A good result. We don't need to rush him back. Probably opens up a chance for Clayton Oliver to really push for that round 1 spot.

1 hour ago, nutbean said:

I am sure that players want to tackle hard to knock the stuffing out of the opponent and take them out of the contest

I am not sure any of these tackles are deliberately aimed to cause injury.

With the breakneck pace of our game I also think it is a split second thing without malicious intent and tackles go horribly wrong.

( the days of a Grinter lining up a player to elbow his front teeth out or send him into the grandstand are gone in my opinion )

Unless you name is Luke Hodge.

20 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Telling when you consider a 4 week injury as 'luck' as the season commences.

Such has been our reality...

He should be able to maintain fitness in the pool and gym just not too much twisting and weight bearing.  

This really opens up a round 1 spot for Trac and / or Oliver (silver lining to the cloud). 

Damn. So no Petracca or Brayshaw for round 1? 

50 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

4 weeks.......could have been 6  

It could have been 4 to 6. 

1 hour ago, Akum said:

Pretty sure it was Hartlett later in the game who dragged Tyson backwards while he was on his knees, causing him to grab his knee & have to go off for a while. Again, a deliberate & unnecessary movement that could have caused a serious injury (or aggravated an existing one, given Tyson's history of knee injuries) by hyperflexing the knee. Have to keep a closer eye on Hartlett. As Nutbeam pointed out originally, this sort of thing doesn't get the attention that sling tackles do, but could involve just as much risk of serious injury.

you know If I remember correctly,  & I do,  that 'cleaning up' a player,  was retaliation to teach them consequences of their dirty actions.

a sort of kama.

Hartless will cop his own remedy,  I'm sure.

 

59 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

4 weeks.......could have been 6  

could have been either, 4 t 6 blzb

Edited March 2, 20169 yr by dee-luded

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

Correct but there are rules against driving players into the ground. I have watched it a number of times now and Hartlett jumped off the ground and into Brayshaw's back, driving him into the ground. He also pinned Brayshaw's right arm, as he took him down, with his weight on Brayshaw's back. Could easily have knocked Brayshaw out, if he landed head first, or led to a neck or collarbone injury.

I thought it was worse than the Oliver incident.

Then again I am only a whinging Dees supporter, who in the past has been outraged at a broken jaw suffered by Sylvia, off the ball and yet the Eagle player responsible walked free.

What do you expect Redleg?  Surely you realize that we are only Melbourne! You know ........ the very best of easy targets!

 

6 minutes ago, Demonland said:

It could have been 4 to 6. 

I doubt we'll see him playing in the AFL before six weeks.

Hopefully we don't get too many other injuries to the midfield before round 1. GWS are very strong in this area.

Good Result

move on...

1 hour ago, McQueen said:

Telling when you consider a 4 week injury as 'luck' as the season commences.

Such has been our reality...

Exactly.  When you think about the injuries to Petracca last year and Hogan the year before, this seems like the best news possible.

Fingers crossed he can somehow be ready for Round 1.  He's done the pre-season so his fitness base should still be okay.

1 hour ago, Moneider96 said:

Damn. So no Petracca or Brayshaw for round 1? 

I'm beginning to think this will be like the mythical Hogan-Clark-Dawes forward line, that never actually trained let alone played together.

16 hours ago, bingers said:

I'm a Melbourne supporter so I'm expecting the worst. I've been called a pessimist, but I regard pessimists as well informed optimists. 

A pessimist is what an optimist calls a realist.

I'm with the commenters who reckon Hartlett on Brayshaw was both deliberate and dangerous.

I hope the same happens to Hartlett, so that he can feel what it's like to be pinned, rammed and squashed.

"Hey Hamish number ----- is playing on you today, ok"

we all know full well  by now that it is standard practice for the club to blatantly lie about return dates so I will suggest about round 6 in the ones.

or it could be like Frost... "At this stage, it’ll be a four-to-six week injury," Mahoney said. .... 20 weeks later he wasn't even at Casey

Just now, Curry & Beer said:

we all know full well  by now that it is standard practice for the club to blatantly lie about return dates so I will suggest about round 6 in the ones.

or it could be like Frost... "At this stage, it’ll be a four-to-six week injury," Mahoney said. .... 20 weeks later he wasn't even at Casey

not like you to be so negative, c&b 

4 weeks is most definitely the precursor to 4-to-6.

1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

not like you to be so negative, c&b 

show me the bit that isn't accurate

3 minutes ago, Curry & Beer said:

show me the bit that isn't accurate

who mentioned accuracy? 

2 hours ago, beelzebub said:

yeah this reminds me of the shlt i copped playing it...yo know all those silly things. Feet getting stomped... punches in the back when no one looking etc...yeah yeah yeah...all footy !!  You know what ...it isnt really.

Aww ya poor thing.
Tell that to the Dawks.
I want us to play like that.
Hartlett and Brayshaw were in a pointless bump-a-thon before the bounce.
Though I'm not convinced it was deliberate Hartlett saw an opportunity to inflict abit of pain and took it.
I'd expect our players to do the same.
I know Viney does.

 

Edited March 2, 20169 yr by Fork 'em

8 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

I want us to play like that.

The day we play like that is the day the AFL will start enforcing against it.

30 minutes ago, Curry & Beer said:

we all know full well  by now that it is standard practice for the club to blatantly lie about return dates so I will suggest about round 6 in the ones.

or it could be like Frost... "At this stage, it’ll be a four-to-six week injury," Mahoney said. .... 20 weeks later he wasn't even at Casey

Speak for yourself. It's bollocks and hyperbole to claim standard practice for the club is to blatantly lie about this. The example you gave quotes Mahoney as saying "at this stage". At that stage it may well have looked like a 426.

If it actually was just 4 I wouldn't be upset. Problem is so many injuries these days (like Salem last year) just end up being double the length

24 minutes ago, AzzKikA said:

The day we play like that is the day the AFL will start enforcing against it.

Yeah probably.

Hopefully he still gets up for the GWS game