Chad to miss Four games

[Paralowiepower]

Scans have showen a small crack in his lower leg, and Chad Cornes will miss around 4 weeks :(


What else could bloody go wrong :mad:

[bringbackbucky]

Scans have showen a small crack in his lower leg, and Chad Cornes will miss around 4 weeks :(


What else could bloody go wrong :mad:

Why did they leave it til so late in the week to do the scans?

[wishbone]

Where did you hear it?

[Mad Dog]

Scans have showen a small crack in his lower leg, and Chad Cornes will miss around 4 weeks :(


What else could bloody go wrong :mad:
Did you hear KG on the radio this morning PP ?

The way he was carrying on and building it up I thought he was going to say he had done a knee and would miss the year. I thought KG was about to break down.... :rolleyes:

Bad luck for Chad - but it only sounds like a minor crack so hopefully he can fully recover and have no chronic issues.

[bringbackbucky]

Where did you hear it?

Reported on the main board as well. Apparently just said on SEN, although they are reporting that it was dislocated knee.

Lets hope everybody is wrong...

[sog35]

Hello accountable defence.

[Mad Dog]

Reported on the main board as well. Apparently just said on SEN, although they are reporting that it was dislocated knee.

Lets hope everybody is wrong...
definately a crack in his lower leg that showed up on the scan.

[Porthos]

So....Wakes, Chaplin and Grew this week I guess

[Paralowiepower]

definately a crack in his lower leg that showed up on the scan.
Exactly, another source has told me it will be more likely six weeks.

And yes I did orginally hear it on 5AA.

[Ford Fairlane]

If Toby comes up, he could slot into CHB and that leaves Damon free to stay up forward.

[missionpossible]

Well this is the oppurtunity that we all wanted so that pettigrew, chaplin and gilham could get some game time.
Two depleted back lines going up agianst each other this week.

[*PAF]

Chad out, Chaplin in.
The King is dead, long live the King.

[portentous]

It could be a blessing in disguise. How far is Bish away btw?

[wharfie_1870]

It could be a blessing in disguise. How far is Bish away btw?Bish is still a week away.

[Paralowiepower]

It could be a blessing in disguise. How far is Bish away btw?
This week, or next.

[Ray Nolan]

He's already missed 3 weeks so another 4 wont be a huge disaster ...

[Mad Dog]

He's already missed 3 weeks so another 4 wont be a huge disaster ... :eek: :D

[Fullarton Power]

If Toby comes up, he could slot into CHB and that leaves Damon free to stay up forward.
F********* ... this is getting beyond a friggin' joke.

Any chance of Thruster getting into a hyperbaric chamber this week to clear up that ankle?
We can't afford Chaplin or Gilham to come in. Neither are up to it. Whitnall or Fevola will have a picnic against either of them

[Porthos]

If Toby comes up, he could slot into CHB and that leaves Damon free to stay up forward.I missed this excellent suggestion. Yeah, do this.

[Russian]

No backward kicks for a month? :)

Welcome to the side Charlie, now see that big bloke with the number 8 on his back, go stop him.

[Arsene Wenger]

Well a lot of you have got what u asked for - the Chad outta the side. I for one am upset for the lad - hes my favourite player. Better now then 4 weeks out from finals...

All the best Stud

[AdelaideFan]

Exactly, another source has told me it will be more likely six weeks.

And yes I did orginally hear it on 5AA.


My mail was it was likely to be six weeks to. Reliable source in the medical world.

[sog35]

I love the Son of Graham as well AW but he's still got a bit of work to do with his game.

Hopefully Thurstans can come back to take Whitnall.

The players we have on their forwards matters little if we smash them around the ground and in the centre square.

[Arsene Wenger]

I dont think Toby is the man for Whitnall

I dunno who to ply on him

Chappy? White?

[Arsene Wenger]

But You're right - If we get on top in the midle - which i think we will this week - Whitnall may wel have to be moved back..

