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1 minute ago, Demonland said:
  PLAYER INJURY LENGTH
JONES Nathan.png Nathan Jones Achilles Test
PREUSS Braydon.png Braydon Preuss Knee Test
SMITH Joel.png Joel Smith Quad Test
HANNAN Mitch.png Mitch Hannan Groin 6 Weeks
PETTY Harrison.png Harrison Petty Groin 6 Weeks
VANDENBERG Aaron.png Aaron vandenBerg Foot 3 Months
CHANDLER Kade.png Kade Chandler Finger TBC
BENNELL Harley.png Harley Bennell Calf Indefinite
KOLODJASHNIJ Kade.png Kade Kolodjashnij Head Indefinite
NIETSCHKE Aaron.png Aaron Nietschke Knee Season

Hopefully Jones gets up for round 1. First I've heard of this and praying it's minor. 

Great to hear Joel Smith back training with the main group too. 

Hannan can take his time, we have an array of small forwards now in Milkman, Fritsch, Kozzy,  Spargo and Bedford so I'd rather us be really patient with him and let him recover to full health. 

This is actually a pretty solid outcome. 

 

 

Melbourne Football Club: Injury List: Round 1

 Kyle Dunkley (heel) — available 
Sam Weideman (ankle) — available
Nathan Jones (Achilles) — test
Braydon Preuss (knee) — test
Joel Smith (quad) — test
Mitch Hannan (groin) — 6 weeks
Harry Petty (groin) — 6 weeks
Aaron vandenBerg (foot) — 3 months
Kade Chandler (finger) — TBC
Harley Bennell (calf) — indefinite
Kade Kolodjashnij (head) — indefinite
Aaron Nietschke (knee) — season 

 

I'm absolutely gutted for AvB, the fact it's a broken foot but not even related to his previous recurring problems just makes you wonder what he has to do? 

On 3/18/2020 at 4:08 PM, Demonland said:

Games experience named on this week's AFL website injury list  
1659 - COLL
986 - GCS
938 - ESS
934 - FREM
625 - GEEL
624 - CARL
553 - PORT
512 - HAW
504 - SYD
488 - WBD
465 - GWS
447 - NTH
407 - RICH
361 - MELB
288 - WCE
188 - STK
75 - ADEL
0 - BRIS

Does Jones account for 280 or so of our games tally, out of 361?  

The whole injuries and being on the fringes of the best 22 changes dramatically this year.  No longer can you impress selectors with repeated bogs  on the frozen tundras of Casey fields, nor can you ease back from a long term injury getting match fitness into the legs whilst battling the hurricanes down there. 

Makes the selectors job all the more difficult,  probably means training intensity will be consistently high as players try and out train their selection rivals. 

  • 1 month later...

I think only Bennell, Vandenburg, KK and Nietschke would be unavailable.  All the rest should be fit (or close to) and ready.
 

I’d scrap any practice matches. Training should be allowed from perhaps early June.  I’d say a 3 week pre season and then it’s likely a July-October season.  4 months.  No crowds (very very sad). 
 

24 players. 6 on the bench.  16 minutes plus time on.  Finals could be 18 minutes plus time on. 

  • 2 weeks later...
 

Hmmm Mitch Hannan, was undecided about him until I watched our highlights during this shut down. Has some important moments.

Gees all those B's i was hoping i wasn't going to see from those other Teams this year are going to be fit as well......

  • 2 weeks later...
On 5/3/2020 at 11:15 AM, loges said:

Hmmm Mitch Hannan, was undecided about him until I watched our highlights during this shut down. Has some important moments.

He was so off the pace last year in his handful of games, because of injury.

However, round 1 proved we have a very average forward line so his goal kicking nous will be required at some stage this year.

I get the feeling we could go through an iceage for a millennium, then on return see Van den burg - progressing well.


2 hours ago, demonstone said:

You're suggesting that getting him back to full health is a mammoth task?

** Opportunity lost!**. “Mammoth tusk” for full points!

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

I’m afraid Vdberger may be added to the long list of Dees whose career was destroyed by injury. ?

He's already on the list whether he fully recovers from this latest injury or not. I have my fingers and toes crossed for him.

Will be interesting to see how those recovering go when they return back, I'm sure they've done mountains of work to get back to health but getting minutes into them in match simulation will be key to see if they can handle return to matches.

will be interesting if when list numbers are cut for next year clubs are allowed to pay out contracted players in a manner that does not impact the salary cap.

Seems sensible save that it would let Sydney out of the Buddy clause


4 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

I’m afraid Vdberger may be added to the long list of Dees whose career was destroyed by injury. ?

Do you have SS  in your Mfc dna,  'SonS' .?

 

interesting to read that bennell is training with the 'second' mid group, of which jones is a part

from the looks of the happy snaps, first mid group is gawn, oliver, viney, brayshaw, petracca, and tomlinson

presumably one other as i think they're training in groups of seven?


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