The Boys are really putting their bodies on the line
http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/players-wet-n-wild-in-training/
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NRL Sea Eagles: Players tackle the heat at training
RUGBY LEAGUE
8 JAN 13 @ 03:20PM BY JON GEDDES
SUPER fit Sea Eagles hooker Matt Ballin attempts to cool down as the sweat pours from his body after a red hot training run today.
Never has the humble water bottle been more appreciated.
With searing heat coupled with a hot breeze blowing across their Narrabeen headquarters Ballin and his Manly team-mates were put through a demanding 100-minute field session.
"It had to be done and the boys have been training well," said coach Geoff Toovey.
To avoid the worst of the day's stifling conditions, Toovey brought the session forward to a 9am start.
Still, by the time a halt was called to proceedings the mercury was nudging 40 degrees.
But there was not a word of complaint nor did any of the players suffer a "hamstring twinge" that would have allowed them to make an early exit.
This was the hard yakka that the players have to go through to be competitive in the NRL. It is the side of football most fans never witness.
The exhausted players even elected to do some extra drills at the end.
"They started the session in great form," Toovey said.
"It dropped away a bit at the end there so they decided to do a few more runs to compensate for their lack of concentration."
After completing their drills Toovey said that the group was well focussed on the off-season as they build towards having a successful 2013 campaign.
"The senior players again are driving that." Toovey said.
"And we have a lot of fresh new faces who are adding enthusiasm and probably enjoyment into training as well."
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It was 40.4C at 2:20pm in Dee Why yesterday, so inland Narrabeen would have reached that easy.