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Injury List: Round 19

Max Gawn — ankle / test

Lachie Hunter — calf / 1 week

Charlie Spargo — Achilles / season

Christian Petracca — spleen / indefinite
 

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Only 4 players on the injury list is ridiculous for this time of year.

Unfortunately it's 2 of our best 5 players with one done for the year, but otherwise we are amazingly healthy.

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9 minutes ago, seventyfour said:

Only 4 players on the injury list is ridiculous for this time of year.

Unfortunately it's 2 of our best 5 players with one done for the year, but otherwise we are amazingly healthy.

Is he done for the year? Why not say "season", they say "indefinite"...

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The quicker we build our fastest on ball contingent this weekend the better'

It will be fine and fast. I am ambivalent about Max back this week and i think our intensity is the answer.

FROM NOW ON.

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Finals Trac would be awesome. even 70% Trac playing fwd. 

if we look like making finals who knows. but he hasn’t even trained yet right?

so very unlikely

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1 hour ago, Binmans PA said:

Is he done for the year? Why not say "season", they say "indefinite"...

I’m worried that it’s because there are no guarantees of when he will return next year. 

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8 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

a real mfcss sufferer would say "because there are no guarantees he's EVER coming back"

Well I personally think he will come back, but I know people who would tell you it’s a possibility that he won’t. 

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23 hours ago, Chelly said:

Injury List: Round 19

Max Gawn — ankle / test

Lachie Hunter — calf / 1 week

Charlie Spargo — Achilles / season

Christian Petracca — spleen / indefinite
 

Matt Jefferson was a late withdrawal from the Casey team last Sunday. Some said it was due to illness and someone else said it was Covid?

Shouldn't he be on this list as a "test" or "available"?

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Trac has been awfully absent/quiet on social media lately. ANyone have any insight as to where he is at with recovery? I would have thought he may have showed up to the box on Friday night - perhaps that is unrealistic given what he has gone through (inc his appendicitis)

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2 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Trac has been awfully absent/quiet on social media lately. ANyone have any insight as to where he is at with recovery? I would have thought he may have showed up to the box on Friday night - perhaps that is unrealistic given what he has gone through (inc his appendicitis)

He's cooking up a storm on his TikTok.

I may be wrong, but I believe he is still in partial isolation given the state of his immune system post the spleen laceration. 

Plus he has had his appendix removed what, two weeks ago? 

I saw that he liked Melbourne's Instagram post following our win against Essendon.

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5 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Trac has been awfully absent/quiet on social media lately. ANyone have any insight as to where he is at with recovery? I would have thought he may have showed up to the box on Friday night - perhaps that is unrealistic given what he has gone through (inc his appendicitis)

From someone with experience with appendicitis (mine had perforated) it's a pretty long recovery, I was in bed/resting for about 6 weeks. 

When you factor in he is still recovering from internal injuries, I'd say no chance he returns this year, they wouldn't want to risk another hit to the spleen area in 2024 especially given the ongoing narrative about our medical team's handling of Brayshaw and Trac.

I'd had the same thought that it was be great to have him playing deep forward, but to be frank, that's where he got injured and there are plenty more defenders with pointy knees like Moore.

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42 minutes ago, Sparrowsfart said:

From someone with experience with appendicitis (mine had perforated) it's a pretty long recovery, I was in bed/resting for about 6 weeks. 

When you factor in he is still recovering from internal injuries, I'd say no chance he returns this year, they wouldn't want to risk another hit to the spleen area in 2024 especially given the ongoing narrative about our medical team's handling of Brayshaw and Trac.

I'd had the same thought that it was be great to have him playing deep forward, but to be frank, that's where he got injured and there are plenty more defenders with pointy knees like Moore.

Oh I’m with you re playing this year. However he is a leader and should still be in and around the club.  I’ll admit I’m not sure where he stands from a medical perspective, but the lack of his social media presence online in footy matters is a bit worrying. 

Knowing his character I’d expect him to be trolling (in a good way) everything written about MFC online - inc his mates posts etc. But I don’t see a whole lot of activity, which is why I’m a bit worried. It’s not him to be this absent. 

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At least with the recent performances of our growing 'Mouse Pack' it's becoming a little bit easier to face the various realist and MFCSS-ist 'Life after...' scenarios ahead of us - Max, Jack, Steven, Clayton, Christian, Harrison, etc.

