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Christian Petracca's toe injury (in full training)

DeeSpencer
in Melbourne Demons

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2 hours ago, monoccular said:

C&B - I think you are missing my point.  Accidents can happen to anyone in daily life, and in casual recreation.  One can 'stub a toe' that turns out to be a small fracture.  I heard that Angus played golf at the weekend - had he been hit by a stray ball, pulled a muscle or been bitten by a snake would we stop all (especially younger) players from golf?  And I don't think that having a great injury record or a poor one should make a difference as to what one does for recreation provided that it is not a recreation that carries high risk or aggravating a prior injury.  Cotton wool does not prevent injury.

you are talking about a highly improbable freak accident vs a bloke who has openly admitted he was being 'stupid' and has drawn the ire of the coach, because he obviously put himself in unnecessary risk. If he was walking down   the street and a piano fell on him then that is bad luck, but he brought this upon himself

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    2 hours ago, iv'a worn smith said:

    A mate of mine tells me Frost's toe problem has recurred.  Anybody else heard anything?

    you've got to be kidding me

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    1 hour ago, M_9 said:

    I mentioned Petracca's injury to my mate whilst playing golf this morning. His son did his fifth metatarsal. His son had an op. and returned early, re injuring his foot. He then needed a bone graft of sorts (bone taken from hip and made into a paste). He finally returned late last season after missing nearly two seasons.

    I think if Petracca misses only 6 weeks, that would be a good outcome.

    it was quoted at one stage as a "hairline" fracture

    if true shouldn't need an op and should repair itself in a month with proper care

    i had a hairline fracture in my heel which i didn't know about. just went about things normally and it cleared up in a month. found out it was a hairline fracture about 15 years later when i had an xray

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    2 hours ago, iv'a worn smith said:

    A mate of mine tells me Frost's toe problem has recurred.  Anybody else heard anything?

    the club described it as a "hiccup". go figure. it's talked about on another thread

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    26 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    the club described it as a "hiccup". go figure. it's talked about on another thread

    Mea Culpa.

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    Well whatever the problem is, and considering our track record of treating injuries.
    I fear the worst.

     

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    4 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

    Well whatever the problem is, and considering our track record of treating injuries.
    I fear the worst.

     

    maybe we should give the richmond doctor a ring?

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    On 5/1/2016 at 5:21 PM, Georgiou R.R. Martin said:

    Tracc crack.

     

    Hope it's not true.

     

    I'm OK with this, in that it will slow his comeback from the ACL.   The more time the stronger imo;  lets hope he takes his time now with the toe.   The foot takes a lot of stress.

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    ch9 news described it as a "fractured toe" and showed him walking to training with one foot in an open moon boot

    previous reports here said hairline fracture of metatarsal which is different

    so, what is it? seems to be a lot of misinformation circulating

    Edited by daisycutter

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    2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

    maybe we should give the richmond doctor a ring?

    Not if we want to trade him dc

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    13 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

     

    previous reports here said hairline fracture of metatarsal which is different

    so, what is it? seems to be a lot of misinformation circulating

    Maybe we should give the Richmond doctor a ring.

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    4 hours ago, daisycutter said:

    the club described it as a "hiccup". go figure. it's talked about on another thread

    4-6 most probably 

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    Won't be surprised if we don't see him this season.

    Oliver will surpass him quickly 

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    39 minutes ago, olisik said:

    Won't be surprised if we don't see him this season.

    Oliver will surpass him quickly 

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    8 hours ago, sue said:

    The MFC website only mentions vaguely a toe.  What is the source of the metatarsal being the bone?  I've looked through all the posts and unless it was misspelt I cannot see any attribution, just assertions by one or two people which were then repeated by others.  Source please?

    Of course there is / will be a lot of speculation ranging from a very minor crack in a phalanx to a major mid foot fracture, with the outlooks varying from a few weeks non full weight bearing to career ending. 

     

    Does anyone one have any factual information?

    Edited by monoccular
    Bloody auto text !!

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    17 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    Of course there is / will be a lot of speculation ranging from a very minor crack in a phalanx to a major mid foot fracture, with the outlooks varying from a few weeks non full weight bearing to career ending. 

     

    Does anyone one have any factual information?

    well i suppose the good news is

    1. no talk of an operation

    2. four weeks in a moon boot

    this implies a hairline fracture (of something, either a metatarsal or a phalange (toe bone))

    but something more factual would be nice

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    3 hours ago, daisycutter said:

    ch9 news described it as a "fractured toe" and showed him walking to training with one foot in an open moon boot

    previous reports here said hairline fracture of metatarsal which is different

    so, what is it? seems to be a lot of misinformation circulating

    Moon boot?

    That is good news.

     

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    Has any club in the history of Australian professional sport had a run of bad luck like the MFC?! Is there any club that has been less able to get all its top draft picks on the park? Has any club had more premature deaths, career ending injuries, club scandals? It could just be a month but seriously what the F%&* is wrong with this club? What did we do ??

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    16 minutes ago, Munga said:

    Has any club in the history of Australian professional sport had a run of bad luck like the MFC?! Is there any club that has been less able to get all its top draft picks on the park? Has any club had more premature deaths, career ending injuries, club scandals? It could just be a month but seriously what the F%&* is wrong with this club? What did we do ??

    Sacked Norm Smith...

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    18 hours ago, Curry & Beer said:

     If he was walking down   the street and a piano fell on him then that is bad luck, but he brought this upon himself

    good point. We need someone to map all the piano shops in Melbourne and inform the club so Petracca doesn't walk past them.

    Edited by Bay Riffin

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    2 hours ago, Munga said:

    Has any club in the history of Australian professional sport had a run of bad luck like the MFC?! Is there any club that has been less able to get all its top draft picks on the park? Has any club had more premature deaths, career ending injuries, club scandals? It could just be a month but seriously what the F%&* is wrong with this club? What did we do ??

    Drafted Jack Watts. It is always his fault.

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