http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2013-10-24/dawes-sidelined-until-prechristmas

No surprise here.

Oh dear hoped we'd left leadership from the stands behind

Injured calf ankle and knee? Doubt he ll play a game in 2014 at this rate.

Surprise Surbloody Surprise

Most expensive bench warmer in the business.

Injured calf ankle and knee? Doubt he ll play a game in 2014 at this rate.

Not writing him off yet but jeez he hasn't had the greatest start for us and looks like its gonna be another slow one for him next year at the start of the year..

Fear not.....Arizona will fix everything.

if you count this is a new injury, it is the fourth one he's had in less than 12 months

awesome

god damn it

whats wrong with him, hes been injured for 12 months mow

It's not throw yourself off a cliff type disaster, but it's bloody frustrating.

Is it possible the ankle and calf injuires are connected to the until now undetected knee problem?

If so then this might be good news.

I reckon Chris is more disappointed than all of us put together.

No doubt he'll be trying his best to play round 1 next year. Fingers crossed he makes it.

at least he will qualify for the IPS

the 'interrupted preseason' line that everyone trots out during the season to automatically excuse a player who performing badly

Sylvia, Trengove huge fans of the IPS

Not the best news, but he may well play more games next season than he did this year!

Meh, depth player.

Injured calf ankle and knee? Doubt he ll play a game in 2014 at this rate.

Why the pessimism folks?

Better now than Round One.

All is well in Demonland.

GO DEES!

Fear not.....Arizona will fix everything.

Not a prob we have a altitude {attitude ? } cubicle & no reason to go to Arizona as we're off climatic training 3 times minimum in NT next year

This bloke has received quite an amount of unreasonable stick on this forum. In the games I saw him play he demonstrated what hard work and hard running means. He would go after a kick, he would chase and tackle hard. He is the sort of player JW should watch carefully. He obviously has a brain and is a leader.

I reckon he is a great aquisition to the MFC and it is unfortunate he has suffered a run of injuries. Among the first handfull picked when fit.

I hope he gets over his injuries quickly.

FFS.

Was never this injury prone at the filth was he?

Better now than later I suppose.

I reckon Chris is more disappointed than all of us put together.

No doubt he'll be trying his best to play round 1 next year. Fingers crossed he makes it.

If you cannot get on the park you are useless.

And people were worrying about how we would fit Hogan, Fitzy, Clark and Dawes into the forward line.

I am glad we did not trade Fitzy as some wanted.

This bloke has received quite an amount of unreasonable stick on this forum. In the games I saw him play he demonstrated what hard work and hard running means. He would go after a kick, he would chase and tackle hard. He is the sort of player JW should watch carefully. He obviously has a brain and is a leader.

I reckon he is a great aquisition to the MFC and it is unfortunate he has suffered a run of injuries. Among the first handfull picked when fit.

I hope he gets over his injuries quickly.

When fit are the two important words.

looking like he are paying very big money for very few games.

Not the best news, but he may well play more games next season than he did this year!

Don't hold your breath DemonWA

What did we give up for him again??

What did we give up for him again??

pick 20

pick 20

Was that the pick for Grundy?