View Full Version : Rooke - don't expect too much too soon
cat in sydney
17 May 2007, 14:43
With the likelihood of Max returning this week (if not, then next week), and with him being such a vital cog in the team, and having had a superb finish to the 06 season, we need to make sure we don't expect him to come back in and play the same as he was then.
Sure, he's looked good in the VFL, but it will take him a while to get back to the hardness and intuition that made him so effective last year.
How long do you expect it to take for him to get back to his best?
IMO about 6 weeks... then again, the second half of the year will be awesome!:thumbsu:
Hood007
17 May 2007, 15:16
With the likelihood of Max returning this week (if not, then next week), and with him being such a vital cog in the team, and having had a superb finish to the 06 season, we need to make sure we don't expect him to come back in and play the same as he was then.
Sure, he's looked good in the VFL, but it will take him a while to get back to the hardness and intuition that made him so effective last year.
How long do you expect it to take for him to get back to his best?
IMO about 6 weeks... then again, the second half of the year will be awesome!:thumbsu:
Wouldn't be surprised if he comes back in and is effective straight away. You don't need time to get back your hardness. In fact, you'd think he'd be itching to get back in. The more likely scenario is that he'll be a bit rusty for a week or two...
cat in sydney
17 May 2007, 15:25
Wouldn't be surprised if he comes back in and is effective straight away. You don't need time to get back your hardness. In fact, you'd think he'd be itching to get back in. The more likely scenario is that he'll be a bit rusty for a week or two...
I wasn't meaning he wasn't going to be hard at it straight away. More about the execution of that hardness. There's a big difference between being hard at it and giving away lots of free kicks or injuring yourself, and being effective by timing your hits to perfection and having that intuition of where to be and when. That I think will come after a few weeks back.
He'll be hungry straight away no doubt, but what I'm talking about (and what you might be referring to by 'rusty') may take a few weeks.
Can't wait.:thumbsu:
Alchera
17 May 2007, 15:48
I wasn't meaning he wasn't going to be hard at it straight away. More about the execution of that hardness. There's a big difference between being hard at it and giving away lots of free kicks or injuring yourself, and being effective by timing your hits to perfection and having that intuition of where to be and when. That I think will come after a few weeks back.
He'll be hungry straight away no doubt, but what I'm talking about (and what you might be referring to by 'rusty') may take a few weeks.
Can't wait.:thumbsu:
Agree. We have seen in the past (as in first game of the season) how he does take a little time to warm up and get the "feel" of the action. Though due to predicted inclement weather, I think it will enable him to do what comes natural and do it well (hard, in and under stuff). So once it gets dry again he will be cherry ripe.
chapmanmagic35
17 May 2007, 16:26
He's done well to come back from his hamstring troubles, which are much more serious than believed to be as they were linked to his car crash in the off-season.
chickens_law
18 May 2007, 18:34
A question. isn't it jarrod rooke?
Tonycam*
18 May 2007, 18:38
A question. isn't it jarrod rooke?
no thats his twin brother , this is Max
no thats his twin brother , this is Max
:thumbsu: :D
Tonycam*
18 May 2007, 18:42
You can tell which one is Max , hes the one trying to get that porn star look. Jarrod is more clean cut
Kittenish
18 May 2007, 19:34
Hmm, don't say that quite yet. I said that abot Stevie Johnson, and i was proved to be an idiot in that regard.
Hopefully he's effective on field. And anyone know who he's matched up with?
I missed that bit on AFL Teams on Fox.
inside_player
19 May 2007, 17:42
isnt it jarrod?
whats going on has the world gone mad?
CatmanForever
19 May 2007, 17:52
isnt it jarrod?
whats going on has the world gone mad?
Jesus get with the bloody times. He changed his name to Max in january. There were articles about it all over. Every second week someone asks this question.:thumbsd::mad:
Kittenish
19 May 2007, 17:53
isnt it jarrod?
whats going on has the world gone mad?
Many people like their middle names better than their first.....
Hairy Cat Mooney
19 May 2007, 17:54
Any news on his injury. Was playing a great game untill he got injured.
Any news on his injury. Was playing a great game untill he got injured.
ABC radio said it looked like a groin. But they don't seem to have much of a clue.
geelong_boy
19 May 2007, 19:12
ABC radio said it looked like a groin. But they don't seem to have much of a clue.
GFC website says he received a heavy knock.
Just do something
19 May 2007, 19:18
ABC radio said it looked like a groin. But they don't seem to have much of a clue.
Bomber Thompson press coference said he had tweaked his groin but she be ok for next week.