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Posted
12 hours ago, bing181 said:

Hibberd has missed a lot of footy. If he ends up needing 3 or 4 rounds at Casey, it wouldn't surprise me - though it depends on what openings appear in the firsts.

Agree he will need some time before he comes in given his history with injuries. Suspect that will build up his load over a couple of weeks at VFL and see how he pulls up after that

Posted
20 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

this is starting to get ridiculous... how did we offend the football gods in this way

Is the Norm Smith curse striking yet again :mad:

only if you give it life, only if you bring it up.  Ignore it.  All i remember in recent years is asking for a competitive team that is not a laughing stock.  We are arguably at that point now.  I wish we were all healthy but it doesn't happen in football or if it does, very bloody rarely.  So hang in there diamond jim.  Forget about the footy gods, bad luck and norm smith curses.  I accept and then welcome these injury challenges because it asks questions of our depth and if we have no depth then we are going nowhere fast.  Lets see how we handle it.  Come on Fremantle you poncy purple DH's, hurry up and get over here so we can be tested again.  

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Posted
20 hours ago, Chelly said:

Melbourne injury list: round four

Colin Garland (knee) – season
Max Gawn (knee) – 12 weeks
Jesse Hogan (suspension) – 1 week
Liam Hulett (hip) – 1 week
Mitch King (knee) – 1 week
Jordan Lewis (suspension) – 2 weeks
Pat McKenna (hamstring) – 6 weeks
Joel Smith (shoulder) – 10-12 weeks
Aaron vandenBerg (heel) – 6-8 weeks
Josh Wagner (thumb) – 4 weeks

 

20 hours ago, Demons1858 said:

Not great but could be worse. Most are replaceable with the exception of Gawn, Hogan, and maybe Lewis

 

19 hours ago, ProDee said:

Only 2 or 3 on the injured list are in our best 22.

Not ideal, but not chaotic.

Problem with the list is if we add Hibberd, coming back through Casey then it's our backline depth that's been hit.

Posted
3 hours ago, rjay said:

 

 

Problem with the list is if we add Hibberd, coming back through Casey then it's our backline depth that's been hit.

True.  However we should be ok, most teams don't have a quality 3rd tall forward and its less of a concern with zone defence.

Posted
47 minutes ago, Demons1858 said:

True.  However we should be ok, most teams don't have a quality 3rd tall forward and its less of a concern with zone defence.

I think we miss Hibberd....

We targeted him for a reason and it wasn't just because the coach thought he was a good bloke.

He should give us that bit more grit, run & experience down back, not to mention his kicking skills which we could really do with.

Posted
2 hours ago, rjay said:

I think we miss Hibberd....

We targeted him for a reason and it wasn't just because the coach thought he was a good bloke.

He should give us that bit more grit, run & experience down back, not to mention his kicking skills which we could really do with.

Can we miss him if we have never had him?

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Posted
6 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Can we miss him if we have never had him?

Woah, deep :P

We miss what we got him for, though. He'd have beenexceptionally useful last week. We had no answer for their talls.


Posted (edited)
6 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

just read AFL injury update... no Josh Wagner. Miracle recovery from 4 weeks. 

Maybe he just is tough or amputated his thumb !@!@!

Or just a mistake?? anyone more informed??

An amputated thumb or a dislodged toe nail are no barrier to employment for our current defence. Sam Frost manages just fine with his prefrontal lobotomy.

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Posted

Latest Injury List:

Melbourne injury list: round five

Colin Garland (knee) – season

Max Gawn (hamstring) – 12 weeks

Jesse Hogan (suspension) – available

Liam Hulett (hip) – available

Jordan Lewis (suspension) – 1 week

Mitch King (knee) – available

Pat McKenna (hamstring) – 6-8 weeks

Joel Smith (shoulder) – 12 weeks

Aaron vandenBerg (heel) – 6-8 weeks

Josh Wagner (shoulder) – 12 weeks

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-04-19/hibberd-makes-strong-return

Posted
3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Latest Injury List:

Melbourne injury list: round five

Colin Garland (knee) – season

Max Gawn (hamstring) – 12 weeks

Jesse Hogan (suspension) – available

Liam Hulett (hip) – available

Jordan Lewis (suspension) – 1 week

Mitch King (knee) – available

Pat McKenna (hamstring) – 6-8 weeks

Joel Smith (shoulder) – 12 weeks

Aaron vandenBerg (heel) – 6-8 weeks

Josh Wagner (shoulder) – 12 weeks

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-04-19/hibberd-makes-strong-return

Wagner?  Shoulder 12?

Posted
5 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Josh Wagner (shoulder) – 12 weeks

 

2 minutes ago, Vogon Poetry said:

Wagner?  Shoulder 12?

Misson said Col Garland (knee), Max Gawn (hamstring), Joel Smith (shoulder) and Josh Wagner (thumb) had all recently undergone surgery and had started their rehab.

I think we need a new doctor and elite whatever.....

Can't tell the difference between a shoulder and a thumb.

Think it's a typo, Misson said he was back training/rehab and ahead of time so my guess is thumb.

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Posted
8 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Best 22 injury list:

Max Gawn

 

on fringe: VDB, Smith, Wagner

We actually miss Vandenberg.

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Posted
1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

We actually miss Vandenberg.

Totally agree, particularly last Saturday when his attack on the ball and bull strength would have really helped up forward.

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Posted
2 hours ago, Salems Lot said:

Remember we had an almost injury free list last year.

The whole time we did, I was dreading exactly this in 2017. lol

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

We actually miss Vandenberg.

Must have heard that half a dozen times during the game last week. Agree.

Posted

Wagner family relieved after his thumb and shoulder were confused by MFC medical team.

Agree with prior posts: 

Out of BEST 22

Max Gawn 12 wks

Jordan Lewis suspended 1 more week.

Rest are fringe/best 33 players.

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