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Injury List 2020

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4 hours ago, Demonland said:

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  PLAYER INJURY LENGTH
BRAYSHAW Angus.png Angus Brayshaw Elbow TBA
CHANDLER Kade.png Kade Chandler Wrist TBA
DUNKLEY Kyle.png Kyle Dunkley Ankle TBA
GAWN Max.png Max Gawn Knee TBA
HANNAN Mitch.png Mitch Hannan Groin TBA
MAY Steven.png Steven May Knee TBA
MCDONALD Tom.png Tom McDonald Knee TBA
PETTY Harrison.png Harrison Petty Groin TBA
SMITH Joel.png Joel Smith Foot TBA
VANDENBERG Aaron.png Aaron vandenBerg Foot TBA
WAGNER Corey.png Corey Wagner Knee TBA
PREUSS Braydon.png Braydon Preuss Knee 7-9 Weeks
BENNELL Harley.png Harley Bennell Calf Indefinite
KOLODJASHNIJ Kade.png Kade Kolodjashnij Head Indefinite
NIETSCHKE Aaron.png Aaron Nietschke Knee Season

There is going to be some assumptions made here on my part, which would be no different to most on here, but this is how I see it:

The bottom four are our only long term injuries at this stage.  All four are not best 22.

The players above are shorter term injuries, many of whom have done the bulk of pre-season and therefore have a good fitness base under them.  Some, like Brayshaw, are still able to do some running and many of the others don't seem that far away from returning.  It sounds like players like Gus, Gawn and T Mac aren't actually that far away, and neither is someone like Joel Smith.

Steven May might take time, which is a shame, but he is the only best 22 concern.  I'd put AVB in there as a best 22 player, but how many of us really expected him to be ready to play?  That leaves others like Chandler and Dunkley who are nothing more than depth at present.

To me, the injury list looks long, but is not really that bad.  We might be short a few through this weekend, but I'd expect most to return for at least one hit out before the real stuff begins.

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    On 2/12/2020 at 12:13 PM, Clint Bizkit said:

    Important injured players from this list:

    • Brayshaw
    • Gawn
    • May
    • McDonald
    • Smith???
    • vandenBerg
    • Preuss

    Not a great start.

    I've a feeling those highlighted,  might be right,  post SOO game.

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      PLAYER INJURY LENGTH
    BRAYSHAW Angus.png Angus Brayshaw Elbow 4-6
    CHANDLER Kade.png Kade Chandler Wrist 4-6
    DUNKLEY Kyle.png Kyle Dunkley Ankle 4-6
    GAWN Max.png Max Gawn Knee 4-6
    HANNAN Mitch.png Mitch Hannan Groin 4-6
    MAY Steven.png Steven May Knee 4-6
    MCDONALD Tom.png Tom McDonald Knee 4-6
    PETTY Harrison.png Harrison Petty Groin 4-6
    SMITH Joel.png Joel Smith Foot 4-6
    VANDENBERG Aaron.png Aaron vandenBerg Foot 4-6
    WAGNER Corey.png Corey Wagner Knee 4-6
    PREUSS Braydon.png Braydon Preuss Knee 7-9 Weeks
    BENNELL Harley.png Harley Bennell Calf Indefinite
    KOLODJASHNIJ Kade.png Kade Kolodjashnij Head Indefinite
    NIETSCHKE Aaron.png Aaron Nietschke Knee Season

    I am guessing it's something like this !!!?

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    Gary Pert more or less suggested that May misses round 1, but they're hopeful he'll return in the early part of the season.

    Hopefully we can get 18 consecutive games out of him this year, otherwise this trade is looking disastrous.

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    1 minute ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Gary Pert more or less suggested that May misses round 1, but they're hopeful he'll return in the early part of the season.

    Hopefully we can get 18 consecutive games out of him this year, otherwise this trade is looking disastrous.

    If only we had kept Hogan!

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    20 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Gary Pert more or less suggested that May misses round 1, but they're hopeful he'll return in the early part of the season.

    Hopefully we can get 18 consecutive games out of him this year, otherwise this trade is looking disastrous.

    Melbourne CEO Gary Pert has assured Demons fans that Max Gawn will be ripe to play in Round 1.

    Pert also gave updates on a raft of other injured Demons including Steven May, Jake Kolodjashnij, Aaron vandenBerg and supplementary selection period signing Harley Bennell.

    “I can tell you that not all those players are going to miss the first game,” he added.

    “In this period of time, as we intensify the training, we’ve got some players like a Kolodjashnij and a vandenBerg who basically didn’t play last year, (but) they’re preparing.

