Injury 2018 Injury Thread

[Heeney2Franklin]

Reid. From 6-8 weeks to 4 months.




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I knew he was done for the season.

 

[Kirkswan]

I think DA was referring to Reid's current length of time out, not a fresh injury

Too late, rumours already started!

 

[Tuco]

Any word on what happened to Nick Smith?

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

Any word on what happened to Nick Smith?

Hammy.

 

[Tuco]

Bugger

 

[Donza]

Hammy.

Yup into his back they say

 

[TheMase]

Predicted based on last week:

Heath Grundy - Personal reasons - TBC
Matthew Ling - Toe - Season
Jack Maibaum - Knee - 2-3 weeks
Harry Marsh - Hamstring - 1 week
Lewis Melican - Hamstring - 3-4 weeks
Callum Mills - Foot - Season
Sam Reid - Achilles - 1-2 weeks
Gary Rohan - Hand? - TBC
Sam Naismith - Knee - Season
Alex Johnson - Knee - Season
Nick Smith - Hamstring? - TBC
Joel Amartey - ??? - TBC
Jordan Foote - ??? - TBC
Toby Pink - ??? - TBC
Kurt Tippett - retired

So potentially up to 15 players unavailable for selection. Depends what happens with Grundy if he is available. Foote and Pink missing off reporting no don’t know much about them.

Amartey apparently was in a moon boot so could be curtains for 2018 for him.

More importantly, of the key position players on our list, we have 6 available out of 15 (including rucks).

5/6 of those are in the senior side currently (Buddy, McCartin, Sinclair, Aliir, Rampe with Cameron in NEAFL).

9 out being: Grundy, Melican, Maibaum, Amartey, Pink, Johnson, Reid, Naismith, Tippett

Added to that these guys can play taller are also out. Marsh, Mills, Rohan.

So in effect our NEAFL team this weekend will have only one listed player over 190cm who will be playing ruck.

Hopefully Grundys health has improved and touch wood we don’t get anymore injuries to talls!

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

FYI

Guessing dlsome ofyou may not find it on our website and be interested.

'It was devastating': Adam Tomlinson pays tribute to Alex Johnson http://m.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2018...linson-pays-tribute-to-alex-johnson.mobileapp

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

Predicted based on last week:

Heath Grundy - Personal reasons - TBC
Matthew Ling - Toe - Season
Jack Maibaum - Knee - 3-4 weeks
Harry Marsh - Hamstring - 2 weeks
Lewis Melican - Hamstring - 4-5 weeks
Callum Mills - Foot - Season
Sam Reid - Achilles - 2-3 weeks
Gary Rohan - Hand? - TBC
Sam Naismith - Knee - Season
Alex Johnson - Knee - Season
Nick Smith - Hamstring? - TBC
Joel Amartey - ??? - TBC
Jordan Foote - ??? - TBC
Toby Pink - ??? - TBC
Kurt Tippett - retired

So potentially up to 15 players unavailable for selection. Depends what happens with Grundy if he is available. Foote and Pink missing off reporting no don’t know much about them.

Amartey apparently was in a moon boot so could be curtains for 2018 for him.

More importantly, of the key position players on our list, we have 6 available out of 15 (including rucks).

5/6 of those are in the senior side currently (Buddy, McCartin, Sinclair, Aliir, Rampe with Cameron in NEAFL).

9 out being: Grundy, Melican, Maibaum, Amartey, Pink, Johnson, Reid, Naismith, Tippett

Added to that these guys can play taller are also out. Marsh, Mills, Rohan.

So in effect our NEAFL team this weekend will have only one listed player over 190cm who will be playing ruck.

Hopefully Grundys health has improved and touch wood we don’t get anymore injuries to talls!

Reid 1-2 surely?

 

[TheMase]

Reid 1-2 surely?

Hopefully. I didn’t update the weeks because none were likely to be available this week (except perhaps Grundy).

Edit: I updated them all a week less

 

[Kirkswan]

So right now, when we say we have no depth, we are speaking literally... that's not good. Just about any injury now would spell disaster for us.

 

[Punts]

I would personally plan going forward without Reid in the best 22 in 19

If he plays it’s a bonus

Just never know with him

Mccartin is the new CHF imo

 

[GotTheGoodes]

I would personally plan going forward without Reid in the best 22 in 19

If he plays it’s a bonus

Just never know with him

Mccartin is the new CHF imo

Unfortunately I think I agree with you.

