The fact remains that Meesen is a rookie. When spots open up for rookie elevations, Jordie McKenzie and Jake Spencer will be in front of him. So his chances of being selectable are slim, let alone being selected.

Just some notes on a few of the injured players from last night's Mates of Melbourne function was held at the Kooyong Tennis Club with some of our injured players in attendance. They were all briefly interviewed by Dean Bailey and here's the gist of what was said:

Jack Watts – no longer worried by his back strain and is gradually overcoming the problem with his quad. Hopes to be back in a week or two. (He should be more worried by his haircut - it's a shocker!)

Colin Garland – has been in pretty much full training for a month and expects to start playing the weekend after next in a Casey practice match.

John Meesen - the foot injury is taking a while to heal and he has had some setbacks. Recently, he underwent an operation on his ankle and some "gunk" was removed. His surgeon is very confident that the op was successful but there's no specific time frame for his return.

Max Gawn – had a knee reconstruction after damaging his ACL in round 5 of the TAC Cup but still won the Dragons' goal kicking. He's back running but it will still be a while before he's back.

Sam Blease – had a broken ankle as a result of a schoolyard accident, has resumed training and is a couple of weeks away from playing.

Injury List

Injury list as at 4 March 2010

- Aaron Davey – Adductor Soreness – 1 week

- Cameron Bruce – Hamstring – 1 week

- Matthew Bate – Quad – 1 week

- Colin Garland – Foot – 1 week

- Neville Jetta – Groin – 1-2 weeks

- Jack Watts – Back – 2-3 weeks

- Sam Blease – Ankle – 2-3 weeks

- Paul Johnson – Foot – 5 weeks

- Cale Morton – Knee – 8-10 weeks

- John Meesen – Ankle – Indefinite

- Max Gawn – Knee – Indefinite

- Luke Tapscott – Hip – Indefinite