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"MELBOURNE key forward Mitch Clark expects to be back training with the main group next week but has not set a date when he will return from his foot injury."

Patience the key for returning Demon Clark.

"MELBOURNE key forward Mitch Clark expects to be back training with the main group next week but has not set a date when he will return from his foot injury."

Patience the key for returning Demon Clark.

I generally like Peter Ryan's articles but this one highlights why many of us have little faith about the dissemination of news about injuries sustained by our players.

The article covers his foot injury and the fact that he "had a solid block of training before Christmas, so he can afford to be managed through January, running alone at training and rebuilding confidence in his body".

What it doesn't tell us about is why, after putting in that "solid block" did he go back into the rehab group? I thought it was a hamstring but in light of this article, it seems to be a bit of a mystery - does anyone know?

Medically you think it would be yes or no, the hamstring injury was reported before Xmas ? so that would put him into rehab group, Is it a confidence issue, only he and medical group will know that, he is training and stating he will be in the main group next week..If it's confidence i hope he gets it soon..

I generally like Peter Ryan's articles but this one highlights why many of us have little faith about the dissemination of news about injuries sustained by our players.

The article covers his foot injury and the fact that he "had a solid block of training before Christmas, so he can afford to be managed through January, running alone at training and rebuilding confidence in his body".

What it doesn't tell us about is why, after putting in that "solid block" did he go back into the rehab group? I thought it was a hamstring but in light of this article, it seems to be a bit of a mystery - does anyone know?

To me that doesn't indicate anything. Possibly an oversight on Ryan's part and that the "can afford to be managed through January" indicates that his hamstring issue is not really affecting his progress in any great measure.

I generally like Peter Ryan's articles but this one highlights why many of us have little faith about the dissemination of news about injuries sustained by our players.

The article covers his foot injury and the fact that he "had a solid block of training before Christmas, so he can afford to be managed through January, running alone at training and rebuilding confidence in his body".

What it doesn't tell us about is why, after putting in that "solid block" did he go back into the rehab group? I thought it was a hamstring but in light of this article, it seems to be a bit of a mystery - does anyone know?

I suspect your first sentence probably tells the story. Sloppy journalism. If the problem was actually his foot, rather than being mentioned as a throw-away line at the start of the article, you'd expect it to be followed up in detail in the article. But it wasn't.

Has to be the hamstring, if it was related to his foot injury he would be off his feet, and in a moon boot surely.

Perhaps he has been asked to try and adjust his gait/running style somewhat as a result of the foot injury, and by running @ training and doing lap after lap not only gives him confidence in his body, but is getting him used to running differently as well...

This is all speculation though, the article mentioned that it's likely he is back training with the main group next week, Dawes is training with them now, and is Hogan still rehab grp? if so I don't reckon he will be far away either.

He's got a body similar to Balsa Wood unfortunately, he's a day to day proposition .

I generally like Peter Ryan's articles but this one highlights why many of us have little faith about the dissemination of news about injuries sustained by our players.

The article covers his foot injury and the fact that he "had a solid block of training before Christmas, so he can afford to be managed through January, running alone at training and rebuilding confidence in his body".

What it doesn't tell us about is why, after putting in that "solid block" did he go back into the rehab group? I thought it was a hamstring but in light of this article, it seems to be a bit of a mystery - does anyone know?

He hurt his hamstring training over the Xmas break

He's got a body similar to Balsa Wood unfortunately, he's a day to day proposition .

I don't think that's the case at all. I do think he attacks the ball with little regard for his body a bit like his old teammate Johnno Brown and that opens him up to injury. I still have the image of him falling on his head at the 'G'.

I was at the raining session just before Chistmas and he went off feeling his hammy and a quick chat with the medical staff. That was around 5 weeks ago and at this time of year I think any hammy strain is a week or so off for physio and healing and a progressve retun over 4-5 weeks depending on the nature of the strain. He showed no sign of any foot issues in the pre-christmas session.

I was at the raining session just before Chistmas and he went off feeling his hammy and a quick chat with the medical staff. That was around 5 weeks ago and at this time of year I think any hammy strain is a week or so off for physio and healing and a progressve retun over 4-5 weeks depending on the nature of the strain. He showed no sign of any foot issues in the pre-christmas session.

And that fits perfectly with the expectation that he will return to full training next week.

I was at the raining session just before Chistmas and he went off feeling his hammy and a quick chat with the medical staff. That was around 5 weeks ago and at this time of year I think any hammy strain is a week or so off for physio and healing and a progressve retun over 4-5 weeks depending on the nature of the strain. He showed no sign of any foot issues in the pre-christmas session.

i remember the last guy who took more than 5 weeks to get over a hamstring injury was pilloried here on demonland as being over the hill

He's got a body similar to Balsa Wood unfortunately, he's a day to day proposition .

You have no idea what you're talking about. Again.

Correct me if I'm wrong - has the club actually came out and said he suffered a hamstring injury, or are we going off a post from someone on this site thinking he saw him grab his hamstring and get it looked at?

You have no idea what you're talking about. Again.

Hes played 16 out of 44 games for the club, stop posting for the sake of it .

I don't have a problem with a big bloke taking a bit longer than the usual 3 weeks to get over a hammy whilst out of season but it's the silence from the club that concerns me. It might be a lack of communication with the members or something more sinister but the silence leads one to suspect that something is being covered up.

As the opening post stated:

Mitch Clark discounting rumors on his famous foot on Twitter

Will be running out with the boys can't wait

Mitch Clark ‏@MitchClark11 1h

Apparently some rumours going around that my foot is no good. Couldn't be further from the truth and I can't wait to run out with the boys

Nothing's changed - Melbourne pleased with injured trio's progress.

Demons football manager Josh Mahoney said the trio was progressing well, with the NAB Challenge starting on February 12 and round one of the premiership season on March 14.

He said Clark was seemingly over a foot injury and had only been held back by "soft tissue" issues, while Hogan had only had a "hiccup ... with his knee" when he landed awkwardly during a marking contest earlier this month. Dawes, who had knee surgery, would "join in full training probably late next week".

Looks OK to me.

Looks OK to me.

did webjet sign back on

did webjet sign back on

Old Jumper BB

Old Jumper BB

Wrong foot too.

The left arm looks a little under-illustrated.

Does this one pass the DL review?

Looks OK to me.

Old pic but looks pretty radical treatment for a foot injury to amputate the left leg at the knee :-(((

However the later pic shows a pretty impressive prosthesis. Looks almost real :-)))