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Every time i get a rush of excitement about a win this week I soon remember the game is at Shitihad stadium

Annoying

Hogan though.....

 

Tom Mcdonald did his ankle this morning at training and looks to be in serious doubt this weekend.

Tom Mcdonald did his ankle this morning at training and looks to be in serious doubt this weekend.

Yay.

 

Tom Mcdonald did his ankle this morning at training and looks to be in serious doubt this weekend.

Ah shoot. Fitzy to come back in?

Tom Mcdonald did his ankle this morning at training and looks to be in serious doubt this weekend.

Super.

Although if they are starting T Boyd it will even itself out.

Tom Mcdonald did his ankle this morning at training and looks to be in serious doubt this weekend.

source

 

Tom Mcdonald did his ankle this morning at training and looks to be in serious doubt this weekend.

Sauce?


Sauce?

Or ,if you're Greek,........ shorsh

Tom Mcdonald did his ankle this morning at training and looks to be in serious doubt this weekend.

Keyser Söze

Tom Mcdonald did his ankle this morning at training and looks to be in serious doubt this weekend.

Any confirmation of this officially or...


I was at training so I can give an eyewitness account.During a match simulation the ball was kicked wide towards the boundary and Hogan and McDonald were both going for the mark.They both went to ground with McDonald underneath Hogan.McDonald didn't get up and called for assistance.His boot came off and was looked at then he walked off the track with just a slight limp.After about ten minutes he came back on and did a bit of light jogging and agility exercises and continued with the rest of the team.From what I could see it didn't look too bad.I was at training last week and vandenberg looked a lot worse.


So Mcdonald and Tyson both injured at training. Final 22 to be announced later tonight.

Melb/WB; Brayshaw into 18 from Thursday bench. Int; Salem, Michie, Neal-Bullen, Harmes. Emerg; Stretch, Jamar, Bail. Salem in 22 for Tyson

I was at training so I can give an eyewitness account.During a match simulation the ball was kicked wide towards the boundary and Hogan and McDonald were both going for the mark.They both went to ground with McDonald underneath Hogan.McDonald didn't get up and called for assistance.His boot came off and was looked at then he walked off the track with just a slight limp.After about ten minutes he came back on and did a bit of light jogging and agility exercises and continued with the rest of the team.From what I could see it didn't look too bad.I was at training last week and vandenberg looked a lot worse.

Could have been worse then, I guess...

 

Could have been worse then, I guess...

The positive I saw from it is that Hogan will be doing the same thing to opposition players.

McDonald must be OK because I would have thought Fitz would be the most likely replacement as a tall defender and would have appeared as an emergency instead of Bail.


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