Jump to content

Petracca to miss Essendon Game

Featured Replies

58 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Now that I have stopped laughing ... I am getting a little cross

He gets a bite that punctures his skin ... surrounded by medicos and he doesn't think to have it cleaned/looked at.

He is a professional athlete ... we are entitled to better

Really? He probably just thought it was a trivial thing he could manage himself and didn’t need to waste the doc’s time with it. I probably wouldn’t have either. Maybe he did get it looked at at the earliest opportunity.

Is it not possible for us to just be able to say “s*** happens” and not get outraged or feel the need to blame someone?

 

It's a bummer, but his influence has waned. His first 3 weeks were very good, but his last couple not as much. Have a week off, freshen up, and come back fit and firing off a longer break.

 
13 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Really? He probably just thought it was a trivial thing he could manage himself and didn’t need to waste the doc’s time with it. I probably wouldn’t have either. Maybe he did get it looked at at the earliest opportunity.

Is it not possible for us to just be able to say “s*** happens” and not get outraged or feel the need to blame someone?

Any aminal bite should be treated by a doctor. So easy to get infections, and I'm sure the club would want to know everything. Considering they have to report any tiny niggle at training. 

Only this club would be this unlucky. 

At least they showed Viney on channel 7 training and they said he’s very close to a return!!!


1 hour ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

I would suggest that the story has leaked, which is out of the clubs control.  When a player goes into hospital for surgery, there’s too many people involved for it to remain quiet.

Someone would have had to have leaked it

media would contact hospitals media manager

media manager asks patient if they consent to some information (ie they were admitted )

if no consent media manager says not much at all, certainly does not confirm

if yes, some info confirmed

depends on pt consent

it would be very serious if a hospital staff member leaked it and punishable by hospital

of course someone else in the know might have leaked it

 

2 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

And what sort of surgery is needed for an infected finger? 

 

2 hours ago, At the break of Gawn said:

Surely just a dose of antibiotics would be enough... 

Dog bites can turn out to be a lot more serious than lay folk think.  Often need debridement (cleaning out surgically) especially if they involve a joint.

2 hours ago, ProDee said:

I blame Goodwin.

No....... obviously Jack Watts

1 hour ago, Vagg said:

Frankly, anyone with half a brain, if they were bitten by a dog, would immediately wash the wound and apply basic antiseptic, at the very least!  To miss a game due to this kinda dumbness beggars belief!!

Barrie.  Maybe he did.  Can be very deceptive.  Hope he has had a tetanus shot updates.

 

PS FMD!!!

 

PPS:  Seriously, does anyone NOT believe in the Norm Smith curse?  (Thanks to the late Dr Don Duffy and those on the committee he either lead or failed to lead ).

1 hour ago, Gorgoroth said:

With missions record he is out for the season...

True. If he is out for the season don't expect to he told until round 23

 
1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Well what do you expect Its Melbourne side show at a Carnival! We are still light years behind in almost every facet of footballing management and professionalism . Over this soul destroying club! Norm Smith Curse lives on!! if we lose Sunday, This website not to mention the Club will be at breaking point! IMV

Mate, hes got a sore finger and will miss 1 game.

You're acting like he tore his ACL again.


Well, at least something at the club has a bit of bite about them. Shame it's the players dogs....

Just now, daisycutter said:

can't blame jack watts this time......pity but

could this be more fallout from the cancelled camp?

Nah.  This is entirely Jack's doing.  Had JW still been here he would have stopped the dog from biting CP#5.  How can any sane person doubt this?

24 minutes ago, monoccular said:

PPS:  Seriously, does anyone NOT believe in the Norm Smith curse?  (Thanks to the late Dr Don Duffy and those on the committee he either lead or failed to lead ).

Is this a serious question ?

I assume not, but in case it is, the curse is the greatest bit of BS I've ever heard.

But if you're a mentally fragile lightweight believe away.

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Well what do you expect Its Melbourne side show at a Carnival! We are still light years behind in almost every facet of footballing management and professionalism . Over this soul destroying club! Norm Smith Curse lives on!! if we lose Sunday, This website not to mention the Club will be at breaking point! IMV

 

unnamed_(7).gif


He will pick up some superbug in the hospital and never play for us again. If he gets back he will be a shell of his former self

Is there a more cursed club in World Sport!! 

1 hour ago, Nasher said:

Really? He probably just thought it was a trivial thing he could manage himself and didn’t need to waste the doc’s time with it. I probably wouldn’t have either. Maybe he did get it looked at at the earliest opportunity.

Is it not possible for us to just be able to say “s*** happens” and not get outraged or feel the need to blame someone?

Nasher...

he is a highly paid professional athlete who relies heavily on his hands.

They report their diet and just about everything else during the season

No excuse for not having it treated early.

If he did have it treated I would have hoped the club would have expanded in that regard.

