With the mercury pushing 30 degrees, the club’s first-to-four year players returned to pre-season training on Monday morning.

Seventeen players pulled on the boots on Metricon’s training field, with a gruelling two-kilometre time trial awaiting them.

As expected, elite runners Josh Schoenfeld and Kade Kolodjashnij led their packs from start to finish, compiling impressive performances on the grass.

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Schoenfeld looked noticeably bigger in stature with the West Australian seeking to build on the four games he played in his debut campaign last season.

Victorian Peter Wright also looked stellar in the time trial, receiving the tick of approval from his housemate and childhood friend Touk Miller.

“I was probably always going to give Pete a bit of a boost because I live with him, he did fantastic,” Miller said.

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“All the boys did really well, I think we were probably getting ridden a little bit that we had to come back in shape which I think is a really positive thing.

“Everyone did that, everyone delivered on their times if not did better which is fantastic for us. I guess it’s just up to the older blokes to come back in good nick as well, bit of pressure.

“I think Kade might have knocked off Schoey which is pretty impressive, they both came in with super times which is unreal."