Rabbitohs Return to Training

[Newcastlerabbit]

Rabbitohs Return to Training

The South Sydney Rabbitohs returned to pre-season training today, with the squad assembling at Erskineville Oval for a profiling session.
NRL players Peter Cusack, Luke Stuart, Shannon Hegarty, Issac Luke, David Fa'alogo, Michael Greenfield, Nathan Merritt, Jaiman Lowe, Manase Manuokafoa, Ben Rogers, John Sutton and Fetuli Talanoa were joined by a host of under 20s players and new recruits led by Craig Wing in the opening session of the 2008 pre-season.
Players were profiled in the Erskineville Oval gym with Director of Athletic Performance Errol Alcott and Strength and Conditioning Coaches Vince Kelly and Grant Duthie putting the players through their paces. Head Coach Jason Taylor supervised the session which is designed to see where the players are currently placed in their fitness and competencies across a number of disciplines.
Taylor and Wing spoke to the assembled media after the session, including SSFC-TV.
To watch the interview with Craig Wing after his first training session back at South Sydney, click here.

 

[Dave Q]

Good post Newk.

A few things Wingy said:

* He is impressed by the training staff.
* He is focusing on the off-season before the 2008 season.
* He wants to get to know the players as people.
* He is feeling old!

The impression left is that he has joined a new club, not one that he knows like the back of his hand.

It get back to my point about the people being the most important thing at a club.

Wing will find that Souths is a far more disciplined club than the Roosters.

He's looking pretty serious too.

If he embraces our culture and gets his hands dirty, he may well himself picking up the Churchill medal.

He has a lot to teach the younger players too.

The boy is home.

As a sqaud, you can only see them improving markedly as they get to know each other and JT better.

They should all be +25% better players next year.. easy.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

Agreed!

Nothing much more to add there really.

 

[Seth Gecko]

They should all be +25% better players next year.. easy.

You'd be hoping so Dave. After Manly bitch slapped them at Brookie in the semi....... don't bring a knife to a gunfight next year.