Recommitted Swallow may never play again

[Aquaholic]

David Swallow may never play again. He has a degenerative knee with advanced arthritis . Short term he can't increase his load without having massive pain . The option is to have an operation in which they cut a wedge on the outside of his leg to release the load and pressure on his inside leg.
This operation is common for older people as an option prior to having a knee replacement . I'm told the surgeons are not sure if this operation has every been done on someone this young. Further the operation isn't designed to fix elite athletes .
I wish him well

 

[Shaneprice97]

Sucks. absolute gun when playing half back and through the guts.

This suns team will be known for what could have been.

 

[Seeds]

Why is this on the trade board? This should be on the main board. Devastating news for both player and club.

 

[Young_Guns]

source?

Played a few games to finish the season in the NEAFL and has been back training for the last few weeks? Looks pretty fit.

 

[DAWESOME!!]

Would also be interested in the source of this info.

 

[2006_Eagles]

Sauce?

We don't need no freakin sauces

 

[Aquaholic]

source?

Played a few games to finish the season in the NEAFL and has been back training for the last few weeks? Looks pretty fit.

Sorry I can't give you my source. Happy for history to judge what I've stated.

 

[Iva Bigun]

I want to know who from the GC Suns ****ed Loki the god of mischief in the ass 6 years ago because we seem to of been paying for it ever since

 

[doona]

I want to know who from the GC Suns stuffed Loki the god of mischief in the ass 6 years ago because we seem to of been paying for it ever since

Ra took offence at the sun being a football emblem

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[Iva Bigun]

Ra took offence at the sun being a football emblem

On Nexus 6P using BigFooty.com mobile app

Something like that, we certainly seem to be the prison bitch of the AFL community at the moment

Lots of great people at the club and fans but so far we we have "sharted" ourselves to quote the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman

 

[Pannalstaroz]

I know a girl called Play #prayforher

 

[DAWESOME!!]

Sorry I can't give you my source. Happy for history to judge what I've stated.

Fair enough. Wanted to clarify whether this was something being publicly reported or where a journo with a known track record was putting their name to it, or whether it was visa a source of your own. Nothing wrong with it being a source of your own, of course, but just helps to understand what's going on.

 

[UpTheTigs]

The procedure he's referring too would be a Knee Osteotomy, which is often done on Seniors to prolong joint replacements. 6 month recovery time and certainly not an operation that is designed to get an elite athlete back on the track. Hopefully not true.

 

[Aquaholic]

Fair enough. Wanted to clarify whether this was something being publicly reported or where a journo with a known track record was putting their name to it, or whether it was visa a source of your own. Nothing wrong with it being a source of your own, of course, but just helps to understand what's going on.

Ok , understand now. Definitely not a journo . I'm just to close to the club.

 

[My name geoff]

I want to know who from the GC Suns stuffed Loki the god of mischief in the ass 6 years ago because we seem to of been paying for it ever since

If I was to have a guess as to why GC have had such rotten luck with injuries, i wouldn't rule out the rotten AFL juicing them up to get instant results and the seemingly unprecedented chronic injuries to so many players involved with the club at that time are a side effect

 

[branedotorg]

ablett, swallow, prestia, o'meara +lesser mids with significant injury layoffs

no wonder the club has failed to launch

 

[Banker]

ablett, swallow, prestia, o'meara +lesser mids with significant injury layoffs

no wonder the club has failed to launch

Don't forget Bennell, the suns stuffed his calf n sold him off.

 

[Banker]

If I was to have a guess as to why GC have had such rotten luck with injuries, i wouldn't rule out the rotten AFL juicing them up to get instant results and the seemingly unprecedented chronic injuries to so many players involved with the club at that time are a side effect

Are you saying they were on the same programs the Bombers?

 

[My name geoff]

Are you saying they were on the same programs the Bombers?

Wouldnt rule it out

 

[jiphoc]

A source would be handy.

Having said that this is pretty specific and would be very weird to make up something that specific.

 

[snozulu]

bad luck if true. AFL is such a demanding sport on the body. Gold coast have had a horrid run with their mids.

 

[Aeglos]

If I was to have a guess as to why GC have had such rotten luck with injuries, i wouldn't rule out the rotten AFL juicing them up to get instant results and the seemingly unprecedented chronic injuries to so many players involved with the club at that time are a side effect

The most likely injury pattern you'd see from AAS would be higher than average number of guys with big (think torn off bone) soft tissue injuries.
Given theirs seem to be mostly joint related eg Swallow's knew you'd think that either a) they've been poorly managing the players/injuries b) their training grounds are way too hard c) they do too much running or d) whoever does their running hair analysis is a *******

 

[Sultan]

It's a shame for those who just love seeing the best players playing football, that we never got to see a full flight Gold Coast midfield go hard at it. Injuries robbed what is arguably the most talented ever midfield group from staying on the park together and now the band has well and truly split.

 

[mightymouse75]

Sad news. At least he got to have a Crack at it. Havnt had much luck with the top picks at the gold Coast

 

[Belnakor]

David Swallow may never play again. He has a degenerative knee with advanced arthritis . Short term he can't increase his load without having massive pain .

sucks if true. Remember him playing WAFL when he was 16 and looked like he was going to be an all time legend.