Christian Petracca's toe injury (in full training)

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

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

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

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

[daisycutter 28,569]

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

[daisycutter 28,569]

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

[iv'a worn smith 1,979]

26 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

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

Mea Culpa.

[Fork 'em 6,522]

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

 

[daisycutter 28,569]

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?

[dee-luded 2,958]

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.

[daisycutter 28,569]

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 January 6, 2016 by daisycutter

[old dee 22,922]

2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

maybe we should give the richmond doctor a ring?

Not if we want to trade him dc

[Fork 'em 6,522]

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.

[daisycutter 28,569]

4 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

Maybe we should give the Richmond doctor a ring.

see #157

[Sheppresent 17]

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 

[olisik 4,060]

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

Oliver will surpass him quickly 

[dazzledavey36 48,837]

39 minutes ago, olisik said:

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

Oliver will surpass him quickly 

[monoccular 16,096]

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 January 6, 2016 by monoccular
Bloody auto text !!

[daisycutter 28,569]

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

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

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.

 

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

7 hours ago, Ron Burgundy said:

Moon boot?

That is good news.

 

Why's that? Trengove and Clark were both in moon boots for quite a while after their injuries...

[Fitz Fitzpatrick 886]

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 ??

[jumbo returns 6,488]

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...

[Yossarian 1,808]

[daisycutter 28,569]

it's got to be something to do with climate change

[Bay Riffin 1,419]

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 January 6, 2016 by Bay Riffin

[Devil is in the Detail 883]

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.