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The Hogan-May syndrome.

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Mark Stevens on 7 News has tweeted:-

“Steven May on track to play this week in Tassie. Dees fully expect him to make trip, setting up Round 1 appearance.“

6 hours ago, alpha33 said:

Mark Stevens on 7 News has tweeted:-

“Steven May on track to play this week in Tassie. Dees fully expect him to make trip, setting up Round 1 appearance.“

That’s great news. Even fit for round 2 I would have been happy.

 
On 1/14/2020 at 11:18 AM, Ron Burgundy said:

No doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think May's injury history was relatively sound prior to last year.

Looking at his stats, he consistently played 17-19 games a season, so to me that supports his general robustness.  Also need to consider that a few of the missed games were probably through suspension.


1 hour ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Looking at his stats, he consistently played 17-19 games a season, so to me that supports his general robustness.  Also need to consider that a few of the missed games were probably through suspension.

Sounds like 2019 was a combination of poor preparation and not doing everything in high intensity at GC. He’s done the work this year and it sets him up for a big 2020. 

18 minutes ago, Pates said:

Sounds like 2019 was a combination of poor preparation and not doing everything in high intensity at GC. He’s done the work this year and it sets him up for a big 2020. 

Also shows how important a really good pre Xmas training block is. That base means a small, albeit frustrating interruption, doesn't become something bigger.

40 minutes ago, binman said:

Also shows how important a really good pre Xmas training block is. That base means a small, albeit frustrating interruption, doesn't become something bigger.

Which makes me begrudgingly admire teams like Richmond who win flags and front up the next year in really good knick for another shot.

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17 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Which makes me begrudgingly admire teams like Richmond who win flags and front up the next year in really good knick for another shot.

Agree. I think the ability to do so is one reason experience (age and games played) is such an important factor.

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