Surely they send Viney for surgery ASAP to get this sorted for the longer term. Don’t turn it into another Spargo saga.

31 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

Surely they send Viney for surgery ASAP to get this sorted for the longer term. Don’t turn it into another Spargo saga.

achilles are best solved when snapped, snap it you have surgery and a definitive timeline, just inflamation and pain and tenderness, there is no surgery for that viney is in that boat and an achkilles at 31 that could spell the end for some

Across a lot of clubs there seems to be a lot of injuries.

Culley I'm disappointed to hear about. I was ready to see him up & about for r1

In a similar vein to Bowzer's rise last season, i was hoping Culley would emulate that success this year.

Absolutely tragic if its a serious injury but fingers crossed its minor.

5 minutes ago, Tom Dyson said:

In a similar vein to Bowzer's rise last season, i was hoping Culley would emulate that success this year.

Absolutely tragic if its a serious injury but fingers crossed its minor.

Hopefully he’s in surgery by Monday at the latest and then has a quick recovery.

They mentioned a couple weeks, my guess would be closer to four to six.

Hopefully it’s a break but just a hairline so it’s quicker.

Just reported on CH9 news, “Viney's Achilles injury could keep him out for the whole season “

When is the official Penrite Injury Update our?

14 minutes ago, Vineytime said:

Just reported on CH9 news, “Viney's Achilles injury could keep him out for the whole season “

From 48 seconds. Reporter claims that Viney may be out for the season. Culley sent for scans and an update expected within 24 hours.

On 20/01/2026 at 09:53, binman said:

Melk and Max last season make my point - which when a player has to rehab during the preseason alot depends on the nature of the injury in terms of how much of an impact the injury had.

IIRC both Max and Melk were able to keep running and cycling- ie weren't off legs. So coukd maintain their aerobic conditioning.

Whereas kolt and mcvee I think had injuries that impacted their ability to run. And never got close to optimal fitness ...

There are too many other variables and you don't know what training Kolt and McVee were doing away from the group/inside/in the gym etc. About the only conclusion you might be able to reach on the limited data we have is that older players with more pre-seasons under their belt are less impacted by missing pre-seasons than younger players, who need pre-season to build long-term fitness.

If Viney is out for the season who are some options to pick up as a replacement or too add into the midfield?

Injury list
Jake Bowey (foot) - round 13
Max Gawn (finger) - available
Jack Henderson (sacrum stress fracture) - tbc Round 1-2
Bailey Laurie (fractured hand) - tbc Round 1-2
Brody Mihocek (toe) - tbc Round 1-2
Harry Sharp (hamstring)- tbc Round 1
Jack Viney (achilles) - indefinite

Jai Culley (Arm/shoulder) - TBA

33 minutes ago, Vineytime said:

Just reported on CH9 news, “Viney's Achilles injury could keep him out for the whole season “

Vineynotthistime 😞

Can we bring in an Injury replacement for JV7?

2 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Can we bring in an Injury replacement for JV7?

Already got one in Jack Steele👌

36 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

If Viney is out for the season who are some options to pick up as a replacement or too add into the midfield?

Well a doors there for koltyn if he wants it

Not a terrible result, may only miss a game or two even if the timeline drags on

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Injury list
Jake Bowey (foot) - round 13
Max Gawn (finger) - available
Jack Henderson (sacrum stress fracture) - tbc Round 1-2
Bailey Laurie (fractured hand) - tbc Round 1-2
Brody Mihocek (toe) - tbc Round 1-2
Harry Sharp (hamstring)- tbc Round 1
Jack Viney (achilles) - indefinite

Jai Culley (Arm/shoulder) - TBA

Tom Campbell

Shane McAdam

Salem

AMW

Tom Matthews

CJ

I believe the above also could be added to the list and there are probably more.

That is horrendous in a Pre Season and now May not fully fit and with some issues could be another not available.

Edited February 6Feb 6 by Redleg

1 hour ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Hopefully he’s in surgery by Monday at the latest and then has a quick recovery.

They mentioned a couple weeks, my guess would be closer to four to six.

Hopefully it’s a break but just a hairline so it’s quicker.

MFC text saying Culley will have surgery tomorrow and have quoted four week recovery time as expecting he will be able to maintain his current fitness levels.😁

I'll take that for now.

29 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I'll take that for now.

Exactly. Could have been much much worse given the first report.

If Viney is going to miss the best part of a year with an Achilles- I wonder if he retire? Seems a guy who is pretty honest with himself.

42 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

MFC text saying Culley will have surgery tomorrow and have quoted four week recovery time as expecting he will be able to maintain his current fitness levels.😁

Tbh that’s pretty great as for injury outcomes.

Also pretty amazing how far technology and medicine has come.

44 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Tom Campbell

Shane McAdam

Salem

AMW

Tom Matthews

CJ

I believe the above also could be added to the list and there are probably more.

That is horrendous in a Pre Season and now May not fully fit and with some issues could be another not available.

What’s the go with Salem and CJ?

Young Demon Jai Culley will undergo surgery on Saturday, following an arm fracture during training at Casey Fields on Friday.

General Manager of AFL Football Performance Alan Richardson said the club would take a cautious approach to Culley’s recovery.

“This was a really unfortunate incident, which took place during our training session on Friday,” Richardson said.

“Scans have confirmed that this was an arm fracture and Jai will have surgery tomorrow to start recovery as soon as possible.

“We are optimistic that he will be able to maintain his fitness while he is in rehab program.

“We will have a clearer picture of his return to play timeline post-surgery, however, we expect this to be approximately four weeks.”