A big Sean Darcy development, some impressive work from Caleb Serong and Fremantle’s captain looking as strong as he’s ever been were a feature of Dockers training on Monday. Here’s what caught our eye.
Darcy development
Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy took the significant step of starting the session by doing ballwork with his teammates.
Darcy has had to be patient throughout the pre-season with a lot of rehab, running and strength work required to help his knee to heal from off-season surgery.
That meant he relished the chance to do ball work. It was the lightest of light drills with players walking as part of a handball game, but the smile on Darcy’s face showed how much he’d missed the chance to do anything like that.
Sean Darcy did some ball work.
Happy chaps
Michael Walters and Shai Bolton will be hoping to enjoy plenty of goal celebrations next season while working in tandem inside forward 50, and they appear to have already built chemistry.
Michael Walters and Shai Bolton share a laugh.
Bolton has only been at the club for three weeks after being recruited from Richmond during the trade period, but if the Dockers can maximise his speed, skill and versatility while also getting goals out of Walters, they’ll be highly entertaining.
Caleb’s kicking
It feels like Caleb Serong finds ways to improve every summer and that’s been one of the reasons why he’s won the last two Doig Medals and is a dual All-Australian.
Serong’s work in tight is a feature of his game but he pushed forward last season and kicked a career-high 11 goals.
Caleb Serong in action.
So when the Dockers started goalkicking practice on Monday, Serong’s ability to handle the windy conditions was impressive.
The wind was blowing directly across the ground and he watched several players fail to even score with set shots from the left side of the field. He assessed the conditions perfectly and the ball sailed straight through the middle.
Ripped skipper
Alex Pearce is looking ripped.
