Andy Krakouer

[TheFoxhat]

Got injured at the intra-club practice match at whitten oval today .
But they reckon it's a thigh strain & say he will be available for the match next week....:confused:

[crackertiger]

It looked like a knee from where I was sitting.

I hope your right Foxhat.

[mellowyellow]

Krakouer suffers injury
4:03:47 PM Fri 14 February, 2003
Samantha Lane
afl.com.au



Richmond has suffered a setback in the last two minutes of its first full intra-club match this year, with young forward Andrew Krakouer injuring a thigh.

Krakouer had been prominent in the 20-minute quarters at the Whitten Oval on Friday, but was carried from the field after a front-on collision in his forward line.

The developing 20 year-old initially looked to have injured his right ankle, but club officials later said he had corked his thigh and would be available for the Tigers’ Wizard Cup match against Melbourne next Friday, 21 February.

Former Adelaide midfielder Kane Johnson was impressive, kicking three goals in the first three quarters and collecting numerous possessions.

“Kane looks like he’s going to slot into our midfield quite comfortably,” coach Danny Frawley said after the match.


“He got some quality touches. I thought he and (Mark) Coughlan worked into the game a little bit after quarter time.”

“We’ve probably had a bit of a struggle kicking goals from the midfield. It’s something we’ve concentrated on in the pre-season, trying to share the load through the midfield a little bit.”

“If we can get our midfield all chipping in with one or two (goals) it will be great.”

Frawley utilised the ultimate ruck-forward combination for the ‘blacks’, rotating Brad Ottens and Greg Stafford in the ruck and using Matthew Richardson, David Rodan and Krakouer on the forward line.

A fit looking Rodan was another standout, looking sharp with his hands and moving in and out of packs with his usual zip.

“They contested the ball unconditionally I thought, which was good. You’re not going to go too hard at the man because they’re your teammates, but I think they went really hard at the ball which was a bonus,” Frawley said.

“I thought it was pretty scrappy early, which is probably a good sign. It just means they’re having a crack at the ball and there were a lot of stoppages. It wasn’t too free-flowing, but their style wasn’t too bad, there are just a few areas we need to work on.”

Darren Gaspar, Wayne Campbell, Justin Blumfield, Marc Dragicevic, Ray Hall and Ben Holland were the notable absentees. Campbell has been on a modified program during the off-season but will increase to full training this week, while Blumfield is recovering from osteitis pubis.

“We’re probably two weeks away from probably having everyone available other than Ben Holland I would have thought,” Frawley said.

Holland damaged his knee in round four last season, and has not played since.

[tiger of old]

Originally posted by crackertiger
It looked like a knee from where I was sitting.

I hope your right Foxhat. hmmmmmmmmm i heard one of the trainers say a corky.

cheers!

[foo fighters]

So what did we think of the intra-club game? Johnson was very good and Coughlan was in and under just what we need.Hilton went in hard and gave his shoulder a good workout.Lets hope Friday evening all can be on the field.

[tiger of old]

Originally posted by foo fighters
So what did we think of the intra-club game? Johnson was very good and Coughlan was in and under just what we need.Hilton went in hard and gave his shoulder a good workout.Lets hope Friday evening all can be on the field. was very impressed with johnson. very much worth the price we payed for him.
coughlan should benefit greatly with johnson next to him.a good game today.
tivendale played well suprised me a bit.
fiora was one of the best.

cheers!

[Harry Bosch]

Originally posted by tiger of old
was very impressed with johnson. very much worth the price we payed for him.
coughlan should benefit greatly with johnson next to him.a good game today.
tivendale played well suprised me a bit.
fiora was one of the best.

cheers!

How did Schulz and Sidthorp look??

[tiger of old]

Originally posted by Harry Bosch
How did Schulz and Sidthorp look?? sidthorp looked good.played mostly off the half back line and has a good size about him.
schultz was quiet altho to be fair to the kid the"yellows" his side was short when it came to tall timber as stafford,otto and richo all played for the "blacks".im sure once he picks up the tempo at this level he will become a good player.
another newcomer i was impressed with was fleming.certainly a tough nut and kicked a few goals early before being slammed dunked by chouglan. OUCH!

cheers!

[SkARkS_69]

Good to see the Krakz isnt on the long term injury list!!!

Hopefully he is in for a big 2003......tiger fans deserve to see him have a blinder.