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Injury List - Season 2019

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1 hour ago, Lord Nev said:

TMac has a meniscus tear requiring surgery, done for the year.

 

Meniscus tear can usually be easily surgically removed via arthroscopic keyhole surgery. Doesn’t usually require months off the leg. Most people are walking within a day or two. Of course MFC may choose to take a cautious approach...

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    3 minutes ago, Skin Deeamond said:

    Meniscus tear can usually be easily surgically removed via arthroscopic keyhole surgery. Doesn’t usually require months off the leg. Most people are walking within a day or two. Of course MFC may choose to take a cautious approach...

    If we were playing finals it may be different but more than happy with cautious approach.

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    Predicted best 22s at the Start of The Season, a what could have been in an alternative universe. Still curious what KK can bring the table long term 

    B: Oscar McDonald, Steven May, Neville Jetta
    HB: Christian Salem, Jake Lever, Michael Hibberd
    C James Harmes, Jack Viney, Kade Kolodjashnij
    HF: Alex Neal-Bullen, Sam Weideman, Jake Melksham
    F: Charlie Spargo, Tom McDonald, Christian Petracca
    FOLL: Max Gawn, Clayton Oliver, Angus Brayshaw
    I/C: Nathan Jones, Aaron vandenBerg, Jordan Lewis, Mitch Hannan 
    [Source: AFL]

    B: N. Jetta, S. May, O. McDonald
    HB: C. Salem, J. Lever, M. Hibberd
    C A. Brayshaw, C. Oliver, J. Harmes
    HF: J. Melksham, T. McDonald, C. Spargo
    F: B. Fritsch, S. Weideman, C. Petracca
    FOL: M. Gawn, N. Jones, J. Viney
    I/C: A.vandenBerg, M. Hannan, J. Lewis, A. Neal-Bullen
    EMG: K. Kolodjashnij, S. Frost, B. Preuss, J. Garlett
    [Source: FoxSports]

     

     

     

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    16 minutes ago, Skin Deeamond said:

    Meniscus tear can usually be easily surgically removed via arthroscopic keyhole surgery. Doesn’t usually require months off the leg. Most people are walking within a day or two. Of course MFC may choose to take a cautious approach...

    I did mine last year. 6 weeks on crutches with a cyborg style brace (7-8 weeks). It depends on the type of tear.

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     he’s been carrying a foot injury too... so time off legs could b helpful for a number of reasons. Hoping we’ve focused all our bad luck and bad kicking fr goal into one year ! So the footy curse can move on to another team in 2020 and leave us free fr one big crack it’ll at it.

    already looking forward  to having him back ready  fr a big pre season alongside lever, melksham, May, Joel Smith, VDB ( if he plays again) Hannon and Jetta.. 

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    13 minutes ago, Skin Deeamond said:

    Meniscus tear can usually be easily surgically removed via arthroscopic keyhole surgery. Doesn’t usually require months off the leg. Most people are walking within a day or two. Of course MFC may choose to take a cautious approach...

    As I have no cartilage in either knee after 5 menisectomies I can understand the cautious approach. Minor tears can heal but take 6 weeks and more major tears can be stitched and take longer to heal. Not sure about current orthopaedic practices but surgeons appear to be very conservative about snipping out cartilage. cartilage doesn’t grow back and arthritis is more likely to develop in the knee later in life.

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    1 minute ago, Wells 11 said:

     he’s been carrying a foot injury too... so time off legs could b helpful for a number of reasons. Hoping we’ve focused all our bad luck and bad kicking fr goal into one year ! So the footy curse can move on to another team in 2020 and leave us free fr one big crack it’ll at it.

    already looking forward  to having him back ready  fr a big pre season alongside lever, melksham, May, Joel Smith, VDB ( if he plays again) Hannon and Jetta.. 

    Do you think that VDB will ever play again?

