A few weeks ago some Posters were singing the praises of one new Draftee Troy Davis. The wraps in fact were as high that within a couple of years we would be grooming a future AA Key Backman. Since that time we have heard "Sweet Twadly" and in fact has not even been mentioned on Injury Lists or potential NAB Squads. Has he returned home?

A few weeks ago some Posters were singing the praises of one new Draftee Troy Davis. The wraps in fact were as high that within a couple of years we would be grooming a future AA Key Backman. Since that time we have heard "Sweet Twadly" and in fact has not even been mentioned on Injury Lists or potential NAB Squads. Has he returned home?

Yeah! Wasted that pick. Should we fire Barry?

A few weeks ago some Posters were singing the praises of one new Draftee Troy Davis. The wraps in fact were as high that within a couple of years we would be grooming a future AA Key Backman. Since that time we have heard "Sweet Twadly" and in fact has not even been mentioned on Injury Lists or potential NAB Squads. Has he returned home?

Spoke to Troy after the AGM he has some health issues at the moment, so not injured as such.

He is seeing a specialist to sort out his best mode of treatment.

Spoke to Troy after the AGM he has some health issues at the moment, so not injured as such.

He is seeing a specialist to sort out his best mode of treatment.

In a different post someone also mentioned illness.

Spoke to Troy after the AGM he has some health issues at the moment, so not injured as such.

He is seeing a specialist to sort out his best mode of treatment.

Hmmn, best wishes to Troy for a full recovery.

I met Troy at the AGM and I must say that I was very impressed by his friendliness and maturity.

He told me that after a blood test doctors had found a problem (and for the life of me I can't remember what)and he was undergoing treatment.

However from what I remember of the conversation the problem wasn't too serious and Troy didn't seem very concerned.

Again, he seemed like a really decent kid - seems to be a theme at Melbourne - draft decent types.

From a medical point of view, I wouldn't get overly concerned by the mention of blood test abnormalities and health concerns. That could mean anything from a minor virus to a kidney or liver problem or even overtraining syndrome etc. I wouldn't get worked up.

An example of an illness that can cause significant disruption to a player's training and life but usually has no adverse long-term outcome, is infectious mononucleosis ("glandular fever"). This is detectable by blood tests and can also cause abnormalities on liver function tests. Athletes with this viral illness often feel very unwell, fatigued, have a sore throat and enlarged tonsils etc. Most people know the deal as they have a friend who got "glandular fever". They are also at increased risk of rupturing the spleen as it becomes "fragile" during the illness. Because rupture can occur during strenuous exercise even without physical contact, players should not continue to train or play until all tests are normal and the infection has well and truly run its course. The usual time-frame is over months, not weeks. On recovery players generally will take a long time to regain full fitness as there has been a lengthy period of complete rest from training. Return to normal training is done in increments and takes time.

I have no knowledge of what is bothering Troy at the moment, but all I'm saying is I wouldn't worry too much or jump to worst case scenario conclusions just from hearing about blood test abnormalities. Whatever it is, likely the outcome will be a period away from training until everything normalizes and it is safe to resume. He'll then take a while to return to full fitness which will be proportional to the amount of time he has missed and conditioning losses.

From a medical point of view, I wouldn't get overly concerned by the mention of blood test abnormalities and health concerns. That could mean anything from a minor virus to a kidney or liver problem or even overtraining syndrome etc. I wouldn't get worked up.

An example of an illness that can cause significant disruption to a player's training and life but usually has no adverse long-term outcome, is infectious mononucleosis ("glandular fever"). This is detectable by blood tests and can also cause abnormalities on liver function tests. Athletes with this viral illness often feel very unwell, fatigued, have a sore throat and enlarged tonsils etc. Most people know the deal as they have a friend who got "glandular fever". They are also at increased risk of rupturing the spleen as it becomes "fragile" during the illness. Because rupture can occur during strenuous exercise even without physical contact, players should not continue to train or play until all tests are normal and the infection has well and truly run its course. The usual time-frame is over months, not weeks. On recovery players generally will take a long time to regain full fitness as there has been a lengthy period of complete rest from training. Return to normal training is done in increments and takes time.

I have no knowledge of what is bothering Troy at the moment, but all I'm saying is I wouldn't worry too much or jump to worst case scenario conclusions just from hearing about blood test abnormalities. Whatever it is, likely the outcome will be a period away from training until everything normalizes and it is safe to resume. He'll then take a while to return to full fitness which will be proportional to the amount of time he has missed and conditioning losses.

I recall the problem was thyroid related.

I hope Troy has it sorted out and is on the road to full health.

I recall the problem was thyroid related.

I hope Troy has it sorted out and is on the road to full health.

Interesting. Could be a number of Thyroid conditions. We'll never know but he'll be fine.

The wraps in fact were as high that within a couple of years we would be grooming a future AA Key Backman.

Bollocks.

Bollocks.

wraps schmaps - I hadnt heard anything about any of our picks - I will say that the two youtube packages that excited me most was Howe - for his marking and what looked like X factor ( albeit in Tassie) and Davis - he looks very calm and assured in defense. I was making judgment calls on two minutes of youtube.

Edited February 18, 201114 yr by nutbean

Bollocks.

Bollocks indeed! From which cliff did you plunge head first into this conclusion? I recall no example even close to potential AA KPD...

From a medical point of view, .. or even overtraining syndrome etc. I wouldn't get worked up.

Overtraining syndrome? Ive never heard of such a condition.

So is that what I get when I walk four city blocks instead of the normal two during my lunchtime?