4 minutes ago, north westerly said:

Just driving past training and stopped in. 

Jack Watts doing rehab running over about 40-50m at about 1/3 pace.

I'd say he's quite a few weeks from playing.

It just gets better and better, thanks for the update albeit not one we wanted to hear. Did you notice anything else?

10 minutes ago, north westerly said:

Just driving past training and stopped in. 

Jack Watts doing rehab running over about 40-50m at about 1/3 pace.

I'd say he's quite a few weeks from playing.

Could the club not update the members and supporters by confirming Watts strained his hammy last week and will be out for a further 3-4 weeks. It certainly sounds like it's the case. A bit of transparency would be appreciated. 

Same deal with Garlett.

4 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Could the club not update the members and supporters by confirming Watts strained his hammy last week and will be out for a further 3-4 weeks. It certainly sounds like it's the case. A bit of transparency would be appreciated. 

Same deal with Garlett.

Yeah, quite odd.

Watts had a fitness test the week leading into the West Coast and couldn't even complete half of it, then was hardly sighted last week at all prior to Sydney game, yet Goodwin states he's a chance this week.

 

25 minutes ago, north westerly said:

Just driving past training and stopped in. 

Jack Watts doing rehab running over about 40-50m at about 1/3 pace.

I'd say he's quite a few weeks from playing.

thanks for the update.  but couldnt this just be part of his fitness test/checking out the hammy?

start with jogging to warm it up, move to 1/3 pace then 2/3 pace etc??

this weekend there will be only 5 players that have played all 15 games this years.

and we could see the 35th player on the list get a run if maynard/JT/Johnstone or Ben Ken play

give us a farrrkking break

3 minutes ago, DubDee said:

this weekend there will be only 5 players that have played all 15 games this years.

and we could see the 35th player on the list get a run if maynard/JT/Johnstone or Ben Ken play

give us a farrrkking break

Yep, with a third of the season still remaining. Is this us drinking our own bath water? 

On the plus side, it seems that in many recent games we've played against Carlton we've gone in strong favourites and lost. Perhaps this week the players available will be switched on from the get-go and produce the result we all want to see. 

[Insert glass half full emoticon]

Looks like Jones is picking up his workload. Might only miss the next 3 games and be back round 19 v north. 

viney should also be back then. Assuming no further setbacks from current injured players we should be almost at full strength in 3 weeks.

watts, hogan, jeffy, viney, jones, Salem and brayshaw (VFL)

if we win 1 from the next 3 I think we would have done well. Then need to win 3 from 5 to guarantee a finals spot. 

1 hour ago, bandicoot said:

Looks like Jones is picking up his workload. Might only miss the next 3 games and be back round 19 v north. 

viney should also be back then. Assuming no further setbacks from current injured players we should be almost at full strength in 3 weeks.

watts, hogan, jeffy, viney, jones, Salem and brayshaw (VFL)

if we win 1 from the next 3 I think we would have done well. Then need to win 3 from 5 to guarantee a finals spot. 

I thought it was 3 or 4 from 8?

11 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

I thought it was 3 or 4 from 8?

Well, as Bandicoot said "if we win 1 from the next 3 I think we would have done well. Then need to win 3 from 5 to guarantee a finals spot." next three weeks is without a few of our best players (so 1 win from those 3 games), then in the final 5 weeks after we have most of our list up and running, 3 from those 5 matches. 

1 win + 3 wins = 4 wins
3 weeks + 5 weeks = 8 games.

Clear as mud?

1 hour ago, bandicoot said:

Looks like Jones is picking up his workload. Might only miss the next 3 games and be back round 19 v north. 

viney should also be back then. Assuming no further setbacks from current injured players we should be almost at full strength in 3 weeks.

watts, hogan, jeffy, viney, jones, Salem and brayshaw (VFL)

if we win 1 from the next 3 I think we would have done well. Then need to win 3 from 5 to guarantee a finals spot. 

This is a bit off topic but I would like to see us win more than the minimum 12 and scrape into 8th spot.  The others in the bottom 4 are likely to be Port, WCE and Sydney.  So I would like enough wins to get us to 5th or 6th for a home final...ideally not against Sydney.

A little voice in my head says one-week-at-a-time and if we get there we can beat anyone, anywhere, anytime...

...but in my heart I would be shattered if our first final in eons is interstate and I can't get there! 

Where is Missons update?!

3 hours ago, hardtack said:

Well, as Bandicoot said "if we win 1 from the next 3 I think we would have done well. Then need to win 3 from 5 to guarantee a finals spot." next three weeks is without a few of our best players (so 1 win from those 3 games), then in the final 5 weeks after we have most of our list up and running, 3 from those 5 matches. 

1 win + 3 wins = 4 wins
3 weeks + 5 weeks = 8 games.

Clear as mud?

Thanks Ye that's right, think I must have read post too quick..

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-07-04/jeffy-jesse-and-dom-face-tests

GOALSNEAK Jeff Garlett (hamstring), key forward Jesse Hogan (testicular cancer) and ball-winner Dom Tyson (knee) are all chances for Sunday’s clash against Carlton at the MCG.

 

 

Looks like it the recap of the Misson weekly video, only they didnt upload the video.

A sad, sad story.

