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Injury List: Round 15

Jake Bowey - Concussion | Available 
Will Verrall - Pelvis | Available 
Clayton Oliver - Hamstring | Test
Harry Petty - Foot | Test
Kye Turner - Groin | TBC
Tom McDonald - Foot | 5 - 7 Weeks

 

Give Clarry another week off if needed. As much as he's my favourite player and IMV, our best player, I don't think he'll be the difference between us winning or losing.

I want him fit for our last 9 games + finals.

Edited by A F

12 minutes ago, A F said:

Give Clarry another week off if needed. As much as he's my favourite player and IMV, our best player, I don't think he'll be the difference between us winning or losing.

I want him fit for our last 9 games + finals.

We will win with or without him.

But he does need match time.

 

If his hand is an issue though, I wouldn't risk him.

At least, there's no Selwood to 'accidentally' kick the ball out of his hand again. 

47 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Oliver doesn't have a leg to stand on if he is told he can't play.  He disobeyed doctor's orders and left hospital impacting his recovery thereby disadvantaging the team. 

It is similar to breaking the rule of not drinking while injured for which players have incurred a suspension.  May comes to mind.

For that breach alone Oliver will be damn lucky if he doesn't get a club suspension or leadership group suspension.  He put himself before the team.

Calm the Farm.


4 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Calm the Farm.

As good as Oliver is, no one is above team rules. 

1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Oliver doesn't have a leg to stand on if he is told he can't play.  He disobeyed doctor's orders and left hospital impacting his recovery thereby disadvantaging the team. 

It is similar to breaking the rule of not drinking while injured for which players have incurred a suspension.  May comes to mind.

For that breach alone Oliver will be damn lucky if he doesn't get a club suspension or leadership group suspension.  He put himself before the team.

How do you know this LH? Under what circumstances?

thanks

 
5 minutes ago, KLV said:

How do you know this LH? Under what circumstances?

thanks

There were several articles posted in a thread where Oliver admitted he left hospital when he shouldn't have and said the doctors were right (paraphrasing).  The articles said he went for a run but he said he went to get some clothes.  Not sure which context is right...one wonders why his partner couldn't have brought a change of clothes to him.

Can't remember which thread.

Edited by Lucifers Hero

3 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Oliver doesn't have a leg to stand on if he is told he can't play.  He disobeyed doctor's orders and left hospital impacting his recovery thereby disadvantaging the team

Yet apparently the Club was happy to have him doing sprints on the G after the KB match

The club's actions would appear to contradict your view LH.


Goody said we won’t risk Clarry he will need to prove his fitness before playing on Thursday prefer him to take another week and be ready for the Alice game against GWS.!!

Not sure why so many fit young men seem to get infection complications ie not just Oliver

must be something wrong in the injury management or their immune systems

Any Docs out there??

 

Edited by Kent

9 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Yet apparently the Club was happy to have him doing sprints on the G after the KB match

The club's actions would appear to contradict your view LH.

His stay in hospital was the week before the KB match.

12 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Not sure which context is right...one wonders why his partner couldn't have brought a change of clothes to him.

Think he and his partner have split up.

1 hour ago, Kent said:

Not sure why so many fit young men seem to get infection complications ie not just Oliver

must be something wrong in the injury management or their immune systems

Any Docs out there??

 

I wonder that as well. It's likely cause they ignore it at the beginning and keep sticking a blistered foot in a sweaty sock and running around.


1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

His stay in hospital was the week before the KB match.

Yes but he only came out on the Sat / Sunday yes?

If the club had issues they would hardly reward him by having him straight back into proceedings a day or two after surely.

This article had him still in hospital on the Friday with talk of a discharge on the Sunday...

https://thewest.com.au/news/clayton-oliver-still-in-hospital-ruled-out-of-kings-birthday-game-c-10923979

Edited by Demon Dynasty

3 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Yes but he only came out on the Sat / Sunday yes?

If the club had issues they would hardly reward him by having him straight back into proceedings a day or two after surely.

This article had him still in hospital on the Friday with talk of a discharge on the Sunday...

https://thewest.com.au/news/clayton-oliver-still-in-hospital-ruled-out-of-kings-birthday-game-c-10923979

I think he had been in hospital for about 5 days before leaving on the Sunday - the day before he took the run at the G after the KB game.

According to reports which he confirmed it was during that 5 fay hospital stay that he took it upon himself to leave.

 

3 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

I think he had been in hospital for about 5 days before leaving on the Sunday - the day before he took the run at the G after the KB game.

According to reports which he confirmed it was during that 5 fay hospital stay that he took it upon himself to leave.

 

Yes it seemed he was a naughty boy and snuck out at one point LH.

I'm not saying this didn't take place.

That's not the point i was making.

14 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

Well I'm no more informed after that article!


 

Immune systems compromised perhaps.


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