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Injury 2023 injury thread
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There's no universe in which this lack of information from the club is not poor. Yes I entirely understand it changes nothing about Shannon's recovery. But it treats him like an afterthought and shows no interest from the club in engaging with the supporters about how the playing group is travelling overall.
Fans like to be invested in the stories of players as they progress, and enjoy the hope that is generated in following their journeys. For many, it is a fulfilling part of 'following' the hoops. And if it's good enough for 17 other clubs to be so much better than this, I really don't understand why the GFC has to behave in such a deliberately opaque fashion on so many occasions around injury issues.
Yeah this one does feel a bit silly. I probably gave up on looking Geelong injury prognoses/updates around 5 years ago (this thread is more like an unofficial whispers gold mine) but I can understand the frustration if there's expectation.
The real question is how much can we make WCE overpay for him?
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Says it all that the 'smoke and shadows behind the windows' (thanks, Travis) about how players are going that is posted here is a more prompt and reliable source of info than the club itself when it comes to injury news.
That is very ordinary, to say the least.
I'd rather wait and see what Neale can deliver with a clean run in the seniors... unless we get a "Godfather" offer for him.
I completely agree and want him to do really well for us... But if he doesn't and WCE want to give us the picks to get another Cameron...
Even if West Coast were desperate to pick him up, he wouldn't even net us the equivalent of one of the three picks we used on Cameron.
Far better to hold the course and see him thrive here than to wish for some improbable draft bounty for an almost entirely unproven player.
So I am not at all convinced we can get 4 weeks out of Ceglar. He simply can not hold up. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was a late change this week!
That begs the question - who rucks!
Is it simply Blitz plays that first ruck role? Or use Sav as main ruck?
Issue is that we use our weapon with Blitz which is now crucial to the way we play?
And for Sav he needs to stay in one position to give him a chance of extending his career?
So maybe it is SDK? Gasp - holding breath for no injuries!
That begs the question - who rucks!
Is it simply Blitz plays that first ruck role? Or use Sav as main ruck?
Issue is that we use our weapon with Blitz which is now crucial to the way we play?
And for Sav he needs to stay in one position to give him a chance of extending his career?
So maybe it is SDK? Gasp - holding breath for no injuries!
Think he might be a late out… and if not there is no way he lasts 4 weeks.
My question was if he isn’t playing who does it?
There is as much chance of Knevitt being the main ruck as there is of SDK being given that role.
Probably more, in fact.
You are not one for hypotheticals then?
I will come back and ask the question when he is announced as out…
If we are to assume that Stanley will miss the next 4 weeks, then I'm going out on a limb and suggesting over that same 4 week period, Ceglar will be lucky to squeeze out 6-8 quarters of footy.
Our best chance will be to load up on all the medical tape we can get our hands on at the club, and provide extra reinforcement around all joints. I'd also consider lodging a special request with the AFL to see if they'll allow us to put Ceglar in one of those giant inflatable bubble balls. Might limit his agility but it's the only way to keep the bloke from dropping a few body parts out on the park.
The bloke moves between contests like Forrest Gump in calipers. Run Johnny Run
Our best chance will be to load up on all the medical tape we can get our hands on at the club, and provide extra reinforcement around all joints. I'd also consider lodging a special request with the AFL to see if they'll allow us to put Ceglar in one of those giant inflatable bubble balls. Might limit his agility but it's the only way to keep the bloke from dropping a few body parts out on the park.
The bloke moves between contests like Forrest Gump in calipers. Run Johnny Run
Bubble boy would find a way to roll the ride on mower, and undertake significant pruning of limbs on the likes of Jezza and Hawkins.
The assertion from some that he has 4 weeks of footy in him just has "incident" written all over it.
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Week to week.
This week, all 4 of Sav in defence, Blic around the ground, Ceglar at CB's, Hawkins up forward can share the rucking.
SDK- no way, I hope
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We have multiple players who can share the load, exactly where they play.
Ceg at CB's
Blic around the ground
Hawk around forward
Sav around back
Until then I point you to one man.
God speed.
What gives you any indication that Ceglar has been named only to be a late out? Or you just making things up?
It might turn out to be that…but I have zero confidence he can back up from a game the week before (hasn’t done it since he arrived)…so I think high possibility. But if not this week then I am very confident we won’t get 4 weeks in A row out of him…so the question was posed to this smart group of supporters
Lol cmon man. If he can’t play cos he played a VFL game a week ago he literally wouldn’t be on a list
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