I think putting a screw in it is a bit of an overreaction, and it will definitely not see him ready for Round 1. From memory, that was the issue with Clark's foot, so they took it out, now look at him go.

I never said put a screw in it..

Thread title gave me (and all of us no doubt) a [censored] heart attack.

Thank god damn christ the scans were clear.

I never said put a screw in it..

Was my poor attempt at humour. Not the appropriate thread to try such rot.

Was my poor attempt at humour. Not the appropriate thread to try such rot.

All good.

Just rest him till round 1 i think. These type of injuries can flare up if not looked after properly.

Is Fitzy right this week??

Glass man. Calling it now- he will be injured and on the sidelines more often than not!

Glass man. Calling it now- he will be injured and on the sidelines more often than not!

Ridiculous chicken little. Someone stood on his foot and being cautious we scanned it and no issues. We are taking an over cautious approach to all potential injuries this year and holding guys back.

I expect he will be rested this weekend and then fine for the final preseason game.

Lol. Wouldn't a Hogan foot injury be the funniest thing. If it wasn't already obvious, the footy gods are *clearly* taking the piss out of us now.

Glass man. Calling it now- he will be injured and on the sidelines more often than not!

Calling it now. A number of D'landers will make bold predictions with no real justification and when they are accidentally proven right will say 'told you so' and when they are wrong hope no one will remember, including themselves.

There is a future here for those selling 'predict your unborn kid's sex' with 'money-back if wrong'.

Lol. Wouldn't a Hogan foot injury be the funniest thing. If it wasn't already obvious, the footy gods are *clearly* taking the [censored] out of us now.

Funny. The worst thing ever. Same same.

Thank god it's all clear. Can we just do an Essendon and not play anyone until Round 1?

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Thank god it's all clear. Can we just do an Essendon and not play anyone until Round 1?

A good idea for our nerves. It would have an interesting effect on next year's preseason plans and conventional wisdom if most Essendon players don't play till Round 1 and they go on to have a great season. Assuming they aren't rubbed out entirely of course.

Had a brief heart palpitation... and then it was all good.

Give the kid a rest for the week and bring him back for NAB 3 against the scum.

Let's see if Fitzy can come in and give us something for once.

I don't like the fact that a knee in the back has ruined his first year, and a stud in his foot almost put him out long term as well.

The club has to stop talking about this kid, because love him as much as we do and as good as he could be - he is made of glass.

The more we build him up as a Messiah - or in Roosy's case emphasise how he ISN'T one - the more the fans will be let down when he inevitably hurts himself again.

Ridiculous statement!! He has been unfortunate in that he got a knee in the back and a stud in the foot. How on earth do those events give the impression that he is made of glass? Unlucky? yes... made of glass? never!

I never said put a screw in it..

I think for some of the comments that appear in these kinds of discussions, put a sock in it would be far more appropriate.

I suspect that if we had not had our recent run of foot injuries, or the Hogan back incident last preseason, this would not even have made a scan.

Sounds to me like someone stepped on him, he has a bruise/tender spot and they scanned as utmost precaution.

If it is still bruised come next weekend, they'll give him a week off because, hey, who cares if he misses a practice match.

Can't we just lock him away in a padded room and bring him out for yard time and game day only?

I think Jesse will have an injury riddled career just based on his disregard for his own safety when he attacks the pill. Especially in big contests. We will have to get used to him being managed.

His aggression at the ball is his greatest attribute and I think he will spend many a day on the sidelines from destroying himself and others along the journey.

And my god we are going to love him for it.

Ridiculous chicken little. Someone stood on his foot and being cautious we scanned it and no issues. We are taking an over cautious approach to all potential injuries this year and holding guys back.

I expect he will be rested this weekend and then fine for the final preseason game.

Correct, damned if you do the right thing, damned if you don't, imagine the posts if the training staff had said to some on Monday he had gone for scans on this foot

All good.

Just rest him till round 1 i think. These type of injuries can flare up if not looked after properly.

Is Fitzy right this week??

Yes he is, he is hoping to get a run, this will open the door, he has done his first full pre season and then got a virus just before Freo game

Calling it now. A number of D'landers will make bold predictions with no real justification and when they are accidentally proven right will say 'told you so' and when they are wrong hope no one will remember, including themselves.

There is a future here for those selling 'predict your unborn kid's sex' with 'money-back if wrong'.

The thing working against you sue is that over the last decade the negative things have won out hands down.

If you predicted a bad outcome over that period you could hardly lose, think of the worst case scenario and it came true.

Let's hope we turn the corner in 2015.

This might be the reason why we were touted as being keen on McCartin in last years draft

I recall as a teenager my local club paid a king's ransom to recruit a former AFL-listed key forward who had routinely led the league in goal kicking, to be the key piece to push us into premiership favouritism.

In a marking contest at training during preseason I stepped on his foot in a rather innocuous fashion.

He missed a couple of games, which turned into a handful of games, which turned into a season and he never did anything of note on a footy field ever again.

The moral of the story? Make sure I don't step on your foot.

He'll be fine.

Or he won't.

I recall as a teenager my local club paid a king's ransom to recruit a former AFL-listed key forward who had routinely led the league in goal kicking, to be the key piece to push us into premiership favouritism.

In a marking contest at training during preseason I stepped on his foot in a rather innocuous fashion.

He missed a couple of games, which turned into a handful of games, which turned into a season and he never did anything of note on a footy field ever again.

The moral of the story? Make sure I don't step on your foot.

He'll be fine.

Or he won't.

Wow, you would have been popular at the club.

I recall as a teenager my local club paid a king's ransom to recruit a former AFL-listed key forward who had routinely led the league in goal kicking, to be the key piece to push us into premiership favouritism.

In a marking contest at training during preseason I stepped on his foot in a rather innocuous fashion.

He missed a couple of games, which turned into a handful of games, which turned into a season and he never did anything of note on a footy field ever again.

The moral of the story? Make sure I don't step on your foot.

He'll be fine.

Or he won't.

I think you have the alternatives covered there Machsy

Correct, damned if you do the right thing, damned if you don't, imagine the posts if the training staff had said to some on Monday he had gone for scans on this foot

Yes he is, he is hoping to get a run, this will open the door, he has done his first full pre season and then got a virus just before Freo game

Then a good opportunity for him.

Im a big fitzy fan and i still see great potential in him. Just hope he fires up..

This might be the reason why we were touted as being keen on McCartin in last years draft

We were touted as taking McCartin because he was the best available not because we knew Jesse Hogan would have his foot stood on in Nab 1.

This thread is hilarious.

Melbourne player CLEARED of a nothing injury and the sky is failing LOL