Christian Petracca's toe injury (in full training)

[Bitter but optimistic 22,250]

1 hour ago, dee-luded said:

hear you tone, blzb...

we all should start to expect more from our players,  rather than playing out fantasy videos of them across the bedroom wall,  showing how they could play,  rather than how the ARE playing?.

FMD ..luded!! How can you live without fantasy videos across the bedroom wall? I mean ... doesn't everybody ..?

[dee-luded 2,959]

2 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

FMD ..luded!! How can you live without fantasy videos across the bedroom wall? I mean ... doesn't everybody ..?

I might have too invest in a new fantasy real?  minds worn out. 

..... maybe I need to meet a nice Vietnamese girl ?

[mdemon 266]

At least there were no further injuries reported following the lads attendance at the Portsea Polo yesterday.........

[nutbean 8,838]

15 hours ago, Cards13 said:

Give me a massive a spell. We deride this generation for sitting the bum and playing video games.

I don't follow this logic.  How does advocating kids to not sit around and play video games translate to agreeing with a professional athlete putting his recovery in unnecessary harms way ? 

[Gator 17,506]

47 minutes ago, nutbean said:

I don't follow this logic.  How does advocating kids to not sit around and play video games translate to agreeing with a professional athlete putting his recovery in unnecessary harms way ? 

If one challenged every non sequitur argument on Demonland there'd be little time to sleep.  

It's Stu's stock in trade.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,910]

On 1/8/2016 at 7:15 AM, beelzebub said:

You joke but he has both a responsibility to his contract to say nothing of to himself for his career

He fcuked up. It was dumb and exhibits his naïveté early in his senior career.

I'm not wanting to crucify him.... Just teach him.

No wonder his first name is Christian. As Pontius Pilate once said:

"You joke but he has both a responsibility to his contract to say nothing of to himself for his career

He fcuked up. It was dumb and exhibits his naïveté early in his senior career.

I'm not wanting to crucify him.... Just teach him."

Absolute monty for the Rising Star award, too. 

 

 

 

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

3 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Absolute monty for the Rising Star award, too. 

He was a week ago

[Salems Lot 2,648]

Didn't Nugget injure himself in a surfing accident last year?

[daisycutter 29,760]

Just now, Salems Lot said:

Didn't Nugget injure himself in a surfing accident last year?

was he recovering from a knee reconstruction?

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

was he recovering from a knee reconstruction?

don't bother

I've already pointed out in this thread that

Jones has played 201 out of a possible 206 games since he debuted and

Petracca has played 0 out of a possible 22

[olisik 4,060]

44 minutes ago, Curry & Beer said:

don't bother

I've already pointed out in this thread that

Jones has played 201 out of a possible 206 games since he debuted and

Petracca has played 0 out of a possible 22

Actually Petracca has played 0 out of 0 since he has debuted. 

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

Just now, olisik said:

Actually Petracca has played 0 out of 0 since he has debuted. 

seriously... why would you bother posting that? I didn't even say 'debuted' and if I did who gives a F, it doesn't change the point in the slightest way

is that your idea of a contribution? just some ridiculous expression of purely pointless pedantry?

any thoughts on players' behaviour in the off-season with regard to injury risk? You know, footy talk?

this place just continues to go downhill

 

[Salems Lot 2,648]

I guess I was just saying that injuries can happen to the most professional of athletes.

[dee-luded 2,959]

14 minutes ago, Salems Lot said:

I guess I was just saying that injuries can happen to the most professional of athletes.

yes, well its said kerry saxby got  'crows-feet'  from playing a round,  in-between her training sessions.

 

[nutbean 8,838]

16 hours ago, Salems Lot said:

I guess I was just saying that injuries can happen to the most professional of athletes.

correct - which is why you are selective in your non football related pastimes.

If Petracca stubbed his toe walking down the straight then so be it. 

But in these professional times when fitness staff dictate what you eat, how much sleep you need to get and how much time can be spent at training on goal kicking practice due to load on the leg muscles I am certain they would like to have a similar say on any activity like playing basketball - whatever form it takes.  

Edited January 12, 2016 by nutbean

[nutbean 8,838]

16 hours ago, dee-luded said:

yes, well its said kerry saxby got  'crows-feet'  from playing a round,  in-between her training sessions.

 

I got a back hander from my girlfriend for playing around - is that the same thing ?

[Deespicable 2,886]

About 60 per cent of AFL players have a hit of golf quite regularly. Do we outlaw that?

Do we stop them from having a swim in the beach or jumping off a pier?

And as suggested above, do we stop them from leading a normal life?

Get over it, accidents happen!

He'll still be right for Round 1 and he will make his debut then.

 

[samcantstandya 1,061]

If Petracca turns out to be a gr8 player I'm happy to wait till he's fit to go.

[dee-luded 2,959]

4 hours ago, nutbean said:

I got a back hander from my girlfriend for playing around - is that the same thing ?

don't know,  where you playing around with a wrinkly,  maybe like a murdoch,  would qualify as wrinkly.

[PaulRB 6,411]

All games missed so far were a result of an injury at training. He'll miss no games from this, has given us fans better odds for him winning the rising star, and the opportunity for some to construct another self righteous mountain out of a mole hill...

whats the problem?! ?

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

On 11/1/2016 at 6:38 PM, olisik said:

Actually Petracca has played 0 out of 0 since he has debuted. 

4 people like this

I'm not even messing around can one of you explain to me what you liked about it

I need to know if I'm taking crazy pills

 

is it cos you think smartarze trolling is funny, or because you actually think this is some sort of good point on the topic

serious question

Edited January 12, 2016 by Curry & Beer

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

4 hours ago, Curry & Beer said:

4 people like this

I'm not even messing around can one of you explain to me what you liked about it

I need to know if I'm taking crazy pills

 

is it cos you think smartarze trolling is funny, or because you actually think this is some sort of good point on the topic

serious question

Just a bit of humour, C&B. No need to take everything so seriously...you'll give yourself an aneurysm. 

[DeeMfc 621]

9 hours ago, Curry & Beer said:

4 people like this

I'm not even messing around can one of you explain to me what you liked about it

I need to know if I'm taking crazy pills

 

is it cos you think smartarze trolling is funny, or because you actually think this is some sort of good point on the topic

serious question

 

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

5 hours ago, Good Times Grimes said:

Just a bit of humour, C&B. No need to take everything so seriously...you'll give yourself an aneurysm. 

I'm not emotional, it's a genuine question

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,982]

If he's still on the sidelines by 15 Feb (6 weeks after diagnosis) then I think we can all panic.