12 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Send him to the Richmond doctor - quick....

Or Hogans! ?

Viney aside we are virtually injury free for the best 22. Our previously injured guys are starting to hit form. just need to get over the line this week, have a rest and we could do some damage!

 

Just a sample of a few clubs injuries from the AFL site. No surprise that the clubs

with few key player injuries are doing well.

 

Matthew Broadbent	Ankle	Test
Billy Frampton	Shoulder	Season
Sam Gray	Corked thigh	Test
Dan Houston	Shoulder	Test
Jasper Pittard	Calf	TBC
Jimmy Toumpas	Knee	Test
Updated: Monday, August 21

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Josh Caddy	Hamstring	1 week
Nathan Drummond*	Knee	Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 22

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
David Armitage	Groin	Season
Nick Coughlan	Hamstring	Season
Nathan Freeman	Ankle	Season
Sam Gilbert	Abdominal	1 week
Hugh Goddard	Foot	Season
Paddy McCartin	Concussion	Indefinite
Darren Minchington	Ankle	Season
Leigh Montagna	Hamstring	2-3 weeks
Nathan Wright	Ankle	Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 22

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Darcy Cameron	Shoulder	Season
Robbie Fox	Ankle	1 week
Sam Naismith	Hip	Test
Updated: Tuesday, August 22

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Matthew Allen	Foot	Season
Sam Butler*	Hamstring	Season
Mark LeCras	Hamstring	Test
Scott Lycett	Shoulder	Season
Nic Naitanui*	Knee	Late 2017 season
Simon Tunbridge	Hamstring	Season
Daniel Venables	Toe	Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 22

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Marcus Adams	Foot	1-2 weeks
Stewart Crameri	Hip	Season
Tim English	Concussion	Test
Lin Jong	Knee	Season
Brad Lynch	Hamstring	Test
Jack Redpath	Suspension	2 matches
Roarke Smith	Knee	Season
Jake Stringer	Hamstring	2-3 weeks
Easton Wood	Hamstring	3-4 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, August 22

Viney's in strife IMO. Was just on 9 news saying he can't rush back or he could make it worse, mentioned it was more a bone injury & nothing to do with his previous injury. 

I don't like the sound of a bone injury in the foot. 

Shattered if he can't make it back for finals should we make it. 

JV's got three weeks before the elimination final (assuming we get there...) so fingers crossed.

Jimmy Toumpas ... knee ... test.

If he doesn't come good, that will certainly harm Port's finals campaign !!!

 

3 hours ago, bingers said:

Jimmy Toumpas ... knee ... test.

If he doesn't come good, that will certainly harm Port's finals campaign !!!

 

Poor Jimmy was part of lose-lose-lose trade involving 3 clubs

7 hours ago, Demons1858 said:

Poor Jimmy was part of lose-lose-lose trade involving 3 clubs

Remind me of that trilogy?

Bad news:  Viney and TMc will not start preseason till after Christmas

Better news:  Jesse will start normal preseason.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-09-08/viney-and-mcdonald-face-delayed-starts

It seems Viney would not have played in finals if we had made it.

Lets hope they have his foot problem under control and we haven't jeopardised his full recovery by bringing him back too early.  If I recall it was a 4 to 6 and he came back after 2 weeks.  He is a tough cookie but sometimes it shouldn't be the player's call.  We have medicos and coaches to do that.

On 23/08/2017 at 4:59 PM, PaulRB said:

JV's got three weeks before the elimination final (assuming we get there...) so fingers crossed.

We now all know who to blame for the loss. 

How about they just let us know what the [censored] the injury is?

Is it that difficult?

 

Misson -  "Jack's experiencing a sore foot. He could be out forever or it could be a couple of weeks".

 

 

Why does it matter? 

2 hours ago, stevethemanjordan said:

How about they just let us know what the [censored] the injury is?

Is it that difficult?

 

Misson -  "Jack's experiencing a sore foot. He could be out forever or it could be a couple of weeks".

 

 

I tend to think that the specifics of a players medical history are none of our business.

If they tell us, great!  But I don't think they're obliged to tell us anything other than 'foot' and expected date of return.

Misson's EOS http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-09-12/end-of-season-injury-summary

So many foot injuries!  Smith, Vand, Viney!   Viney's sounds serious.  Why they brought him back after only two weeks is beyond me.

Not to sure what to make of the report on Jesse.  "Jesse, with that hamstring [injury], was pretty close to coming back and actually playing again after half-time [against Collingwood in round 23]. He wasn’t really confident with his flat-out sprinting, so he didn’t want to risk that.  He would’ve been pretty close to playing [in the first week of the finals], if we had have made it. "

Is that contradictory?

TBH, even if he wasn't confident with 'sprinting flat out', surely parking him in the goal square was preferable to the bench making us down a player and rotations in rnd 23.  Dangerfield kicked 5 a few months ago in similar circumstances.  Were we saving Jesse for the Elim final...the one that never came...

Edited September 12, 20178 yr by Lucifer's Hero

 

Great pic of chuckles misson

The Viney injury really concerns me. He is also starting preseason around Christmas if all goes well. What if it doesn't go well after all it's a foot injury and we all know how difficult they r to overcome. 

I really hope he doesn't have an injury interrupted season in 2018 as he is one player we need on the field. 

2 hours ago, DemonOX said:

The Viney injury really concerns me. He is also starting preseason around Christmas if all goes well. What if it doesn't go well after all it's a foot injury and we all know how difficult they r to overcome. 

I really hope he doesn't have an injury interrupted season in 2018 as he is one player we need on the field. 

Hoping is just a related reaction to the surgery he had earlier in the season and not something new to worry about. I do think that of our list the guys who late starts won't be an issue are TMac and Viney, TMac due to his incredible fitness and endurance and Viney because it won't change the way he plays at all, reminds me of how Jelwood can come back in and make a difference after having little to no pre-season over the last couple of years.