Getting optimistic about a Hogan recall. Could we possibly bring in Hogan, Weiderman, and Watts in the same game and go tall on the MCG where talls are super important?

Just now, Chook said:

Getting optimistic about a Hogan recall. Could we possibly bring in Hogan, Weiderman, and Watts in the same game and go tall on the MCG where talls are super important?

No

18 hours ago, JTR said:

Dont want to jinx anything, but I've found myself less concerned about injuries this season than in seasons past.

Gawn goes down, followed soon after by Spencil, and we figure out an entire new way to play in such a scenario.

Hogan is out long term, up steps TMac which in turn gives OMac more game time than he might otherwise have had and he is blossoming too.

Other guys like Hannan, Harmes & ANB are also stepping up beautifully in the absence of others.

Silver linings!

That said, the sooner we get Jones, Salem, Hogan, Brayshaw & co back the better! 

It has certainly been a challenge for the players and the club, but how well have they managed it?  Triumph out of adversity.  Well done.  

A bit like the Bulldogs of 2016?  Hope it finishes the same way!!

16 hours ago, Jaded said:

As long as Jones is ready for finals. If we finally make it and he misses out, that would be an absolute crime against footy! 

Unlike Bob Murphy, Nathan should be up in time for the action. 

Edited June 27, 20178 yr by monoccular

On 6/21/2017 at 5:47 PM, Chelly said:

The list is getting longer and some players seem to be going backwards. Jesse Hogan has gone from 426 to indefinite (not sure what that means) and Lochie Filipovic is out to 3 weeks.

And Big Max ... he's back!!!

Melbourne injury list: round 14

Angus Brayshaw (concussion) – indefinite
Lochie Filipovic (hip flexor) – 3 weeks
Col Garland (knee) – season
Max Gawn (hamstring) – available
Jesse Hogan (testicular cancer) – indefinite
Jayden Hunt (shoulder) – available
Neville Jetta (ankle) – available
Nathan Jones (quadriceps) – 4-6 weeks
Pat McKenna (hamstring) – 6-8 weeks
Joel Smith (shoulder) – 2 weeks
Tim Smith (navicular bone) – season
Aaron vandenBerg (heel) – season
Jack Watts (hamstring tightness) – test

They don't even update the injury list waste of time looking at it, just get the info from Goody or Misso.

 

Dom Tyson couldn't drive his car to recovery this morning due to a knee injury picked up in the last 30 seconds of last nights game & is in doubt for next week... When will it end 

So we add Viney and possibly Tyson to the list, along with Bugg's suspension.

We get back...Garlett...?

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/jack-viney-dom-tyson-added-to-melbournes-injury-list-after-loss-to-sydney-swans/news-story/c2cb8dec2f6f070d271c7fe5db5d8319

 

Not much of an update. Wattsy unlikely, Dom and Jack going for scans.

Vince and Lewis will need to play midfield

and hopefully with Oliver, melksham, Trengove make up a makeshift midfield that can keep us in the hunt until we get these guys back

Well that's great. At this rate we will have to get Todd Viney and Goody to play next week.

Before the west coast game I was thinking our injury was becoming very manageable. That's been blown right out now. Losing both our captains (not to mention two of our best midfielders) is a massive blow to us. At least we get back Watts, Hogan, and hopefully Jeffy next week. 

Hey @dazzledavey36you might wanna update the tags on the thread heading. Might take up a few pages though! ?

Our midfield engine has effectively been wiped out. Oliver stands as our own starting 22 mid. Vince and Lewis will have to go into the middle which isn't the end of the world but leaves us loose down back and potentially playing a super defensive game style like against the Swans. 

Tyson and Viney unlikely to play imo. Hunt looks raw. Watts unlikely and Hogan is probably 40% chance of playing. 

That leaves Trengove as a guaranteed in imo. Kent and Kennedy probably also in.

What a mess we're in. Thankfully they're only short term and over the next month we should get a steady stream of players back. Even with those out we still have a better team than we did at any point 2012-2014.

If we get back Hogan, Watts and Garlett, we might be okay. But the silver lining is that along with Gawn's injury we've tested our depth. Friday was a bad gauge due to Quick turn around. Carlton game stands as the true test of our depth.

Edited July 1, 20178 yr by praha

In a season where its wide open, we sit in a good position ladder and % and even have pundits saying we will win the flag..   we get smashed to pieces by injuries to our best players.

Its just so [censored] typical.  It will take something special to make the finals from here.

