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🤟💪fantastic news! 

I reckon if it’s a plate going in and he got stood on, it’s potentially a lisfranc injury 

We absolutely dominated the game yesterday and some how found a way to lose.   Keep BBB in, drop Smith, JVR back in and I’d put Bowey up forward.

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

Could not give a Tosca,season done, time to shake the joint up and play JVR and blood, Woey, Jefferson, and any others that have played well at Casey!

🤦🏼‍♂️

Some very interesting changes this week.  A tough bench to pick.   
 

Harmes back to tag?

10 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

Just use the mute button, I do on all games I don't attend.

👍

Surely not worth a 1st rounder 

1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

I have no idea what the match committee are thinking. So far they've netted us a flag and I'm pretty confident their plan will net us another. If you think Tomlinson's omission from the team resulted in the loss then I suggest you do more research. He ain't that good!

🤟agreed! Tomlinson gave up 3 goals against the Blues and they only kicked 6.  He then played on nobody against the Pies and people think he is that FB of the century 

34 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

And this is how it will always be, unfortunately. 

🤣🤣

I love how the 1st to over celebrate our win against the Pies are the 1st to ridicule our performance against the Cats.  Get some balance FFS 

8 hours ago, picket fence said:

JVR nowhere near ready

You are kidding aren’t you.  I am loving how he is going 

8 minutes ago, rjay said:

Sorry, but I'm not trusting an osteopath with this stuff.

I did many a hammy and they were never sore when I got back to running, that's the problem.

As soon as you start to stretch out to full pace, no warning, they go.

You have to ease back into it.

My observation from afar...Clarry was running too hard too soon.

no offence but you watching a clip on the Dees website or on the news hardly gives you grounds to make an informed assessment on how hard someone is running.  As already mentioned I would say the strength and conditioning team at Melbourne would be more equipped to deal with it and understand what a player can and can’t do. 
 

Anyway I’m out of this conversation as we can go around in circles all night.  Enjoy your weekend and let’s hope Clarry is back sooner rather than later 

28 minutes ago, layzie said:

I don't think so, especially if it's still sore. 

Strength training and isometric stretching would usually be first to get the muscle back up to scratch then gradual stride through running as the next step. They may do some gentle jogging if there was no pain, the inflammation has to go down first.

 

I have had hammy issues for many years now and see an osteo ongoing that works at Essendon.  After a hamstring injury it’s natural to have pain whilst running and he has informed me that treatment for a professional athlete will have them running in a week. 

I would also full faith in the Dees strength and conditioning having more knowledge than all of us.

29 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

No they don't.

Track any player doing hammies in the AFL and they will be doing some form of running within a week 

5 minutes ago, layzie said:

I don't think so, especially if it's still sore. 

Strength training and isometric stretching would usually be first to get the muscle back up to scratch then gradual stride through running as the next step. They may do some gentle jogging if there was no pain, the inflammation has to go down first.

 

New standards have players running the following week 

35 minutes ago, layzie said:

All that running training the week after the Port game is looking like a master-stroke..

All players rehab hammies by running the following week 

Yuk!

1 minute ago, wizardinoz said:

We lost this game when we got off the bus. Goodwin selecting Petty over Tomlinson is a joke.

Spare me mate! Tomlinson is a C grader at best 

Weak as p ..  s]!

6 hours ago, Demonland said:

Please do not post unsubstantiated rumours. 

2 hours ago, 640MD said:

Just surprised at the selection of Petty over Tomlinson 

I have always thought Tommo best was better than Petty and I thought KB was a fantastic game by him.

thought petty would come back via Casey 

but I am not at the practice and not a selector, my vision is mostly on the tv,

but glad Smith is still there  sheet I hope he stays fit.   X factor in my view

go Dees 

No way Tomlinson is a better player than Petty.  Petty is one of the most reliable players on our team and Tomlinson is not 

5 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

If we’ve dropped Tomlinson and then Petty plays forward then the selection committee are as dumb as dog****.

It’s been proven time and time again that we need the three tall defenders for our structure to work. We’ve played our best football over the last three years that way and struggled when it’s just been May and Lever. Petty has to play back. Petty was having a poor year both up forward and in defense and should’ve been dropped prior to injury. On form this year, Tomlinson has been better and had a ripper against the Pies. Bringing in an underdone player who was in poor form and dropping a fit player who was in form is poor selection. Petty is better, but not right now.

Would’ve liked to see Bowey in again too. He was killing it before the concussion. Hopefully he showed good form in the VFL and gets promoted again. Although form apparently doesn’t matter to our selection committee…

I was thinking the same about Bowey but not sure who makes way.

Brown being an emergency is the biggest curiosity for me, he hasn’t played in the seniors in months and has been out of all footy for 2 weeks with his knee and now he is named as an emergency 🤔

12 minutes ago, Dee-monic said:

Puzzling to see Tomlinson dropped after a standout performance against quality opposition. Unless the plan is to move Petty back into defence, it doesn't make sense. Either way, it sends a signal to Tomlinson that if he wants regular AFL football he will have to find a new home next season. I reckon he's entitled to feel miffed for such a harsh call. Spargo, on the other hand, has been surviving on the edge for some time.

Let’s not over play Tomlinsons game, he had a good game but it was hardly extraordinary.  The Pies have 1 key forward in Mihocek, which May played on. 

3 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

As always, thanks for the update Kev.

It’s terrible that our players are training on the Saturday of their bye round after playing just days ago. I’m very surprised the players didn’t go to the AFLPA. I would have. 

They have 3, 10 day breaks in a row.  I’m sure they’ll survive