Very very similar to prismall doing his acl in a final playing for the cats a few years back - you can actually see the knee separating as he lands and twists. Almost certainly an acl
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Haven't seen the incident, but I fear for him if that's the case. Players who do an ACL are usually able to walk/limp/hobble off. Hoping it's something minor, and for a speedy recovery either way.
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Hope it's nothing too serious.
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Didn't look good to me. Stressed the knee whilst bent which often exposes the ACL. Hope it isn't serious for the guy though. Gun player.
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Hope he's okay and if worst comes to worst, his dad was a miracle healer with knee injuries - didn't he return after only 3-4 months?
On this topic, proven performers do not need 3 full practice matches. No team should play a full strength team in NAB 1 in my opinion, should rest your proven stars, play more kids, then bring in the guns closer to NAB 3.
On this topic, proven performers do not need 3 full practice matches. No team should play a full strength team in NAB 1 in my opinion, should rest your proven stars, play more kids, then bring in the guns closer to NAB 3.
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Coach wants our best team playing the first game in the challenge to see how they go as a unit, will be playing the kids for the other two games.
Doesn't look great but you never can tell with ACLs. Sometimes the most innocuous incidents cause them and awkward looking incidents are something else.
Best of luck to Libba
Best of luck to Libba
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I don't think it makes a difference that he did it in NAB rd 1. If it happens, it happens. Petracca did his in a simulation at training - do we ban that? These things can happen at any time.
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there have been a few footy players fall in the bath, for memory? it happens, but damn that acceptance doesn't lessen the hurt.
s**t we had one cleaned up by a golf cart shooting a vid.....
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You can't avoid training, but you can avoid 1 or 2 meaningless preseason games 5 weeks out from Round 1 for a gun player with nothing to prove.
If they rested him today he wouldn't have injured his knee, period. Let's just hope it's something other than an ACL, he might only miss 3-4 weeks and be back for Round 1.
Hopefully hes OK.
If not it sucks
If not it sucks
Practice games are necessary preparation for the season so no, not really.
Hopefully only PCL at worst, but the jarring motion doesn't fill me with hope
Beauty of being shorter is that generally recovery time is quicker
But can't see the dogs risking him either way if it is an acl
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Might have happened next week? It's a freak incident.
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He never ended up reaching the highs expected of him. Was one of my favourites.
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Terrible news for the kid. Hate seeing it happen to any player...especially those who look like they are just about to join the elite category
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The way it got explained to me is that their bodies are so finely tuned much like a formula 1 car that as soon as they do something against a normal movement it just goes. Which is the reason you see more in the AFL then you do it park footy
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Hope its not as bad as reports are saying
Hope he can come back as quick as his father
Hope he can come back as quick as his father
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Bit different for a team like the Dogs imo.
Dogs have a new coach, having lost Griffen (19 games in 2014), Cooney (18), Higgins (20), Jones (10) Giansiracusa (15) hell even Tutt played a third of the season (7). Also a chance Crameri may be out for some portion of the season. So for a third of 2014 (7 games) there is 7 players to replace. There is a new KF who will be the focal point of their forward line in years to come. There's heap of structures to put into place etc.
Meanwhile Hardwick is entering his 6th season, and has a solid crew of players that have been developed (even drafted) under his tutelage. There's probably only 6 best 22 players that haven't been in the side for at least 2 seasons. There's no need to play the bulk of your best 22 when you guys have developed structures, know what's going on etc. The Dogs don't have that luxury.
It sucks what happened with Libba but pre-season is important for clubs.
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ACL's can happen at anytime... don't know why everyone is blaming pre season games.