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    4 minutes ago, Roger Mellie said:

    I did mine last year. 6 weeks on crutches with a cyborg style brace (7-8 weeks). It depends on the type of tear.

    Correct. And it depends on the approach the surgeon or physio take to recovery/rehab.

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    3 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

    Do you think that VDB will ever play again?

    Honestly... prob not. But I do think he’ll have one more big crack to try to get right  in the pre season. 

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    2 hours ago, Nasher said:

    Hahahahahaha. 

    It’s that or cry. How good has 2019 been?

    It’s been so good that I’m thrilled it’s not an ACL as I was fully prepared for the worst. 

    This season can go eat a bag of d$&ks

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    Let’s just finish the year the same way it started..... full of injuries. 

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    1 hour ago, jumbo returns said:

    Do you think that VDB will ever play again?

    VDB, the two Smiths, KK... all injury prone players.

    Taking each player alone the list can carry them but can you support  a list where almost 10% of your players begin well behind par from a fitness viewpoint.

     

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    1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    VDB, the two Smiths, KK... all injury prone players.

    Taking each player alone the list can carry them but can you support  a list where almost 10% of your players begin well behind par from a fitness viewpoint.

     

    NO.

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    15 minutes ago, old dee said:

    NO.

    I'd give Tim S the rest of the season and see if he can stand the heat. If not.. goodbye

    Joel Smith.. bye

    AVB... bye (medical retirement)

    KK... one more year.... he's still young and I think there's something there but be ready to delist/medically retire mid way through next season.

    All are very tough decisions but they need to be made.

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    2 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Joel Smith.. bye

    Tough on Joel Smith. I honestly believe he is going to be a very good player. Looked like he was about to tear the game apart before injury in the pre season. 

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    7 minutes ago, AllMyTeamsAreWank said:

    Tough on Joel Smith. I honestly believe he is going to be a very good player. Looked like he was about to tear the game apart before injury in the pre season. 

    Joel Smith has pace and kicked 6 on one leg (or groin) during the JLT. He can ply both ends. I dunno why would say bye to him

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    1 hour ago, jumbo returns said:

    Do you think that VDB will ever play again?

    I hope so when he is playing, we seem to go up another level.

    He also lost his Dad, i think last year, so he may be given some time from the club to get his mind and body right for next season? 

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    I can see us finishing second last this year; with the rate of injury that we’re having at the moment, we’ll be lucky to have 22 players by round 23!

    Carltank should be able to beat GC17 in coming weeks, and then they’ll be one fluke win behind us, which would put us equal on points but (probably) behind them on percentage

    2019...what a year.......

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    2 hours ago, Wells 11 said:

    Honestly... prob not. But I do think he’ll have one more big crack to try to get right  in the pre season. 

    I think it’s his foot, nothing to do with crack.

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    33 minutes ago, AllMyTeamsAreWank said:

    Tough on Joel Smith. I honestly believe he is going to be a very good player. Looked like he was about to tear the game apart before injury in the pre season. 

     

    25 minutes ago, Leoncelli_36 said:

    Joel Smith has pace and kicked 6 on one leg (or groin) during the JLT. He can ply both ends. I dunno why would say bye to him

    11 games in three years with one goal at AFL level.

    If we had no other players predisposed to injury then ... yes.... but we have four.. is he the best of the four?

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    1 hour ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    I can see us finishing second last this year; with the rate of injury that we’re having at the moment, we’ll be lucky to have 22 players by round 23!

    Carltank should be able to beat GC17 in coming weeks, and then they’ll be one fluke win behind us, which would put us equal on points but (probably) behind them on percentage

    2019...what a year.......

    Have we traded #2?

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    3 hours ago, old dee said:

    If we were playing finals it may be different but more than happy with cautious approach.

    Ah no it wouldn"t and you don't just "Remove" the Meniscus you actually repair it generally putting in some stitches , which take time to fuse the fibres together. You would not have seen him before next season, even if a Grand Final was at stake!!

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