Probably the better end of news on Luker.

Thought it might be 8-12 weeks, if he is a quick healer could be back in 5-6 weeks.

Any updates on Jai Culley's progress with the arm?

Hiring a coach from Geelong isn’t much good for people who want injury updates.

Get used to seeing a lot of TBC this year.

Will be funny if we get penalised for doing this before the Cats do.

Given last week’s list and recent updates. The current (guesstimate) injury list:-

Jake Bowey (foot)

Jack Viney (Achilles)

Kalani White (glandular fever)

Luker Kentfield (knee)

Tom Campbell (neck)

Jai Culley (arm)

Jack Henderson (back/sacrum)

Matthew Jefferson (foot)

Aidan Johnson (hamstring)

Shane McAdam (Achilles)

Brodie Mihocek (concussion)

Andy Moniz-Wakefield (knee)

Bayley Fritsch (hand)

Of the 44 listed, likely 13 could be unavailable for round 1. That’s nearly a quarter of the list without a ball kicked in meaningful AFL action.

12 hours ago, BoBo said:

I’m just curious, if someone puts their hand into a toaster that’s on, do you then blame the toaster in this scenario? 😂

Being an experienced hand put erinnertoaster, I can say after many years....no

10 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

That's fine. She can give whatever info she wants to. But she had a crack at me first for reacting to Sam Edmund's piece on SEN rather than taking her word as gospel, which I think is a bit rich from someone who doesn't have a perfect track record herself.

leave her alone sunshine

1 hour ago, ghost who walks said:

leave her alone sunshine

How foolish of me. I didn’t realise one poster has free reign to take potshots at other posters and the rest of us have to cop it on the chin.

Just one of those annoying ones the week before the season starts. No-one's fault.

Doesn't mean it's not annoying for us though..

19 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

Have you not read anything I’ve said in this thread? If you wanna believe Sam Edmunds, go right ahead, but maybe don’t bore everyone with comments like the above which are unnecessary and repetitive.

Facts:

The club doctor attended to him, washed out the two tiny puncture (not much bigger than a pinhead) marks and gave him antibiotics.

There was NEVER an infection

Hiya Ghosty, it was more than ‘two tiny punctures’ - he was bitten, had it cleaned up then it became infected. He attended a clinic, received several stitches and was put on an antibiotic IV drip. Your info sounds like it may have come from the period after the bite and before the infection. Agree that Edmunds has made it sound worse than it is though. (source: directly from the club - I was in town recently, donating some of my Grandfather’s footy stuff to the club and the MCC).

Edited March 3Mar 3 by Ethan Tremblay

Anyone have word on Culley’s progress towards rd 1?

12 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

Hiring a coach from Geelong isn’t much good for people who want injury updates.

Get used to seeing a lot of TBC this year.

Will be funny if we get penalised for doing this before the Cats do.

I haven't followed this. What is the rationale for club's having to provide injury reports at all? Is it just for the gambling industry? If so, it would be about the only area where fairness is of any concern to the AFL.

1 hour ago, layzie said:

Just one of those annoying ones the week before the season starts. No-one's fault.

Doesn't mean it's not annoying for us though..

Can't tell if this post is referring to dog v Fritsch or the back and forth between some posters on this thread.

37 minutes ago, sue said:

I haven't followed this. What is the rationale for club's having to provide injury reports at all? Is it just for the gambling industry? If so, it would be about the only area where fairness is of any concern to the AFL.

There's certainly a fan communication aspect to it, it's nice to know roughly when guys will be back. AFL fantasy as well, Supercoach and the other leagues people play are a valid way to follow the game. And yes, gambling probably trumps all.

When the league takes so much money from gambling partners and players can be suspended or fined heavily for as little as telling their family that they'll be playing forward it does seem like the league should enforce some standards on injury reporting.

