Completely agree Bossdog, the overreaction has been massive. I've seen players out in a group, around 5 or 6 of then, the day before a game (mid-season, not pre-season) having a shoot around with a basketball. Sometimes these things just happen, and you've got to be thankful it's just a minor toe (from club reports), and not more serious.

There's plenty of example's of random event's causing injuries like Tingay's glass incident a few years ago. 

34 minutes ago, Bossdog said:

Wow.....The overreaction to this injury is mind blowing.   We have posters wanting to fine a player for an injury, other posters stating he must have been doing something stupid without knowing the circumstances.   Posters writing off the career of a player.....Posters becoming Doctors with diagrams of feet.

And I say how DARE he go outside when not required to by the footy club.   Doesn't he know that all 20 year old footballers sit on the couch and play X box, I just don't know what he was thinking.   Doesn't he know that it's a dangerous world out there?

Seriously, I jagged my hamstring walking the dog 3 days ago.   That's it     never walking him again. (It had nothing to do with my age ....Honest)

You cannot wrap players in cotton wool  and they have to have other interests than football 24/7.

Yeah your right, next time someone does an ACL they can just have lars surgery and rush back. No more trips to America to give them the best recovery possible.

Activities outside of football aren't the issue, it's the timing of it. I don't think people would have minded so much had he completed a pre season and played some games, he's still coming back from a previous injury.

 

6 minutes ago, Red and Blue realist said:

Completely agree Bossdog, the overreaction has been massive. I've seen players out in a group, around 5 or 6 of then, the day before a game (mid-season, not pre-season) having a shoot around with a basketball. Sometimes these things just happen, and you've got to be thankful it's just a minor toe (from club reports), and not more serious.

There's plenty of example's of random event's causing injuries like Tingay's glass incident a few years ago. 

 

Wouldn't have thought the Stinga example was a great one. He was p!ssed as when he fell wasn't he?

It ain't the toe it is metatarsal.

6 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

 

Wouldn't have thought the Stinga example was a great one. He was p!ssed as when he fell wasn't he?

It ain't the toe it is metatarsal.

Do you have a link to a report where it says it was the metatarsal? The club website just says "small crack to the fifth toe of his right foot"

6 minutes ago, Good Times Grimes said:

Do you have a link to a report where it says it was the metatarsal? The club website just says "small crack to the fifth toe of his right foot"

I don't have any links to it GTG, I haven't seen it noted in the media saying meta. Just what I have heard, can't say where though.

1 minute ago, Cards13 said:

I don't have any links to it GTG, I haven't seen it noted in the media saying meta. Just what I have heard, can't say where though.

 

I posted a while back that no one who said it was a 'meta' had given a source for it being that bone.  I still don't think anyone has.    ??

1 hour ago, Bossdog said:

Doesn't he know that all 20 year old footballers sit on the couch and play X box,

Not allowed - Repetitive Strain injury.

32 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

 

Wouldn't have thought the Stinga example was a great one. He was p!ssed as when he fell wasn't he?

It ain't the toe it is metatarsal.

Was only an example, been plenty of these types over the years, both inebriated or sober. Here's an article if you want to read about a few weird injuries http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afls-weirdest-postseason-injuries-isaac-heeney-joel-patfull-join-bizarre-club/news-story/f6cdedf504e73de93b268e3a8224ffb3. 

These guys are professional athletes, but also still normal people who can get injured the same stupid way the rest of us can. Tracc was unlucky more than anything, but the reactions on here are horrendous.  

15 minutes ago, sue said:

 

I posted a while back that no one who said it was a 'meta' had given a source for it being that bone.  I still don't think anyone has.    ??

check you pm's

I thought Roos comment about not putting pressure on young recruits was interesting. In fact it appeared they have their hopes up.

Obviously all at the club are excited about the prospects of Petracca and rightly so. Let's hope his toe heals well and that Petracca does not lose his swagger.

On 6/1/2016 at 7:38 PM, 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

3 hours ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Yeah your right, next time someone does an ACL they can just have lars surgery and rush back. No more trips to America to give them the best recovery possible.