Reidy showed HUGE improvement the last injury free run too IMO. Such a bloody shame he can't get out on the park for any length of time. He & his brother are made of paper I'm pretty sure!

 

[Skhilton14]

I would personally plan going forward without Reid in the best 22 in 19

If he plays it’s a bonus

Just never know with him

Mccartin is the new CHF imo

Agree, his body is just too unreliable. Reckon this will be what it's like for the rest of his career at the club. I guess some people just aren't made for footy.

 

[TheMase]

I would personally plan going forward without Reid in the best 22 in 19

If he plays it’s a bonus

Just never know with him

Mccartin is the new CHF imo

If Reid is fit though he will be in the seniors. We aren’t going to pay him $500-600k or whatever to play NEAFL if he is available.

Edit: sorry you did indicate he would be a bonus

I’ve said all along though that I’d play all three of Buddy, Reid and McCartin if available.

All mobile talls who apply pressure.

 

[Punts]

If Reid is fit though he will be in the seniors. We aren’t going to pay him $500-600k or whatever to play NEAFL if he is available.

I’ve said all along though that I’d play all three of Buddy, Reid and McCartin if available.

All mobile talls who apply pressure.

Of course he plays

A big IF

 

[Punts]

Reid will struggle to play 180-200 games imo

 

[Kirkswan]

Reid will struggle to play 180-200 games imo

You say that as if it is a bad thing... what does it matter if he does struggle?

He has played 121 games for us. He did his quad in rd 9 2013, lost a season each to an achilles & hammy (2016 & 2018), and played a minimum 20 games every other season since his debut in 2010 where he played 1 game. So that's two and a half seasons we've lost out of a possible eight. But he got those injuries playing his heart out for us.

He's 26, if he play three more years at 20 games, then he make 180; four and he'll make 200. Do we have so many players that make 200 games for us that we can afford to get rid of one of them... especially one who is such an integral part of structures?

 

[MarkP]

I would actually like to see Reid on the wing and leave the forward line as is. Let him chop out in the ruck.

Yeh yeh he is made of tissue paper but what difference does it make?

I played league with a guy like that, real good player, we his him outside or at fullback. We eventually said screw it back row for you and have a crack. Turned out the more physical it got the better.

No idea why maybe just luck but if Reid is going to get injured looking in the mirror why not give something else a crack.

 

[Wolfgang West]

I would actually like to see Reid on the wing and leave the forward line as is. Let him chop out in the ruck.

Yeh yeh he is made of tissue paper but what difference does it make?

I played league with a guy like that, real good player, we his him outside or at fullback. We eventually said screw it back row for you and have a crack. Turned out the more physical it got the better.

No idea why maybe just luck but if Reid is going to get injured looking in the mirror why not give something else a crack.

Go back to an old school approach over the summer and get him out on the road putting miles on the clock. Toughen up and strengthen his calves and Hammys with long distance endurance. Get off bowling green surfaces doing interval athletic training and start hardening his muscles up and get the muscles used to being put under stress for long periods. Old fashioned ? Maybe but some of these modern day training techniques and the wrapping in cotton wool of our footballers who are referred to as athletes does more harm than good imo. They are Footballers FFS not 100 meter sprinters. Trying something different can't hurt.

 

[SwansProudly]

 

[Punts]

Smith for the year

 

[doona]

Smith for the year

Big loss.

 

[grimlock]

6 weeks out

Rd22
Rd23
Pre-finals bye
Week 1 finals
Week 2 finals
Week 3 finals

Should be back for GF!

 

[Kirkswan]

So our injury list is once again way out there and strangely enough, mostly defence...

Heath Grundy Personal reasons TBC
Matthew Ling Toe Season
Sam Naismith Knee Season
Callum Mills Foot Season
Alex Johnson Knee Season
Nick Smith Hamstring 6 weeks
Lewis Melican Hamstring 3-4 weeks
Jack Maibaum Knee 2-3 weeks
Sam Reid Achilles 1-2 weeks
Harry Marsh Hamstring 1 weeks
Gary Rohan Hand Test

Added to that, Buddy is definitely carrying injury and there is speculation that Kennedy is too...

EDIT: Amartey, Foote & Pink can also be added...