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6 hours ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

his body is clearly not made for afl

Because he damaged a nerve in his shoulder?

Nerves are big squishy things that need to bend and move around a lot, that’s why the healing process is very slow and requires so much rest. When one gets damaged, the pain is intense and covers a large area. If it’s got a pinch or a tear in it, it would hurt like the blazes, and would be very easy to reinjure if he does too much too early.

I would agree that there’s a big chance he’ll never get on the park, but you couldn’t conclude his body wasn’t naturally up to it. Everyone gets injured, he was just very unlucky with which part of his body sustained the injury he has.

Anyway it’s great that he’s managed to find something useful to do at the club while he plays the waiting game. It’s always important for players to tend to their post footy futures.

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    8 hours ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    they talked about this on the real footy podcast a couple of months ago

    his body is clearly not made for afl

     

    1 hour ago, Nasher said:

    Because he damaged a nerve in his shoulder?

    Nerves are big squishy things that need to bend and move around a lot, that’s why the healing process is very slow and requires so much rest. When one gets damaged, the pain is intense and covers a large area. If it’s got a pinch or a tear in it, it would hurt like the blazes, and would be very easy to reinjure if he does too much too early.

    I would agree that there’s a big chance he’ll never get on the park, but you couldn’t conclude his body wasn’t naturally up to it. Everyone gets injured, he was just very unlucky with which part of his body sustained the injury he has.

    Anyway it’s great that he’s managed to find something useful to do at the club while he plays the waiting game. It’s always important for players to tend to their post footy futures.

    Maybe he just doesn’t have the nerves to play. 

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    Peripheral nerve grows at ~1mm a day.  If it gets seriously damaged near its origin, it has to regrow along the entire path for full recovery, that can take a long time.

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    6 hours ago, Grapeviney said:

    As I understand the rules, his spot on the list now has to be taken by someone in the marketing department. 

    Bring back Russell Robertson I say.  Couldn't play any worse than some of our forwards and might even teach them a few things about kicking a goal.

    Seriously, I think it would actually be possible as we have another Cat B rookie spot from what I understand and he wouldn't have played in a league for a number of years I'm guessing.

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