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Melbourne CEO Gary Pert has assured Demons fans that Max Gawn will be ripe to play in Round 1. Pert also gave updates on a raft of other injured Demons including Steven May, Jake Kolodjashnij, Aaron vandenBerg and supplementary selection period signing Harley Bennell. “I can tell you that not all those players are going to miss the first game,” he added. “In this period of time, as we intensify the training, we’ve got some players like a Kolodjashnij and a vandenBerg who basically didn’t play last year, (but) they’re preparing. “VandenBerg, for example, it’s a very slow burn. We want to get him right for the early part of the season, we don’t want to push his program, but we’re really happy (with) where he’s at. “Harley Bennell, we took him on board and he’s going to be a risk. If we get half a dozen games out of him, it’ll be fantastic. “May had a bit of a hiccup. Not a major injury but it will take a little bit of time. He’ll be ready for the first game or shortly into the season.”

While a number of physiological and biological factors are understood to contribute to a female being two to 10 times more likely to suffer the injury compared to male counterparts, the league believes there is a correlation between the female cycle and the season-ending injury.

See you all at 2:30pm on Saturday September 26.

Don't they essentially mean the same thing?

I only have the YouTube stats. They also release it on Facebook which I assume would have more views due to having a higher number of followers (142,000 likes) than their YouTube page (6,580 subs). It's also available on their website which probably gets much less views. Episode 1 (YT): 8,500 views Episode 2 (YT) after less than 24hrs: 3,200 views It's important to note that I am not privy to the further breakdown of stats such as average length of viewing and the like which only the owner of the video has access to.

Current Injury list PLAYER INJURY LENGTH Angus Brayshaw Elbow TBA Kade Chandler Wrist TBA Kyle Dunkley Ankle TBA Max Gawn Knee TBA Mitch Hannan Groin TBA Steven May Knee TBA Tom McDonald Knee TBA Harrison Petty Groin TBA Joel Smith Foot TBA Aaron vandenBerg Foot TBA Corey Wagner Knee TBA Braydon Preuss Knee 7-9 Weeks Harley Bennell Calf Indefinite Kade Kolodjashnij Head Indefinite Aaron Nietschke Knee Season

Article linked above from Marc McGowan says "Among the other players either out or on modified programs are Angus Brayshaw (elbow), Braydon Preuss (knee), Harry Petty (groin), Aaron vandenBerg (foot) and Kade Kolodjashnij (concussion)."

Big Demons forward joins All Australian ruckman in rehab group Marc McGowan provides the latest update on Melbourne's pre-season injuries ... IMPORTANT forward Tom McDonald is the latest big-name Demon to join the club's rehab group. McDonald sported strapping around his left knee and trained away from the main group, alongside All-Australian ruckman Max Gawn, Mitch Hannan, Kade Chandler and Corey Wagner. It's the same knee he suffered a season-ending meniscus tear on last year, although he shed the strapping as the session continued and he didn't appear overly limited. PLAYER INJURY LENGTH Angus Brayshaw Elbow TBA Kade Chandler Wrist TBA Kyle Dunkley Ankle TBA Max Gawn Knee TBA Mitch Hannan Groin TBA Steven May Knee TBA Tom McDonald Knee TBA Harrison Petty Groin TBA Joel Smith Foot TBA Aaron vandenBerg Foot TBA Corey Wagner Knee TBA Braydon Preuss Knee 7-9 Weeks Harley Bennell Calf Indefinite Kade Kolodjashnij Head Indefinite Aaron Nietschke Knee Season

I thought it was an ankle. So much for our crack team of Demonland Trackwatchers.

That is the hope I'm clinging too at the moment.

Let's hope they're just being cautious and deloading for a bit but given the history here I'm not overly hopeful.

Some Kade Chandler action that you've all been chomping at the bit for.

For reference.

Question has already been asked. I'll let you know the answer.

From the @Satyriconhome school of long range photography. ?

To be fair that's a killer hill to start a 3km Time Trial. The direction they went is on an incline just not as steep Anderson St. I'd be more critical if the Time Trial included the down hill portion of the hill.

What fresh hell awaits the Demons? Not even the most broken, pessimistic Melbourne fan could have seen 2019 coming. A preliminary final appearance was followed up by a 5-17 season that was somehow even worse than a 17th-place finish would suggest. Only the faux AFL team on the Gold Coast conceded more points or scored fewer than the ...

I assume it means we're getting unprecedented access by allowing the media department to film the stuff behind closed doors.

If anyone is popping down to training this morning we'd love an update. First player to look for; Aaron vandenBerg. I'll post links to any training reports at the top of this post for easy reference. AFL training sessions Date: Monday 17 February Start time: 9.30am Location: Gosch's Paddock