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I'll add the obvious also. Besides being highly inaccurate, the use of the term "stress fracture" is clearly a scare tactic to make things seem worse. Fans accept that impact injuries occur. If a knee to the back caused a fractured vertebrae we would be upset about the bad luck but shrug it off as the sort of injury you get in an impact sport. Stress fracture on the other hand implies an underlying fault. To the fans, the term means a player may never play again, that there may be some issue which will cause this to recur endlessly until the club is forced to let them go. Again, it's a hack trick trying to make more of a story than actually exists.

You're giving him too much credit. Barrett wouldn't know the difference between a stress fracture and a normal fracture.

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Give up.

MFC have confirmed the inury. Hogan didn't train today. You're letting your hatred for Barrett cloud your judgment.

I hate DB no more and no less than most of the other "sports journalists" reporting in the AFL. I simply find this story to be too full of holes to be taken seriously.

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I hate DB no more and no less than most of the other "sports journalists" reporting in the AFL. I simply find this story to be too full of holes to be taken seriously.

It's more like a "grab" given the length of the article, yet it's being dissected word for word like the bible.

MFC have confirmed it. It's on the AFL website. It clearly has some form of credibility.

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It's more like a "grab" given the length of the article, yet it's being dissected word for word like the bible.

MFC have confirmed it. It's on the AFL website. It clearly has some form of credibility.

In an article written by DB.

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In an article written by DB.

So what. Do you think the official AFL website will just publish anything and everything without any kind of approval process?

Grow up guys. It's not a conspiracy, it's really happening.

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Wrap him in cotton wool and send him to perth for a six week holiday... We wont see the best of him until at least three years... Its his first real season, he was never going to play every game this year anyway.... Make sure he is absolutely 100%, before playing him again this year....

This years forward 50 belongs to Fitzpatrick and Dawes.... Who knows? with good supply, they might be a pretty good combo...

Hopefully we can get a fair few games out of Clark this year... Maybe we could rotate Hogan and Clark, so we don't over load the pair...

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I just watched the segment a few times and Barrett is clearly layering on the mayonnaise. He may have received confirmation from the club that Hoges has a back issue but his elaborations are totally unfounded.

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So what. Do you think the official AFL website will just publish anything and everything without any kind of approval process?

Grow up guys. It's not a conspiracy, it's really happening.

Okay, Damo. Don't get shirty about it. ;)

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I think we all need to take a step back and keep our expectations realistic. Hogan Clark Dawes is a 2015 proposition at best. Let's just get everything else right for now.

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Tell you what, if he is injured and has to wait 10 weeks for his first game, I wouldn't want to be the first little peanut half-back flanker holding the ball when he is within 5 metres... Might be some more broken bones...

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makes it hard r1 now. We dont have one key forward. Geez i thought the last few years were bad enough. Roos and PJ were meant to bring luck. Why does Hogan have to get the back injury. Here we go again.

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I wonder if Roos will think about swinging Watts forward.

If we had Garland, we could've swung him forward, we can't even do that.

St Kilda will firm in this week, I don't see where our goals will come from.

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Is it time for the players association to look into how these reporters are getting the results of any medical tests that are conducted on any player as surely medical results are supposedly medical in confidence also after hearing about hogan just glad no high bridges in Adelaide

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Is it time for the players association to look into how these reporters are getting the results of any medical tests

The police should be looking at this, forget the AFL and any of their lame departments

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When you think about it if the results are sealed who would see them 1; person doing the scan 2;doctor reviewing scan 3;club doctor;4;coach. 5; Physio can't see where Barrett fits in

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Knowing the club they would've told multiple people before the supporters.

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AFL website lads /: hope Dawes comes up for round 1

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Hopefully Big Maxy Gawn is avaliable and firing as one of the get out targets along with Fitzy and Pederson.

With the above Howe and a spread of goals from mids/small forwards we can kick enough goals to win against the Saints.

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Jesse was just running laps at the closed session on Tuesday.

Jogging 100m Stretching out a bit more for the next 100m.

Did about 4 laps with the physio then 2 laps on his own.

He has a running gate like a pregnant cow, so it is really hard to gauge if he was carrying an injury.

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Fantastic. Just absolutely [censored] fantastic.

We finally get a midfield, and what do you know. We have Cameron Pederson to kick it to. Our forward line will be a powerhouse this year

We should of kept Sellar in anticipation of this.

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