Melbourne injury list: round 16

Angus Brayshaw (concussion) – indefinite
Lochie Filipovic (hip flexor) – 3 weeks
Colin Garland (knee) – season
Jeff Garlett (hamstring) – test 
Jesse Hogan (testicular cancer) – test 
Nathan Jones (quadriceps) – 3-4 weeks
Pat McKenna (hamstring) – 4-5 weeks
Christian Salem (hamstring) – 2-3 weeks
Tim Smith (navicular bone) – season
Dom Tyson (knee) – test 
Aaron vandenBerg (heel) – season
Jack Viney (plantar fascia) – 4-6 weeks
Jack Watts (hamstring) – 1-2 weeks'

Melbourne suspension list: round 16

Tomas Bugg (suspended) - 6 weeks 

I can't stand the way they order that...

Melbourne injury (& suspension) list: round 16

Jeff Garlett (hamstring) – test 
Jesse Hogan (testicular cancer) – test 
Dom Tyson (knee) – test 
Jack Watts (hamstring) – 1-2 weeks'
Christian Salem (hamstring) – 2-3 weeks
Lochie Filipovic (hip flexor) – 3 weeks
Nathan Jones (quadriceps) – 3-4 weeks
Pat McKenna (hamstring) – 4-5 weeks
Jack Viney (plantar fascia) – 4-6 weeks

Tomas Bugg (suspended) - 6 weeks 

Angus Brayshaw (concussion) – indefinite

Tim Smith (navicular bone) – season
Aaron vandenBerg (heel) – season
Colin Garland (knee) – season

5 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

I can't stand the way they order that...

Melbourne injury (& suspension) list: round 16

Jeff Garlett (hamstring) – test 
Jesse Hogan (testicular cancer) – test 
Dom Tyson (knee) – test 
Jack Watts (hamstring) – 1-2 weeks'
Christian Salem (hamstring) – 2-3 weeks
Lochie Filipovic (hip flexor) – 3 weeks
Nathan Jones (quadriceps) – 3-4 weeks
Pat McKenna (hamstring) – 4-5 weeks
Jack Viney (plantar fascia) – 4-6 weeks

Tomas Bugg (suspended) - 6 weeks 

Angus Brayshaw (concussion) – indefinite

Tim Smith (navicular bone) – season
Aaron vandenBerg (heel) – season
Colin Garland (knee) – season

Clearly 5, arguably 7 of our best 10 players on that list.

By the way does any one know how Gus is going with his rehab? There has been no news for a while regarding where his at, or when he is going to get a game in the twos? 

Just now, titan_uranus said:

Clearly 5, arguably 7 of our best 10 players on that list.

I'd have Vanders and Gus straight in if they were available and in form this week as well.

 

My guess is Viney's finished for the season

 

1 hour ago, deebug said:

By the way does any one know how Gus is going with his rehab? There has been no news for a while regarding where his at, or when he is going to get a game in the twos? 

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-06-29/saint-great-helps-brayshaw-in-comeback

General manager of football operations Josh Mahoney said the club wouldn’t rush Brayshaw’s return to the game, but it remained optimistic about his progress. 

“Angus will be in full training early next week. All things going well, he’ll need a couple of weeks of full training and then hopefully he’ll be available to play – all things going well in that time,” he said.

Brayshaw said he was progressing “slowly but surely, but tracking upwards” after being sidelined for the past six weeks. The talented and likeable youngster said it had been a steady recover and was optimistic about returning soon.  

“Hopefully there’s not too much left of it, but I’m going along quite nicely at the moment,” he said.

“The next step for me is to join full training with the team – that will happen sometime next week, and then it’s two to three weeks of training with the group.

“If all of that goes smoothly, then I’ll think about playing, but it’s hard to put specific numbers on everything and give an estimate of how far away I am.”

 

7 hours ago, PaulRB said:

I can't stand the way they order that...

Melbourne injury (& suspension) list: round 16

Jeff Garlett (hamstring) – test 
Jesse Hogan (testicular cancer) – test 
Dom Tyson (knee) – test 
Jack Watts (hamstring) – 1-2 weeks'
Christian Salem (hamstring) – 2-3 weeks

So, in 2-3 weeks we should have these 5 back. May the rehab gods smile upon us.

Angus is gunshy.

11 hours ago, JTR said:

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-06-29/saint-great-helps-brayshaw-in-comeback

General manager of football operations Josh Mahoney said the club wouldn’t rush Brayshaw’s return to the game, but it remained optimistic about his progress. 

“Angus will be in full training early next week. All things going well, he’ll need a couple of weeks of full training and then hopefully he’ll be available to play – all things going well in that time,” he said.

Brayshaw said he was progressing “slowly but surely, but tracking upwards” after being sidelined for the past six weeks. The talented and likeable youngster said it had been a steady recover and was optimistic about returning soon.  

“Hopefully there’s not too much left of it, but I’m going along quite nicely at the moment,” he said.

“The next step for me is to join full training with the team – that will happen sometime next week, and then it’s two to three weeks of training with the group.

“If all of that goes smoothly, then I’ll think about playing, but it’s hard to put specific numbers on everything and give an estimate of how far away I am.”

 

I wonder what he meant here? I can read into it a couple of possible interpretations:

1. That there's not much time left before he'll be back properly training and playing
2. That there are not many of the symptoms of concussion (eg headaches, nausea) still bothering him.

I really hope he means the first.

18 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I wonder what he meant here? I can read into it a couple of possible interpretations:

1. That there's not much time left before he'll be back properly training and playing
2. That there are not many of the symptoms of concussion (eg headaches, nausea) still bothering him.

I really hope he means the first.

I read that he is ok re concussion and it's now a matter of conditioning and contact training to be match ready.  If there were residual concussion symptoms I'd doubt he'd even mention timeframes.