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Oskar Baker out for 6 weeks with Hamstring

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Where the hell is the exorcist?  Normie’s curse is alive and well.

Not that he was likely to get a senior game this year but doing well at VFL and hopefully winning finals would be so important to his development. 

Poor bugger. 

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    Rats! 

    A big preseason awaits the fella.

    Looking forward to seeing him play seniors next year

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    A shame for Baker but as these things go, not the worst injury we could get. Hopefully it's the last bad one of '18!

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    A real shame. VFL finals would be a step up in intendity so it's a shame he will miss that experience as a player.

    He has been good in the VFL so I think next year could be the year he finds time in the AFL team.

     

     

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    6 weeks for a hammy?? WTF?

     

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    And it didn't look that bad when he did it!  I initially thought he had cramp and the physios worked on him for a while near the interchange bench.  I thought Mitch King's knee injury was worse, yet he is a 50/50 chance this week!  Ironic!

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    Must have been a serious tear, it’s a shame as he was showing some good signs with a chance to debut this year. 

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    So he's only available for the grand final or is he available for more games?

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    Was looking forward to seeing him play a game this year, especially with our outs and his pretty good form. TBH though, given it's 3 big-time opposition teams now, GC was probably his last chance anyway.

    Next year Oscar.

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    Hopefully the next few weeks is all about getting our better senior players back in the team, rather than looking to blood a debutant.

    Baker has had a good first season developing in the vfl.  Bank it, then hit preseason at full speed.

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