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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[84859300]

Doesn’t look great. Hope he’s going to be ok

In clothes, I know, but he looks like he has lost a lot of condition.

 

[Foreverdon]

 

[EnolaGay]

He just looks like a really sick guy. Get well soon Big Bear, footy can wait!

 

[Shane Heard]

tough as ####ing nails turning up

the bloke has a big heart

Unfortunately won’t be an immortal EFC premiership player..but he’ll always be an EFC fan favourite

Like Ronnie Andrews..but more professional and..better

 

[Bjchan13]

tough as ####ing nails turning up

the bloke has a big heart

Unfortunately won’t be an immortal EFC premiership player..but he’ll always be an EFC fan favourite

Like Ronnie Andrews..but more professional and..better

He's contracted for next year too. Still a chance

 

[Shane Heard]

He's contracted for next year too. Still a chance

Would be an absolute fairytale story of biblical proportions

Him, Hooker and Heppell..and Zaka

sweet dreams are made of this

 

[Bjchan13]

Would be an absolute fairytale story of biblical proportions

Him, Hooker and Heppell..and Zaka

sweet dreams are made of this

Id cry

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Jeez. 2021 not looking good.

 

[eth-dog]

Would be an absolute fairytale story of biblical proportions

Him, Hooker and Heppell..and Zaka

sweet dreams are made of this

Hooker and Zaka are definitely done after this year

 

[brutus76]

Just needs to get better - if he doesn't play again man what a great clubman the Bear has been.

Get well Hurls! Life #1

 

[blitzer]

Hope he gets well soon just for his general health and well being. You wouldn't really be thinking footy this year but who knows. I'm not an expert on infections.

 

[Shane Heard]

Id cry

me too mate

rivers of tears

 

[Shane Heard]

Hooker and Zaka are definitely done after this year

i agree wholeheartedly

in fact ...pretty much 3 years ago for me

but i’m just an insignificant fan who’s opinion doesn’t hold. much weight at the EFC

 

[DERO]

Premature but genuine concern over whether or not he will play again this year, or ever.

Best case scenario he only misses a few games.

He is in serious strife. Looks like a bone infection.

 

[JT_the_Man]

He is in serious strife. Looks like a bone infection.

Yeah, definitely didn’t look like he was playing footy anytime soon yesterday.

 

[Unfazed]

Still got his IV in looking at those photos. Amazing effort to get to the game.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Not good to see at all, all the best to him for a speedy recovery and we see him playing again sometime in the future.

 

[gingernuts]

He's been back in hospital twice since the initial surgery that we know of, so it probably wasn't responding to antibiotics as well as they'd have liked. So yes, hell of an infection.

Doesn't mean it's not sensationalist commercial media though.

I am in hospital now hip replacement.numrber5.this is because of infection.
Not all infections are staph.during surgery they took swabs and try to grow cultures to determine which antibiotic will be most suitable to rid infection.
In my case there are 3 different typesof infections . The infections love metal in the body and they get in under screws etc that are in the prosthesis.i have had to have all the metal removed and "a spacer ' put in as a replacement for my hip.this plastic spacer will stay in place for 6weeks or so
Once infection is cleared.i wll have hip replacement 6 and metal prosthesis re inserted.

With the spacer i have limited movement and a load of pain.i hope michael is not heading down my path as he too young to have this happen

 

[Beerfish]

I am in hospital now hip replacement.numrber5.this is because of infection.
Not all infections are staph.during surgery they took swabs and try to grow cultures to determine which antibiotic will be most suitable to rid infection.
In my case there are 3 different typesof infections . The infections love metal in the body and they get in under screws etc that are in the prosthesis.i have had to have all the metal removed and "a spacer ' put in as a replacement for my hip.this plastic spacer will stay in place for 6weeks or so
Once infection is cleared.i wll have hip replacement 6 and metal prosthesis re inserted.

With the spacer i have limited movement and a load of pain.i hope michael is not heading down my path as he too young to have this happen

Sorry to hear that. All the best with it.

 

[gingernuts]

Sorry to hear that. All the best with it.

Thx aint much fun

 

[The Donners]

I am in hospital now hip replacement.numrber5.this is because of infection.
Not all infections are staph.during surgery they took swabs and try to grow cultures to determine which antibiotic will be most suitable to rid infection.
In my case there are 3 different typesof infections . The infections love metal in the body and they get in under screws etc that are in the prosthesis.i have had to have all the metal removed and "a spacer ' put in as a replacement for my hip.this plastic spacer will stay in place for 6weeks or so
Once infection is cleared.i wll have hip replacement 6 and metal prosthesis re inserted.

With the spacer i have limited movement and a load of pain.i hope michael is not heading down my path as he too young to have this happen

Thanks for sharing. All the best mate.

 

[gingernuts]

Thanks for sharing. All the best mate.

Thank you

 

[84859300]

I am in hospital now hip replacement.numrber5.this is because of infection.
Not all infections are staph.during surgery they took swabs and try to grow cultures to determine which antibiotic will be most suitable to rid infection.
In my case there are 3 different typesof infections . The infections love metal in the body and they get in under screws etc that are in the prosthesis.i have had to have all the metal removed and "a spacer ' put in as a replacement for my hip.this plastic spacer will stay in place for 6weeks or so
Once infection is cleared.i wll have hip replacement 6 and metal prosthesis re inserted.

With the spacer i have limited movement and a load of pain.i hope michael is not heading down my path as he too young to have this happen

F me mate. Number 5!

All the best to you and your recovery. Hoping they can to a poistion where it improves and gets resolved.

 

[gingernuts]

F me mate. Number 5!

All the best to you and your recovery. Hoping they can to a poistion where it improves and gets resolved.

Just the infection has screwed me.evrything was fine with the surgeries best i had been ,no pain no limping.infection stuck up its hand so i am back to square 1.
Anyway just the hand i have been dealt.

 

[Shane Heard]

Hooker and Zaka are definitely done after this year

i concur