Past #10: Ben Cunnington - will retire from the AFL after * game - 238 games/95+ goals/2x Syd Barker Medalist/Shinboner - thanks for everything Cunners

[Passmore]

Meh. Jy will get it 35 times.

 

[Val Keating]

Is Cunners our most important player? A mate text me saying they discussed it on the Sunday footy show. They reckon our record without him is pretty bad. Anyone got a clip of it...or figures to back it up?

 

[giantroo]

Is Cunners our most important player? A mate text me saying they discussed it on the Sunday footy show. They reckon our record without him is pretty bad. Anyone got a clip of it...or figures to back it up?

Discussed below. Only 4 games.

They just put a stat up the Sunday Footy Show, we have not won a game without Cunners since 2013

Not great, but only 4 Games for some context, (5 but can't count the Richmond rd 23 rest half the team game)

 

[Val Keating]

Discussed below. Only 4 games.

Thanks bro.

 

[LB2Snake]

Reports of him resuming this week aren't exactly positive. Trouble.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

That stare... Who the hell would want to try & tackle him:

 

[Snake_Baker]

That stare... Who the hell would want to try & tackle him:

Backs can be dodgy injuries though mate.

I don't want him playing if he's in any way iffy.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Backs can be dodgy injuries though mate.

I don't want him playing if he's in any way iffy.

Agreed... out of personal experience. I hope Cunners doesn't do the weeding at his place, because it hasn't helped my back one bit.

 

[ferball]

Cunnington feeding the Angus cattle on his family’s dairy farm.

Angus cattle are beef cattle not dairy cattle. No wonder he avoids the media.

 

[Rad Roo]

We need to get the structure right, if Bonar is recruited then we need to get him to play his best position. Bonar is by far the player with the best traits best successful for the next center square player. We need to invest in him, give him all the opportunity to get him experienced.

 

[Val Keating]

Why?

He's about to turn 29 and is rarely injured.

He'll be with us 5 more years at least IMO.

He could definitely play that long if he wants to. Reading that article though, sounds like he can’t wait to move to the farm

 

[giantroo]

 

[giantroo]

As per Shaw's presser, he has a nerve impingement on his kicking side.

fusion How serious is this and what's the likely chances he will be back this year?

 

[ferball]

So a pinched nerve.

*. Could be fine tomorrow or gone for the year.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Bday today just give him a good back now

 

[DuckYeah]

So a pinched nerve.

fu**. Could be fine tomorrow or gone for the year.

Give him a cortisone and get him out there

 

[The Warlord]

Got a bad feeling about this

 

[Hojuman]

Got a bad feeling about this

Go away......

 

[fusion]

As per Shaw's presser, he has a nerve impingement on his kicking side.

fusion How serious is this and what's the likely chances he will be back this year?

Without having more information like the results of a CT or MRI spine its too vague to really say. I think ferball was right saying anywhere between a week and the season!

 

[Dirty_11]

If they are naming him every week I would suggest it is a day by day proposition. If it drags out too long conditioning becomes an issue.

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[Pykie]

If they are naming him every week I would suggest it is a day by day proposition. If it drags out too long conditioning becomes an issue.

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It doesn't sound like he's been training at all.

I doubt he's playing this weekend.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Such a North Melbourne injury.

 

[New_Roo]

It doesn't sound like he's been training at all.

I doubt he's playing this weekend.

Tomorrow the key


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[DuckYeah]

Has he been training? Is he able to run? Is it just bending down? ... whats the go? Theres no information?

 

[The Warlord]

It's that s**t he got stapled to the top of his head.