After last years MASSIVE injury list a lot of people were questioning this bloke credentials. We had a large number of "soft-tissue " injuries as well as some players with Osteo Pubis (sp?)

Obviously this year injuries have struck again but seems mostly bad luck injuries, ie Robbos fall, maybe Rivers abdom tear but we don't seem to be copping the hammy strains and such injuries.

Is it just better conditioning? or the training style changed? or the players bodies are more resilient?

Thoughts????

Too early to say. Trends in this area need to be looked at over about a 5 year period; and that is hard to do as there is usually some change to the conditioning group during that time.

It could be just the rub of the green. I am prepared to cut the guy some slack; he seemed to get some pretty unfair criticism around here when he was appointed.

We had a large number of "soft-tissue " injuries .......

I thought most of the non OP injuries were contact or collision injuries last year.

I thought most of the non OP injuries were contact or collision injuries last year.

maybe your right........didn't Davey pull hammies 2 or 3 time last year ? maybe my memory is failing.......

maybe your right........didn't Davey pull hammies 2 or 3 time last year ? maybe my memory is failing.......

He might have, but that's still not most.

I thought most of the non OP injuries were contact or collision injuries last year.

I recall the same, and of those that had soft-tissue injuries, most had form in that regard.

I think one that didn't was Green, who sustained a hamstring injury after being forced to stay on the field in a match where we didn't have enough fit men to provide rotations.

Well Brad Green has just done his hamstring, so dont speak too soon!

maybe your right........didn't Davey pull hammies 2 or 3 time last year ? maybe my memory is failing.......

Davey has a history of hamstring injuries and given the way he plays its always a possibility. I actually thought he carried a knee injury and looked slow last year. I dont recall him injuring his hamstring.

I think one that didn't was Green, who sustained a hamstring injury after being forced to stay on the field in a match where we didn't have enough fit men to provide rotations.

I would put that injury down to a match situation if a player who would have come off with a twinge or a minor ailment was forced to stay because we had no fit interchanges available.

At Hawthorn, he copped criticism for an increase in soft tissue injuries.

This year the soft tissue injury list is better i think IMO.

Davey has a history of hamstring injuries and given the way he plays its always a possibility. I actually thought he carried a knee injury and looked slow last year. I dont recall him injuring his hamstring.

Davey all ways does his

+ Its a fact

Once you have done your Hammy once, your 30% more likely to do it again

So don’t count davey

Well Brad Green has just done his hamstring, so dont speak too soon!

Haha, indeed.

Davey all ways does his

+ Its a fact

Once you have done your Hammy once, your 30% more likely to do it again

So don’t count davey

Gee, I wish I had thought of that! B)

I can't believe he's injured his hammy. Sack Bohan.

I can't believe he's injured his hammy. Sack Bohan.

CORRECTION: BOHDAN

I would put that injury down to a match situation if a player who would have come off with a twinge or a minor ailment was forced to stay because we had no fit interchanges available.

"Gee, I wish I had thought of that! "

"Gee, I wish I had thought of that! "

Fair enough :D

Fair enough :D

Rivers abdominal injury was most likely caused by his OP.