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2025 MFC Injury List

Whispering_Jack
in Melbourne Demons

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17 hours ago, Chelly said:

A bit of guesswork here but from out of the carnage, the injury list with a month to go looks a bit like this:-

Jake Bowey (ill) —TBC
Kade Chandler (AC joint) — expected to start integrating into contact soon.
Tom Fullarton (hamstring) — continues to work through his recovery.
Luker Kentfield (pneumonia) — hospitalised in Perth over Christmas break and slowly recovering there. Expected back at the club soon.
Judd McVee (foot) (hamstring) — TBC
Jake Melksham (hamstring) — will miss the next block of pre-season training.
Christian Petracca (ribs) — expected to restart full training at the club soon.
Christian Salem (ill) — TBC
Charlie Spargo (Achilles) — making slow progress in his recovery.
Koltyn Tholstrup (bone stress) —  expected to be sidelined for the next 8 to 10 weeks.
Jack Viney (rib cartilage) — TBC
Caleb Windsor (skin infection on his foot) —1 week

 

 

@chelly  thanks 

And it’s February!!! With no games actually played.  

Edited by spirit of norm smith
Hmmmm

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    i think, at this stage, it's something more like only fullarton, kentfield, mcvee, and tholstrup with injuries / illnesses likely to rule them out of the first part of the pre-season / season

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    23 hours ago, DeelightfulPlay said:

    We've had quite a few players this year and last year with infections... maybe worth keeping some betadine in the change room and reminding the boys about the value of a soapy shower!

    Does a session in seawater help avoid this sort of infection.

    Used to be a regular report of players shivering in the water as it helped muscle recovery or something

    (Help its obvious  Im out of my pay grade  here).

    Would a  training base closer to the sea facilitate this.

    I was advised that Spas are the ideal site for spreading infections.

    (Hoping for someone with idea of reality) 

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    10 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    Anyone else like me and waiting patiently for the McVee injury update?!

    Yes for sure. I’ve broken it into 3 categories given the hammy didn’t look like a micky mouse one.

    GOOD NEWS - 4 week and will miss just round 1.

    MEH/ MODERATE NEWS - 8-10 weeks and will be back about round 6

    BAD NEWS - tore the string off the born. Surgery and won’t be seen until after the bye.

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    18 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    Anyone else like me and waiting patiently for the McVee injury update?!

    Anyone else like me wonder why other clubs get the results of player scans and make them public a lot quicker than MFC (or is this just a case of MFCSS)?

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    24 minutes ago, Elwood 3184 said:

    Anyone else like me wonder why other clubs get the results of player scans and make them public a lot quicker than MFC (or is this just a case of MFCSS)?

    Scans were yesterday afternoon. I suspect the radiologist would have only had a chance to look at it today. They will then have to speak to the Specialist doctor around prognosis and recovery time. I doubt we will hear anything until tomorrow.

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    25 minutes ago, Elwood 3184 said:

    Anyone else like me wonder why other clubs get the results of player scans and make them public a lot quicker than MFC (or is this just a case of MFCSS)?

    i'm now suspecting that if it was (relatively) good news we would have heard by now 🤒

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    4 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

    i think, at this stage, it's something more like only fullarton, kentfield, mcvee, and tholstrup with injuries / illnesses likely to rule them out of the first part of the pre-season / season

    Fullarton played in yesterday's match sim, so just Kentfield, McVee and Tholstrup out for Round 1 (with Kosi of course) and still a big question mark over Charlie Spargo - still no match sim for him yesterday, although encouragingly he took part in other drills, pre match-sim.

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    2 hours ago, Elwood 3184 said:

    Anyone else like me wonder why other clubs get the results of player scans and make them public a lot quicker than MFC (or is this just a case of MFCSS)?

    What clubs are you referring to ?

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    2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

    i'm now suspecting that if it was (relatively) good news we would have heard by now 🤒

    Case Study was Max's knee in 2022 against Brisbane. I think it was almost a full week before we found out the recovery time AND that was good news considering what the potential was. 

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    38 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

    Case Study was Max's knee in 2022 against Brisbane. I think it was almost a full week before we found out the recovery time AND that was good news considering what the potential was. 

    It was round 2 2023 on a Friday night and the good news that it wasn't serious came through on Sunday afternoon. I only remember because the news came through during the last qtr of the Casey game and everyone in the crowd was talking about it. 

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    3 hours ago, Roost it far said:

    8-12 weeks is my guess

    Big Loss

     

    Yeah same vibes

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    6-8 weeks is smack back in the middle of the of the good to bad news spectrum. He’ll probably back in the side around the round 6 game against Freo.

    AMW seems the logical replacement while Howes and Hore might be asked to play on smaller defenders if either of those guys has a good practice match series.

    Please no more injuries given Kozzie’s also out for a while.

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    Juddy hasn't missed since he debuted and has had a pretty good track record with injuries so this really sucks.

    Really hope this means that AMW gets another go in the senior side. I thought he showed a lot of promise late last year.

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