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Round-14 v Dockers post bye  

hope to get players back (May, Lever, kk,  Hannan, Hibberd, Melksham) and others back in form (Trac, Weid, Tmcd)

perhaps then only Jsmith Vdberg Jetta out of best 22

Assume no one else goes down in the month.  

I know it’s very optomistic 

Hibberd* May*. Lever*

Salem. Frost. Fritsch

Brayshaw. Viney. Hunt

Melksham* Weideman. Petracca. 

Garlett.  Tmcd.  *Hannan 

Gawn. Harmes Oliver 

n jones Preuss Lockhart Hore

emerg. *Kk Anb  Stretch Lewis jkh

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You know things are going well when you come to demonland and find medical diagrams.

I can't help but think Melksham and Lewis fighting through the pain to play on was key to us actually having a chance to win.

Way I see it Melksham did nothing after the original incident to cause a break which means it was always there so he was always going to miss weeks, even if we didn't know it at the time. 

I can understand people's frustrations particularly with the Joel incident in JLT 2. But this time 4 points and what slim hope there is left in the season was on the line. It will most likely amount to nothing.. but if we do want to try and scrape into 8th this year this could be the difference.

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Our injury list is so bad it resembles the krap that comes from a politicians mouth. At the moment we are getting a double dose of both.

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4 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

 

The pain he showed on the medical table before coming back on surely would have indicated more than a sprain. 

Players are tough and want to play. Melksham strikes me as being one of the toughest (I'm not sure why I think that.) Is it possible he wouldn't show he was in pain so as to get back onto the ground? 

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16 hours ago, chookrat said:

Why the outrage, for all we know going back on the ground may have helped heal Jakey boys foot and reduce time out of the game. Looking forward to the whining from so called doctors on here. 

How would it have helped? He’s out for 5 weeks!

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2 hours ago, sisso said:

Can we actually assemble a full team for this weeks game??

If Weideman is unavailable for Casey and they take two travelling emergencies to Perth the AFL listed players available for Casey will be around 5.

In theory the emergencies could take the red eye back to Melbourne and be available for Casey on Saturday at 2pm. Not ideal but possible.

Had  a look at the league wide injury lists and many clubs have long lists. Collingwood was near ours in number for example.

I realise it all about who is out and for how long but the quality of our depth which has been a problem for years is really showing.

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I thought Lever was meant to play VFL last week?? 

Could we be lucky enough to get Lever and Hannan playing VFL this week and get them into the team V GWS the following week? 

Then May to come back in against Adelaide or Collingwood? 


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24 minutes ago, GCDee said:

I thought Lever was meant to play VFL last week?? 

Could we be lucky enough to get Lever and Hannan playing VFL this week and get them into the team V GWS the following week? 

Then May to come back in against Adelaide or Collingwood? 

I think they've said the want lever to play at least 2 games. This week will likely only be a half or 3 qtrs, and then a full game next week.

He has said he is eyeing the NT game against Adelaide, but I wouldn't be surprised if he is held until QB

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23 minutes ago, GCDee said:

thought Lever was meant to play VFL last week?? 

he didn't play against the Bombers but if he did play this week... even for a half that would be great.

Haven't heard about Hannan

This weeks game is against Port Melbourne who are a non aligned team which generally means that their across the board team strength is quite high.

 

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The Latest: https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2019-05-14/injury-update-five-dees-to-prove-fitness

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The list is looking decidedly healthier!

The five players listed as 'Test' are expected to be available this week?

Pleased that Sam is one of them and has avoided hip surgery?, at least for now.

KK is aiming to play a game before the bye.  No detail on AvB status.

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17 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

The Latest: https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2019-05-14/injury-update-five-dees-to-prove-fitness

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The list is looking decidedly healthier!

The five players listed as 'Test' are expected to be available this week?

Pleased that Sam is one of them and has avoided hip surgery?, at least for now.

KK is aiming to play a game before the bye.  No detail on AvB status.

Would be an amazing effort if Hibberd is back 2 weeks after his collarbone. 

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so bang on half of what i think of as our 'best 26 man squad' is currently listed as injured...

B: Jetta - May - Hibberd
HB: Salem - Lever - Lewis
? Viney - Jones - Brayshaw
HF: Petracca - T Mac - vandenBerg
F: Preuss - Weideman - Melksham
Foll: Gawn - Oliver - Harmes
I/c: Hannan - Hunt - Fritsch - J Smith
Emerg: Spargo - Kolodjashnij - Frost - Kennedy Harris

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Laughable that seriously injured players are kept on because of 'rotations'. They're virtually useless on one leg - better to send someone to rest as the deepest forward.