 

Well, maybe not Max...

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On 13/07/2024 at 09:40, seventyfour said:

Smith and Brayshaw wouldn't stop a 100 point loss to Freo and losing to West Coast. 

Our injury list this year has been very good. Injuries like Petracca's and Gawn's are unavoidable, they aren't soft tissue that you could blame on conditioning or overtraining.

Injuries aren't to blame for our performance, nor should we be complaining about our injury list. We've been fortunate, we just haven't had the form, intent or depth of talent to compete for a top 4 spot.

We’re literally 2 kicks from being in the top 4. We had the Blues on toast at the end of that game and we were mighty unfortunate against the Bears

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15 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

We’re literally 2 kicks from being in the top 4. We had the Blues on toast at the end of that game and we were mighty unfortunate against the Bears

In the Lions game, Stevic took that goal off Rivers for running too far after 13 steps. You never see that and the media said nothing.

May was disallowed two clean marks and one led to a Daniher goal off the ground.

Against Carlton a goal was taken off Kozzie for a staged dangerous tackle by Kemp, where he was actually holding the ball and we played on and goaled.

Either of those 3 incorrect decisions not given and we are in the four atm.

Here is a little test, has any team had more goals overturned than us in the last 2 years.

I have named 2 above and to help, Petracca against Carlton, Nibbler twice and the rest up to whoever wants to research it.

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7 minutes ago, Redleg said:

In the Lions game, Stevic took that goal off Rivers for running too far after 13 steps. You never see that and the media said nothing.

May was disallowed two clean marks and one led to a Daniher goal off the ground.

Against Carlton a goal was taken off Kozzie for a staged dangerous tackle by Kemp, where he was actually holding the ball and we played on and goaled.

Either of those 3 incorrect decisions not given and we are in the four atm.

Here is a little test, has any team had more goals overturned than us in the last 2 years.

I have named 2 above and to help, Petracca against Carlton, Nibbler twice and the rest up to whoever wants to research it.

You could add Curnows touched goal by May with replay confirming it just as the ball was being bounced. Pretty sure our last 3 games against Blues we've been dudded by goal reviews 

Anyway probably lost in the injury thread lol

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23 hours ago, Redleg said:

In the Lions game, Stevic took that goal off Rivers for running too far after 13 steps. You never see that and the media said nothing.

May was disallowed two clean marks and one led to a Daniher goal off the ground.

Against Carlton a goal was taken off Kozzie for a staged dangerous tackle by Kemp, where he was actually holding the ball and we played on and goaled.

Either of those 3 incorrect decisions not given and we are in the four atm.

Here is a little test, has any team had more goals overturned than us in the last 2 years.

I have named 2 above and to help, Petracca against Carlton, Nibbler twice and the rest up to whoever wants to research it.

Stevic and Gianfagna (delisted) have a particular disliking for MelbourneFC.

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On 18/07/2024 at 12:21, Gawndy the Great said:

Oh I’m with you re playing this year. However he is a leader and should still be in and around the club.  I’ll admit I’m not sure where he stands from a medical perspective, but the lack of his social media presence online in footy matters is a bit worrying. 

Knowing his character I’d expect him to be trolling (in a good way) everything written about MFC online - inc his mates posts etc. But I don’t see a whole lot of activity, which is why I’m a bit worried. It’s not him to be this absent. 

I'm guessing you haven't had any/many internal abdominal surgeries. He won't be anywhere near the club until the doctors have given him the all clear.

The risk of infection is real and they'd have him wrapped in cotton wool. Adding to that he's had two general anaesthetics within a couple of weeks of each other.. not recommended. Again from personal experience. Really knocks you around, fatigue, mental clarity etc.

 

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5 injured unavailable 

Woey jnr - quad/managed- 1 week

Max Gawn — ankle / test- 1 week

Lachie Hunter — calf / 1 week

Charlie Spargo — Achilles / season

Christian Petracca — spleen / season

1 medical retirement Angus10

1 indefinite suspension JS29

3 travelling emergencies having a WA holiday break 🥤 

11 available for Casey - Adams, Hore, Howes, Schache, BBB, Kentfield, McAdam, Sestan, Jefferson, Verrall, KBrown41

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22 hours ago, Sparrowsfart said:

Stevic and Gianfagna (delisted) have a particular disliking for MelbourneFC.

Umpire 22 is a shocker for the Demons!!

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