Achilles tendonitis is different to a partial tear (and different again to a rupture) though. Tendinitis is rough I agree, and does take a long time, but a rupture is like learning to walk again and do life again, especially from a performance and sport angle.
Personally, I've done some great...
It depends on the type of achillies injury entirely, and if the person has surgery, how they rehab it, age, so many factors.
Partial tear depends on where it is in the achilles and how much its torn & inflammation. How it's rehabed, rested and also where it effects other parts of the body as a...
We have to recruit several players in their mid 20s who can play week in, week out. They don't have to be incredible, but B/B+ and not take up a huge amount of cap space.
Need to protect the kids otherwise we're farked for the next decade
A partial tear and a full rupture are different, obviously.
But he would have had a scan, and seen the condition of the partial tear and severity, location, and so on.
So, while it would be a hard injury to timeline (he'll be out for more than 6 weeks I can guarentee), it definitely shouldn't...
Feel really sorry for him, his career looked like it was going to be so bright.
I think he needs to play in a different position now. Move him to the forward line.
I agree, and I think you're right that he's still growing and that's causing injuries to him.
I don't think it's entirely the clubs incompetence like people are talking about, but he's definitely going to have to be managed differently.
Agree – I said the same thing. Why is he out doing 1.5 hours of running (I think it was running rather than 'sprint work') and then kicking the ball under fatigue with ~40m passes?
Makes no sense.
No point in even playing Smillie this year like others have said.
Say he ends up being 8 weeks away to playing VFL, big deal if he gets a 'taste' of AFL footy a couple of weeks after that. Bloke can't even kick a ball and has recurring injuries.