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Injury List - Season 2019

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32 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

Officially the longest injury list, at 15, with only a couple of rivals at 13.

We've also already used 34 different players, which is a number typical for the end of a season, not slightly before halfway.

Start by adding Vandenberg, Lever, Smith and Hannan, who are likely inclusions when fit and haven't yet played a senior game this season, and we're up to 38. Let's imagine that Kennedy-Harris and Maynard get at least a dip at the last-chance saloon. That takes us to 40.

Nietschke and Walker (what does 'indefinite' really mean?) are injured for the season, leaving only teenagers Chandler, Bradtke, Bedford and Jordan available for a season-debut.

So, Casey-watchers, of those 4, how many might get an AFL level game?

Throw in the possibility of a mid-season draftee who, if drafted, would be likely to play given the selection would lean towards immediate need. 41 + the four teenager possibilities.

If there's any comfort, Richmond made it to 42 players used in 2016 on their way to just 8 wins and rubbish percentage, before winning the 2017 premiership. So perhaps 'testing the depth' and a chance to examine what you've got is a secret advantage. Hee hee ho ha ugh.

Bradtke hasn't played a game for Casey (except I think against the AIS) so not much chance there.

As to the others one could say in racing parlance... "prefer others" but of course there are no others.

It would be a season to remember if we played everyone on the list in the Seniors. Bit like participation rewards that they hand out at primary school ! :laugh:

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    40 minutes ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

    Good training wrap here

    https://m.melbournefc.com.au/news/2019-05-21/training-wrap-with-mitch-hannan

    Cheers, slowly but surely some good players returning. Hopefully Hannan gets through and plays for Casey this week.

    Looked like they worked on some goal kicking, posts within the goal posts.

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    1 hour ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Cheers, slowly but surely some good players returning. Hopefully Hannan gets through and plays for Casey this week.

    Looked like they worked on some goal kicking, posts within the goal posts.

    Get a win vs GWS, whatever it takes. 

    Get back Lever, May, Hannan, Melksham, Hibberd etc...

    Finals time baby.

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    18 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

    Get a win vs GWS, whatever it takes. 

    Get back Lever, May, Hannan, Melksham, Hibberd etc...

    Finals time baby.

    Yeah ok. 

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    12 minutes ago, Nelo said:

    Yeah ok. 

    Thats the spirit.

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    52 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

    Get a win vs GWS, whatever it takes. 

    Get back Lever, May, Hannan, Melksham, Hibberd etc...

    Finals time baby.

    The troops are coming. As I have mentioned before we turn at the bye with 5 wins ( I hope) then anything is possible coming home. Even if we do not sneak into the eight we will be at our best 2nd half of season and NO ONE will be wanting to play us.

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    14 minutes ago, Docs Demons said:

    The troops are coming. As I have mentioned before we turn at the bye with 5 wins ( I hope) then anything is possible coming home. Even if we do not sneak into the eight we will be at our best 2nd half of season and NO ONE will be wanting to play us.

    I kind of agree with you, if we can find a way of getting a win this week (which being at the G isn't the craziest thing ever) while we then get Adelaide who are very inconsistent right now. Get a few of the troops back and we are a shot, that said though I don't want the club rushing players back if they aren't right just to make finals this year. We did that with Viney in 2017 and it came back to bite us, just get them fit and play them when they're ready.

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    18 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Cheers, slowly but surely some good players returning. Hopefully Hannan gets through and plays for Casey this week.

    Looked like they worked on some goal kicking, posts within the goal posts.

    May and KK due back next week too according to Goodwin. Casey I assume but that is great news! 

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    31 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

    May and KK due back next week too according to Goodwin. Casey I assume but that is great news! 

    Shows how much you can believe the injury list. One says indefinite and the other 2-3 weeks.

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    51 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

    May and KK due back next week too according to Goodwin. Casey I assume but that is great news! 

    great news on KK who seemed to be permanently on the long term injury list. I want to see what he can produce with some continuity. although prior to injury he didn't look that fit.

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    On 5/21/2019 at 3:06 AM, Wells 11 said:

    I say put him on the long term injury list  in time for the mid season draft...at least we get back an active player on our list.

    Except that he's training (check out the training update video), and will play next week. So there is that.

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    1 hour ago, Hell Bent said:

    May and KK due back next week too according to Goodwin. Casey I assume but that is great news! 

    Great to hear.

    Some good news at last..... pity the Casey game clashes with the GWS game at the MCG.

    Another example of impeccable scheduling by the VFL !!

    PS any more news on Weideman?

    PPS... just noticed this line in Godwinn's press conferene...

    Jordan Lewis, Jay Kennedy-Harris, Mitch Hannan, Charlie Spargo + Sam Weideman should all be available this weekend.

    If the three concussed players make it through this will probably be the first week this season that we have had a net addition to available players !!!

    Edited by Diamond_Jim

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    9 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Great to hear.

    Some good news at last..... pity the Casey game clashes with the GWS game at the MCG.

    Another example of impeccable scheduling by the VFL !!

    PS any more news on Weideman?

    PPS... just noticed this line in Godwinn's press conferene...

    Jordan Lewis, Jay Kennedy-Harris, Mitch Hannan, Charlie Spargo + Sam Weideman should all be available this weekend.

    If the three concussed players make it through this will probably be the first week this season that we have had a net addition to available players !!!

    Good for pur Casey side also as they get some quality senior players back in.

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    So after next week our injury could be down to:

    melksham

    jetta

    smith

    AVB

    and Hibbo a week away

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    24 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Except that he's training (check out the training update video), and will play next week. So there is that.

    Lol.... ok. But apart from that!  

    FInally some good injury news... I’m not sure how to process it. 

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    Injury List - Round 10

    Mitch Hannan (knee) – available
    Jay Kennedy Harris (knee) – available
    Alex Neal-Bullen (concussion) – test
    Christian Salem (concussion) – test
    Tim Smith (concussion) – test
    Charlie Spargo (foot) – test
    Sam Weideman (hips) – test
    Michael Hibberd (collarbone) – 1-2 weeks
    Steven May (groin) – 1-2 weeks
    Kade Kolodjashnij (concussion) – 1-2 weeks
    Jake Melksham (foot) – 3-4 weeks
    Joel Smith (groin) – 4-6 weeks
    Aaron vandenBerg (foot) – 4-6 weeks
    Neville Jetta (knee) – 7-9 weeks
    Guy Walker (shoulder) – indefinite
    Aaron Nietschke (knee) – season

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    If (and yes it is very big if) we get a win this week there will be some very positive vibes coming from the club with so many players on the cusp of being ready for senior selection. 

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    The problems with so many returning are:

    1. Guys who have missed a significant amount of time are more likely to get injured again 
    2. Those guys will often perform below expectations, particularly May and Lever with high expectations
    3. The other players will be disrupted as their won't be cohesion in the best 22 and many will be looking over their shoulders worried about their spot in the side. I can see it already, a fringe player has a bad week (ie. Josh Wagner) and gets dropped for a returning player (ie. Lewis) who then performs worse than the fringe player would've.

    We really need a month without further injuries, the bye week to allow for some rest and main group training and some of the current side to really lock in their places to really get any benefit from returning players.

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    49 minutes ago, binman said:

    If (and yes it is very big if) we get a win this week there will be some very positive vibes coming from the club with so many players on the cusp of being ready for senior selection. 

    Relying on you to tip us in Binman! You've been spot on tipping recently

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    2 hours ago, SFebes said:

    Goodwin - Test

    That has been the case all year and has failed to come up 8 times!

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