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Jake Lever injury - Confirmed ACL

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So assuming he’s going to be out for some time, is Frost the current replacement in the VFL?

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    2 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

    So assuming he’s going to be out for some time, is Frost the current replacement in the VFL?

    You'd think so, might be asking too much of Petty at this stage.

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    9 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    It will be what it is.

    Please remind me who is / are playing any similar type of rôle at Casey?  

    Keilty? How is he coming along?

    Same question for Petty?

    It would be a backward step though could become necessary to more Tommy back?

     

    9 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    It will be what it is.

    Please remind me who is / are playing any similar type of rôle at Casey?  

    Keilty? How is he coming along?

    Same question for Petty?

    It would be a backward step though could become necessary to more Tommy back?

    Hopefully Lever is back soon. I reckon Joel Smith might get a bit of a run. 

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    Just now, chookrat said:

     

    Hopefully Lever is back soon. I reckon Joel Smith might get a bit of a run. 

    Yup.  Its J Smith time.

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    I reckon ACL!! Joel Smith or Frost next in line

    Also Smith T not up to it come back Pedo Or Weeds!

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    15 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    It will be what it is.

    Please remind me who is / are playing any similar type of rôle at Casey?  

    Keilty? How is he coming along?

    Same question for Petty?

    It would be a backward step though could become necessary to more Tommy back?

    Jayden Hunt

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    Just when things we going awesome.

    Naturally we all feel for Jake right now, not sure if we can win it without him. 

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    2 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

    Just when things we going awesome.

    Naturally we all feel for Jake right now, not sure if we can win it without him. 

    We won today without him?

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    15 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    Surely footballers get preferential treatment and quicker results? 

    Not sure we can wait until Monday. Might die of anxiety. 

    Not so simple.  I seem to recall when a relative did his ACL his ortho deliberately waited a few day for swelling to subside to make a better MRI diagnosis.  

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    Just now, GCDee said:

    We won today without him?

    Difficult winning flags without your best team on the park. We got Lever because we needed the backline floater who kills off contests and created drive. Lever is going to be almost impossible to replace 

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    3 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

    Just when things we going awesome.

    Naturally we all feel for Jake right now, not sure if we can win it without him. 

    IF one player’s absence means we can’t win then we aren’t ready yet.  

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    Was always a higher risk to re-do his ACL after he did one before he was drafted (unless you're that poster who thought his opinion outweighed actual quantitative evidence)

    Edited by TheoX

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    My son is a dyed-in-the-wool demon supporter and also a surgeon. He called me to say he reckons its an ACL. He was at the game and watched Jake through binoculars as he left the ground.  

    If You See Kay....

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    Just now, TheoX said:

    Was always a higher risk to re-do his ACL after he did one before he was drafted.

    Lets keep Petracca on ice until the last day of September then?

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    I think @Drunkn167 said on the Demonland podcast that Frost had been carving it at Casey.

    If that's the case, he is the obvious replacement.

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    4 minutes ago, Jaded said:

    Difficult winning flags without your best team on the park. We got Lever because we needed the backline floater who kills off contests and created drive. Lever is going to be almost impossible to replace 

    It sucks that he may be done 2018, but I think he will be replaceable - relatively speaking.

    Winning flags starts in the midfield.  A dominant midfield can make any backline look good.

    And Joel Smith can do a lot of the things Lever does.  He may not be able to play as a 2nd tall though, so maybe we will need both Frost and Smith.

    Or maybe neither?  There are options.

    Yes its harsh losing our star recruit but the season will hardly be a write off.  Top 4 and a flag still well and truly in our sights.

    Edited by Petraccattack

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    4 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    IF one player’s absence means we can’t win then we aren’t ready yet.  

    Astute observation Mono!

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    3 minutes ago, TGR said:

    Lets keep Petracca on ice until the last day of September then?

    Lol just sayin'. And I said it in his draft year too. Glad we took Trac and Brayshaw. Let's hope it's not an ACL though.

    Edited by TheoX

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    3 minutes ago, ProperDee said:

    My son is a dyed-in-the-wool demon supporter and also a surgeon. He called me to say he reckons its an ACL. He was at the game and watched Jake through binoculars as he left the ground.  

    If You See Kay....

    This! is what I also reckon Sadly

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    4 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

    Joel Smith can do a lot of the things Lever does.  He may not be able to play as a 2nd tall though, so maybe we will need both Frost and Smith.

    Not sure if Smith can read the flight of the ball & rebound like Lever does. 

    I would give Frosty first crack purely on size and speed.

    Edited by Jibroni

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    I hope Harry Petty gets a go. Looks like a gem to me and both a natural footballer and a great interceptor. Frost, however, is neither.

    Jake is going to he a terrible loss though. We'll struggle now, but I'm glad we didn't change our structure and shape too much after Jake went down.

    Edited by A F

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    6 minutes ago, TheoX said:

    Was always a higher risk to re-do his ACL after he did one before he was drafted (unless you're that poster who thought his opinion outweighed actual quantitative evidence)

    Is it definitely the same knee?

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