Very Jaded

If it’s just a medial strain we all need to go buy lottery tickets.

Made 60,000 supporters cry

24 hours? 24 hours? I’m not sure I can make it another 24 minutes

Tom Browne is for sure in a bin somewhere outside the clinic

Should come in for Harmes

Just when you thought the weekend couldn’t get any worse

More importantly, how did your scans go? (If you’re wanting to share of course)

But if a Demonland Physio hasn’t confirmed the results, are the results even valid?

This is everyone’s light lunch today

Ha? He played on Hipwood who kicked 0 goals and had 7 touches.

MRI results are instant. You get the films straight after the scan. It’s about having someone to interpret them. Which I assume we can find a doctor or two keen to look at them today.

The fact every injury has felt different is maybe a good sign that it’s some exotic knee flu that will settle down in a day with some rest and chicken soup

We can all do what we want to do in this scenario. You’re more than welcome to not read this thread Also my dog was very happy with his walk today thanks

I really don’t understand why it’s not ok for us to be incredibly worried and upset that our captain and superstar might have done a third ACL at age 31. Nobody is saying they know one way or another, but it’s totally normal to anxiously discuss the worst case scenario. I think it’s very unfair to judge people for how they want to handle this pretty crappy situation. Everyone here is hoping for the best.

Spoke too soon… his test was inconclusive https://articles.listnr.com/triple-m/dead-set-legends-melbourne/jay-clarks-update-on-max-gawns-knee-injury/ WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?… @Webber??

6- Lever 5- Brown 4- Hunter 3- Bowey 2- Fritsch 1- Spargo But if I’m being honest only Lever gets a true pass mark. He was excellent. The rest need to take this game and set it alight like the lights at the Gabba. I literally struggled so much to give votes beyond the first 3.

I’ve never had more anxiety refreshing a thread in my life

He was hot garbage last night. I wouldn’t have him in my votes.

Apparently it was mentioned on the telecast but I sure didn’t hear it and the way Richardson and Goodwin sounded doesn’t fill me with confidence that it was said. Richardson did say that the doctors are saying “he feels reasonable”. I don’t know what that means.

Honestly if Gawn hasn’t done his ACL and it’s just a minor injury, I think we can bury that game in a deep dark hole and just move on without giving it a second thought as it won’t have an ounce of impact on the rest of our season. It was a putrid uncharacteristic display that we know is very un-Melbourne like. It’s about as likely to happen again as the lights being on fire. Happy for the team to walk away ashamed of that effort and move on to next week knowing we are a hell of a lot better than what we showed last night. We just need Gawn to be ok. Right now that is the only thing that truly matters.

I reckon it was the worst game he’s ever played.

Oh I think I should be clear that I don’t rate Schache and I have no doubt that he would not be an adequate ruck replacement to Max (nobody will be). I just think that if we think TMac is a big important key to our structure, then the quickest way to destroy that and whatever is left of his foot, is to make him ruck. You wouldn’t ruck BB because his knee is busted, so I’m not sure why you’d ruck Tmac (outside of forward stoppages) when his foot is even more busted.

Grundy is not Gawn. Nobody is. Collingwood also has a plethora of very good contested marking players. We don’t. Can we win a flag without him? Yes Can we stop comparing him to random players who’ve done a season ending injury that had no impact on their team’s performance? Also yes Gawn is such a special player. 6 times AA, and our captain. He isn’t just another player, just like he isn’t the only player that can win us a flag. I think the real worry is that he’s 31 and has two recos already under his belt. He’s not 20 with a whole career ahead of him and he’s a key part of our premiership window that we waited 57 years to reopen.

I think Tmac’s busted foot disagrees. He looks cooked. He says himself he’s playing with pain and needing management. Rucking is literally the last thing I think his body can handle.

Can I ask how you know the test you mentioned was negative? Also what does it look like for a 31 year old giant with 2 previous recos to not undergo a surgical ACL repair? What is the alternative?