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3 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

It was only him missing from our Round 10 team right?

Yeah him & Salo

 

Harmes 2-3. Unfortunate timing with some massive games coming up. 
Hope Bedford gets a go. 

8 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Harmes 2-3.

Where did you see this, Jaded?  Listed as TBC in the injury report that Luci posted above.

 

Do we need a season ending injury to get a selection in the mid season draft? Or do we have a vacant list spot?

1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Andy Moniz-Wakefield - Concussion | Test
James Harmes - Hamstring | TBC
Michael Hibberd - Calf | TBC
Christian Salem - Knee | 1 Week
Kade Chandler - Suspension | 2 Weeks
Joel Smith - Ankle | 7-8 Weeks
Blake Howes - Foot | 8-10 weeks

Updated: May 17, 2022     

Difficult to see HIbberd getting back into the seniors.

Salem 1 week 🙃☺️     

 


1 hour ago, chook fowler said:

Looks like Harmes will miss. TBC is never good.

Way better than 426

18 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

Do we need a season ending injury to get a selection in the mid season draft? Or do we have a vacant list spot?

 

Not sure - but Blake Howes is certainly looking long term

15 minutes ago, DemonWorshipper said:

Surely every player in the hurly burley of AFL will have "soreness" - well, maybe not Dylan Shiel.

Injury and Suspension List: Round 10

Andy Moniz-Wakefield - Concussion | Test
Christian Salem - Knee | 1 Week
Kade Chandler - Suspension | 2 Weeks
Michael Hibberd - Calf | 2 Weeks
James Harmes - Hamstring | 2-3 Weeks
Joel Smith - Ankle | 7-8 Weeks
Blake Howes - Foot | 8-10 weeks

10 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

Do we need a season ending injury to get a selection in the mid season draft? Or do we have a vacant list spot?

We don't have a list spot at this stage..

The candidates for the 'Inactive' list are Hibberd (or he could retire early) and Howes if his injury is likely to extend beyond 8-10 weeks.

With Howes, I doubt the club would want to put him on the 'Inactive' list.  They are more likely to want to get games into him and have the experience of playing VFL finals, if Casey make it.

Our pick in the MSD would be quite late so it would only be worth it if there was someone we really wanted.

My guess we won't be in the MSD.

 
38 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

My guess we won't be in the MSD.

While I do believe it would be worthwhile for the club to cast an eye out for a young ruck understudy to Max Gawn and Luke Jackson, I tend to agree with this. 

There doesn’t appear to be as much ruck talent around in mid-season draft calculations and, if the MFC entered the MSD, it’s pick would be too far down the pecking order to get Sandringham Dragons’ ruckman Max Ramsden  who should be taken in the first two or three picks.

Other than that, we can fill our needs from our current ranks so I also am swayed to the view that we’ll sit this one out and bide our time till November to find some ruck talent.

13 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

While I do believe it would be worthwhile for the club to cast an eye out for a young ruck understudy to Max Gawn and Luke Jackson, I tend to agree with this. 

There doesn’t appear to be as much ruck talent around in mid-season draft calculations and, if the MFC entered the MSD, it’s pick would be too far down the pecking order to get Sandringham Dragons’ ruckman Max Ramsden  who should be taken in the first two or three picks.

Other than that, we can fill our needs from our current ranks so I also am swayed to the view that we’ll sit this one out and bide our time till November to find some ruck talent.

If Max, Jackson and Daw get injured at once, we would be probably better off with TMac, Weideman and Brown as ruck fill ins. We have Van Rooyen and Tomlinson as KP depth. We could win a one off final without a proven AFL ruckman but three would be a tough ask. 


2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

While I do believe it would be worthwhile for the club to cast an eye out for a young ruck understudy to Max Gawn and Luke Jackson, I tend to agree with this. 

There doesn’t appear to be as much ruck talent around in mid-season draft calculations and, if the MFC entered the MSD, it’s pick would be too far down the pecking order to get Sandringham Dragons’ ruckman Max Ramsden  who should be taken in the first two or three picks.

Other than that, we can fill our needs from our current ranks so I also am swayed to the view that we’ll sit this one out and bide our time till November to find some ruck talent.

I'm starting to think people given the name Max at birth have been given some sort of psycho-physiological boost that makes them grow above 2 meters tall. Max Gawn, Max King, Max Lynch, Max Ramsden, etc. (And didn't we also have a draftee called Max King who was a ruckman but never quite made the big time? Or have I remembered incorrectly?)

30 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I'm starting to think people given the name Max at birth have been given some sort of psycho-physiological boost that makes them grow above 2 meters tall. Max Gawn, Max King, Max Lynch, Max Ramsden, etc.

They're taking height to the max.

Injury and Suspension List: Round 11

Ed Langdon - Ribs | Test
Jack Viney - Hamstring | Test
Kade Chandler - Suspension | 1 Week
Christian Salem - Knee | 1 Week 
Michael Hibberd - Calf | Test
James Harmes - Hamstring | 1-2 Weeks
Joel Smith - Ankle | 6-7 Weeks
Blake Howes - Foot | 7-9weeks



 

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