Player Watch #18: Alex Rance

[JAKLAUGHING]

He's well ahead in terms of muscle mass. The graft itself will weaken at about that point regardless of how well he's tracking.

I'm no Doctor and i reckon it's all about the graft connecting...healing...growing...in that case one would need to take notice of how previous op's have tracked best! I don't want Rance to play this year! He's a GOAT and i would like several more years play out of him not op's on his knee!

 

[tiger_tough]

He's well ahead in terms of muscle mass. The graft itself will weaken at about that point regardless of how well he's tracking.

It's not like these things are brought off the shelf, surely that's just an average? Does it differ for a hamstring graft as opposed to a quad graft? Is there a way to check the progress? Like a scan that can see whether it has fully taken? Thanks

 

[Themanbun]

It's not like these things are brought off the shelf, surely that's just an average? Does it differ for a hamstring graft as opposed to a quad graft? Is there a way to check the progress? Like a scan that can see whether it has fully taken? Thanks

The surgeons explained to me that we don't have the data because you could never get ethics clearance. The only way you could check the tensile strength of the graft would be to apply pressure to various patients to the point of breaking it at various points of the recovery, which no clearance committee would grant. A scan won't show the kind of stuff needed to assess its strength.

So they use reinjury rates at various points and their knowledge of tendon pathology to guesstimate when it's weak and when it starts to lay down its own collagen and strengthen. That's the only kind of data set and theory they have, so they can't get exacts, but tendon pathology indicates that it's yet to lay down its own collagen at this stage.

Far from an exact science so it's more just conservative guesstimation. How Alex feels though, and how his muscle recovery and move is feeling, has very little to do with the actual strength of the graft itself, which is the important thing.

 

[Roksman]

It's over man, it's over

 

[Jozzy]

It's over man, it's over

Is there a way to take someone off the long term injury list during the year or is this officially the end of his season?

 

[westernsainter]

Is there a way to take someone off the long term injury list during the year or is this officially the end of his season?

Minimum time you can be on the LTI is eight weeks.

 

[Roksman]

Minimum time you can be on the LTI is eight weeks.

That aligns exactly with the last round - so he's technically be available for the first final.

Maybe they just wanted to remove all media speculation leading into the last few rounds? I'm not saying he's gonna play, but just removes the distraction either way I guess.

 

[Shazza_]

It's over man, it's over

will play vfl for a few weeks and be back for the first final

 

[Jozzy]

Minimum time you can be on the LTI is eight weeks.

That’s good to know, thank you mate!

 

[Dr Tigris]

So is the Egg up for a game?

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

Trossman became the trollman

Well played rancey, see ya in 2020 as expected


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[Tenacious T]

So is the Egg up for a game?

Nope............He’s fried.

 

[smasha]

I can picture us in the finals ,we just grab the lead late in the third then Rance comes on to ginormous roars from the Tiger Army.

Goosebumps.

 

[living_in_syd]

I can picture us in the finals ,we just grab the lead late in the third then Rance comes on to ginormous roars from the Tiger Army.

Goosebumps.

So the plan would be to be one man for the first half in a final?

 

[Shazza_]

pulled out of front bar

think hes had a setback unfortunately

 

[Tiges1229]

pulled out of front bar

think hes had a setback unfortunately

yep most likely

 

[mad_tiggy911]

They would've asked a million questions about it tonight.

 

[mad_tiggy911]

I reckon the club made the call and he's cracked the shits and not talking to anyone.

 

[mad_tiggy911]

Legit think he's thrown a hissy fit.

 

[Tiges1229]

I reckon the club made the call and he's cracked the s**ts and not talking to anyone.

or he may have reinjured it and is to upset to go on tv etc.

 

[mad_tiggy911]

or he may have reinjured it and is to upset to go on tv etc.

He didn't train today I believe.

 

[Tiges1229]

He didn't train today I believe.

well if thats the case then likely reinjured it.

 

[Themanbun]

Hope to God it's just him avoiding media after the LTI decision and there's nothing more to it.

 

[joelsyt]

Hopefully he hasn’t had a set-back but it’s not looking real good at the moment.

 

[mad_tiggy911]

Where's Kiwi ffs.

What's the scoop?

I had visions of Rance prancing around the backline on GF day this year.