"Best 22 will play" said Goody laconically..........

47 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

Who came back after injury last year and was immediately at their best?  Max? Viney? Watts?  We had sub par performances on almost every occasion.  What exactly is the myth?

They all mythed games

1 hour ago, buck_nekkid said:

Who came back after injury last year and was immediately at their best?  Max? Viney? Watts?  We had sub par performances on almost every occasion.  What exactly is the myth?

Not to be pedantic but you did say "rushed back". Watts certainly wasn't rushed back because he didn't do his rehab properly and took way longer than they were expecting.

44 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Not to be pedantic but you did say "rushed back". Watts certainly wasn't rushed back because he didn't do his rehab properly and took way longer than they were expecting.

And if not ready, should have not been selected....in his case, rushed back was still true, he came back before he should have. 

9 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

Who came back after injury last year and was immediately at their best?  Max? Viney? Watts?  We had sub par performances on almost every occasion.  What exactly is the myth?

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Viney came back too early, though easy to say in hindsight and even waiting another week or two, hard to see that the outcome would have been any different. Watts we know about (general slackness), and after Max missed half the season it was always going to be game over.

There's a difference between being over your injury/fit, to being "at your best". No player coming off a few weeks (or more) away will be immediately at their best, it's one of the reasons we're putting players through practise matches now. It's called match fitness, and you can't get it just training.

On the other hand, Hogan played his best ever game for the club after being "rushed back".

On 22/02/2018 at 5:36 PM, jnrmac said:

Not to be pedantic but you did say "rushed back". Watts certainly wasn't rushed back because he didn't do his rehab properly and took way longer than they were expecting.

And that is the reason he is gone and the call was made on him

When do they announce tonight's side ?

12 hours ago, Pennant St Dee said:

And that is the reason he is gone and the call was made on him

If watts play a game back in the VFL he would have gain form.

1 hour ago, don't make me angry said:

If watts play a game back in the VFL he would have gain form.

DMMA if he focussed on getting himself right for the finals tilt he would still be with us. Trust me