[Porthos]

Wakelin on Whitnall with Walsh/Wilson crowding him.
Pettigrew on Fevola.
Toby in Chad's backline sponge role & helping out Grew

[Arsene Wenger]

Wakelin on Whitnall with Walsh/Wilson cutting him off
Pettigrew on Fevola
Toby in Chad's backline sponge role & helping out Grew
pettigrew on Fev - Unlikely Porthos - Fev is a big strong boy - far too strong for the grew

[Porthos]

I don't much care how strong he is, he'll be trying to be a mobile target to offset Whitnall's standing still.

If he decides to play a wrestling game, thats when Toby gets in front to intercept.

Grew has the pace, he has a minor height (and reach) advantage, and has shown to be pretty good at spoiling and ground-ball recovery. I think its a great matchup.

[noddy]

Bad luck to Chad.

But why the heck was he allowed to come back on the ground after receiving a heavy knock to his knee, in pain & having to be carried off the ground ??

[crazy_big_al]

:mad: :mad: ***** ! I am getting mad- why is port so injury prone???

Why is the list always at length and always with medium to long term
injuries always to key players??

Our pace is the problem and now we have lost the best rebounding backman in the league and with no bishop too!!

Our backline is a shadow of the grand final team- Bishop, Chad Cornes, Shaun, Choppy! people say Port lack pace, i wonder why! I like Dew on the half back line but the guy is no Road Runner. We need some pace and fast.

Now is the time for people to step up! It is hard as most of the guys
playing dont play together very often. But they do train together. I have heard people refer to our list as the best in terms of depth. We are really now going to find out. Who are we going to play at CHB??? Chaplin, The Grew. I think if Tobey is fit he should take the role.

Everyone is saying the Cows have abetter mix of young guys than us! we say that they have been playing together for twelve months now. :mad:

[Ford Fairlane]

Bad luck to Chad.

But why the heck was he allowed to come back on the ground after receiving a heavy knock to his knee, in pain & having to be carried off the ground ??

Apparently it was really painful when he had the knock and he thought it was broken. But after coming off and resting it the pain went away (the endorphins must have kicked in!) and he felt ok on it. I saw a similar thing with Stewie Dew against Freo a few years back. Looked like he was gone with a reco, came back and played the second half. Chad himself went down a few years back clutching the knee in agony. There was the famous footage of Gra-Gra downing headphones in the AA commentary box and heading for the rooms. I don't think he missed a game. Che did a similar thing a few years back.

They might've thought it was one of Dr Larkins famous 'zingers'.

Anyway we're ruthless like that ... we're the club that sent Nathan Eagleton back on the oval after his heart nearly took off!

[Waite_30]

Roger James may also miss with knee soreness

[sog35]

I was thinking Grew on Fevola but couldn't find a way to back it up.

But the way Porthos puts it and the more I think about it, it's a bloody sensational idea. Throw the kid a challenge.

But the midfield is still more important than backline match ups.

And even if Toby doesn't come up, Monty can go back to being the back sponge.

[JP83]

I think Monty might now be the man for Whitnall and id be pretty confident he'd be able to control him. Wakelin will get fevola and Chaplin or Thurstans will play on De luca.

[Porthos]

Monty on Whitnall would be a shocker, I reckon. Monty for Fevola I could see, but not Whitnall.

[Russian]

pettigrew on Fev - Unlikely Porthos - Fev is a big strong boy - far too strong for the grewAnd too quick for the rest, I'm with Porthos to start with. Chaplin on Deluca (Don't think Choco will play Toby in defence)

[wharfie_1870]

I think Monty might now be the man for Whitnall ............Surely you jest. Monty has a great leap for a little guy but at 180cm 82kg versus a 190cm 100kg leading (ie one that leads) forward it is too much of a mismatch.

[Bresh]

And so we continue to lull the competition into a false sense of security...

[Eddie Woloschek]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ford Fairlane
If Toby comes up, he could slot into CHB and that leaves Damon free to stay up forward.


I missed this excellent suggestion. Yeah, do this.

Now we KNOW it's not going to happen.