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Unbelievable!!!

Injury List: Round 9

Jake Lever (knee) – test
Jordan Lewis (ankle) – test
Corey Maynard (hip) – test
Charlie Spargo (foot) – test
Sam Weideman (hip) – test
Mitch Hannan (knee) – 1 week
Jay Kennedy Harris (knee) – 1 week
Michael Hibberd (collarbone) – 2 weeks
Steven May (groin) – 2-3 weeks
Jake Melksham (foot) – 4-5 weeks
Joel Smith (groin) – 4-6 weeks
Kade Kolodjashnij (concussion) – TBA
Aaron vandenBerg (foot) – TBA 
Neville Jetta (knee) – 8-10 weeks
Guy Walker (shoulder) – Indefinite
Aaron Nietschke (knee) – Season

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36 minutes ago, GCDee said:

Would be an amazing effort if Hibberd is back 2 weeks after his collarbone. 

I'm pretty sure this is not uncommon. If I recollect correctly, other players have returned in quick time from this sort of injury once a plate is inserted.

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There has been no progress on the status of Smith, Kolodjashnij, Vandenberg and Jetta since the initial incidents.

Does that mean there actually is no improvement, or we're just plucking figures from thin air to complete the injury reports?

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AVB now at TBA is a goddamn disaster. 

Also Joel Smith has to be the worst blow out of an injury I can recall in recent times. Closely followed by Steven “I turned up unfit and drank beers with mates” May. 

Spargo with foot injury which going by our history could be a one week or 3 year injury (refer to above). 


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16 blokes out. WTF.  now two of our best in Melk and Hibbo. 

Reckon that will tip us over the edge from average to downright poor.  Brace yourselves for Friday night!

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Just now, DubDee said:

16 blokes out. WTF.  now two of our best in Melk and Hibbo. 

Reckon that will tip us over the edge from average to downright poor.  Brace yourselves for Friday night!

We were worse than downright poor against the Suns. Can barely recall a MFC team missing so many targets. Remarkable we won. 

But as they say in the classics - it's funny old game. Who'd of though the hawks would roll GWS or blues push the pies?

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  PLAYER INJURY LENGTH
LEWIS Jordan.png Jordan Lewis Ankle Test
SPARGO Charlie.png Charlie Spargo Foot Test
WEIDEMAN Sam.png Sam Weideman Hip Test
HANNAN Mitch.png Mitch Hannan Knee 1-2 Weeks
LEVER Jake.png Jake Lever Knee 1-2 Weeks
KENNEDY HARRIS Jay.png Jay Kennedy-Harris Leg 2 Weeks
MAYNARD Corey.png Corey Maynard Hip 2 Weeks
MAY Steven.png Steven May Groin 2-3 Weeks
HIBBERD Michael.png Michael Hibberd Collarbone 2-4 Weeks
MELKSHAM Jake.png Jake Melksham Foot 4-6 Weeks
SMITH Joel.png Joel Smith Groin 6-8 Weeks
JETTA Neville.png Neville Jetta Knee 10 Weeks
KOLODJASHNIJ Kade.png Kade Kolodjashnij Concussion TBC
VANDENBERG Aaron.png Aaron vandenBerg Ankle TBC
WALKER Guy.png Guy Walker Shoulder Indefinite
NIETSCHKE Aaron.png Aaron Nietschke Knee Season
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20 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I’m assuming the only reason he came back on was due to rotations. He couldn’t even jog when on the field.

Do we sob it up and concede it’s not our year due to injuries or do we draw inspiration off Richmond who are getting it done despite their injury crisis?

The Tigers had a dream run with no significant number of injuries to top liners prior to this year for three to four seasons.

Might having fewer chances to play at AFL level inadvertently have helped those at their VFL to develop/learn and mature to a point they were more capable of taking the step up to AFL level vs many of our depth players (and those of some other clubs)?

Unfortunately our depth as been shown up as poor at best, with a few exceptions.  Maybe in part for the exact opposite reasons?

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4 hours ago, Billy said:

How would it have helped? He’s out for 5 weeks!

For all we know he could have been out for 10 weeks if he hadn't come back on the ground 

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