Rudolph on Pre-season

[Chimp]

Anyone heard what he had to say about Sharks pre-season on Chads shitty podcast?
Basically said when he joined the Sharks, the pre-season was nothing like as hard as at Souths and that this year is the first pre-season that’s been tough like at all other clubs. Said he’d heard before joining that Sharks pre-season wasn’t tough like everywhere else - made it sounds like apparently it’s common knowledge in the game....
Maybe explains some things about our fitness over previous seasons, and hopefully a good sign for this year.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Anyone heard what he had to say about Sharks pre-season on Chads shitty podcast?
Basically said when he joined the Sharks, the pre-season was nothing like as hard as at Souths and that this year is the first pre-season that’s been tough like at all other clubs. Said he’d heard before joining that Sharks pre-season wasn’t tough like everywhere else - made it sounds like apparently it’s common knowledge in the game....
Maybe explains some things about our fitness over previous seasons, and hopefully a good sign for this year.

No wonder Moyza didn’t want to leave

 

[Tiger Shark]

Andrew Grays training from what I understand was more along on the lines of training smarter and not over loading. We won a comp so must not have been that bad.

Matthew Jay took over last year and had been with us for a while coming through the ranks.

Probably explains why he wasn’t hear long.

I don’t get the podcast hate. You clearly listened to it. Got some insight you wouldn’t have anyway.

Or is it just cool to hate on Chad?

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Ironic that it took a Dragons high performance coach (chuckle) to get us fit. Hopefully it was just the shit team holding him back from getting the recognition he deserves.

 

[Quigs]

We lost the preseason intensity when we lost the sandhills and the garbo trucks became automated.

 

[Chimp]

I don’t get the podcast hate. You clearly listened to it. Got some insight you wouldn’t have anyway.

Or is it just cool to hate on Chad?

In fairness, you have a point - it is good to hear from the players, and without his podcast you wouldn’t get to hear that, so credit where it’s due.
But no, it’s not about being cool to hate on Chad, I find him and e way he comes across on his podcast incredibly cringe, but it’s probably a sad reflection on me that I still listen to it. I’m there entirely to hear from the guests, not Chads ‘yeah brah’ Americanisms.... if there was another podcast with access to the same guests, I’d be listening to that instead, but in fairness to Chad, he’s got the upper hand in terms of access and is using it well. I wouldn’t listen to any of his chats with none sharks players though.
That being said, there was probably no need for me to have the sly Chad dig....

 

[Special K]

When he was at Souths he had Maguire as coach. He is known for brutal pre seasons.

Honestly I think if our pre seasons were soft Gallen, Lewis, Ennis and co would have had a word with someone. We have made the 8 pretty consistently for the last 10 years including winning a comp. You don't do that if you aren't fit.

 

[Ads]

We are slow starters though so probably something to it. Does mean we usually build into the season rather than burn out though. New rules are only speeding the game up so we needed to get fitter especially carrying the bid units we do.

 

[Stake Removed]

Drags normally fast starters so hopefully we get some benefit out of new trainer

 

[R-15-3]

We have had a lot of x players talking up training at their new clubs over the years, put it down to sour grapes or better equipment etc but maybe it is true if so looks like it’s now fixed.