Is it confirmed what sort of break he has and that it is the full year?
Yes out for the season.
2 clean breaks Tibia and Fibula bones. Left leg as well..... not much positive we can spin on this one right at the minute.
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Is it confirmed what sort of break he has and that it is the full year?
Come on down Mickey Barlow
Now that is so close to a realistic option for a season that it would be worth a shot.
I still prefer Grigg or Bolton as whoever gets the gig they should be looked at as a future player but as far as competing at the coal face in 2019 Barlow would be near the top of the list.
I’m up for that
How old is barlow ? 31
how much footy did he play last yr? 3games .
Its worth considering with these new rules you could almost get away with parking a midfielder in the center square majority of the game.
Like you said he about the only player that would come close in the cold face.
Ps jor would be feeling pretty unlucky he might of got a regular game this yr. Ha!
I say why not sign someone for a year. No harm35 touches in his last game...was huge.
Club won't go this way though. I'd be surprised if we signed anyone at all
Yes out for the season.
2 clean breaks Tibia and Fibula bones. Left leg as well..... not much positive we can spin on this one right at the minute.
Shattered.
Clarko and the playing group have time and time again proven we can adapt and are not reliant on any one player. However, sadly, I just feel looking at our list Mitchell is not only our best player, he is irreplaceable. We are all fully aware we are very light on in the midfield. I feel this is going to have flow on effects for O'Meara, who will now get more work put into him, Wingard if he is asked to play more midfield and less forward and Worpel who will be asked to carry a bigger load in his second year.
Take Mitchell out and a midfield mix (excluding wings) of O'Meara, Shiels, Wingard, Worpel, Howe, Burgoyne (at 36) and Cousins is sadly average. Mitchell just made life so much easier for everyone else and we are all aware at times he carried the midfield. This year, I had hoped with O'Meara clearly tracking back to elite status, Worpel another year in and the arrival of Wingard pinch hitting we may actually have had the nucleus of a very dangerous group. Take him out and gee things change.
But anyhow, we don't have him and once more I'll back Clarko in to find a way forward. I just feel expectations need to be tempered for this season and it will be interesting what he comes up with. Can Hardwick play mid? I'm not sure on that.
Hate to be too negative but has anyone come back from a significant leg injury and ever actually fulfilled his promise?
Tom was gonna be a multiple brownlow winner but lets just hope we get something near that when he's back
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Good to hear you made a full recovery. So you reckon there would be zero chance of Mitchell coming back at the pointy end of the season?I broke my left leg on the footy field when I was 16. Both tibia and fibula broke clean. Just crossed legs with an opposition bloke going for the ball. Apparently they heard the snap on the boundary line 30 metres away. So I feel his pain.
I was back out playing again the following year.
I totally disagree. It’s all about having depth for what will be long season. Grigg IMHO must be looked at and if not him then I’d be on the blower to Gibbon’s manager to see if he can be pryed away from Carlton before he signs there if he hasn’t done so already. If those 2 fall through then I’m all for throwing a lifeline to Barlow.35 touches in his last game...was huge.
Club won't go this way though. I'd be surprised if we signed anyone at all
I am riding the bumps with a grin atm like...I know everyone is feeling pretty flat this morning but cast your eye to lines 4 & 5 of this pic. It’s what we do. Apologies for the glare.
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**** it, from adversity comes opportunity.
Clarko is the master, and I'll happily back the rest of our boys to step up in Tom's absence. It will be a massive struggle but that's exactly how legends are born. The club knows where it stands and has another 2 or 3 months to plan around this, our younger midfielders will be given every chance to step up and turbocharge their development. Short term pain, long term gain. The glass is half full.
As someone else so correctly pointed out, there are light years of advancement in medical science and rehab since then, both in terms of the fact that that was over 30 years ago and that I was playing for a small country footy club. That said, a break's a break and I'd be surprised if he gets back before the 2020 season....Good to hear you made a full recovery. So you reckon there would be zero chance of Mitchell coming back at the pointy end of the season?