List Mgmt. 2025 List Management Discussion

[Gadzorks]

Linc - this is career ending right?



I wanna see him play again. I'm not ready for this.

Poor bugger, how cruel.

 

[Nathan Barley]

With Linc suffering another ACL, we probably just leave the list spot open till the national draft right?

Mid season draft

 

[Sproj]

Yeah that's his career done at his age sadly. It shouldn't end this way but poor bloke. He had an injury riddled start and finish and an amazing middle. Sad day.

 

[pod17]

Yeah that's his career done at his age sadly. It shouldn't end this way but poor bloke. He had an injury riddled start and finish and an amazing middle. Sad day.

Very sad day. Though we at least got his body right for a period which meant he could show the footy world his abilities.

A great club man so hopefully we can accommodate a role for him off the field should he choose to not go on.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Mid season draft

Damn it this means we have to tank again for half the season.

Get em out briztoon

 

[martinson]

Devastating for Linc and the club.

Just one of those things. With all the ACL'S we've had I'm sure the club is clued up on the best way forward post recovery. But obviously we'll be looking into it.

 

[lionsrules]

Whenever Doodee is meant to come back…. Add an extra 4 weeks.

 

[Dalions]

Feel so terribly for Linc, would have been a great asset this year but not to be unfortunately.
Hopefully it isn’t the end of his career.

 

[Dalions]

Damn it this means we have to tank again for half the season.

Get em out briztoon

Was really hoping for no ACL’s this year.
Had enough of them, they suck!

 

[FLVanLandingham]

Probably my favorite Lion. Shattered

 

[Perrip]

With Linc suffering another ACL, we probably just leave the list spot open till the national draft right?

Maybe not?

Interesting to note the club stopped short of ruling him out for the season. However unlikely, all options are being explored.

 

[Saucery]

I have a feeling I will never see him and Charlie dominate the forward 50 together again.

 

[pod17]

Is LARS totally ruled out these days? He would have been a target back in the early 2010’s given his age.

Remember Rhys Shaw playing a couple of months later, and then winning a flag not long after.

I think the issue is the synthetic graft is a nightmare to extract once (not if) it ruptures.

 

[FFB1]

Whenever Doodee is meant to come back…. Add an extra 4 weeks.

Wouldn’t be surprised if we never see him out on the park.

 

[Nunez]

Wouldn’t be surprised if we never see him out on the park.

Doedee will definitely be back playing. Has been training well. Short of any ****ed injury of course.

 

[FFB1]

Is LARS totally ruled out these days? He would have been a target back in the early 2010’s given his age.

Remember Rhys Shaw playing a couple of months later, and then winning a flag not long after.

I think the issue is the synthetic graft is a nightmare to extract once (not if) it ruptures.

Pretty sure Nick Malceski had LARS and played again in 3 months.

 

[FFB1]

Doedee will definitely be back playing. Has been training well. Short of any ****ed injury of course.

Hope you’re on the money

 

[div12ressie]

Maybe not?

can return in 6 months if he wants to risk playing finals one last time

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Docherty managed a same season return

 

[Saucery]

Docherty managed a same season return

Got to love your posivism but he's trying to break back into the most talented, over stocked area on the ground for us.

 

[lionraven]

LARS has fallen out of favour because of case reports where failure of the ACL has resulted in foreign body material (the artificial ligament) accumulating in the knee and then causing sinovitis (inflammation) which leads to early osteoarthritis (degeneration of the bone). There has also been reports of higher risks of failure with LARS given the artificial graft doesn't heal and vascularise like a normal graft. I think LARS has gone through a process where only highly selected cases with specialised surgeons doing LARS for specific athletes -> early success seen -> every man and his dog gets a LARS -> LARS failures go up (partly because of LARS itself, partly because of the technique of the surgeons (lots of new surgeons doing LARS) + partly because the cases weren't carefully selected) -> LARS falls out of favour. I think Linc would be a perfect candidate for LARS if he considered the risks of long term knee injury vs once in a lifetime opportunity to play in an AFL season/win a premiership. He could try for a conventional repair and see if he can heal in time for the final rounds (long shot but possible). He could retire and transition to coaching/other AFL related work whilst rehabing for the year.

I think it was going to be a tall order to get back into the best 22. We are probably going to play Cameron, Lohman and Ah Chee in that position with Bailey, LAshcroft, WAshcroft rotating through. As Neale ages it seems he is also resting forward. I don't think there would be room for Linc unless he pushed one of the main three (Cameron, Lohman or Ah Chee) out and he can't play another role. I think he retires and rehabs the knee whilst doing some work to prepare for his post-AFL career. I wouldn't be surprised if coaching takes his interest.

 

[Elixuh]

Damn it this means we have to tank again for half the season.

Get em out briztoon

 

[briztoon]

LARS has fallen out of favour because of case reports where failure of the ACL has resulted in foreign body material (the artificial ligament) accumulating in the knee and then causing sinovitis (inflammation) which leads to early osteoarthritis (degeneration of the bone). There has also been reports of higher risks of failure with LARS given the artificial graft doesn't heal and vascularise like a normal graft. I think LARS has gone through a process where only highly selected cases with specialised surgeons doing LARS for specific athletes -> early success seen -> every man and his dog gets a LARS -> LARS failures go up (partly because of LARS itself, partly because of the technique of the surgeons (lots of new surgeons doing LARS) + partly because the cases weren't carefully selected) -> LARS falls out of favour. I think Linc would be a perfect candidate for LARS if he considered the risks of long term knee injury vs once in a lifetime opportunity to play in an AFL season/win a premiership. He could try for a conventional repair and see if he can heal in time for the final rounds (long shot but possible). He could retire and transition to coaching/other AFL related work whilst rehabing for the year.

I think it was going to be a tall order to get back into the best 22. We are probably going to play Cameron, Lohman and Ah Chee in that position with Bailey, LAshcroft, WAshcroft rotating through. As Neale ages it seems he is also resting forward. I don't think there would be room for Linc unless he pushed one of the main three (Cameron, Lohman or Ah Chee) out and he can't play another role. I think he retires and rehabs the knee whilst doing some work to prepare for his post-AFL career. I wouldn't be surprised if coaching takes his interest.

I believe Neale would be a natural successor to Zorko in the backline.

 

[MrJimmy]

Shocking news about Linc. Best wishes to him. Damn good player, hope to see back on the field again ASAP.

 

[rye]

I believe Neale would be a natural successor to Zorko in the backline.

neale is nowhere near zorko's kicking level