From the Melbourne website...

"MELBOURNE has just four players on its injury list, although Tom Scully could be the only listed Demon not playing by the weekend.

Scully is still five weeks away from returning from a knee injury, sustained in the pre-season.

But ruckman Robert Campbell (achilles) and midfielder Jordie McKenzie (groin) are chances to make their first appearances for the season, pending fitness tests.

Sam Blease must also pass a test, after he suffered concussion playing for Casey last round against Frankston."

Melbourne injury list: round seven

Sam Blease (concussion) - test

Robert Campbell (achilles) - test

Jordie McKenzie (groin) - test

Tom Scully (knee) - 5 weeks

add:

Melbourne Pride

Melbourne Self-belief

and Demon supporter patience..

all about 4-6 weeks away...at best

That injury list tells me something. We need to have a good hard look at ourselves. We have pretty much a full list to choose from with only Scully out of the best 22 (i like Jordie McKenzie but everyone on here suggesting he is going to be the saviour is kidding themselves)

Good to hear. Barring any new injuries, we should almost be at full strength within a couple of weeks.

What happened to James Strauss? Didn't play on the weekend and not on injury list?

Good to see Jordie's a chance.

add:

Melbourne Pride

Melbourne Self-belief

and Demon supporter patience..

all about 4-6 weeks away...at best

sounds like a horse race.

I'll take $20 on the nose for Supporter Patience

and $20 a place for Melbourne Pride

good odds on the Trifecta too

That injury list tells me something. We need to have a good hard look at ourselves. We have pretty much a full list to choose from with only Scully out of the best 22 (i like Jordie McKenzie but everyone on here suggesting he is going to be the saviour is kidding themselves)

When did anyone suggest that?

We're 17th in tackles, so I believe putting our best tackler back into the team will help some.

He will make Nathan zero-tackles Jones and his lazy team mates try a bit harder too.

What happened to James Strauss? Didn't play on the weekend and not on injury list?

Good question.

Excuse me for being sceptical but if we were traveling well would Mckenzie and Campbell still

be "2 weeks"

I cannot see Mckenzie playing for at least a couple of weeks.

He has no match play for over two months which effectively means a low preseason effort.

I will still be surprised if we see him this side of June.

And then perhaps as a sub.

Campbell is a rookie and won't come in unless there is another long term injury.

So the improvement for me is Mckenzie some time in July.

However I have been wrong before!

Edited May 3, 201114 yr by old dee

sounds like a horse race.

I'll take $20 on the nose for Supporter Patience

and $20 a place for Melbourne Pride

good odds on the Trifecta too

Yes it does DC.

Some days you are my bright spot.

Thanks for another one.

That injury list tells me something. We need to have a good hard look at ourselves. We have pretty much a full list to choose from with only Scully out of the best 22 (i like Jordie McKenzie but everyone on here suggesting he is going to be the saviour is kidding themselves)

Agree with Geddy Lee, when did anyone refer to him as the saviour ?

Im not surprised there is no injured players. You actually have to gut run or make physical contact with opposition before you can get an injury....

its a damning commnetary on our team that should you take out this bloke or that then we suddenly seem incapable of tackling , shepherding etc etc. Are we that reliant on so few. If so this is the crux of our horror

And now for the good news......

Highly doubtful we'll get any decent football out of Jordie till at least mid-June. Look at Frawley, Brian Lake, etc for quality players without a pre-season coming in and struggling...

When did anyone suggest that?

We're 17th in tackles, so I believe putting our best tackler back into the team will help some.

He will make Nathan zero-tackles Jones and his lazy team mates try a bit harder too.

This ^. Of course Jordie's not the savior but it just so happens that his best skill - tackling (and general aggressiveness at the ball & man) - is probably what we're lacking the most at the moment.

I love the guy and can't wait until he returns. Reading that he might be available gave the first "yessssss" moment since Thursday. As far as I'm concerned he's back in at the instant that he can play out a match, and I don't care if he takes a while to find form; he can do that in the seniors.

Add James Frawley, clearly playing injured.

Add James Frawley, clearly playing injured.

well its not clear or obvious (as another poster said) to me

all thats clear is he is not playing well

its possible he is playing injured but not clear or obvious

its more likely he is not fully fit after an incomplete preseason

there again as most of the team are insipid it might be something in the water at aami?

add:

Melbourne Pride

Melbourne Self-belief

and Demon supporter patience..

all about 4-6 weeks away...at best

Too funny BZ Unfortunately that's closer to the truth than i care to admit. Hoping this looming cacoon of horror fades away with a big turnaround in the next 8 weeks

From the Melbourne website...

Melbourne injury list: round seven

Sam Blease (concussion) - test

Robert Campbell (achilles) - test

Jordie McKenzie (groin) - test

Tom Scully (knee) - 5 weeks

When was Tom Scully's injury increased from a 4 week injury to a 6 week injury? I could swear that was a week before Easter ... so why is he still listed 5 weeks away?

After last weeks effort...the injury list should be full of players missing HEART- (tbc) !!!

When was Tom Scully's injury increased from a 4 week injury to a 6 week injury? I could swear that was a week before Easter ... so why is he still listed 5 weeks away?

After talking today to a colleague who knows the Scully family, I have a bad feeling about where he is at.

I know we don't want to start up again on the GWS scenario, but the word is he has signed with them, and now this extension of his unavailability looks suspicious.

Maybe he won't play another game with us.

If that happens what do we get in return? Another # 1 draft pick?

I dropped into training today, the only player missing was Scully; nowhere to be seen

I dropped into training today, the only player missing was Scully; nowhere to be seen

Is he also the only player on our injury list?

After talking today to a colleague who knows the Scully family, I have a bad feeling about where he is at.

I know we don't want to start up again on the GWS scenario, but the word is he has signed with them, and now this extension of his unavailability looks suspicious.

Maybe he won't play another game with us.

If that happens what do we get in return? Another # 1 draft pick?

If that was true the club would have placed him on the long term injury list so they could promote another rookie.