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35 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Interesting to hear Freo are the number 1 scoring team from stoppages.

Grundy did call their coach John Longmire though 😂.

Yeah, I was surprised at the former and laughed at the latter. They do have similar personalities though, as in none. 

 
6 minutes ago, Docs Demons said:

And when we needed some run why didn't he throw Kozzie into the middle. He hardly went in there all game.

Kozzie spent most of the game 'observing'.  He seemed to be where the ball aint.

 
1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

Of course knowing our luck it’s some sort of rare hamstring injury that only 3 people on earth have sustained and all 3 ended up with a full leg amputation 😂

7 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Of course knowing our luck it’s some sort of rare hamstring injury that only 3 people on earth have sustained and all 3 ended up with a full leg amputation 😂

Do you know that if you cut a jellyfish into a zillion bits they all live independent and good lives. I wonder if Clarry Choo Choo is related to the exceptionally rare... RED FIREBALL JELLY, only found in the most inhospitable places on earth or sea as it would seem... I would hope SO😇


20 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Of course knowing our luck it’s some sort of rare hamstring injury that only 3 people on earth have sustained and all 3 ended up with a full leg amputation 😂

Don't forget they all then have to have their good leg amputated from an overuse injury caused by all the hopping around

 

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1338135/injury-report-oliver-scans-in

“Clayton had some soreness at the end of the game and following a clinical assessment from the physios and the medical team, scans have shown that he’s got a hamstring strain,” Griffith told Narrm Media.

“At this early stage, we anticipate Clayton won’t be available in the short term. 

“His return to play will ultimately be guided by his ability to deal with increase loads and reconditioning. As such, we will have greater clarity as Clayton progresses through his program.” 

...and after all that speculation, the answer is... TBC 🤪

That'll keep the thread going for a while longer!! haha

But also 😔


5 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1338135/injury-report-oliver-scans-in

“Clayton had some soreness at the end of the game and following a clinical assessment from the physios and the medical team, scans have shown that he’s got a hamstring strain,” Griffith told Narrm Media.

“At this early stage, we anticipate Clayton won’t be available in the short term. 

“His return to play will ultimately be guided by his ability to deal with increase loads and reconditioning. As such, we will have greater clarity as Clayton progresses through his program.” 

I get no comfort from that update

13 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1338135/injury-report-oliver-scans-in

“Clayton had some soreness at the end of the game and following a clinical assessment from the physios and the medical team, scans have shown that he’s got a hamstring strain,” Griffith told Narrm Media.

“At this early stage, we anticipate Clayton won’t be available in the short term. 

“His return to play will ultimately be guided by his ability to deal with increase loads and reconditioning. As such, we will have greater clarity as Clayton progresses through his program.” 

Gawd that's written like it's a 10-12 week injury. That said, I'd expect he'll be back straight after the bye at the latest.

Injury and Suspension List: Round 11 

Jake Bowey - Calf | Test
Clayton Oliver - Hamstring | TBC
Lachie Hunter - Suspension | One Week
Luke Dunstan - Knee | 1 - 2 Weeks
Kye Turner - Groin | 3 - 4 Weeks
Will Verrall - Pelvis | 3 - 4 Weeks
Harry Petty - Foot | 3 - 5 Weeks

58 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

I'll start by qualifying that I have no medical qualifications whatsoever and no information from the club - I'm wondering if it is a tendon rather than muscle injury, which have a much less certain timeframe and rely on progressing through 3 stages of rehab, and the medicos are putting him through tests to understand which stage he is at.  Given he is moving well he's probably at the second stage which is ensuring the tendon has sufficient strength before progressing to the third stage which would involve ballistic movements, e.g. plyometrics. It seems tendon related as if it were a hamstring muscle injury he would be resting it at this stage. For tendon injuries after the acute stage (which it seems he has already passed) the rehab aims to load the tendon up and then finally specific training for the tendon to handle speed/power.

Edited by chookrat


Just now, chookrat said:

I'll start by qualifying that I have no medical qualifications whatsoever and no information from the club - I'm wondering if it is a tendon rather than muscle injury, which have a much less certain timeframe and rely on progressing through 4 stages of rehab, and the medicos are putting him through tests to understand which stage he is at.  Given he is moving well he's probably at the second stage which is ensuring the tendon has sufficient strength before progressing to the third stage which would involve ballistic movements, e.g. plyometrics. It seems tendon related as if it were a hamstring muscle injury he would be resting it at this stage. For tendon injuries after the acute stage (which it seems he has already passed) the rehab aims to load the tendon up and then finally specific training for the tendon to handle speed/power.

It's a muscle strain.

21 minutes ago, chookrat said:

I'll start by qualifying that I have no medical qualifications whatsoever and no information from the club - I'm wondering if it is a tendon rather than muscle injury, which have a much less certain timeframe and rely on progressing through 3 stages of rehab, and the medicos are putting him through tests to understand which stage he is at.  Given he is moving well he's probably at the second stage which is ensuring the tendon has sufficient strength before progressing to the third stage which would involve ballistic movements, e.g. plyometrics. It seems tendon related as if it were a hamstring muscle injury he would be resting it at this stage. For tendon injuries after the acute stage (which it seems he has already passed) the rehab aims to load the tendon up and then finally specific training for the tendon to handle speed/power.

How does someone with no medical knowledge come across so informed?  You may be completely off the mark but you sound very impressive!

7 minutes ago, Deebymistake said:

How does someone with no medical knowledge come across so informed?  You may be completely off the mark but you sound very impressive!

I was thinking the same thing. Has he got it off a mate or from Dr Google. Very strange for a guy off the street to make such a medical diagnosis. Maybe he has personal experience in this type of injury.

Edited by djr

From the medical report I got:

As far as Oliver goes- we don’t know

We didn’t stuff up letting him play in because we only found out after the match - dubious

Everyone is progressing well - hmmm

 


5 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

ch9 news said club expected him to miss 1 game

don't shoot the messenger.

Serious? If that is the case that is awesome news.

9 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

ch9 news said club expected him to miss 1 game

don't shoot the messenger.

🤔Oh Ch9...   well..   they wouldn't  fib or fob eh 

Wont shoot...just 🙄

6 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

ch9 news said club expected him to miss 1 game

don't shoot the messenger.

Smells of club panicking. Just let us know what you know and realise it’s just one player. It makes no sense

 
33 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Smells of club panicking. Just let us know what you know and realise it’s just one player. It makes no sense

They know without Oliver for an extended period the season is doomed .... Doomed I tell ya.
The injuries are starting to mount.

 

2 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

They know without Oliver for an extended period the season is doomed .... Doomed I tell ya.
The injuries are starting to mount.

 

Oh Fork off, we’re in this up to our eyeballs I tell ya. Oliver and Petty  back after the bye, now who are all the rest of the injured you say are mounting?


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