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I think he's had bad games and good games. To be honest I would even say that Tomlinson has been in better form as a defender then Petty. Petty played his best game as a defender last week and that's now what I want to see from him each week.

That's actually a lie. Pre knee injury in 2021 there prominent stat that he was the number 1 defender in the whole league who hadn't lost a one on one contest. Had he not done his knee then he was well on his way to being a premiership player. I'm very reluctant to believe what's being said on the internet especially about someone who's regarded as highly professional and a potential assistant coachbin waiting (Alex Neal-Bullen's words)

Nope... feel like the press and build up over there has unfortunately starting to take a minor toll. Need to remain composed here.

We can include cricket talk in this right...? *half joking*

Unfortunately with the Oliver news, it is what it is. Need to move forward now and continue to find ways to think our midfield. I think the positive is that our midfield has actually held up better then I thought. We're still beating teams in contested possessions and centre clearences so not like our strength around the ball has dropped. Still think we can be better by adding Pickett in there and giving more midfield opportunities to say Salem or Rivers.

Yeah wouldn't you hate to be that [censored] who talks rubbish about players personal lives on an internet. Stick to the banner thread.

Oh dear.

And his diet. Well ahead of his time. Was measuring his food etc. Crazy athlete and professionalism. And how about this for a photo.

Maybe I'm on my own, but I personally don't mind Marvel...

Would be great to have JVR back in the team. Means the 3 WA draftees from the 2021 draftees would be all playing at the same time. Jason Taylor just keeps ticking them over 👏

This is spot on.

Yes, and Brayshaw just randomly going ballistic in the background as well lol...

Really? People who have strained or torn hamstrings on here whether that's playing footy or athletics (7 over my time) will say to you the best medical advice from a physio or sports science doctor will say that the initial stage of doing hamstring is the RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) stage for the first 2-3 days. After that, you can start gradually walking and slowly build up and gradually increase load into your legs. The way he grabbed it so suddenly, evidently proves that there was hamstring damage which the club also confirmed at the time. So if the club confirmed there was hamstring damage then why on earth was he back running 3 days after actually damaging his hamstring? Or you you putting the entire blame on Oliver here? I'm sure he's been strong on wanting to push hard, but the physical and medico staff have enough power over players these days. You can't insist this is all on Oliver himself. When anyone is injured, you're putting all your trust and faith into your medical team who are giving you the right advice and program to get you back to normal again.

Amazing.. 🌟 "Still Woewodin"

Lol.. You don't need to be a pysio/doctor to work put how much of a mess this has even handled by the medico team. Allowing Oliver to play last quarter of the Port Adelaide game after strongly grabbing his hamstring in the 3rd, then bizarrely enough letting him run 3 days after initially doing it. Doesn't matter whether Oliver has a say or not. Medicos should have power in getting the last say on a players physical well-being.

They were allowed in to film the warm up.

Nah. This is a poor look. If Selwyn has ordered him to either take it easy or made the call to give it another week then Oliver needs to respect those above him and pull his head in. If Selwyn is making a decision purely for the best of Oliver's health then so be it.

Oh dear

Agree.

Medico staff have butchered this one unfortunately. When you think it's suitable to start running 3 days after initially doing it against Port and giving it zero time to actually proper recover then this is exactly what, the injury starts becoming debilitating.

Only at Melbourne...

I'm literally just spit balling. I'd just wait for the doctors report lol

Sorry I missed that part. Rough guess and say Navicular.

Sounds like syndesmosis