How foolish of me. I didn’t realise one poster has free reign to take potshots at other posters and the rest of us have to cop it on the chin.

cop it sweet and leave my little sheet rack alone

8 minutes ago, ghost who walks said:

How foolish of me. I didn’t realise one poster has free reign to take potshots at other posters and the rest of us have to cop it on the chin.

cop it sweet and leave my little sheet rack alone

It’s all good, W. I have to learn to cop it on the chin, too. The thick skin is taking its sweet time to grow, I’m a work in progress.

Edited March 3Mar 3 by Ghostwriter

Has the amputation been a success?

2 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

It’s all good, W. I have to learn to cop it on the chin, too. The thick skin is taking its sweet time to grow, I’m a work on progress.

Keep up the great work Ghostwriter.

1 hour ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Hiya Ghosty, it was more than ‘two tiny punctures’ - he was bitten, had it cleaned up then it became infected. He attended a clinic, received several stitches and was put on an antibiotic IV drip. Your info sounds like it may have come from the period after the bite and before the infection. Agree that Edmunds has made it sound worse than it is though. (source: directly from the club - I was in town recently, donating some of my Grandfather’s footy stuff to the club and the MCC).

Thank you. I just repeated what Pauline Fritsch was telling me and since Fritta’s her son and they’re very close I tend to believe what she says. I don’t know who you spoke with but there’s one thing I know for sure… there were no stitches, the two puncture marks were indeed tiny, Pauline sees his hand and this is what she sees. The IV drip wasn’t entirely necessary but he was hooked up to one anyways.

When he lines up on March 15th for round one, things will be clearer.

6 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Thank you. I just repeated what Pauline Fritsch was telling me and since Fritta’s her son and they’re very close I tend to believe what she says. I don’t know who you spoke with but there’s one thing I know for sure… there were no stitches, the two puncture marks were indeed tiny, Pauline sees his hand and this is what she sees. The IV drip wasn’t entirely necessary but he was hooked up to one anyways.

When he lines up on March 15th for round one, things will be clearer.

On another note, I love the way Fritta has been going this pre season.

He seems more energized,fitter and is covering more ground.

His contribution is now greater than just kicking a goal or two, he is setting up play from further afield.

That is better for him and us.

I think he will be a more valuable player for us this year.

9 minutes ago, Redleg said:

On another note, I love the way Fritta has been going this pre season.

He seems more energized,fitter and is covering more ground.

His contribution is now greater than just kicking a goal or two, he is setting up play from further afield.

That is better for him and us.

I think he will be a more valuable player for us this year.

He's a really good field kick.

9 minutes ago, Redleg said:

On another note, I love the way Fritta has been going this pre season.

He seems more energized,fitter and is covering more ground.

His contribution is now greater than just kicking a goal or two, he is setting up play from further afield.

That is better for him and us.

I think he will be a more valuable player for us this year.

The new style of play suits him well. He’s formed a great rapport with Kingy and is relishing the change in methods, etc. That’s not a slight on Goody, they’re two entirely different coaches. Fritta is embracing the challenge of many changes at the one time. He says there’s harmony in the team, again.

16 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

They did. They had a full session out at Casey Fields. They’ll be training at Casey Fields again on Thursday.

This lack of training at Goschs I'm starting to take personally

5 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

He says there’s harmony in the team, again.

And hopefully that will be reflected in their performances.

Just now, Fritta and Turner said:

This lack of training at Goschs I'm starting to take personally

I know right?! 😅

Next Tuesday is an interesting one though: two flush runs in one day, with a break of one hour and 45 minutes in between.

1 hour ago, At Least I Saw a Flag said:

He's a really good field kick.

I agree when he's kicking on his left. It's a thing of beauty. However, I can't recall ever seeing him kick on his right foot. Is he completely one-sided or does he have a decent right foot kick, too?

2 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

It’s all good, W. I have to learn to cop it on the chin, too. The thick skin is taking its sweet time to grow, I’m a work in progress.

warning /pick on my little sheet rack at you peril