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Christian Petracca's toe injury (in full training)

DeeSpencer
in Melbourne Demons

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If the rumour wasn't posted here first I'd be furious.  Must say though I was dreading the worst when I read the OP, so a four week lay off is almost a relief when I though it was season ending.

Roos sounded angry though... there'll be a-talkin-to going on.

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    3 minutes ago, praha said:

    A little crack in his picky toe. Everyone needs to calm down. Not ideal, but gee, stop acting like it's major.

    Many of us posted when the thread said "foot", champ.

    EDIT: it still does.  Perhaps someone should change the title of the thread.

    Edited by ProDee

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    3 minutes ago, ProDee said:

    Many of us posted when the thread said "foot", champ.

    EDIT: it still does.  Perhaps someone should change the title of the thread.

    True, but why not just wait until the club says something? A broken food is pretty significant, sometimes worse than an ACL. A broken pinky toe is really nothing. I'm sure that if it were late in the season and we were in finals contention, he'd get a few jabs and would be playing.

     

    Roos looked mad.

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    Everyone just needs to calm down.. at least its not long term hopefully..

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    FFS CHRISTIAN WTF WERE YOU THINKING!!!? FK!!

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    Just now, praha said:

    True, but why not just wait until the club says something? A broken food is pretty significant, sometimes worse than an ACL. A broken pinky toe is really nothing. I'm sure that if it were late in the season and we were in finals contention, he'd get a few jabs and would be playing.

     

    Roos looked mad.

    Because I responded after Petracca's tweet confirmed the injury.

    But I still thought foot, as opposed to toe.

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    Let's hope this isn't a Frost toe. 

    He's young but he definitely needs to learn not to take risks. We pay him lots of money to play footy, not to play backyard basketball with his mates. 

     

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    15 minutes ago, praha said:

    A little crack in his picky toe. Everyone needs to calm down. Not ideal, but gee, stop acting like it's major.

    Frost missed the whole year pretty much, with a toe

    Besides, there is still the golden ticket factor. Even if he's out for just 4, that will be more than enough for half the people here to excuse him for doing nothing all season.

    Either the preparation of pre-season is crucial, or it isn't - folks can't have it both ways.

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    Another top level pick that gives us nothing.

    why do we always pick the brittle ones ?

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    3 minutes ago, Curry & Beer said:

    Frost missed the whole year pretty much, with a toe

    Besides, there is still the golden ticket factor. Even if he's out for just 4, that will be more than enough for half the people here to excuse him for doing nothing all season.

    Either the preparation of pre-season is crucial, or it isn't - folks can't have it both ways.

    He's a 2nd year kid coming of an ACL who was only doing limited main group training. He wasn't going to have a fully mature fit body regardless.

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    22 minutes ago, praha said:

    A little crack in his picky toe. Everyone needs to calm down. Not ideal, but gee, stop acting like it's major.

    Do you remember a guy called Frost?

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    7 minutes ago, Curry & Beer said:

    Frost missed the whole year pretty much, with a toe

    Besides, there is still the golden ticket factor. Even if he's out for just 4, that will be more than enough for half the people here to excuse him for doing nothing all season.

    Either the preparation of pre-season is crucial, or it isn't - folks can't have it both ways.

    Agree C and B not sure how you keep up your aerobic fitness with a broken toe.

    absolute disaster.

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    You can accept training and in game injuries. They happen. But these sorts of injuries are inexcusable quite frankly. Roos has every right to be shitty.

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    1 minute ago, old dee said:

    Agree C and B not sure how you keep up your aerobic fitness with a broken toe.

    absolute disaster.

    Swimming? Cycling in a moon boot? Seated boxing? Upper body weights?

    If he heals up in 4 weeks he'll be fine. Maybe worry about the disaster if it happens and if you're still alive then.

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    1 minute ago, Jaded said:

    Let's hope this isn't a Frost toe. 

    He's young but he definitely needs to learn not to take risks. We pay him lots of money to play footy, not to play backyard basketball with his mates. 

     

    Are you serious?! Can't believe how many people have the same opinion as you on this. He's an athlete playing sport in his off-time- what do you expect he does?!?!

    "Sorry sir, you're on 70k a year and a bunch of middle age Melbourne supporters rely on you being good to keep their life sane so no sport or potential risk of injury other than AFL all year round." 

    I get everyone is upset that he's missing pre-season, as am I, but surely we can recognise that part of playing good football is not just a good football club but it's happiness outside of football as well. I only hope he was shooting hoops with Brayshaw, Hoges and Viney as they enjoyed a cold beverage building a friendship. 

     

     

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    The way I see it, it's 4-6 weeks of preseason where he almost certainly can't reinjure his ACL. 

    That's how I lift the veil of negativity, right Roosy? :rolleyes:

    Edited by Scythe

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    3 minutes ago, The Hallowed Turf said:

    You can accept training and in game injuries. They happen. But these sorts of injuries are inexcusable quite frankly. Roos has every right to be shitty.

    These sorts of injuries are inexcusable!?

    He was shooting a basketball in his backyard!! On his time off!! Holy moly

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    10 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Agree C and B not sure how you keep up your aerobic fitness with a broken toe.

    absolute disaster.

    Not ideal but boxing, swimming, battle rope, kettle bells, rowing, arm bike, therabands, upper-body weights, non-weight baring treadmills will all help keep his heart rate up. 

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    Let's look at the positive......it will keep him off his feet so he can't do another ACL in the next 4 weeks! 

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    I was really looking forward to watching him in the NAB games....FFS

    now the stupid kid will also miss the camp in QLD.....FFS twice

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    16 minutes ago, Georgiou R.R. Martin said:

    He's a 2nd year kid coming of an ACL who was only doing limited main group training. He wasn't going to have a fully mature fit body regardless.

    The fact that he's on a limited program coming off an ACL is probably worse from my perspective. What if he ruptured his ACL again playing a backyard game of basketball? He probably shouldn't be doing it at this stage of his recovery. If I was on serious coin playing pro footy I would personally think twice about taking part in sport outside of club training & matchday.

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    13 minutes ago, Arrow said:

    These sorts of injuries are inexcusable!?

    He was shooting a basketball in his backyard!! On his time off!! Holy moly

    I'm not [censored] about the injury. I'm [censored] about how he did it.

     

    In the US, most athletes aren't allowed to engage in physical activity outside of that approved by the team. When they do, they need a team approved trainer with them.

    Michael Jordan had the famous "For The Love Of The Game" clause in his contract (that's where the saying comes from) that permitted him to play basketball whenever he wanted under any circumstance.

     

    I find it strange that AFL clubs don't already have a "don't mess around and play backyard sport" as part of the contract. Simply telling a 20-year-old that's bouncing off the walls with energy not to play backyard sports over Christmas isn't enough.

     

    No doubt that if any club put this in the contract, the AFLPA would breathe fire down their necks.

    Edited by praha

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    So its a broken toe. Christ is he going to be another trengove who is cursed?  Another high draft pick that is injured again. 

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