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And even if not at his best (which was evident) he is going to learn a lot more about playing AFL football by actually playing it. As opposed to being put on ice. Fitness wise playing is probably a better option for him then sitting out. And potentially better for his mental health. And if he was injured (which I have little doubt about) and playing was not going to exacerbate that injury gus at 70 - 80% fitness is a much better option than any alternative we could have mustered up.

Maybe not, but perhaps good for morale

Wanted to like this post but you have exactly 666 likes. And i like the synergy with your posting name.

Webber do you have an opinion on the likelihood of an elite athlete recovering from that procedure (assuming they do the necessary rehab and work of course)?

Snap. I was just going to post exactly the same thing (jokes)

Yep, I thought so. I didn't misunderstand your post.

Im pretty sure i read your post correctly. Correct me if I'm wrong but in response to Mel Bourne suggestion that it is not of unheard for a player plays out a season only at 70-80% fitness you replied (summarising): - it should be in a season such as the one we played - and IF that was the scenario with Gus that would be 'incredibly poor management'

I don't follow.

Ill informed statements such as this drive me insane. You have zero idea about Brayshaw's injury situation. Yet you can accuse the club of 'incredibly poor management' of a rumoured injury. I mean c'mon. Let's say he was carrying an injury, how could you possibly know if playing him or not was the right course of action from an injury management perspective. Or from a development perspective. It is entirely feasible, indeed likely that if if he was carrying an injury their assessmwnt was playing would not cause any further harm. And that playing in an unfamiliar role would help him improve as a player. And in any case players carry injuries all the time. At the end of 2017 it came out Jones had played for much of the year wirh a neck injury. Robbie flower played his last few years with broken thumbs, requiring injections at half time. There are any number of other examples.

Seems like a ripping fella. Really open and honest too.

Totally agree. Not making the 8 will even be a fail if we have the same run with injury now that it looks very promising 70 - 80% of the lisy will achieve the critical kpi of completing 80% of preseason sessions.

I heard that today. He is a peanut. I get his role is to have an opinion and stir the pot. But he doesn't back his palaver up. Cornes suggested (or at least questioned if) the bombers had mismanaged their players. But provided zero evidence for this. I have no idea of course about the situation at the ess with injury, but the most likely scenario is just bad luck. It happens. And happens to all clubs as some point.

That article is 3 and a bit weeks old. It says Tomlinson would be running in a week. He is still walking laps is he not?

Um, yes. I know. I was making a joke.

There's a ban on hip flasks?

And Jackson

I love nev. Top bloke and super solid citizen. I hope that once his playing career is over the club will lock him in a player welfare role.

All three new draftees have numbers which are a multiple of six. And we know 6 6 6 is demonic. It is also a rule change we struggled with last year and aim to adapt to this year. Coincidence? i think not.

Not basing my comments on that clip. More so his highlight vids. Though they are pretty brief too I guess. Still I'll back my eye and to me he looks a natural.

He looks natural footballer doesn't he. Exciting talent and the vibe seems to be he has huge upside. I love also that the consensus seems to be that he is super competitive. He also seems to be a pretty laid back kid, which i think is nice balance and is helpful for some elite sportsmen.

You tunbe will most definelty have the full games. Let searc function be your friend. If you have an AFL live pass (available to Telstra customers for free) there are full replays of all games going back several years.

But have you reviewed the 2018 prelim?

To be honest i was expecting a better mark than a two grabber where he didn't get far off the ground. Soaring across the pack is a bit of a stretch!

But surely you don't actually believe they didn't review the game?

Yes, 100% agree. I think Langdon and Tomlinson will prove to he very important in this respect.