Player Watch #18 Josh Gibcus - Knee Out For Season

[Morro]

Luckless Tiger set to return after 15-month layoff

Josh Gibcus is set to play on managed minutes in the VFL this weekend

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Dont care how he plays for the rest of this season, just enjoy his footy and then have a good pre season. This kid needs some luck and something to look forward to more than most.

 

[voorhees]

Fantastic news... let's go Josh !!!

 

[T4P]

Will still be a gun

 

[THE_GUN]

Dont care how he plays for the rest of this season, just enjoy his footy and then have a good pre season. This kid needs some luck and something to look forward to more than most.

If ever i have wished a player 'GOOD LUCK' its Josh Gibcus
such a high end talent just cruelled

 

[Dr Tigris]

Good luck. Hope he does well and can get back to the AFL this year.

So much want his body to hold together. An elite talent and has been so unlucky.

 

[lizard man]

Good luck Josh!

 

[tigs2010]

 

[Mr Magic]

Slow burn for this guy, would only let him do a couple of straight sprints this weekend during the game then rest. Next week a few straight sprints and maybe a single leap. Keep adding a new movement each week.

His knee will be fully fit by 2028 to play a standard AFL game.

I would play him forward.


it helps prevent the knee getting another injury

 

[lalorGOAT]

I would play him forward.


it helps prevent the knee getting another injury

How?

 

[Muddiemoose]

I would play him forward.


it helps prevent the knee getting another injury

Don’t mind playing him forward but can’t see why it would help prevent an injury

When he got injured in the Carlton game he was playing as a forward

 

[Do the Dew]

Glad he's back, all the best to him!!

 

[Achilles Heel]

Who?

 

[rfctigerarmy]

I assume he's had a similar visual transformation to Thilthorpe – massive beard, +20kg of muscle?

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Any time the campaigner goes for the ball, this whole board is gonna be sweating buckets

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

I don't mean to be controversial but I would use him as trade bait for Harley Reid

 

[cairo tiger]

return of the prodigy

 

[Roachy8]

I’m not a religious man but have turned my eyes to the heavens a few times for nothing but best of luck for Gibbo- hope he stays fit and strong and reminds all in the afl over next few years of why he was so highly touted in the draft

 

[prodigy]

Go well Gibbo. I have everything crossed for you.

 

[THE_GUN]

Go well Gibbo. I have everything crossed for you.

 

[Mr Magic]

Don’t mind playing him forward but can’t see why it would help prevent an injury

When he got injured in the Carlton game he was playing as a forward

I thought he got injured playing back?

 

[Mr Magic]

How?

because as a forward he can take marks on the lead and does not need to jump over packs all the time.

but mainly as a defender it is more important to kick your feet when landing. So as a forward after leaping he can land on his knees taking out the all injuries from such actions because he does not have to worry about forwards kicking goals against us when he is played as a forward

That is what Rance so great, did not need to jump over players heads, always kept his feet and was quite nimble. This is why arguably Gibcus is built as potentially a better forward ignoring history and another reason why Balta could be as much effective in the right role as a forward rather than back

A backs job is stopping goals. A forwards job is kicking goals. Provided Gibcus kicks goals, and if he does not need to risk his knees he can still kick goals everyone is happy. likewise if Balta kicks goals a lot of other stuff is less relevant. It is why goal kicking is so important for forwards over the journey, especially in finals etc,,

 

[Azzleberry]

Every tigers supporter this weekend.
Go well Gibbo!

 

[brikzone]

How was he ?? 4 touches. No injury I hope ?

 

[Punt Road Feral]

Pleased he got through.

Honestly that’s all that matters.

Welcome back and enjoy singing the song

 

[wegetpumped]

I thought he got injured playing back?

He was in defense. We were going forward, and he ended up just past the wing when he did it.