D0nk
11 Oct 2007, 10:19
I was meaning to bring this up a while ago, after reading some newspaper articles after the game regarding injuries to our players during the GF.
I know players are quite often playing with some form of injury but was interesting to not that Jimmy had an issue with his thumb, which he said he couldn't give high fives to the fans after the game, as it was hurting the much. Amazing the commitment he still showed during the game.
I also read that G. Ablett broke his big toe in the first quarter, now I'm pretty sure a broken big toe would have to blood hurt. May have explained why he wasn't at his dominant best, but still played a great game.
Add to that Stokesy looking like he'd done his knee badly early on and Mooney's hand looking mashed at the end of the game.
Either the pain-killers do a bloody good job, or the boys were not going to let anything get in their way and were prepared to put up with anything and put their bodies on the line for the GFC. Top stuff!
I know players are quite often playing with some form of injury but was interesting to not that Jimmy had an issue with his thumb, which he said he couldn't give high fives to the fans after the game, as it was hurting the much. Amazing the commitment he still showed during the game.
I also read that G. Ablett broke his big toe in the first quarter, now I'm pretty sure a broken big toe would have to blood hurt. May have explained why he wasn't at his dominant best, but still played a great game.
Add to that Stokesy looking like he'd done his knee badly early on and Mooney's hand looking mashed at the end of the game.
Either the pain-killers do a bloody good job, or the boys were not going to let anything get in their way and were prepared to put up with anything and put their bodies on the line for the GFC. Top stuff!