Langmack dragged Craigie back into the store and asked the staff if they'd seen him before. They told Langmack that it was every day for at least the past few months.

How Langmack (assistant coach at Tigs) and star player Craigie didnt lead Souths or Tigers to the promised land remains a mystery to this day.

 

[Usain Bolt]

Forgot about Sam Kasiano training the house down last year, barely played any first grade games. Should have stayed fat

 

[sempmrh]

Training the house down is an integral part of playing good, consistent footy.

 

[Perth Red]

Training the house down is an integral part of playing good, consistent footy.

That would also require "trained well all week"