IT'S A new era of football and pre-season training certainly has a different feel from the sessions of yesteryear.

On Wednesday the Pies took to the track and the club's AFL players and coaches were able to share some tips and a laugh with their AFLW counterparts.

Check out all the pics from Getty's Darrian Traynor below. 

Pies coach Nathan Buckley joins in the fun

Scott Pendlebury and that heavily bandaged finger

Will Hoskin-Elliott in the thick of it


Get the elbows up when you're being tackled

Jeremy Howe shows off his tatts as a ripped Chris Mayne gets ready for action

Ben Reid, Josh Thomas, and Adam Treloar run laps

Eliza Hynes works on her ruck skills

Skipper Scott Pendlebury shows how it's done on his sweet left foot


Ruck and role: Brodie Grundy and Eliza Hynes work on their skills

You've still got it, Bucks

Key forward Darcy Moore enjoying the moment

Midfielder Travis Varcoe mass tackled during the joint session

Forward Alex Fasolo shares a laugh with Meg Hutchins

Assistant coach Robert Harvey offers his wisdom to AFLW players

Get the dukes out, says defender Lynden Dunn 

Facing up to it: Eliza Hynes and Stacey Livingstone having fun

Plenty of laughs among the whole mixed group