[Fullarton Power]

No backward kicks for a month? :)

Welcome to the side Charlie, now see that big bloke with the number 8 on his back, go stop him.
All he needs to finish the job is to grow that silly little moustache. A walking comedy act.

[Ford Fairlane]

I'd be worried about Pettigrew on Fevola in one out contests. Support wouldn't always be available and Fevola is one big strong muthah. I was a bit concerned that Welsh did Grew on the straight lead a couple of times too. I reckon the Grew is a good prospect, but hasn't yet developed the bag of tricks a front line key defender needs. Third forward for him.

Monty on Fev or Whitnall would be suicide. To borrow a boxing adage, good big man beats a good small man every time.

I'd go the obvious match ups - Wakelin on Fevola and Toby (if fit) on Whitnall. If Toby isn't fit, despite FP's enormous reservations, I'd go Chaplin on Whitnall. He's tall, mobile, strong, good checking and creative enough to keep Whitnall aware of him.

Still if the midfield does its job and cuts and harries supply most match ups will look like genius.

[Porthos]

Ford, I can't help but think you've set up a double mismatch there. What edge do you think Wakelin has on Fevola?

[Ford Fairlane]

Wakelin's pretty safe one on one for mine. He's grappled with the strongest FFs going around and rarely gets pinged by umps or beaten. And safe enough when the ball spills (also our crumbing defenders seem much better than our crumbing forwards ... altho there were a couple of moments on Sunday ...). Heven't seen him done over on the lead yet this year either - I think Wakelin's been our form defender this year. And I trust him closer to goal than I do upfield.

The match up on Whitnall I was looking at someone mobile to push him upfield, but who could get the long arms in on a spoil. Toby's very mobile and surprisingly strong, I still remember him matching up well on Molloy one night at AAMI, just before he did a groin. Also I think he's footy smart enough to pull Whitnall upfield with the play. Chaplin obviously is much less experienced but has similar qualities.

Of course I'm working on the premise Fev plays close to goal and Whitnall pushes upfield - I haven't seen much of Carlton this year.

[Porthos]

Yeah, me either, but I'm mostly expecting the reverse. Whitnall the immovable object and Fevola doing the running.

[sog35]

From the last bit of the Collingwood game, Whitnall was rucking around the ground and Fev was in the forward lines. Doesn't mean much for our match up though. I think Dennis would prefer the fast leading FF rather than the immovable object. Rather use Whitnall up the grounds with his footy smarts.

[Porthos]

In that case the Whitnall matchup probably doesn't matter too much.

[Ford Fairlane]

I guess I'm going on the amount of running Whitnall has been doing to slim down, while Fev has bulked up considerably over a couple of years. If Fev pushes up out of the 50 mostly then Grew would be a good match up for him, cos I'd expect he could really exploit Fev's agility. nd one on ones would be less likely and not as punishing upfield. To summarise I'd have Wakelin on whoever was playing closer to goal. If they both play inside the 50 then you'd expect the two defenders to provide cover for each other. Come to think of it, Thurstans or Chaplin would likely pick up DeLuca if he plays forward, simply cos they'd be our tallest defenders (unless Choco plays Brogan at FB this week ... :rolleyes: )

[sog35]

I can't see Fevola pushing too far outside 50. It goes without saying though he is one of the best kicks from outside 50 going around. Either way it'll most likely be good experience for someone on the weekend.

This is probably the occasion we've dreaded/been waiting for, to see what happens with our new backline. Peter Burgoyne and Wilbur to the midfield. Wangas and Walsh as the backline generals.

[deeps]

wangas should be in the forward line as a crumber

Wilbur could take whitnall easily(has the pace and strength) and chaplin/grew/wakelin can rotate off fevola and deluca.

