Blake Austin

Like we, Kempe, some of the pre-seasons we're exposed to, man, my ones down in Canberra were, you know, we had a total amount of kilometres you had to get through in a pre-season.

If you didn't tick that off, then you're at high risk of soft tissue injuries.

So I wonder if we're seeing the, like...

The kids that are coming through now, they're only ever going to know one style of preseason.

I think your Latrells and that have seen a little bit of both.

And I wonder if it's been a bit of a shock to the body sort of winding down or winding back of their training loads.

Penrith clearly shifted their type of player five to seven years ago.

whether by complete chance or design, but I reckon they started targeting the kids that at 15, 16, 17 were scrawny kids that were very fit and slowly grew into durable footy players.

So I reckon you're onto something there, Kempe.

And I don't think you can replace it.

I really don't.

Kempi, how many Ferraris did you play with that were awful in a fitness test?

Um...

Because I played with plenty of centers that used to tell me that it wasn't their job to be fit.

They were fast and that was their strength.

I reckon your centers in most squads, like your halves and your locks and your back rowers, I reckon, and your fullbacks dominate

your fitness stuff so i reckon there is something in it as you said we're generalizing massively but certainly worth chatting about yeah look i just want both it's whatever

I was a bit the same, can't be, actually.

I only, I only, I knew, I was clever.

I knew when the clipboard was out and the scores were getting marked.