Drafting Brothers of Injured AFL Players

[UpTheGuts]

It has to be an issue, as there seems to be some genetic disposition to certain injuries, shared by brothers

Menzels - ACL
Mitch and Nathan Brown - ACL's
Jack and Dylan Grimes - hammies

Might be more. Selwoods getting cut eyes doesn't count!

If there's a player you are keen on, but his brother has suffered a serious injury, surely it'd be a matter prompting caution?

 

[Slattery_20]

Troy Selwood - retired (concussion)
Joel Selwood ??? surely about to be delisted...

 

[Oscarman]

There's a third Grimes brother (Tom) who is 18 in November but I'm not sure if he has any injury issues or even if he is on any clubs radar.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

It has to be an issue, as there seems to be some genetic disposition to certain injuries, shared by brothers

Menzels - ACL
Mitch and Nathan Brown - ACL's
Jack and Dylan Grimes - hammies

Might be more. Selwoods getting cut eyes doesn't count!

If there's a player you are keen on, but his brother has suffered a serious injury, surely it'd be a matter prompting caution?

The Brown's have more merit than others for mine because of the whole twins thing.

 

[tigs2010]

There's a third Grimes brother (Tom) who is 18 in November but I'm not sure if he has any injury issues or even if he is on any clubs radar.

All the older brothers have struggled to stay on the park in the past. Not sure about Tom.

 

[coryne]

Hamish Hartlett's brother, Adam, had a history of hammy/soft tissue injuries which ruined his career ......

 

[GUMBLETRON]

What did the Mortons inherit?

 

[Agent93]

What did the Mortons inherit?

Chronic attitude problems.

 

[bombermick]

This rule better not work with the Danihers!

It's a fair point, but the sheer ability means you have to take a chance on Menzel. Perhaps not a top 10 pick though.

 

[UpTheGuts]

Hamish Hartlett's brother, Adam, had a history of hammy/soft tissue injuries which ruined his career ......

Good one.
It's not definitive, but from afar there looks to be a correlation

 

[headache1]

What did the Mortons inherit?

The ability to trick AFL level recruiters into thinking they are good at football.

 

[Slattery_20]

I can just imagine the scneario...
Kid is rated, does well through U18s...
Goes through a medical with flying colours...
Then his older brother pops a knee
And the younger one gets dropped like a hot spud.... "we couldn't find anything wrong with you, but..."

Is the OP serious that this would be considered?

 

[Docker Clint]

Because siblings are genetically identical and subject to the same physiological issues.

They've even got the same personalities.

 

[UpTheGuts]

I can just imagine the scneario...
Kid is rated, does well through U18s...
Goes through a medical with flying colours...
Then his older brother pops a knee
And the younger one gets dropped like a hot spud.... "we couldn't find anything wrong with you, but..."

Is the OP serious that this would be considered?

Not dropped like a hot spud, but if it was 50/50 between that bloke and another kid without a brother with a similar knee history, then it would have to be a factor considered, given the above links that seem to be evident

 

[TigerFaithful]

What did the Mortons inherit?

No skill.

Except for mitch.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Hamish Hartlett and Andrew Moore both fit the bill at Port thus far.

 

[yaco55]

If the younger brother did an ACL before draft time as in Menzel it would definitely impact their draft position.

I will put a rider on this - If the ACL was an impact injury it will have no impact on draft position.

Soft tissue injuries would have no impact.

 

[headache1]

If the younger brother did an ACL before draft time as in Menzel it would definitely impact their draft position.

I will put a rider on this - If the ACL was an impact injury it will have no impact on draft position.

Soft tissue injuries would have no impact.

The thing that will help him is the level he's played at post injury. He's only gotten better since.

 

[pebblestone]

Hamish Hartlett and Andrew Moore both fit the bill at Port thus far.

Yep Andrew Moore was the one that sprung to mind for me for obvious reasons. AFAIK he hasn't suffered the same degenerative hip conditions as Kelvin but could be wrong? Would be a shame if so.

 

[Daz]

Didn't Joe Daniher miss all of 2011 due to injury?