Brogan and monty to drift across the packs and mark, with dew and walsh at hbf and spending more time in the middle

If our midfield adn rucks dominate, we should'nt have to worry too much abotu fev or whitnall either way

[PortProudWA]

Matthew Bishop (hamstring) – 1 week
Peter Burgoyne (suspended) – available
Shaun Burgoyne (posterior cruciate ligament) – 4 weeks
Chad Cornes (fractured bone, knee) – 4 weeks
Josh Mahoney (medial ligament) – 2-3 weeks
Byron Pickett (suspended) – 2 weeks
Steven Salopek (sprained superior tibio fibular joint) – available
Jacob Surjan (ankle) - test
Toby Thurstans (ankle) - test

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.........this is just ********ing beyond the joke!!!!!!!! I beat Jamey's dont play either!!

Stand tall boys, our back's are against the wall!! :(

[Russian]

Well I guess it won't be Grew on Fev

[PortProudWA]

Well I guess it won't be Grew on Fev


Shane just said Chad is out for 6 weeks...........OMFG. Have we really be struck by lighting, what the hell did we do to deserve this, and how much more can we take of it.

We have depth, but bloody hell this is surley putting it to the test :(

[Ford Fairlane]

Well I guess it won't be Grew on Fev

KG was asking whether Brogan can play CHB. By the look of it I'm beginning to wonder if he can play on a wing ...

[PortProudWA]

KG was asking whether Brogan can play CHB. By the look of it I'm beginning to wonder if he can play on a wing ...

I just told my daughter, that Corney's was now out for 6. She goes god sake, do we have anyone left lol......I like it when our backs are against the wall, it often lifts the ones out there.......lets hope we are coming up to a time where we can put wins on the board......and we go Under The Radar Once Again ;)

[Ford Fairlane]

I just told my daughter, that Corney's was now out for 6. She goes god sake, do we have anyone left lol......I like it when our backs are against the wall, it often lifts the ones out there.......lets hope we are coming up to a time where we can put wins on the board......and we go Under The Radar Once Again ;)

We're the land of the bloody giants. We don't need to go under the radar, we'll just step over it.

[Toots Hibbert]

B: Peter Walsh, Darryl Wakelin, Michael Wilson
HB: Brett Montgomery, Toby Thurstans, Adam Kingsley
C: Aaron Shattock, Roger James, Kane Cornes
HF: Stuart Dew, Warren Tredrea, Brett Ebert
F: Gavin Wanganeen, Matt Primus, Damon White
Foll: Dean Brogan, Peter Burgoyne, Josh Francou
Interchange: Dom Cassisi, Troy Chaplin, Stuart Cochrane, Brendon Lade

Emergencies: Michael Pettigrew, Jared Poulton, Jacob Surjan

IN: P. Burgoyne, Chaplin, Thurstans
OUT: Chad Cornes (fractured tibia), Michael Pettigrew, Jared Poulton
Like others I've been looking to see Thurstans in the back lines for a long time. Guess I got my wish. If he can't do the job in defence I think we should trade him at the end of the year. I'm sorry to see the Grew out of the side. We lose a bit of much needed run. :mad: WTF is Cochrane still doing in the side? :confused:

I think Chad played OK last week, cut off quite few attacks IMO.

[Toots Hibbert]

Bad luck to Chad.

But why the heck was he allowed to come back on the ground after receiving a heavy knock to his knee, in pain & having to be carried off the ground ??
Because he's a Port player! The legend grows and grows. Our players carry on even after breaking a leg! :D

[JuniorBurger]

According too Kane and Graham on AA tonight Chad isn;t allowed too run for 3 weeks but then he will be straight back in to training after that period. From the way they were talking 4 weeks sounds about right.

[deeps]

wilson on whitnall

[sog35]

wilson on whitnall
Sounds about right I think. I think Choco might be thinking outside the square on this one.

Hopefully he doesn't look in the same square he found the Nick Stevens to the Forward Pocket move.

[portentous]

Who gets first crack at Matty Lappin with Junior Burger out? I'm actually more worried about him that Fevola and Whitnall so far as goalkicking goes.....

[sog35]

Walsh and Monty look like the obvious choices.

[Porthos]

Nah, Cassisi on Lappin will be the Choco choice.

I'm not expecting Lappin to play forward much.