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Plates in feet are rarely "minor" .... perhaps a little less so if it is an ankle.

So no inside leaks as to which it is?   

Is it the same foot that kept him out at the start of the season? 😠

 
38 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

She’s already posted yesterday that he’s going for surgery today and it’s serious but potentially not season ending. 

I must have missed it, cheers @Jaded No More

 
3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Sounds like syndesmosis 

They insert a plate for syndesmosis? 


42 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

She’s already posted yesterday that he’s going for surgery today and it’s serious but potentially not season ending. 

'potentially not season ending' is something as I was bracing myself for 'potentially career threatening'.

Just now, layzie said:

'potentially not season ending' is something as I was bracing myself for 'potentially career threatening'.

Me too, but @WalkingCivilWar said it might not be season ending, which means it's definitely not career threatening.

Although it might be the sort of injury that hampers him for a long time to come, especially if it's foot related, which we know is a persistent [censored].

Just now, Jaded No More said:

Me too, but @WalkingCivilWar said it might not be season ending, which means it's definitely not career threatening.

Although it might be the sort of injury that hampers him for a long time to come, especially if it's foot related, which we know is a persistent [censored].

That's what I'm thinking. Like it could be something you look back to and notice how he moved differently before it. Hope not, all we can do is hope not. 

 
12 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Sounds like syndesmosis 

 

9 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

They insert a plate for syndesmosis? 

My understanding, perhaps flawed, is that a syndesmosis injury gets screwed, not plated.

16 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

They insert a plate for syndesmosis? 

Sorry I missed that part.

Rough guess and say Navicular.


23 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Sorry I missed that part.

Rough guess and say Navicular.

OMFG these diagnosis are getting worse and worse.

Navicular is 12 months is it not? How could he possibly play again this year if it's a navicular?

I am going to wait for a real update before I hyperventilate. 

No doubt the club's injury report will be "foot - TBC" 

 

1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

I am going to wait for a real update before I hyperventilate. 

Now there's an idea......

10 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said:

Now there's an idea......

Not that the club's injury updates fill me with confidence. 

2 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

OMFG these diagnosis are getting worse and worse.

Navicular is 12 months is it not? How could he possibly play again this year if it's a navicular?

I am going to wait for a real update before I hyperventilate. 

No doubt the club's injury report will be "foot - TBC" 

 

I'm literally just spit balling. I'd just wait for the doctors report lol


I wish the club would understand how much their supporters stress about these sorts of things.

Not to give us any sort of update three days out from the incident is pretty poor communication back to those that give up their hard earned for this football club.

I reckon if it’s a plate going in and he got stood on, it’s potentially a lisfranc injury 

Put him in cotton wool and get him ready for next year.

Move Kozzy into his role and give the kid a role to play as he is as lost as the city of Atlantis.

There are many other factors we need to get right to win a flag other than Fritta. He won’t be the difference either way and that foot hasn’t been right all year. 

 

27 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Ouch. Fritsch is done if it’s needing a plate. He’s the only bloke who can kick straight!!

Yep..literally the only player we have who can kick straight consistently. FML. 5.15 might look like the good old days soon.  he's going to be a massive loss.


a thought out of left field

I wonder how disco would go up forward. He's just languishing in the magoos because our back spots are so tight.

he's a great kick, mark and interceptor. If he played like a defender in the backline, he'd just have to mark, turn around a and kick goals - lol

Out for 7-8 weeks

Fritta 7-8 weeks according to club. TMac 4-6. That’s our 2 best forwards from the last 5 years.

Time to get inventive.

 

Fritsch 7-8 weeks all going well.

Hibberd could be available for the Lions.

No mention of Verrall who wasn't seen much in the 2nd half. Hopefully just playing limited minutes.

Willing to bet Fritsch’s injury was just waiting to happen and he was being managed with it from the start of the season.

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