Injury 2026 Injury Thread

[FreoRicci]

Draper or McDonald to replace?

Cox was looking really really good in the pre season matches. Very fit and moving well.

 

[Purple Suit]

Draper or McDonald to replace?

Cox was looking really really good in the pre season matches. Very fit and moving well.

Draper surely from a KPD point of view.

 

[serial_thrilla]

Draper or McDonald to replace?

Cox was looking really really good in the pre season matches. Very fit and moving well.

Or Ryan.

 

[anchor man]

Or Ryan.

Ryan not ready yet. His shoulder op set his pre season back.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Draper or McDonald to replace?

Cox was looking really really good in the pre season matches. Very fit and moving well.

McDonald made the squad vs eagles

We will find out this week anyway

 

[TheLastCall]

Swita out with delayed concussion. Bit of a worry given his history.

Source - Dockers CEO Simon Garlick

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answers the big questions 17mins

 

[Channels]

Fremantle are sweating on the fitness of one of their most important defenders less than three weeks out from their season opener, with Brennan Cox working to overcome a calf strain.

Cox copped a knock to his left leg during last weekend’s scratch match against West Coast, finishing the game with ice on his calf.

Dockers chief executive Simon Garlick on Monday confirmed it was a strain for the 27-year-old, ruling him out of Saturday’s practice match against Adelaide and leaving his status clouded for the March 15 season opener against Geelong.

“He won’t play this week, and we’ll assess that to see how significant it is,” Garlick said on SEN.

“It’s disappointing for Coxy - he’s had an incredible pre-season going at full RAT power.

“While he might not have the biggest profile in the competition, he’s a critical player for us.

“It’s a bit early to tell at this point (if it’s serious). He certainly won’t play against Adelaide this week, which is disappointing, because you want to get that last full dress rehearsal in before we play in round one.”

"he's had an incredibly pre-season going at full RAT power"

Anyone know what full RAT power means?

 

[stax on the mull]

"he's had an incredibly pre-season going at full RAT power"

Anyone know what full RAT power means?

I had assumed it was something to do with actual rats, like when they run on the rat exercise wheel and make it spin like crazy, it's rat power (sometimes it's hamsters or mice), but as it's written like it's an acronym, maybe not.

 

[Ysaye]

"he's had an incredibly pre-season going at full RAT power"

Anyone know what full RAT power means?

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[go_the_dockers]

Thriller will kick 10. Big loss with Cox already out

 

[s_wd6]

Calf injuries are always downplayed by us. We’re going into r1 with Draper and Omac

 

[Mockcockpit]

"he's had an incredibly pre-season going at full RAT power"

Anyone know what full RAT power means?

Just means at maximum speed/effort/intensity. We used it in cricket, when a bowler was down on pace we said he's only going half rat power.

 

[greatgatsby]

Someone needs to explain to the club's spokespeople; there is no such thing as a 'minor' calf injury.

 

[King Huskii]

So we are basically ****ed for Round 1

 

[go_the_dockers]

So we are basically ****ed for Round 1

Still 3 weeks away. I think we can 1 of them back. We should be ok.

 

[Taylor]

Still 3 weeks away. I think we can 1 of them back. We should be ok.

It's 15 days away. If the injuries happened last Sunday they will be at day 20 on the 14th. Usually soft tissues are 21 days.

If it's just a bit of soreness or awareness, different story.

 

[FreoRicci]

Alex Pearce

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can never be fit

 

[Shoeless Joe]

Been saying it for a while but we need backup down there.. Come on down Charlie Nicholls

 

[Boomer93]

Alex Pearce

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Alex Pearce

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30

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is by far our most important player, hes 30 and as injury prone as they come.

Making sure hes fit at the pointy end is so important, he should be getting rested multiple times through out the year imo.

 

[go_the_dockers]

It's 15 days away. If the injuries happened last Sunday they will be at day 20 on the 14th. Usually soft tissues are 21 days.

If it's just a bit of soreness or awareness, different story.

Cox injury was 1-2 weeks back as well.

Yeah, Pearce won't make it if he has done a calf which looks likely. (Tweet did say minor calf injury)

Initially I read it, and just soreness.

 

[FreoRicci]

Been saying it for a while but we need backup down there.. Come on down Charlie Nicholls

Murphy looked decent in intraclub

 

[Lach72]

Been saying it for a while but we need backup down there.. Come on down Charlie Nicholls

Injured too

 

[go_the_dockers]

Darcy will play WAFL this week

 

[Daddoo]

Noooooooooooooo!!! Arrrrgggggjhhhh!!

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[MakeshiftMartyr]

If they're worried about his ankle, it's hard to see why they'd send him back out to kick at goal.