DistrACTION Jackson 10,728 Posted December 14, 2023 Posted December 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said: hardly 12 months. I think you'll find that the moment SIA get off their rear-ends and convene, that time served will be the punishment. We will impose 2 games like every other club. He is [censored] for doing it, but wasn't the first or will be the last to take recreational drugs in-season. I wouldn't be surprised if we went a bit harder on the club imposed suspension. Think 4 AFL matches minimum. 1 Quote
DistrACTION Jackson 10,728 Posted December 14, 2023 Posted December 14, 2023 17 minutes ago, Monbon said: Any news on Kade Chandler??? Don't think fitness was his issue. Looked to be back training yesterday. 2 Quote
Bystander 903 Posted December 14, 2023 Posted December 14, 2023 On 13/12/2023 at 14:52, jnrmac said: Its never a good time but to do it in pre-season seems so cruel. Couldn't see him playing next year. He will have to rehab essentially until March 2025. And from memory he will be out of contract at the end of 2024. Its a 2 way street with contracts. Get injured and you could get shafted with a poor contract. I understand that young Bailey has done extremely well in business venture and will not be sweating on a big contract to pay the rent, bread and milk post 2024. 1 Quote
Demonland 74,430 Posted December 15, 2023 Posted December 15, 2023 Petty back up and running after 131 days. 3 2 Quote
layzie 34,528 Posted December 15, 2023 Posted December 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Demonland said: Petty back up and running after 131 days. Encouraging. Only just started on the anti-gravity treadmill. 1 Quote
dazzledavey36 56,334 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 Well, here we go again with Benny B.. Ben Brown has undergone knee surgery 5 Quote
Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,335 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 Feel for the bloke, we've likely seen his last game. 1 Quote
Greg Schneider 1,018 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 Just now, Hellaintabadplacetobe said: Feel for the bloke, we've likely seen his last game. Surely he and club could've done the selfless thing, come to a financial agreement and retired. Who didn't see this coming? Won't play a game this year. Could've used his spot to select JVR's brother in the rookie draft but now he's training with Freo which could turn out a disaster for us, they know what they're doing ... 3 2 1 Quote
Fritta and Turner 4,696 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 4 minutes ago, Jeremy said: Surely he and club could've done the selfless thing, come to a financial agreement and retired. Who didn't see this coming? Won't play a game this year. Could've used his spot to select JVR's brother in the rookie draft but now he's training with Freo which could turn out a disaster for us, they know what they're doing ... Are you serious? 6 1 4 Quote
Greg Schneider 1,018 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 1 minute ago, Jontee said: Are you serious? Did alright getting a generational ruckman off our hands didn't they? Only took them 3 years 1 Quote
Demon Disciple 12,536 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 Stick a fork in him, he’s just about done I’m afraid. Forward line is going to be a problem yet again this year. 2 1 1 Quote
BDA 23,048 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 JVR, Petty and Fritsch will have to bear the goal scoring load this year. Any contribution we get from BB this year will be a bonus. Whatever's happens, we'll always have 2021. BB was fantastic in the finals series. 19 Quote
Redleg 42,156 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 1 hour ago, Jeremy said: Could've used his spot to select JVR's brother in the rookie draft but now he's training with Freo which could turn out a disaster for us, they know what they're doing ... Hang on I’m just ringing Schultz, Acres and Henry to see if they agree with you. 3 3 Quote
Moonshadow 17,678 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 1 hour ago, Jeremy said: Surely he and club could've done the selfless thing, come to a financial agreement and retired. Who didn't see this coming? Won't play a game this year. Could've used his spot to select JVR's brother in the rookie draft but now he's training with Freo which could turn out a disaster for us, they know what they're doing ... 2 1 Quote
chook fowler 19,772 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 39 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said: Stick a fork in him, he’s just about done I’m afraid. Forward line is going to be a problem yet again this year. Forking hell. 2 4 Quote
Redleg 42,156 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 16 minutes ago, BDA said: JVR, Petty and Fritsch will have to bear the goal scoring load this year. Any contribution we get from BB this year will be a bonus. Whatever's happens, we'll always have 2021. BB was fantastic in the finals series. Plus Fullarton is available, Tom Mac is fit again, Verrall and Jefferson may be improvers, as may the smaller Seston and Schache is break glass. Disco is another that could be tried up forward if we are desperate. 3 1 Quote
Moonshadow 17,678 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Redleg said: Hang on I’m just ringing Schultz, Acres and Henry to see if they agree with you. Ed Langdon anyone?!! Jesse Hogan for pick 6 (which we used to get Steven May) was a great success for them too! Edited January 25, 2024 by Moonshadow 4 2 1 Quote
Dee Zephyr 19,311 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 47 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said: Stick a fork in him, he’s just about done I’m afraid. Forward line is going to be a problem yet again this year. Benny was restricted to only 7 games last year. Him not being there was not the issue. Forward line only became a problem when we started losing the pieces towards the end of the year. We were the highest scoring team for most of the season. In saying that I hope we haven’t seen the last of Benny. 7 1 Quote
Little Goffy 14,963 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 On the bright side... No, I can't quite find a bright side. The most positive I can be is that he might be available and fresh late in the season, OR he will call it a day and we can pick up someone in the mid-season draft or even the pre-season supplementary which runs until mid Feb. Does anyone have some clarity about the latest changes to the 'inactive list' because if Brown is out for 6 to 8 weeks we may actually be eligible to put him on the inactive list right away without him retiring, which would let us snap a SSP selection. Perhaps the junior Van Rooyen can be ours after all? 1 Quote
Roost it far 10,136 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 I can’t believe anyone here actually thought he would play a role this year. Cooked is a massive understatement. Brown, TMac and to a slightly lesser extent Schache are what are commonly referred to as list cloggers. 21 was a long time ago for mine so please don’t roll out the “They helped us a win a flag and deserve…..” Rubbish it’s a business and we’re not playing it hard enough atm. Jeez, I really got fired up!! 3 3 Quote
Tarax Club 4,189 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said: In saying that I hope we haven’t seen the last of Benny. Admire the bloke's tenacity. Just a flesh wound! A 6-8 week rehab will see him cherry ripe for round 0. Edited January 25, 2024 by Tarax Club 1 2 Quote
BAMF 4,483 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 I'm surprised theres such a strong reaction. He signed a 4 year deal with a degenerative knee condition. A lot of us on here knew at the time that anything we got in the fourth year would be a bonus. It was a shame that we couldn't get what we needed out of him last year when we needed it. He was a 200cm proven key forward who was available. He got a 4 year deal that we knew he probably wouldn't see out to the end. We got a kpf for a good price when we needed it. He was very important in 2021. Its worked out to be a pretty good deal for both parties. He has had a fantastic career, he is a fantastic person. 30 1 1 Quote
daisycutter 30,021 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 afl site says back to full fitness in 6-8 weeks .... lol 2 2 1 Quote
Jibroni 5,057 Posted January 25, 2024 Posted January 25, 2024 Sad to see his body break down like this, hopefully he can retire on his own terms. 1 Quote
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