Bennell looks like he's reinjured his calf...or still having issues with it and only jogging at the moment. Fyfe restricted to run throughts.
Big Sandi backs Bennell move
Aaron Sandilands has backed the recruitment of Harley Bennell, saying he is "stoked" to have the midfield star roving at his feet this season.
Bennell was restricted to light running at Fremantle Oval this morning as he continues to recover from a nagging calf injury.
The 23-year-old has not been involved in full training since early December after being traded into the club from Gold Coast.
Sandilands could not confirm when Bennell was expected to be back to full fitness, but labelled the goal-kicking on-baller as a great asset.
"It'll be good once he's back out in the main squad training," Sandilands said.
"Being able to work with him ... I'm really excited to have someone of his calibre come into the side and I can't wait for him to be part of the main group."
Sandilands avoided post-season surgery and said, at 33, he still felt physically good.
"The conditioning guys are monitoring me pretty well," he said.
"The body feels great at this point in time. It's just building that base heading into round one."
Brownlow Medallist Nat Fyfe (back) was restricted to run throughs at training.
Bennell came out onto the track later in the session and did not break out of a jog.
Zac Clarke and Alex Pearce were also limited to running exercises as members of the pre-season rehabilitation group.
Danyle Pearce and Garrick Ibbotson were notable absentees from a session that was led by Sandilands and Matthew Pavlich.
Big Sandi backs Bennell move
Aaron Sandilands has backed the recruitment of Harley Bennell, saying he is "stoked" to have the midfield star roving at his feet this season.
Bennell was restricted to light running at Fremantle Oval this morning as he continues to recover from a nagging calf injury.
The 23-year-old has not been involved in full training since early December after being traded into the club from Gold Coast.
Sandilands could not confirm when Bennell was expected to be back to full fitness, but labelled the goal-kicking on-baller as a great asset.
"It'll be good once he's back out in the main squad training," Sandilands said.
"Being able to work with him ... I'm really excited to have someone of his calibre come into the side and I can't wait for him to be part of the main group."
Sandilands avoided post-season surgery and said, at 33, he still felt physically good.
"The conditioning guys are monitoring me pretty well," he said.
"The body feels great at this point in time. It's just building that base heading into round one."
Brownlow Medallist Nat Fyfe (back) was restricted to run throughs at training.
Bennell came out onto the track later in the session and did not break out of a jog.
Zac Clarke and Alex Pearce were also limited to running exercises as members of the pre-season rehabilitation group.
Danyle Pearce and Garrick Ibbotson were notable absentees from a session that was led by Sandilands and Matthew Pavlich.