Activities outside of football aren't the issue, it's the timing of it. I don't think people would have minded so much had he completed a pre season and played some games, he's still coming back from a previous injury.

 

Yep....It would be much better if it happened in March or April.    He would be out for 6 weeks at the start of the season.

I'm sure he didn't do it just to upset a few posters on here.    It a shame....but as in life.......[censored] happens

A fractured phalanx in a toe would not need 4 weeks "off legs". I bet he was fooling around with mates with no shoes on though!

32 minutes ago, Bossdog said:

Yep....It would be much better if it happened in March or April.    He would be out for 6 weeks at the start of the season.

I'm sure he didn't do it just to upset a few posters on here.    It a shame....but as in life.......[censored] happens

Injuries whilst training or playing are part of the game. 

Yes players are entitled to pursue activities outside of football as is anyone in any job but if your coming back from a workplace injury you need to be doing everything in your control to get back, coming back from an ACL and still attempting  getting through your first full per season it wasn't the best time to being shooting hoops. Had it happened in twelve months time after he's played a full season I think the coaches would have been a bit more understanding.

I hope now this guy realises his body is his tool of trade and without it being fit he won't be given another contract. 

Dream gone!!

17 hours ago, Bossdog said:

Wow.....The overreaction to this injury is mind blowing.   We have posters wanting to fine a player for an injury, other posters stating he must have been doing something stupid without knowing the circumstances.   Posters writing off the career of a player.....Posters becoming Doctors with diagrams of feet.

And I say how DARE he go outside when not required to by the footy club.   Doesn't he know that all 20 year old footballers sit on the couch and play X box, I just don't know what he was thinking.   Doesn't he know that it's a dangerous world out there?

Seriously, I jagged my hamstring walking the dog 3 days ago.   That's it     never walking him again. (It had nothing to do with my age ....Honest)

You cannot wrap players in cotton wool  and they have to have other interests than football 24/7.

Bossdog. I'm not overreacting. Im reacting.

In the context of his job he has of his own fault shown up as not fit for work.

That ought to be dealt with

16 hours ago, Diamond said:

A fractured phalanx in a toe would not need 4 weeks "off legs". I bet he was fooling around with mates with no shoes on though!

Oh no!!   A young Aussie man fooling around, barefoot, in summer.  Terminate his contract forthwith!!

1 hour ago, monoccular said:

Oh no!!   A young Aussie man fooling around, barefoot, in summer.  Terminate his contract forthwith!!

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.

1 hour ago, 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.

All very well, but we don't actually know what he was doing when it happened.  It could have been a freakish accident in a situation where only the most helicoptoring parent (or footy team/demonland member) would have said 'don't do that'. 

The only indirect evidence we have that he was in fact stupid is Roos' comments. And even that may have been borne more out of frustration than with anger at bad behaviour. I guess that is motivating many posters as well since I reckon we'd have hardly heard a peep on the subject if it had happened to a player in whom we have no hopes of great things.

Roos is pizzed off.evidence enough for me.

 He doesn't give much away.

10 to1 he was being a young buck and stuffed up. Again not end of the world but good opportunity to teach a lesson.

seems it was a metatarsal (foot bone) and not a phalanx (toe bone). 5th metatarsal is the longer bone connecting to the little toe

source is good. lets hope bone is healed as expected after 4 weeks rest 

I think this sums up Roos' thinking at the present moment:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZRe1kPWZw&sns=em

Yeah he played basketball and broke his toe. It sucks for sure but it was a freak accident. What do you expect him to do, never play another sport except AFL again?

3 hours ago, Rafiki said:

Yeah he played basketball and broke his toe. It sucks for sure but it was a freak accident. What do you expect him to do, never play another sport except AFL again?

Umm Yes unless they are paying six figure sums

37 minutes ago, Rafiki said:

Yeah he played basketball and broke his toe. It sucks for sure but it was a freak accident. What do you expect him to do, never play another sport except AFL again?

original take on the issue