"Dawes has twanged his calf injury" Gerard Healy

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

Just mentioned by Gerard Heally on 3aw that Dawes has twanged his calf injury.

He must have done that at training today ?

 

[TradeDraft]

Team is Falling Apart.

Guess Paine might a Chance in the NAB Cup

 

[Jelly Bean]

Just mentioned by Gerard Heally on 3aw that Dawes has twanged his calf injury.

He must have done that at training today ?

This is getting annoying...

 

[JOELY]

oh ffs

 

[Ed D]

Did the team bus run over a cat or something?

 

[Shade]

i just died a little inside

 

[TradeDraft]

How badly Twanged?

 

[Optimax]

Better now then august, and september when we got them all last year

 

[76woodenspooners]

And it's not as if we have new staff in the fitness department - it's one of the few areas that has remained constant.

Well, it's a great chance for some of the lesser lights to step up and make good of an opportunity.

 

[Premier Pies]

I have to use a famous John Mcenroe line here
"YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!"

WTF is going on down at pieland? Bucks is going to be bald by the end of his first season coaching

 

[76woodenspooners]

Just mentioned by Gerard Heally on 3aw that Dawes has twanged his calf injury.

He must have done that at training today ?

When did Dawes first get a calf injury? I knew about the knees and fingers and the eye op - he's going to end up being the 6 million dollar man!

 

[hellfire]

It's getting a little frustrating now.

We have replacements if they're not back for round 1, but missing a chunk of the pre-season is the biggest concern.

 

[Ed D]

It's getting a little frustrating now.

We have replacements if they're not back for round 1, but missing a chunk of the pre-season is the biggest concern.

The positive thing is the core of the fitness training has already been completed and it's more the ball skills/match simulations they're missing out on. An injury at this time of the year isn't much different to an injury during the year fitness wise.

 

[danielnajdek]

Superb

Is Buckley training them too hard or something. Gotta say I am not that confident about this year at all now. 5 guys down and we haven't played one competitive match yet.

 

[beez]

I thought this thread was going to be about Gerard Healy and his failings with the English language

 

[mattys123]

Just a thought, wasn't it 2010 when early in the season we went through such an upheaval because a lot of older players were struggling with injury and form?

We had players like Fraser, O'Bree and Medhurst (was he still around then?) that were eventually replaced by younger players, for the better.

Not saying Dawes is one of the older players, but Didak, Krak and BJ are in that category.

 

[TradeDraft]

Superb

Is Buckley training them too hard or something. Gotta say I am not that confident about this year at all now. 5 guys down and we haven't played one competitive match yet.

That could be a Possibility

 

[Zahki]

This is the first injury news that has really disappointed me since I had high hopes Dawes would have a big year. I guess he still can but he never quite recovered after his calf injury last year after he started the season in red hot form.

Is Buckley training them too hard or something.

The thought crossed my mind as well, though it's probably just bad luck. Still we know Hird had to be reigned in a bit by his assistants since he was trying to get his side training like he did back in the day and not everyone can go at that kind of intensity all the time, possible Buckley is learning the same lesson now.

 

[Ed D]

Just a thought, wasn't it 2010 when early in the season we went through such an upheaval because a lot of older players were struggling with injury and form?

We had players like Fraser, O'Bree and Medhurst (was he still around then?) that were eventually replaced by younger players, for the better.

Not saying Dawes is one of the older players, but Didak, Krak and BJ are in that category.

Yep, plus other teams that have won GFs have started with players struggling/suspended etc. It's more keeping the core of your key players together and fit towards the end of the season. Didak is the biggest injury for the club, depending on this Dawes rumour.

 

[jerry springer]

one thing Bucks mentioned in his book is that he liked to train as hard as he played

the coaching staff had to try and slow him down as he got into his 30's

now that he is the coach....

 

[danielnajdek]

Just a thought, wasn't it 2010 when early in the season we went through such an upheaval because a lot of older players were struggling with injury and form?

We had players like Fraser, O'Bree and Medhurst (was he still around then?) that were eventually replaced by younger players, for the better.

Not saying Dawes is one of the older players, but Didak, Krak and BJ are in that category.

I always love your optimism matty but even you have to admit that the last week isn't a good sign.

 

[mattys123]

I always love your optimism matty but even you have to admit that the last week isn't a good sign.

I just think there's no need to panic.

The only player who has had a problem in the last few weeks that will miss a significant period of time is Krakouer.

Dawes, Elliott, Johnson and Didak are all likely to be back by about round 3 of the NAB Cup.

Of course that's assuming Dawes only has a calf strain.

 

[jabbers]

This is the first injury news that has really disappointed me since I had high hopes Dawes would have a big year. I guess he still can but he never quite recovered after his calf injury last year after he started the season in red hot form.



The thought crossed my mind as well, though it's probably just bad luck. Still we know Hird had to be reigned in a bit by his assistants since he was trying to get his side training like he did back in the day and not everyone can go at that kind of intensity all the time, possible Buckley is learning the same lesson now.

Buckley doesn't decide their training load, Buttifant does, as he has in the past.

 

[Number 10]

Well Elliot ran the Tan on Saturday so we canstrike him off our list - he would not have done it if he had a bad hammy. Furthermore, Dawes also did and unless we had training today (did we, i actually don't know?) I don't know where this is coming from...

 

[Swooop]

I just think there's no need to panic.

The only player who has had a problem in the last few weeks that will miss a significant period of time is Krakouer.

Dawes, Elliott, Johnson and Didak are all likely to be back by about round 3 of the NAB Cup.

Of course that's assuming Dawes only has a calf strain.

Agree with this...all pretty minor soft tissue injuries so far by the sound.

Just hope Krak works through whatever is troubling him