Training 2025 Pre-Season

[WaynesWorld19]

I mean, it's not like playing Strachan is that useful anyway. I'd rather see T Murray play.

Strachan will be back in training B4 R1 .....so we'd be awefully unlucky to lose ROB in the 1st month of the season

But you're right anyway ....and it does present a great opportunity for Turray, whom I'm genuinely excited about

 

[skittlebrew]

I will be livid if we need Thilly in ruck and he loses development time up forward.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

 

[jackster83]

Strachan sidelined for 4 months

You can't make this shit up.

At least ROB can just coast now. Heck, he can probably skip half of the trainings if he wants to go play golf lol.

 

[Golumless]

Yeah trading pick 46 instead of moving on a cooked Smith and listing a ruck at the draft is looking like a really good move now

Drafting a 18-19 year old ruck is going to do sweet **** all to fix this issue.

Had to either get one in the MSD last year (and we probably will have the option this year, as long-term injuries aren't rare), trade in a 23-24 year old who can't break through, or free up a rookie spot to get one from the SANFL/WAFL/VFL this off season.

Or just use Borlase/Turray.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

You can't make this shit up.

At least ROB can just coast now. Heck, he can probably skip half of the trainings if he wants to go play golf lol.

Drop me now, biatches

 

[crows dude]

Club thinks its smarter than the rest of the league.

Players 200cm we have
Thilthorpe, T Murray, O'Brien, Strachan

Most have betweeb 4 and 7 we have the bare minimum

 

[Mutineer]

Drafting a 18-19 year old ruck is going to do sweet **** all to fix this issue.

Had to either get one in the MSD last year (and we probably will have the option this year, as long-term injuries aren't rare), trade in a 23-24 year old who can't break through, or free up a rookie spot to get one from the SANFL/WAFL/VFL this off season.

Or just use Borlase/Turray.

It wouldn't have if we drafted a young development ruck 3 years ago like we should have!!

Might as well pay Strachan out now and get a replacement now because he has sfa endurance now and he ain't going to improve his tank any with a navicular fracture so ineffect he's 10 weeks behind everyone else and virtually done for the year as AFL back up.

Geelong have drafted 4 ruckmen in the last 3 years, Toby Conway, then Mitch Edwards last year and Jacob Molier and Joe Pike this year. Yet we've drafted none with 2 29 year olds our main man and depth.

 

[1970crow]

There you have it. Both comparisons made so far have been with probably the two best mids in the comp in the last 10 years. Realistic? Nope. If it was that easy to find a Fyfe or a Bint then Curtin would have gone at pick 1.

The comparison is in terms of him growing into his tall body and be ready to go, not whether he’s going to be as good as either Fyfe or Bont. If he’s going to be an A grade mid, then there’s no reason that his progression shouldn’t align with Bont, noting he’s unlikely to be as good.

 

[Scorpus]

Has St Kilda signed Harry Boyd yet?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Has St Kilda signed Harry Boyd yet?

No

 

[AFC979810]

What about the Bont then? 194cm played 16 games in year 1 averaging 16 disposals and then 21 in year 2 averaging 21 disposals with 5 clearances. Bont was born late November too, so only 18 years and a 4 months old when his first season started. Curtin born early March, so about 8 months older. Fyfe may not have been a good comparison, but Bont is.

Bont was drafted at 191cm and 83 kilo. Curtin was drafted at 197cm and 95kilo.

Terrible comparison.

 

[beartoo]

You can't make this shit up.

At least ROB can just coast now. Heck, he can probably skip half of the trainings if he wants to go play golf lol.

Do you doubt his intensity, commitment and willingness to have a go once he crosses the white line?
Coasting because Strachan is injured pure bs.

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[skam85]

I mean, it's not like playing Strachan is that useful anyway. I'd rather see T Murray play.

If he's put on the LTI list and we take a promising young ruckman then that is arguably the most valuable contribution he's ever made to this football club

 

[Cromulant]

If he's put on the LTI list and we take a promising young ruckman then that is arguably the most valuable contribution he's ever made to this football club

He'll be training before the season starts.

 

[skam85]

He'll be training before the season starts.

Four months takes us to the start of April.

 

[Cromulant]

Four months takes us to the start of April.

They still wouldnt put him on the LTI, he'd have to be out until June at the least.

 

[GreyCrow]

He'll be training before the season starts.

By all reports he hasnt started training in any of his years here

 

[WeeBlake]

We reap what we sow. or didn’t sow I guess

 

[Mutineer]

He'll be training before the season starts.

When he's already lacking an AFL endurance base and with what sounds like a quite serious navicular stress facture I wouldn't be putting money on that outcome.

 

[Cromulant]

When he's already lacking an AFL endurance base and with what sounds like a quite serious navicular stress facture I wouldn't be putting money on that outcome.

Still won't be put on the LTI

 

[Mutineer]

Still won't be put on the LTI

Let's just see how his rehab goes, navicular stress fractures don't always go as planned especially in big units.

 

[Mutineer]

Recovery time from a navicular stress fracture can vary depending on the treatment and whether surgery is required, but it usually takes at least three months to return to sports and up to eight months to return to full activity:

• Treatment
  Treatment typically begins with a cast and crutches, and the patient should not bear weight on their foot for at least six weeks. After the cast is removed, the patient may be able to return to normal activities of daily living, such as swimming and water running, after one or two weeks.
  
  
• Surgery
  If surgery is required, the patient will wake up in recovery with a short cast or heavy bandage on their leg. They will be encouraged to move their knee and hip, but will not be allowed to bear weight on the operated side.
  
  
• Return to sports
  Most patients are able to return to sports in three months, but some may require up to eight months to return to full activity. Before returning to sports, it is important to confirm fracture healing with cross-sectional imaging such as MRI or CT.
  
  
• Pain and swelling
  Pain and swelling can persist for up to six months after the injury. Elevating the ankle can help with swelling.
  

Navicular stress fractures are a common type of stress fracture that often affect athletes who sprint, change direction quickly, or jump. They are considered high-risk because they can take a long time to heal or may require surgery.

 

[WeeBlake]

When he's already lacking an AFL endurance base and with what sounds like a quite serious navicular stress facture I wouldn't be putting money on that outcome.

suspect his career is over

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Seems likely we will hear about a mature ruck training with us early in the new year for a SSP spot, hard to see Strachan not getting moved to the LTI within a month or two. Only other scenario is that Turray starts training full time as a ruck.