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Message: [QUOTE="GCBRONCO, post: 2542200, member: 1808"] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular][url=http://www.broncos.com.au/news-display/Granville-Gets-Stuck-In/86676]Granville Gets Stuck In - Brisbane Broncos[/url] JAKE Granville doesn’t remember ever training in October before, but he was one of a host of young Broncos who started their 2014 campaigns today.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]The speedy hooker from Wynnum Seagulls, who played two NRL games last season, joined a group of hopefuls in a testing session.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]They were mostly players from the under 20s with a few young NRL names returning from injury thrown in.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]Official training doesn’t start until next Wednesday, but this group went through their paces today to get an early jump.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]Granville said he had been readying himself for the demands of an NRL pre-season with some road work and bouts in the surf.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]“It is the earliest I have ever been at training – it is only October 30th,” he said today.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]“It is going to be a long pre-season, but a good one.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]“I have been for a few runs trying to stay fit and been doing a bit of surfing.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]“I went okay but I suppose you can always go better.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]“It is good to stay paddle fit on the board but it is a bit different to running.”[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]Granville had a dream NRL start this year, setting up a try in a big Broncos win over the Titans.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]But he only played one other match, and said his only immediate goal is getting into the best shape possible.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]“I am just focussing on training hard first and taking it from there,” he said.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]“I just have to do the hard work and see where it ends up.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]“It is good to know what is coming and to work off last year.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]“I just have to put a good eight weeks or so to Christmas and take it from there.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=PTSansRegular]“It is good to get back into it early – there is nothing like putting in the hard ones.”[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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