    “VandenBerg, for example, it’s a very slow burn. We want to get him right for the early part of the season, we don’t want to push his program, but we’re really happy (with) where he’s at.

    “Harley Bennell, we took him on board and he’s going to be a risk. If we get half a dozen games out of him, it’ll be fantastic.

    “May had a bit of a hiccup. Not a major injury but it will take a little bit of time. He’ll be ready for the first game or shortly into the season.”

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    1 hour ago, ManDee said:

    If only we had kept Hogan!

    I think we would call this a nil all draw so far. 

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    2 hours ago, Demonland said:

     

    “May had a bit of a hiccup. Not a major injury but it will take a little bit of time. He’ll be ready for the first game or shortly into the season.”

    I'd rather hear from Burgess about May's progress, but it doesn't sound all that bad.  It smacks of someone guessing more than anything.

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    19 hours ago, joshua said:

    If only we had kept pick 6

    Why would you keep it? Better to use it.

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    The injury issues we have are all down to one thing and one thing only - training.

    Blind Freddy can see what the problem is here - if they didn't train they wouldn't get injured, so stop all the training sessions.

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    With a bit of a segway over to the Burgess' Management Plan for Preseason Games thread and as indicated by @Kent and @spirit of norm smith, my take on the injury list and those missing full training is that having put in a solid block of preseason training before Christmas, we are now in a conservative injury management mode to make sure that we have as near to a full list as possible for the start of the season and aren't playing catch-up all year getting back a critical mass of top line players or carrying as many injuries for those that play week to week throughout the season.  At least that's what I'm hoping.

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    On 2/18/2020 at 9:50 AM, Demonland said:

    “May had a bit of a hiccup. Not a major injury but it will take a little bit of time. He’ll be ready for the first game or shortly into the season.”

     

    On 2/18/2020 at 12:12 PM, Wiseblood said:

    I'd rather hear from Burgess about May's progress, but it doesn't sound all that bad.  It smacks of someone guessing more than anything.

    It sounds like the club have been feeding us BS on the May injury...

    From a cyst, a week off training, to a minor complication, a week off training.

    Now might not play first game or more.

    That tells me that 2nd week is more like 4 to 6.

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    8 hours ago, rjay said:

     

    It sounds like the club have been feeding us BS on the May injury...

    You might be right rjay.  But that's life.  I don't expect the club to always tell the 'whole' truth.  

    Maybe they believed it wasn't too bad and it's taking a little longer?  That happens from time to time.

    Either way, May has done the bulk of the pre-season and should therefore be in pretty good nick regardless.  Here's hoping he can be right for Round 1.

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    16 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    So much for going deep into September being an issue.

    Some teams just have all the luck. Or bad luck in our case.

    Because MFCSS.

    I honestly sometimes wonder whether our run of good luck will ever come. Maybe tigers fans were thinking the same thing only 4-5 years ago, but I’m so sick of seeing teams getting to have their best team available while we have to dig deep into the shallow barrel. 

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    May, I am reliably informed, will play in Marsh game 2. This is from a source that is closer to match day activities than CEO Pert. Take it FWIW, but that is the info I received from the mouth of a MFC person. 

    I received that info last weekend. So, unless something changed between now and then, i'll assume he will play down in Tassie. 

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    On 2/18/2020 at 9:57 AM, Nelo said:

    I think we would call this a nil all draw so far. 

    Melbourne and Freo are the only 2 teams that could possibly manage to get bent over by Gold Coast in a trade! (haven't given up on May FWIW).

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    5 minutes ago, Leoncelli_36 said:

    May, I am reliably informed, will play in Marsh game 2. This is from a source that is closer to match day activities than CEO Pert. Take it FWIW, but that is the info I received from the mouth of a MFC person. 

    I received that info last weekend. So, unless something changed between now and then, i'll assume he will play down in Tassie. 

    Very promising, and terrific news if your source is on the money. Though I’ll be happier if they just hold him off till the actual footy starts. 

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    10 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

    Very promising, and terrific news if your source is on the money. Though I’ll be happier if they just hold him off till the actual footy starts. 

    I'll be happy if he plays a preseason game footy - he will need a hit out and he is critical part of our back 6 (the most most critical?) so needs some match team with Omac and co to build synergy and 'connection'.

    I'll be very unhappy if in that game he shirt fronts a roos players and gets suspended 

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    8 minutes ago, binman said:

    I'll be happy if he plays a preseason game footy - he will need a hit out and he is critical part of our back 6 (the most most critical?) so needs some match team with Omac and co to build synergy and 'connection'.

    I'll be very unhappy if in that game he shirt fronts a roos players and gets suspended 

    That suspension he got last year was an absolute joke.  It was worth a small fine, at best.

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