Standard GP treatment for a dog bite asap after a bite

-dress the wound

-antibiotic injection 

-often a splint

-no exercise for one week

Unless properly treated the infection can infect the finger bone. Worse case scenario tge finger requires amputation. So potentially serious.  There is no way he should have played against Richmond. 

The player should have seen a GP or club doctor. If the club doc was consulted and did nothing, it would be a very basic omission that would be hard to explain. 


Seriously, it's a week.  He'll be fine.  There are far worse things that could happen.

The fact we can potentially welcome back T Mac, and then Viney in a fortnight, is the bigger news to come out of today.

28 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Nasher...

he is a highly paid professional athlete who relies heavily on his hands.

They report their diet and just about everything else during the season

No excuse for not having it treated early.

If he did have it treated I would have hoped the club would have expanded in that regard.

I don’t believe he would not have reported it. They showed it on the news tonight and it was very noticeable. The doctor or trainer or whoever would have noticed it, even if Trac said nothing. 

Maybe it was treated and was fine, but then he played and it got sweaty and dirty and therefore infected.

It’s pure bad luck. Stock standard MFC stuff really. 

 
3 minutes ago, Jaded said:

I don’t believe he would not have reported it. They showed it on the news tonight and it was very noticeable. The doctor or trainer or whoever would have noticed it, even if Trac said nothing. 

Maybe it was treated and was fine, but then he played and it got sweaty and dirty and therefore infected.

It’s pure bad luck. Stock standard MFC stuff really. 

If it was treated... fine ... say so... otherwise the football public and the media is  just left looking at another unprofessional example of a struggling football club.

"Perception always shapes reality"

5 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

If it was treated... fine ... say so... otherwise the football public and the media is  just left looking at another unprofessional example of a struggling football club.

"Perception always shapes reality"

Good grief.


Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Featured Content

  • REPORT: Hawthorn

    There was a time during the current Melbourne cycle that goes back to before the premiership when the club was the toughest to beat in the fourth quarter. The Demons were not only hard to beat at any time but it was virtually impossible to get the better them when scores were close at three quarter time. It was only three or four years ago but they were fit, strong and resilient in body and mind. Sadly, those days are over. This has been the case since the club fell off its pedestal about 12 months ago after it beat Geelong and then lost to Carlton. In both instances, Melbourne put together strong, stirring final quarters, one that resulted in victory, the other, in defeat. Since then, the drop off has been dramatic to the point where it can neither pull off victory in close matches, nor can it even go down in defeat  gallantly.

      • Clap
      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 0 replies
    Demonland
  • CASEY: Footscray

    At twenty-four minutes into the third term of the game between the Casey Demons and Footscray VFL at Whitten Oval, the visitors were coasting. They were winning all over the ground, had the ascendancy in the ruck battles and held a 26 point lead on a day perfect for football. What could go wrong? Everything. The Bulldogs moved into overdrive in the last five minutes of the term and booted three straight goals to reduce the margin to a highly retrievable eight points at the last break. Bouyed by that effort, their confidence was on a high level during the interval and they ran all over the despondent Demons and kicked another five goals to lead by a comfortable margin of four goals deep into the final term before Paddy Cross kicked a couple of too late goals for a despondent Casey. A testament to their lack of pressure in the latter stages of the game was the fact that Footscray’s last ten scoring shots were nine goals and one rushed behind. Things might have been different for the Demons who went into the game after last week’s bye with 12 AFL listed players. Blake Howes was held over for the AFL game but two others, Jack Billings and Taj Woewodin (not officially listed as injured) were also missing and they could have been handy at the end. Another mystery of the current VFL system.

      • Thanks
    • 0 replies
    Demonland
  • PREGAME: Brisbane

    The Demons head back out on the road in Round 10 when they travel to Queensland to take on the reigning Premiers and the top of the table Lions who look very formidable. Can the Dees cause a massive upset? Who comes in and who goes out?

      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 124 replies
    Demonland
  • PODCAST: Hawthorn

    The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 12th May @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect the Demons loss to the Hawks. Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show. If you would like to leave us a voicemail please call 03 9016 3666 and don't worry no body answers so you don't have to talk to a human.

      • Clap
      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 52 replies
    Demonland
  • POSTGAME: Hawthorn

    Wayward kicking for goal, dump kicks inside 50 and some baffling umpiring all contributed to the Dees not getting out to an an early lead that may have impacted the result. At the end of the day the Demons were just not good enough and let the Hawks run away with their first win against the Demons in 7 years.

      • Clap
      • Love
      • Like
    • 354 replies
    Demonland
  • VOTES: Hawthorn

    After 3 fantastic week Max Gawn has a massive lead in the Demonland Player of the Year award from Jake Bowey, Christian Petracca, Kade Chandler and Ed Langdon who round out the Top Five. Your votes please. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

      • Thanks
    • 34 replies
    Demonland