6 minutes ago, poita said:

Some of our list management and player management decisions in the past 12-18 months are mind boggling.

Which ones ?

Round 1 Injury List:

James Harmes (finger) – Test
Braydon Preuss (adductor) – Test
Kade Kolodjashnij (adductor) – Test
Steven May – (suspension) – 1 week
Tim Smith (calf) – 2 weeks
Jeff Garlett (shoulder) – 2-3 weeks
Joel Smith (groin) – TBA *
Aaron vandenBerg (foot) – TBA *
Mitch Hannan (knee) – 6-10 weeks
Jake Lever  (knee) – 6-10 weeks
Jay Kennedy Harris (knee) – 10-12 weeks
Guy Walker (shoulder) – indefinite
Aaron Nietschke (knee) – season

* appears like 4 - 6 weeks 

24 minutes ago, Chelly said:

Round 1 Injury List:

James Harmes (finger) – Test
Braydon Preuss (adductor) – Test
Kade Kolodjashnij (adductor) – Test
Steven May – (suspension) – 1 week
Tim Smith (calf) – 2 weeks
Jeff Garlett (shoulder) – 2-3 weeks
Joel Smith (groin) – TBA *
Aaron vandenBerg (foot) – TBA *
Mitch Hannan (knee) – 6-10 weeks
Jake Lever  (knee) – 6-10 weeks
Jay Kennedy Harris (knee) – 10-12 weeks
Guy Walker (shoulder) – indefinite
Aaron Nietschke (knee) – season

* appears like 4 - 6 weeks 

That isn't as bad as it first looks.  Harmes will play this week as will KK (VFL).  May back next week. 

While it would be handy to have AVB, Hannan, Lever, J. Smith and Garlett available realistically they wouldn't all be in the side this week anyway and we won last year without them (except Hannan). 

Mostly I'm glad that Viney, Jones and Melksham are off that list and will play.

All things considered our injury list is in reasonable shape.

Edited March 20, 20196 yr by Lucifer's Hero

3 hours ago, poita said:

We have about eight blokes who are nowhere near ready for senior football, so to have another ten on the injury list leaves us with little more than the bare minimum to pick from this week. Some of our list management and player management decisions in the past 12-18 months are mind boggling.

another typical hysterical post by you.

On 3/18/2019 at 3:14 PM, Demonland said:

 

It would be interesting to compile 2 lists....

1/

Demon recruits who fail  to get through their first season  due to  season-ending injuries in the first few weeks

2/Demon recruits who get through their first season unscathed.

I reckon it would be about 10:1

Edited March 20, 20196 yr by Jumping Jack Clennett
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Damn, Had Vanders and Smith in my super-coach too! 

The question must be asked. Why he played the last quarter of the jlt game obviously injured.. 

Now that he is out with a long-term injury. 

Beginning to think Vanders and Smith might be cursed!

and Vanders is the flare up of his horrible injury.  hope he isn't 4-6 for the next 10 weeks   ?

21 hours ago, poita said:

We have about eight blokes who are nowhere near ready for senior football, so to have another ten on the injury list leaves us with little more than the bare minimum to pick from this week. Some of our list management and player management decisions in the past 12-18 months are mind boggling.

Such as poita

name names and players please?

17 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

It would be interesting to compile 2 lists....

1/

Demon recruits who fail  to get through their first season  due to  season-ending injuries in the first few weeks

2/Demon recruits who get through their first season unscathed.

I reckon it would be about 10:1

Especially in the Rookie  category

Maybe they don't do enough fitness work before footy skills?

Isnt Shannon Byrne in a specialist role (more off field ) I think?

Maybe Max Rookes area ?

Snyone know?

? | https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/03/22/melbourne-footy-manager-provides-lever-update/

“He’s really tracking along well at the moment so he’s somewhere in between (returning in) Round 7 or 8 to Round 10-12 so it’s in that range, depending on how it goes from here on.”

Injuries already killing our 2019 year. 11 players out with injuries already. It’s ridiculous.  

Wrap up the rest in cotton wool

7 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Injuries already killing our 2019 year. 11 players out with injuries already. It’s ridiculous.  

Wrap up the rest in cotton wool

Kingy says we have all bases covered !!!

Maybe Base 1and 2 but not 3 and 4!

Out are

Nietschke   Season

Walker  Season (delist)

Jkh  10-12 weeks

Lever 8-10 weeks

Hannan 8-10 weeks

Vandenburg 4 weeks

Garlett 4 weeks 

T Smith 3 weeks 

J Smith 3 weeks

Lewis 3 weeks 

Kk  still not ready to go imo

 

How is Garlett 4 more weeks ?

wad 2/3 about a week ago?

Lever was 6-10 last week

On 3/22/2019 at 2:50 PM, Demonland said:

 

“He’s really tracking along well at the moment so he’s somewhere in between (returning in) Round 7 or 8 to Round 10-12 so it’s in that range, depending on how it goes from here on.”

Does that mean he will not return round 9 ?

Is that a convoluted way of saying between round 7 & 12

4 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Out are

Nietschke   Season

Walker  Season (delist)

Jkh  10-12 weeks

Lever 8-10 weeks

Hannan 8-10 weeks

Vandenburg 4 weeks

Garlett 4 weeks 

T Smith 3 weeks 

J Smith 3 weeks

Lewis 3 weeks 

Kk  still not ready to go imo

 

Source? Particularly as to Garlett?

KK played on the weekend so surely wouldn't be on the injury list any more?

On a related note, why is the club's website so terrible?

17 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Source? Particularly as to Garlett?

KK played on the weekend so surely wouldn't be on the injury list any more?

On a related note, why is the club's website so terrible?

Club websites are for puff pieces and some stats. If you expect more you will be always disappointed.

46 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

On a related note, why is the club's website so terrible?

Burgan's gone?

 

25 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

What a waste of a read that was. 

22 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Burgan's gone?

Sure, but we didn't hire someone to replace him?

12 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Sure, but we didn't hire someone to replace him?

Would appear not at this point!

So pleasing for AVB.

A positive prognosis from the specialist is great news!