Delisted #11: Will "Meatball" Snelling - Delisted 25/10

[Lore]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2023 (previously delisted)
My Boy Draft 2023: Claim here

 

[andleanback]

All his naysayers will realize how much he means to the side in the next 2-3 weeks

 

[Lore]

Calf tightness, few weeks

Forward Will Snelling

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Will Snelling

Age

26

Ht

175cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

4.7

2star

HB

9.4

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

4.8

5star

G

0.8

4star

D

12.6

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

8.3

4star

M

1.3

1star

T

5.6

5star

G

0.4

3star

D

16.2

4star

K

5.2

2star

HB

11.0

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.8

5star

G

1.2

4star

will miss the next few weeks after succumbing to a calf strain in the days leading up to Essendon’s round one match against Geelong.

The 24-year-old, who is fresh off a third-place finish in the 2021 Crichton Medal count, missed the Dons’ season opener after reporting calf tightness which in turn proved to be something more serious.

Head of high performance Sean Murphy said Snelling had entered a rehabilitation program and will miss the next couple of games.

“‘Snell’s’ unfortunately presented with a bit of calf tightness early in the week and that showed up as a little calf strain,” Murphy told Dons Digital’s Liberty Financial Performance Update.

“We’ll work through that and put him in the rehab process, and he’ll be a few weeks now to build up.”

Injury news: Snelling to miss again, Francis available

The latest on Will Snelling, Kyle Langford and Aaron Francis.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Lore]

Video from injury update:

Progressing really well, running, skills next week, aiming for round 4 vs Adelaide.

Rd 3 | Performance update

Head of high performance Sean Murphy provides a performance update ahead of round three.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[eth-dog]

Test for this week

 

[Lore]

For posterity;

"'Snells' is back into full training this week, so he’ll need to get through main training later in the week to be available to play," head of high performance Sean Murphy told the Liberty Performance Update.

"He’s had a really good rehab process and that calf hasn’t had an issue, it’s been a seamless recovery. It’ll be good to get him out there and playing some games.

Injury news: Snelling and Cox face tests

The latest on Will Snelling, Nik Cox, Harry Jones and Zach Reid ahead of round four.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Lore]

 

[westking]

Has a sniff of desperation with his selection today. They took a gamble, It didn’t pay off unfortunately.

 

[andleanback]

1 week too early.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Who else felt they saw this coming?

 

[ant555]

1 week too early.

Looks that way. Not one of their best moves.

 

[Yoda_]

Looks that way. Not one of their best moves.

who do we ask more questions of

(a) fitness and conditioning staff

or

(b) recruiting and list management

 

[crackers65]

Who else felt they saw this coming?

I have absolutely no faith in our medical or fitness staff.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

who do we ask more questions of

(a) fitness and conditioning staff

or

(b) recruiting and list management

I'm starting to think nobody really knows what they're doing. Nothing has changed from the Worstfold era. Stringer underdone, Snelling underdone, Tex medical sub etc.

 

[ant555]

who do we ask more questions of

(a) fitness and conditioning staff

or

(b) recruiting and list management

Not sure the recruiting staff can be on the hook for this one
You would think the medics have to wear it.
We did not have a lot of soft tissue issues until this week.
Pretty new medical staff as well and they have been pretty conservative with injuries and recovery time to date.

 

[ant555]

I'm starting to think nobody really knows what they're doing. Nothing has changed from the Worstfold era. Stringer underdone, Snelling underdone, Tex medical sub etc.

They managed the injuries pretty well last year.

 

[Yoda_]

Not sure the recruiting staff can be on the hook for this one
You would think the medics have to wear it.
We did not have a lot of soft tissue issues until this week.
Pretty new medical staff as well and they have been pretty conservative with injuries and recovery time to date.

Was referencing who is going to get more attention in the next little while?

Feel our fitness staff have got a free ride over the past few years.

 

[andleanback]

Looks that way. Not one of their best moves.

From the amount of work he’s done in the last 2 weeks very surprising he played. I thought we left the crowy era in the past, our handling or injuries is as bad as ever.

 

[ant555]

Was referencing who is going to get more attention in the next little while?

Feel our fitness staff have got a free ride over the past few years.

They where good last year. Conservative approach and most of the injuries where plain bad luck.
Most of them have only been on deck for 2 full seasons.

 

[Ambrosia]

I really think we should be taking the conservative approach with all injuries.

 

[essendon]

Was referencing who is going to get more attention in the next little while?

Feel our fitness staff have got a free ride over the past few years.

Agree, getting a few soft tissue injuries now...Langford, Snelling, Hurley, Stringer, Stewart......what's the go fitness team???

 

[Duckworth]

Do we know that Snelling injurred the same calf? People are assuming it is, but I haven't seen it reported as yet.

 

[Lore]

Do we know that Snelling injurred the same calf? People are assuming it is, but I haven't seen it reported as yet.

Was favouring his right leg after he was subbed off but idk which one it was last time

 

[owen87]

Do we know that Snelling injurred the same calf? People are assuming it is, but I haven't seen it reported as yet.

Would be pretty unlucky to do the other one given I suspect the injured one wasn't 100% yet and he's one of our hardest runners and it went just before half time.

Didn't look like a major one given he hobbled off under his own steam, hopefully he can build up again properly and be back mid-season at 100%.

We miss what he brings, but think they rushed him back because they were 0-3 when they might not have if we were 1-2.

I'd be bringing in Hobbs to see if he can play a similar-ish role for a stretch of games.

 

[naraku]

Still nothing official? It

Must be pretty bad. Expect at least a month out then.

 

[ghostdog]

Do we know that Snelling injurred the same calf? People are assuming it is, but I haven't seen it reported as yet.

Yep, I think Truck said it's a recurring calf injury. Sucks for Snello. Sounds like he'll be out for a while.