Jaded No More

At nearly 37 I hurt my neck getting out of bed this morning

He is. GWS in 2021 is the last time he’s attended a loss.

I hope he kicks one on Friday. That really will bring the house down.

My husband is coming this Friday... relax, we got this!* *as per usual, if we lose, he will be solely blamed for the catastrophic outcome

Thanks, I appreciate your professional input into this. I was not trying to catastrophise or be dramatic, I was just simply pointing out that having done this injury, he will probably have to watch and plan for soft tissue injuries in the future, much like I assume Steven May does, or even Salo who has had troublesome hamstrings before. That may not impact his career output as such, but it might mean that he has to be rested more, put on modified programs and so forth. This might also lead Clarry to rethink how hard he pushes his body, and whether there is an advantage in doing 'less' in terms of training loads, which could also be a good thing for him.

With Hibbo apparently right to go, this week would be the perfect time to push Bowey forward. I know it won’t happen, but I do wonder why he keeps practicing goal kicking at training…

After SEEING a premiership. I didn’t see it live. Doesn’t count. Can not die happy yet…😂

Ok I’ll be sure to run things past you before I consider anything in the future 🙄 All I was pointing out is that hopefully, given how long this hamstring is taking to heal, that he won’t be prone to more soft tissue injuries. I wasn’t saying this specific hamstring is going to impact his career. Of course it won’t. But many players have issues with recurring soft tissue injuries, especially ones who play the demanding role that Clarry plays. It’s probably why they’re making sure it is 100% right because they know the risk of recurrence is high.

Maybe going by your reaction to my post, you should be the one to calm down 🤷‍♀️😂 Many players struggle with soft tissue injuries. I’m not saying Oliver will be one of them, but it’s certainly not out of the realms of possibility. Just like how when you do an ACL you’re more likely to do it again. Just ask Gawn.

As a rule of thumb, winning anything as a defender other than frees against, is an uphill battle. Rivers must be the only defender to win this award.

I am. This is his first soft tissue injury and it hasn’t healed well. We have no idea if he’s going to be prone to bad hamstrings or soft tissue injuries going forward. Hopefully not.

It’s funny that they think they can beat Collingwood 😂

It really sounds like the H&A season is a write off for him now. Hopefully will be right in September. Otherwise you’d need to question what long term impact this will have on his career.

The sacking of Dew could be excellent for the death riders. It might put a rocket up GC to win a few more and get ahead of Freo on the ladder… and GC play a few teams pushing for top 4 as well.

I mean Hardwick is not a bad coach…. If he can’t get the best out of that list/club, then it’s time to fold it.

With the amount of money the AFL has dumped into the GCS for no return, it would be negligent of them not to put a 3 time premiership winning coach into the role the minute he became available. There is no point putting in another no name up there. The only way this club gets anywhere, regardless of how great their list is, is with a big name coach.

Welcome to the GC Damien Hardwick

Pray for no rain!

Not this rubbish please If you have no concrete proof, please do not post about players personal lives.

We are no different to many other sides in contention. We haven’t suffered catastrophic losses in one specific area of the ground. It’s been more spread out across multiple areas, so easier to cover. Until Oliver and Fritta went down (I posted the above before the Fritta injury and before I knew Oliver was going to miss 3 months with a hamstring), it could be argued that we didn’t miss any key players for longer than a few weeks (I will give you Salem tho). Hibbo and BB were also not injured for the entire time, but rather managed. Both could have played more games if the need for them was dire. We chose to manage them in order to have them firing for September. Besides, at 30+ years of age, it’s very much expected that players will miss a few games throughout the season. The point I was making is that our injuries have not been significant enough to excuse us missing a top 4 spot. Especially when you considering the injuries Pies have dealt with and where they are on the ladder.

All we need now is to find some solid avenues to goal. Fritta is an enormous loss for a side so lacking in powerful forwards.

He is an incredibly smart player and an excellent finisher. If he could impact the contest for longer periods and get his defensive game into a better shape, he can definitely finish his career off on a high!

Oh how I will laugh But West Coast are not an AFL team. They’re an absolute disgrace. They won’t win another game.

They could win only one of those games and I wouldn’t be shocked. Likewise they could win 5. They’re an enigma. Hopefully with their season dead they’ll stop trying.