This kind of stuff is good for getting a populist cheer from the fans "the army camp will make men of them" but is it the best way to prepare an elite sporting team?
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“I was falling all the time. Toby King missed about three steps coming down at one point.
“It was pitch black and rocks everywhere, so there were quite a few scary moments. You had to watch your step."'"
Sounds a bit of a risky way to treat players - what happens if a couple of first teamers break their legs? As its the pre-season are we able to deregister them and get freed up salary space to sign replacements? Does the club have insurance to cover medical treatment for players? Surely you have to pay a higher insurance premium if you're going to be doing this sort of thing.
I can't imagine that Melbourne Storm will have Billy Slater and Cameron Smith running around rocky hills in the pitch black as part of their pre-season.