Petty Set to Miss 4-6 Weeks

[Demonland 74,430]

[layzie 34,528]

Well that escalated quickly. The moon boot was never going to be a good sign. 

[Jaded No More 68,976]

Can’t catch a break with our talls. Really disappointing. 

[von 1,580]

4-6 is the worst possible forecast for injuries. Sometimes people never get off the 4-6 week injury forecast

[DeeZee 7,496]

Just when he started to hit some form too.

If Brown and TMac aren’t right I guess they might go with Joel Smith 

[The heart beats true 18,201]

We really need Max to step up forward of the ball in the next month. Brown probably comes in, but between him and TMac it’s a raffle to figure out who can stay on the park. 

We’ve had no continuity in any of our tall players forward of centre all year.

[DubDee 26,674]

whoever stepped on him should be shot

finally started to look at home in the fwd and bang!

hopefully be back and match fit by round 20 to get some games in pre finals

[Redleg 42,156]

That’s not good.

Caused so simply.

 

[Dees_In_October 3,515]

Gah! Not good!

* goes to puppy thread *

[Deeoldfart 8,201]

Very disappointing for all concerned.  Our forward set up was just starting to ‘settle’ imo, and now the experimentation has to start all over again.

[BDA 23,048]

God dammit.

 

[picket fence 18,184]

Got to be BBB HOWEVER ....... I would be verrry tempted to throw Joel Smith in!🤩 Please dont go with The Robotic turning circle!

Edited May 15, 2023 by picket fence

[hemingway 7,633]

The only positive being that it’s not pre-finals. When depth is so important, because injuries are always going to come.  

[Hawny for Gawny 465]

Awful timing, not only was he just starting to look settled in, but would have been huge in trying to play defensibly against Alir this week

 

[Waltham33 475]

Report says it’s ligaments and that needs to heal before rehab starts.  Here is hoping he is a quick healer 

Edited May 15, 2023 by Waltham33

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

Left field - Melksham comes in to play defensive role on Allir Aliir. 

They’ll have a tough time playing on Gawn anyway. 

[Jaded No More 68,976]

1 minute ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Left field - Melksham comes in to play defensive role on Allir Aliir. 

They’ll have a tough time playing on Gawn anyway. 

You are better off bringing Joel Smith to play that role. He has the height and athleticism to go with him. 

[Ollie fan 3,671]

How frustrating! – for supporters, for the club, and most of all for poor Harry Petty. The half he played on Saturday was the best footy he has played as a forward and would have cemented him as CHF for the season at least.

[Whispering_Jack 31,368]

You heard it first right here (sorry Harry) -

On 5/14/2023 at 12:28 PM, Demonland said:

One player who could have been spared that was Harry Petty who was best on ground to that time with six strong marks and two goals. But he had a problem in the form of a bruised foot and was subbed off during the break. Officially, the injury is not considered a problem which means he’s in doubt for Friday night’s blockbuster in Adelaide.

[SPC 3,596]

Time for Joel Smith to grab his spot. Could be his last chance. 

[Young Blood 2,642]

This one really stings.

Agreed with others was starting to see some continuity up forward and felt he was just about to see some scoreboard reward for how much work he does in marking contests and off-ball with his physicality. 

However I think its losing the flexibility that he gives us thats going to give Goodwin headaches. We have been going really well with the two talls and Hibberd playing as the third tall (doing a terrific job i might add) but against bigger teams the luxury of throwing Petty back and playing one of the rucks/Trac more forward will be a shame to lose over the next 4-6.

I think for the above reason I can see McDonald getting the nod over Brown as he can go back where needed. Coaching department favorite Smith might also be considered for this role as the swing man.

Edited May 15, 2023 by Young Blood

[Ollie fan 3,671]

Smith has nowhere near the strength to replace Petty - he is not a key position player IMO. It has to be TMac.

[YearOfTheDees 3,266]

Wasn't McDonald picked as an emergency last week, sort of points to him getting the nod this week.

[Dee Zephyr 19,311]

Hopefully returns right after the bye, that would be a good result. 

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,690]

Looked to me like he did it during or before his mark for his first goal - he was limping as he went back to take the kick. Would playing on have exacerbated it? (spilt milk, I guess...)