Luckily, the agenda set by the coaching and fitness staff was based mostly on skills work rather than the running sessions that dominated earlier in the pre-season.
From full ground drills to those completed in a confined space, players were split into different groups as they became accustomed to the wet weather.
View photos from the session below.
Ruckman Ben McEvoy flies and takes a nice, clean mark.
Bradley Hill keeps his composure in the wet.
How good is it to see Matt Suckling back with ball in hand?
Ryan Schoenmakers and Ben Stratton are never far from each other at training, they always push each other to work harder.
Heading into his fourth season, Paul Puopolo shows leadership during the session.
Midfielder Jordan Lewis keeps his balance as he looks for an option.
Liam Shiels is ready to fire off a handpass to Taylor Duryea who looks to almost been travelling faster than the speed of light.
Young Dayle Garlett in action.
Draftee James Sicily manages to shoot off a handball as he gets tackled by Jonathan Ceglar.
Jed Anderson looks like he's overcome the health issues that affected him before Christmas.
Lewis shows his leadership skills as he captures the attention of his teammates.
A smile is never far from the face of Cyril Rioli.
Shaun Burgoyne and Grant Birchall look for a teammate during the session.
Luke Breust looks to kick to a teammate as Assistant Coach Brett Ratten applies pressure.
