Retired #18: Michael Hurley 🐻 - Staying on in a coaching and player welfare role! - 3/10

[Lore]

Contract Status: Retired
Last Game Played: Currently in the side
Injury Status: Comes back from injury to play his final game for the club this weekend - 18/8

Spoiler

2022
He's back! Playing a half in the VFL this weekend - 15/7
Joins main training in the next couple of weeks! - 15/6
Had a calf setback, now running again - 28/4
Wants to play a half in the VFL in the next couple of weeks - 30/3
Joined main training? - 3/3
Ahead of schedule, doing some big running loads - 16/2
Progressing well, R1 'too soon' to return, no time frame - 11/1
On track for playing return around Round 6 - 12/3

2021
Ahead of schedule, running soon - 15/12
Hip replacement surgery - 10/10
Placed on the inactive list, will not play in 2021 - 31/5
Hopes to play the last 6 weeks of the season if not sooner - 26/4
At the club daily doing 1-2 hours of exercise for recovery - 23/3
On the mend - 19/3
Apparently using the hot/cold pools at the club, progress? - 5/3
Limping on crutches with an IV at the preseason game - 25/2
Discharged, recuperating at home... again. No time frame on return - 17/2
Apparently back in hospital - 15/2
Discharged from hospital, recuperating at home. No timeframe - 9/2
In hospital with an infected leg - 4/2

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[Lore]

Guess he might need some more scans. Walked off carrying his arm and not coming back on.

 

[Lore]

AC joint. When Laverde did his AC joint in 2016 it was 7 weeks and then VFL. Though it could be wildly different from that I suppose.

 

[Pweter]

Hopefully only jarred it. I did that when playing footy, it hurt like a bitch and I thought I'd done more damage but only missed a couple of weeks.

Didn't look good though.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Hopefully cherry ripe for the Gf then.

 

[TheBrightSide]

Needs surgery, club hopeful he’ll be back this year.

Hurley to undergo surgery

Scans have confirmed a high-grade AC joint injury for star defender Michael Hurley.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Needs surgery, club hopeful he’ll be back this year.

Hurley to undergo surgery

Scans have confirmed a high-grade AC joint injury for star defender Michael Hurley.

www.essendonfc.com.au

No chance he's done

s**t happens but * you Zurhaar

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Big loss but we have Ambrose to come back and Hartley in the wings.

 

[HirdyLannister]

I'm sure the flogs on the norf board will celebrate this like the scum they are.

 

[citizen-erased]

Hurley, Daniher, Smith, Heppell, TBC and im pretty sure Fantasia
Disastrous injuries we're carrying.

Plus Hooker is hobbling.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Hurley, Daniher, Smith, Heppell, TBC and im pretty sure Fantasia
Disastrous injuries we're carrying.

Plus Hooker is hobbling.

Never fully clicks for us does it.

Just give me one season where we are comfortably sitting in the 8 and no injuries.

 

[ghostdog]

Needs surgery, club hopeful he’ll be back this year.

Hurley to undergo surgery

Scans have confirmed a high-grade AC joint injury for star defender Michael Hurley.

www.essendonfc.com.au

FAAAARK.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

FAAAARK.

Hurley unlucky but man the fitness department needs a massive review come seasons end

 

[EnolaGay]

Hurley unlucky but man the fitness department needs a massive review come seasons end

What, because Hurley's shoulder was buggered from a late cheap shot?


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[DEAN0]

I'm sure the flogs on the norf board will celebrate this like the scum they are.

Afraid so.........

Hurley's out for the season.

Mission achieved.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

What, because Hurley's shoulder was buggered from a late cheap shot?


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I'm glad I'm not the only who thought is was a late cheap shot

 

[blitzer]

Hurley unlucky but man the fitness department needs a massive review come seasons end

The ones that have concerned me the most have been the management of the groin injuries (Daniher and Stewart). Injuries do happen in football. Dev Smith's injury is up for debate but he did win the b&f the previous year (obviously with the pre-existing knee condition) so I think it wasn't unreasonable to be optimistic rather than sending him in for premature surgery. Heppell's the other 'known' condition but we've yet to see if he's going to miss more than just a couple of weeks, if he does then questions will be asked.

 

[HirdyLannister]

Hopefully zerk the berserk gets a shot

 

[scottmclaren]

More bad luck, but Gleeson’s return and form is encouraging plus Hartley, Zerk and Ambrose provide some depth.

That said Its a massive ask to cover both Hurley and Hooker at the same time.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Afraid so.........

Oh well, we'll all celebrate Ambrose's payback next season

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

The ones that have concerned me the most have been the management of the groin injuries (Daniher and Stewart). Injuries do happen in football. Dev Smith's injury is up for debate but he did win the b&f the previous year (obviously with the pre-existing knee condition) so I think it wasn't unreasonable to be optimistic rather than sending him in for premature surgery. Heppell's the other 'known' condition but we've yet to see if he's going to miss more than just a couple of weeks, if he does then questions will be asked.

I'm just concerned at the ability of the fitness department to get our players fit where they don't get injured.

 

[ghostdog]

Hurley unlucky but man the fitness department needs a massive review come seasons end

It needs to be looked at for sure, but Hurls is very unlucky. Tough as nails though. You could see he knew and was ready to ride the bump.

 

[ghostdog]

Afraid so.........

I like to think I'm a fairly conciliatory soul, but that about does it for me.

 

[DERO]

I'm just concerned at the ability of the fitness department to get our players fit where they don't get injured.

So can you quote specific examples or is it just the Joe Daniher thing or overall frustration about injuries?

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

So can you quote specific examples or is it just the Joe Daniher thing or overall frustration about injuries?

Just overall. I mean how can you not have players ready for the start of the season 2 years in a row?

 

[HirdsTheWord]

I'm sure the flogs on the norf board will celebrate this like the scum they are.

Only shitful scum celebrate injuries

Right up norfs alley