Player Watch #28 Josh Gibcus

[Tiger_Of_Old]

It's pointless

I reckon he'll play fwd and kick 10

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

All sounds good in theory, until he does his knee in the AFL in his first game back.

More of a chance Groupie_ losing his virginity this weekend.

 

[Crumpet_avenger]

lol
Only played 6 unharmed games in the 2’s

Could get hit by a bus crossing the street too

Wheres the bus gunna be and what time? Someone tell Samson

 

[Tenacious T]

If he’s fit and firing why not.
Poor bastards been through enough and doubt very much he’d knock back an opportunity to play at the G in front of 50k instead of 5k at Williamstown.

Regardless, hope he rips Stewart a fresh one…

 

[Karp3_dm]

Wheres the bus gunna be and what time? Someone tell Samson

Samson gonna be the difference in the VFL finals

 

[The_Kraken]

More of a chance Groupie_ losing his virginity this weekend.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

 

[tiger_tough]

A game under Gibcus' belt will do him wonders over the off season.

 

[Timothy Luncheon]

Good luck to him, but every time I see him sprint my sphincter will tighten. It took me years of watching Grimes before I finally relaxed when he had the ball.

I do that with all our young players because they keep getting injured (well, Lalor, Hotton, Clarke, McAuliffe and Gibcus anyway)

 

[Bojangles17]

Good luck gib go well young fella

 

[Profop]

Agree with the sentiment that he’s just as likely to get injured in the VFL so no reason to hold him out based on that

I am more surprised he’s been selected seeing his VFL form hasn’t really been all that amazing

They must figure he needs the boost to his spirits before another long pre season

 

[THE_GUN]

Agree with the sentiment that he’s just as likely to get injured in the VFL so no reason to hold him out based on that

I am more surprised he’s been selected seeing his VFL form hasn’t really been all that amazing

They must figure he needs the boost to his spirits before another long pre season

Probably just to give him confidence and reward for the hard work he has done to get back

 

[Boxo004]

**** this makes me happy

 

[THECHIEFTON]

Do people really think playing 5-6 VFL games is worse preparation than a preseason? If he can't play now, he never will.

 

[spky1234]

Do people really think playing 5-6 VFL games is worse preparation than a preseason? If he can't play now, he never will.

Seems a lot of people just don't want our players to ever play when they recover.

Approach was cautionary with Lalor but he got injured and they screamed mismanagement, like it wasn't just rotten luck. Hotton, Young, Prestia, Armstrong etc have all come in and been perfectly fine, and Gibcus has played for near a couple of months, and is just as likely to get injured in the VFL like Judson Clarke and Campbell Gray.

I suppose they just want nobody to play post an injury ever again - we'd have about 10 players available for selection if we left availability up to some of these blokes - If you've ever been injured, you're out for the season.

 

[Waca Jr]

Godcus is back. Better than viagra

 

[beema limapep]

If we continue to play him in a lower paced, lower demand VFL he has a lower risk of injury and heads into an off season and preseason in full health.

Play him now in a higher paced, higher demand AFL environment and you risk everything, including his career.

For mine it doesn't make sense.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Worth playing this week, but also seems underdone.

 

[DickieKnee]

If we continue to play him in a lower paced, lower demand VFL he has a lower risk of injury and heads into an off season and preseason in full health.

Play him now in a higher paced, higher demand AFL environment and you risk everything, including his career.

For mine it doesn't make sense.

The club wouldn't play him if he is anywhere but fully fit.

 

[lalorGOAT]

Why does Barrett think its "sobering" that his opponent is Geelong

 

[lalorGOAT]

Worth playing this week, but also seems underdone.

He's been playing for 5 weeks.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

If we continue to play him in a lower paced, lower demand VFL he has a lower risk of injury and heads into an off season and preseason in full health.

Play him now in a higher paced, higher demand AFL environment and you risk everything, including his career.

For mine it doesn't make sense.

It shouldn't be the most intense footy game ever.

 

[lalorGOAT]

If we continue to play him in a lower paced, lower demand VFL he has a lower risk of injury and heads into an off season and preseason in full health.

Play him now in a higher paced, higher demand AFL environment and you risk everything, including his career.

For mine it doesn't make sense.

If he's that ****ed that a single game poses too much risk, he would retire.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

He's been playing for 5 weeks.

Thank you, I realise that, but he looks underdone.

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Worth playing this week, but also seems underdone.

Only in comparison to every other player who's done 23 weeks of senior footy.

Otherwise, he's done a pretty normal pre-season for Round 1, if not more.

We're not expecting great things, just getting Josh through the match unscathed and with the confidence to attack the off-season will be our big win here.