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2025 MFC Injury List

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15 hours ago, adonski said:

Tough for them to name an accurate ETA for the type of injury he's got, the fact is come down 4 weeks is positive and almost surprising, I expected to see him hit with the dreaded TBC

Stress reactions are pretty common, clubs have a good guide on how long they take. The big issue is he’s done the easy part of the rehab - sitting around doing non or low weight bearing stuff. The next month as he builds back up to full loads is the time where things could be really straightforward or face set backs.

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    22 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Stress reactions are pretty common, clubs have a good guide on how long they take. The big issue is he’s done the easy part of the rehab - sitting around doing non or low weight bearing stuff. The next month as he builds back up to full loads is the time where things could be really straightforward or face set backs.

    Sounds pretty tough to get an ETA on

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    22 hours ago, Billy said:

    Whats the point of posting if you don’t know

    Are you trying to shut down Demonland?

     

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    UNAVAILABLE FOR ROUND 1 

    SUSPENSION  Kozzzzy Pickett (available Round 4)

    INJURED
    Marty Hore (hand) — TBC 
    Jake Melksham (hamstring) — TBC
    Charlie Spargo (Achilles) — TBC

    Judd McVee (hamstring) — 4-6 weeks
    Koltyn Tholstrup (back) — 6-8 weeks

    Luker Kentfield (illness) — TBC

    Replaced on list- unavailable for the season 
    Shane McAdam (Achilles)
    Andy Moniz-Wakefield (knee)

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    Cal Twomey says Culley’s out for 4-6 with bone stress in his foot (can’t embed the Tweet).

    Is this new or has the club already announced this and I missed it?

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    3 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    Cal Twomey says Culley’s out for 4-6 with bone stress in his foot (can’t embed the Tweet).

    Is this new or has the club already announced this and I missed it?

    Haven’t seen anything from the club.
    It was mentioned he was in a moonboot in a training thread from last week. Was suggested the moonboot was a precaution.

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    Given that Spargo played in Saturday’s match simulation, and assuming he pulled up ok (does anyone know?), why would he still be listed as TBC on that injury list?  Surely if he’s now in full training, they must have some idea of a time frame.

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    24 minutes ago, hardtack said:

    Given that Spargo played in Saturday’s match simulation, and assuming he pulled up ok (does anyone know?), why would he still be listed as TBC on that injury list?  Surely if he’s now in full training, they must have some idea of a time frame.

    I don't trust the AFL list for accuracy personally... waiting for the Selwyn update

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    While there is ‘only’ 3 players on the list who would be considered top 23 players - Pickett, McVee and Tholstrup - we have roughly a quarter of our list (10) who are unavailable for Rnd 1. That’s not ideal. 

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    Poor Jai. Turns out it wasn’t a minor foot thing after all 🙁

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    2 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

    Cal Twomey says Culley’s out for 4-6 with bone stress in his foot (can’t embed the Tweet).

    Is this new or has the club already announced this and I missed it?

    It’s new. Last week he said he thought it was a minor issue. He also said they’d only just put him in the moonboot that morning but it was only precautionary. He’d be gutted 🙁

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    2 hours ago, hardtack said:

    Given that Spargo played in Saturday’s match simulation, and assuming he pulled up ok (does anyone know?), why would he still be listed as TBC on that injury list?  Surely if he’s now in full training, they must have some idea of a time frame.

    I'd have Spargo in my 23 if he's fit...

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    So we replace a LTI with another LTI! Classic

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    4 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

    It’s new. Last week he said he thought it was a minor issue. He also said they’d only just put him in the moonboot that morning but it was only precautionary. He’d be gutted 🙁

    I would suggest orthotic insoles for Jai Culley in his football boots.

    I wore them in my football boots as another level of protection against having any bone stress in my feet.

    However, I am sure Selwyn Griffith and the Demons medical team know alot more than I do.

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    25 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    Kolt ahead of schedule it seems.

     

    AFL website says 6-8

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    7 minutes ago, Supreme_Demon said:

    I would suggest orthotic insoles for Jai Culley in his football boots.

    I would have thought this would have been standard for every afl player

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    Injury & Suspension List: Round 1

    [player, injury or suspension, estimated return]

    Jacob van Rooyen — back / available
    Marty Hore  — hand / test
    Jake Melksham  — hamstring / 2 weeks
    Kysaiah Pickett — suspended / 3 weeks
    Judd McVee  — hamstring / 3 - 4 weeks
    Jai Culley  — foot / 3 - 5 weeks
    Koltyn Tholstrup  —  back / 4 - 5 weeks
    Luker Kentfield — illness / 5 - 6 weeks
    Shane McAdam — Achilles / next season 
    Andy Moniz-Wakefield  — knee / next season

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