3 hours ago, godees said:

The good thing about an isolated MCL injury is that you can get back to straight line running relatively early in your rehab.

I had a grade 2 MCL injury a few years ago and they heal up well (good blood supply).

Being able to run is key for player's rehabbing in maintaining their aerobic base - given he's had a pretty solid preseason he should keep his fitness level up ok if he can be running say after a month

And he'll be able to do upper body work whilst in a boot, which as a key forward won't hurt.

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

As I suggested mid season for him

4 - 6 is bad enough.

6 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

Hopefully as part of his rehab they teach Luker how to get that knee up and angled right at anyone who dares come in to his space and can then land a bit safer too.

He was hit from behind. I don't think knees are meant to bend that way.

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

As I suggested mid season for him

4-6 weeks from now is round 2-4 give or take - mid season suggests a much more significant injury than what’s being reported

8 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Agreed. However, even in this age the final decision is usually only made once a specialist or specialists have had the opportunity of examining the patient.

Just pure speculation

Scan.. initial assessment..

Possible referral to another specialist for corroborating (or otherwise) diagnosis.

Might need a secondary scan/assessment if not straight forward

Edited 20 hours ago20 hr by beelzebub

Does 4-6 weeks = the first 4 weeks of the season? (2 weeks of pre season)

8 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

Think it’s a grade 2 MCL. Grade 1 is usually just a bit of rest and get back out there. Grade 3 is when they lean towards surgery to get it healed quicker.

But he’ll definitely need a period of rehab, usually at least equal to how long he’s off legs in a brace.

Maybe he can tick these steps off within a week each but with a big body young tall I’d suspect they’ll lean conservatively.

3 hours ago, binman said:

Being able to run is key for player's rehabbing in maintaining their aerobic base - given he's had a pretty solid preseason he should keep his fitness level up ok if he can be running say after a month

And he'll be able to do upper body work whilst in a boot, which as a key forward won't hurt.

A question for those in the know

• how much can one sustain aerobic fitness when one cannot run?

• how much does, say, swimming maintain general fitness?

• how soon can he maybe get on a stationary bike?

Is the 4-6 weeks including no running for a few, then regaining fitness, or is it 4-6 before getting into full training?

How is Matt Jefferson tracking? Any updates

And is checkers available for rnd 1

An update .... anyone?

In particular Jai, Checker, and AMW.

Doesn't appear to be any word from the club.

An intra-club this weekend? Apology if mentioned elsewhere.