No team can cover the loss of players the calibre of Viney, Watts, Garlett, Hogan, Jones, Salem, Brayshaw etc etc...   and might need to chuck in Tyson now too.

Who knows when any of them will be back. 

18 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

In a season where its wide open, we sit in a good position ladder and % and even have pundits saying we will win the flag..   we get smashed to pieces by injuries to our best players.

Its just so [censored] typical.  It will take something special to make the finals from here.

No team can cover the loss of players the calibre of Viney, Watts, Garlett, Hogan, Jones, Salem, Brayshaw etc etc...   and might need to chuck in Tyson now too.

Who knows when any of them will be back. 

They'll all be back with 3-4 weeks to go? 

Let's hope the Tyson injury is like that suffered by Nick Riewoldt earlier in the season.

What most thought season ending when he did it turned out to be a week if that.

Why do I think we won't have that kind of luck !!

6 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Let's hope the Tyson injury is like that suffered by Nick Riewoldt earlier in the season.

What most thought season ending when he did it turned out to be a week if that.

Why do I think we won't have that kind of luck !!

Happened right in front of me. Don't think it's serious because he seemed to be able to run through it for 30 seconds before the siren went. Happened in the contest and seemed like he banged it. I don't think it's serious but a bruised knee can be a 1-2 week thing. That he went home and planned to go to recovery without having it been reported suggests it's not structural. I'm fairly certain he banged it against someone else or something similar. Roos' knee was a twist and strain. If you read the game day thread I'm fairly certain I mention seeing it when it happened.

Edited July 1, 20178 yr by praha

6 hours ago, Mickey said:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/jack-viney-dom-tyson-added-to-melbournes-injury-list-after-loss-to-sydney-swans/news-story/c2cb8dec2f6f070d271c7fe5db5d8319

 

 

LOL

We are stuffed

55 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

LOL

We are stuffed

Our finals chances are now in serious jeopardy. Hogan was supposed to play last week but that moved, watts is now out for another week. They keep extending the length of them. 

Consider also how long it takes players to get back to form. Look at Max....hes not the same.

If any team is to drop out of the 8, a betting man would have to look at Dees out list and think mmmmm.

 

Edited July 1, 20178 yr by leave it to deever

3 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Our finals chances are now in serious jeopardy. Hogan was supposed to play last week but that moved, watts is not out for another week. They keep extending the length of them. 

Consider also how long it takes players to get back to form. Look at Max....hes not the same.

If any team is to drop out of the 8, a betting man would have to look at Dees out list and think mmmmm.

 

Our finals chances are not in "serious jeopardy", they are over. We would not even beat Brisbane missing 8 of our best 22. We do not have the depth to cover these injuries for the next 4-5 weeks as the performance at Port Melbourne showed today. After the past 4 weeks i really thought we had something going here, but now that just seems a distant memory.

Just now, bobby1554 said:

Our finals chances are not in "serious jeopardy", they are over. We would not even beat Brisbane missing 8 of our best 22. We do not have the depth to cover these injuries for the next 4-5 weeks as the performance at Port Melbourne showed today. After the past 4 weeks i really thought we had something going here, but now that just seems a distant memory.

Not sure I agree totally but I am worried. No one can really say how long all will be out but our season has been turned on its head. I didnt want to depress anyone too much. I dont even think Hogan will back this weekend.

2 hours ago, Pates said:

Before the west coast game I was thinking our injury was becoming very manageable. That's been blown right out now. Losing both our captains (not to mention two of our best midfielders) is a massive blow to us. At least we get back Watts, Hogan, and hopefully Jeffy next week. 

Watts in doubt.

1 minute ago, leave it to deever said:

Watts in doubt.

Yeah I just saw that, he said he wouldn't be playing v Carlton after a set back at training. 

Just now, Pates said:

Yeah I just saw that, he said he wouldn't be playing v Carlton after a set back at training. 

Yep sorry Pates to bring bad news but the hits just keep happening here at the MFC. We will be lucky to beat this bunch who have no chance of finals.

6 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Not sure I agree totally but I am worried. No one can really say how long all will be out but our season has been turned on its head. I didnt want to depress anyone too much. I dont even think Hogan will back this weekend.

The problem we have is that because it is such a tight competition we are realistically looking at dropping the next 4 games which will shunt as back to the lower section of the ladder. The current injured players will lose match fitness and as a result will take time to impact the result of games. With only 8 weeks left, it will be too great a hurdle to overcome. I love what this group has achieved so far this year, which is why this just seems hopeless and so bloody unfair. Footy can be a [censored] sometimes.