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Melksham Injures Hamstring

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Considering this happened in the 2nd quarter and he played out the game I would say this is super minor. 

We are probably just being cautious this week as we play the suns. I would expect him to play against the swannies

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    1 hour ago, Flemo56 said:

    Most goal assist in the league? Heard that mentioned on a footy show or during the replay I watched. Hopefully back in v swans.

    Sounds right to me.  From what I also recall, he is well up there for contested marks inside 50 as well.

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    3 hours ago, Redleg said:

    There is a positive, my hamstrings are ok at the moment. 

    Thanks...you figuring on lining up ??

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    Minor Strain in the 2nd Quarter

    played out the game. 

    Rest and rehab for 10 days...

    Ready for the Swannettes...

     

     

    SWYL drinking Chivas Regal in Pattaya....

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    3 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    Bvgger

    If there's anything... anything positive... it's the gc game

    Speedy recovery Jake

    Its not oliver. Can be covered but he's an important cog in best 22.

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    1 hour ago, Juicebox said:

    I like Melksham and what he brings to the team, but this could be a bit of a bleesing. Feel like our forward lines been functioning a bit predictably and gone a tad stale since that purple patch a couple of months ago. Could be good to bring in a fresh face for a coupla weeks. *Cough* vandenberg.

    Is a Bleesing like a Toumpasing?

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    44 minutes ago, GCDee said:

    Considering this happened in the 2nd quarter and he played out the game I would say this is super minor. 

    We are probably just being cautious this week as we play the suns. I would expect him to play against the swannies

    Exactly.

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    Apparently channel 7 said 3 weeks. 

    FMD we are not having a good run are we? I suppose when you look at GWS, Sydney and Collingwood tho, we haven’t got much to complain about. Yet. I’m sure next week 3 more will go down or something. 

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    2 hours ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

    Bugg has been playing good footy for a long time and has played well up forward. He’s the one I’d go with 

    I'm not confident with his foot skills or his set shots. Love the endeavour of the bloke but he lacks quality.

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    There's nothing in the MFC article which says the club knew about it as at the second quarter. Melksham could have noticed it, tried to run through it, played the game out, but reported it later. So let's not pot the club just yet.

    However, given how our recent injuries have been going, I can't help but shake the feeling that this is more serious than the club has stated so far. I wouldn't be surprised to see him, and Hibberd, back no earlier than the GWS game.

    2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Funny that hey..

    Billy Stretch voices his concern prior to the Freo game that his foot is a bit sore, yet medical team told him just run it out to warm it up..

    Next minute,  season over!

    Is that true?

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    2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Funny that hey..

    Billy Stretch voices his concern prior to the Freo game that his foot is a bit sore, yet medical team told him just run it out to warm it up..

    Next minute,  season over!

    Oh yeah!!! Can hear the conversation now... "Stop sooking lad, just get out there and run it out you wimp" NOT!!!

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    2 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

    Perhaps it is code for ‘rest’....

     

    1 hour ago, Cards13 said:

    Unfortunately it’s not.

    If you do a hamstring you don't "run out the match". It risks further damage, even if you can run at all.  Standard recovery is 2 weeks, with most club physio's resting for 3 to be certain. 

    I don't know why ALL clubs, not just ours, participate in this type of charade.

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    26 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    There's nothing in the MFC article which says the club knew about it as at the second quarter. Melksham could have noticed it, tried to run through it, played the game out, but reported it later. So let's not pot the club just yet.

    However, given how our recent injuries have been going, I can't help but shake the feeling that this is more serious than the club has stated so far. I wouldn't be surprised to see him, and Hibberd, back no earlier than the GWS game.

    Is that true?

    Confirmed by kerry Lambert off the Dees podcast who was talking to Billy while out with lunch from somone that works at the footy club. 

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    20 minutes ago, waynewussell said:

    Oh yeah!!! Can hear the conversation now... "Stop sooking lad, just get out there and run it out you wimp" NOT!!!

    Delusional.

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    I've increasingly come to think this about injuries: It's not like we have to field 21 vs 22. As long as our depth is good and our intent is there, our selected 22 can beat any other selected 22. Collingwood proves this.

    Still wish we could select Lever, Viney, Melksham and Hibberd though.

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    Yikes, where did 3 weeks come from? In the space of a few hours:

    - Minor Hammy

    - May miss this week and possibly next

    - will miss 3 weeks

    - Jack Watts 

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    FMD -- where is the exorcist to rid us of the CONS?

    IF neither Kent nor Bugg get a gig then surely their 'cards are marked'.

    That said, vandenBerg has been gradually building up a case.

    Maybe Hannan if fit could be a decent like-for-like.

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    8 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Yikes, where did 3 weeks come from? In the space of a few hours:

    - Minor Hammy

    - May miss this week and possibly next

    - will miss 3 weeks

    - Jack Watts 

    You forgot:

    - Mark Neeld

    - Cameron Schwab

    - Norm Smith Curse

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    4 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    You forgot:

    - Mark Neeld

    - Cameron Schwab

    - Norm Smith Curse

    Of course!

    Also:

    - 186

    - David Cockatoo-Collins 

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    5 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    You forgot:

    - Mark Neeld

    - Cameron Schwab

    - Norm Smith Curse

    And

    - trading for ex collingwood players!

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    1 hour ago, Jaded said:

    Apparently channel 7 said 3 weeks. 

     

    So whos right, Misson or Channel 7?  If its channel 7,   Misson has got to go.

     

    But elite performance manager Dave Misson was confident Melksham wouldn’t be sidelined for too long, saying it was a “very minor strain”.

    “It happened in the second quarter, but he played out the match,” he told Melbourne Media.  

    “Even though Jake’s pulled up well, we don’t want to risk him this round.

    “We’ll reassess him next week.”

    Edited by Petraccattack

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    17 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Of course!

    Also:

    - 186

    - David Cockatoo-Collins 

    And what about his twin, Donald?

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    5 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    And what about his twin, Donald?

    True! He had a handful of games though and a couple of goals. Good effort.

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