3 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Steve

Your quote from Misson doesn't sound like the club is in total control of his recovery plan. 

Glad someone else sees it that way.

On 4 August 2016 at 5:11 PM, bing181 said:

H has had a couple of concussions. Pleased that the club is being responsible and prudent in putting his longer-term health and well-being first.

If there are other issues, presumably the club will deal with those as well. If they are private issues, the club is right to protect individual player's privacy.

Is it a reasonable assumption to guess that The Prince is in Rio? He is not at the club, we know that much and it seems Misson doesn't know much more either. 

Melbourne injury list: round 22
Sam Weideman (quad) – available
Jeff Garlett (skin infection) – test
Ben Newton (knee) – 1 week 
Heritier Lumumba (concussion) – long-term injury list

You can add Mitch King as well, I would suggest.

1 hour ago, Chelly said:

Melbourne injury list: round 22
Sam Weideman (quad) – available
Jeff Garlett (skin infection) – test
Ben Newton (knee) – 1 week 
Heritier Lumumba (concussion) – long-term injury list

You can add Mitch King as well, I would suggest.

Must be the best injury list at such a late stage in the season in about the last 40 years!

I was a bit of a Ben Newton fan last season when he was on the fringe and kicked a coupla sausage rolls for us. This season I've nearly forgot he exists with everyone else tearing it up for the Scorps.

We have definitely had an amazing run with injury this year. Very lucky stuff but also the fitness/medical staff deserve some congrats also 

1 hour ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Must be the best injury list at such a late stage in the season in about the last 40 years!

It's something we supporters have just taken for granted too. Very unlikely to be this good again next year, statistically speaking. All the more reason to maintain strength at Casey and hold onto those players who might otherwise be looking for a senior gig somewhere else. If they stay, likelihood is they'll get their chance. 

33 minutes ago, Webber said:

It's something we supporters have just taken for granted too. Very unlikely to be this good again next year, statistically speaking. All the more reason to maintain strength at Casey and hold onto those players who might otherwise be looking for a senior gig somewhere else. If they stay, likelihood is they'll get their chance. 

Will they? Not too many older brigade in our 22 who will be giving it away soon, clearing space.
Bernie & Jones the 2 closest, and they're not really that close.

3 years ago, Misson stated that it would take 3 years to get this team to AFL fitness, a lot of posters had a go at him and some very nasty comments have been made over the three years

This year has been the least amount of injuries that the club has had for as long as I can remember.

Misson was right.

36 minutes ago, Bossdog said:

3 years ago, Misson stated that it would take 3 years to get this team to AFL fitness, a lot of posters had a go at him and some very nasty comments have been made over the three years

This year has been the least amount of injuries that the club has had for as long as I can remember.

Misson was right.

He may well be right and certainly the team look fit (which is his job) - and they need to be to play our game style.

But the lack of injuries would have little to do with increased fitness. Luck is the key factor. 

A good medical team no doubt helps and if anyone deserves kudo its them. Though the low number of muscle injuries could be in part credited to misson and his team

 

7 hours ago, Bossdog said:

3 years ago, Misson stated that it would take 3 years to get this team to AFL fitness, a lot of posters had a go at him and some very nasty comments have been made over the three years

This year has been the least amount of injuries that the club has had for as long as I can remember.

Misson was right.

Didn't he say that at the start of the Neeld years? Or am I making that up?

That would make it 5 years ago, no?

17 hours ago, Undeeterred said:

Didn't he say that at the start of the Neeld years? Or am I making that up?

That would make it 5 years ago, no?

How many players do we still have on the list from that time? Without checking, I'd say not many have been at MFC for longer than 3 years!

 

 

 

On ‎19‎/‎08‎/‎2016 at 9:12 AM, Bossdog said:

3 years ago, Misson stated that it would take 3 years to get this team to AFL fitness, a lot of posters had a go at him and some very nasty comments have been made over the three years

This year has been the least amount of injuries that the club has had for as long as I can remember.

Misson was right.

 

17 hours ago, Undeeterred said:

Didn't he say that at the start of the Neeld years? Or am I making that up?

That would make it 5 years ago, no?

 

40 minutes ago, Mach5 said:

How many players do we still have on the list from that time? Without checking, I'd say not many have been at MFC for longer than 3 years!

Undeeterred is right, he said that 5 Years ago.

We have 10 players from 2012, 7 players from 2013 and another 8 players who have been in the system with other clubs at least since 2013, but many much longer, eg Lumumba and Vince.

That's a total of 25. However, the irony is that many of the players who have been a mainstay, (or played big roles),  in the team for much of the year have only been in the system for two or less years - Oscar, Wagner, Brayshaw, Oliver, Petracca, Vandenberg, Stretch, and this week add Neale-Bullen and Weideman.

 

11 hours ago, xarronn said:

 

 

 

 

 

Undeeterred is right, he said that 5 Years ago.

We have 10 players from 2012, 7 players from 2013 and another 8 players who have been in the system with other clubs at least since 2013, but many much longer, eg Lumumba and Vince.

That's a total of 25. However, the irony is that many of the players who have been a mainstay, (or played big roles),  in the team for much of the year have only been in the system for two or less years - Oscar, Wagner, Brayshaw, Oliver, Petracca, Vandenberg, Stretch, and this week add Neale-Bullen and Weideman.

 

Amazing how quickly things have changed!!