Retired #29: Patrick Ambrose - Officially retired - 11/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Retired. 11/8
Last Game Played: Elimination Final 2019 (injured)
Injury Status: Injured, stayed in Vic with a young baby - 18/7
Sore, finished the VFL game on the bench - 29/6

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Ambrose is our best man on man defender. Crucial part of our backline

Totally agree, has games where he completely nullifies players. Could be Nick Smith v2 if he ever gets his body right for an entire season. If he goes on a player 188-195cm that is.

 

[Lore]

Slow progress on that lisfranc injury he got last June..

Defender Patrick Ambrose

29

Patrick Ambrose

Age

32

Ht

191cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.2

5star

MG

123.0

2star

No current season stats available

D

11.6

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

4.4

5star

continues his recovery from a Lisfranc injury, with Mahoney saying the 29-year-old hadn’t progressed as quickly as the club would have hoped.

“We’ve been monitoring Patty closely and in recent weeks he probably hasn’t progressed as quickly, so we will continue to monitor his progressions over the next couple of weeks," he said.

Injury update: February 9

The latest on Michael Hurley, Jake Stringer, Dyson Heppell and more.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[fairbump_playon]

Slow progress on that lisfranc injury he got last June..

Injury update: February 9

The latest on Michael Hurley, Jake Stringer, Dyson Heppell and more.

www.essendonfc.com.au

dammmmnit

 

[srobbo]

Put a red line through him for round 1 then.

 

[Donakebab]

Slow progress on that lisfranc injury he got last June..

Injury update: February 9

The latest on Michael Hurley, Jake Stringer, Dyson Heppell and more.

www.essendonfc.com.au

Reading between the lines it sounds really grim. Lisfranc really can be a career killer.

 

[11kgm]

sounds like tayte pears

Tayte Pears

Age

34

Ht

191cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.0

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

7.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.4

4star

MG

120.5

2star

No current season stats available

D

12.4

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

similar injury

 

[DERO]

RIP

 

[Liberator]

*

 

[Old Campaigner]

No wonder we’ve got Stewart learning to play in defence, with Ambrose and Hurley out we suddenly look pretty thin

 

[BrunoV]

s**t, I hope it's not so bad that it's going to cost him 100 games.

He definitely deserves the milestone, name on locker, etc.

 

[Jade]

 

[Lore]

Apparently it's back to the future forward line...

Veteran Michael Hurley

18

Michael Hurley

Age

33

Ht

193cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

0.9

3star

MG

389.3

5star

D

16.5

4star

K

11.8

5star

HB

4.7

3star

M

6.3

5star

T

0.3

1star

MG

301.2

4star

D

15.0

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.0

4star

has also trained mainly with the forwards, while Patrick Ambrose

29

Patrick Ambrose

Age

32

Ht

191cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.2

5star

MG

123.0

2star

No current season stats available

D

11.6

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

4.4

5star

, who missed the entire 2020 season with a Lisfranc injury, has been earmarked for a switch to the forward line when he's back to full fitness.

Behind Bomber lines: Forwards

Assistant coach Dan Jordan provides insights into the progress of the Bombers' forward line.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Bjchan13]

So he will be in the vicinity of Saad

 

[Keystone agony]

Apparently it's back to the future forward line...

Behind Bomber lines: Forwards

Assistant coach Dan Jordan provides insights into the progress of the Bombers' forward line.

www.essendonfc.com.au

Throwing alot of darts it seems. Not sure any are hitting bullseye

Players wont have any continuity in roles

Throwing our side around willy nilly seems a recipe for disaster

 

[eDPS]

Throwing alot of darts it seems. Not sure any are hitting bullseye

Players wont have any continuity in roles

Throwing our side around willy nilly seems a recipe for disaster

We might end up with a top 4 pick in a great draft, I won’t consider that a disaster Honestly nobody expects us to make finals so I think it’s the perfect year to try some things and get some games into the kids aswell

 

[Old Campaigner]

Why would they do that? Maybe they see his running power as potentially useful as a lead up forward or something.

 

[eDPS]

Why would they do that? Maybe they see his running power as potentially useful as a lead up forward or something.

A forward that runs all day and helps bring the ball to ground and keep the ball locked inside 50. We don’t have many bigger bodies in the forwardline who have that mix.

 

[ghostdog]

We might end up with a top 4 pick in a great draft, I won’t consider that a disaster Honestly nobody expects us to make finals so I think it’s the perfect year to try some things and get some games into the kids aswell

I agree, as long as they're being up front with the players about their purpose in all this. If we're absolute garbage as a result of confusion about roles and what their future looks like going forward, why would players want to play for the EFC?

 

[The Donners]

I agree, as long as they're being up front with the players about their purpose in all this. If we're absolute garbage as a result of confusion about roles and what their future looks like going forward, why would players want to play for the EFC?

You could just about kiss Zach Merrett goodbye.

 

[ghostdog]

You could just about kiss Zach Merrett goodbye.

Gah! I purposely tried not to jinx us!

 

[Keystone agony]

We might end up with a top 4 pick in a great draft, I won’t consider that a disaster Honestly nobody expects us to make finals so I think it’s the perfect year to try some things and get some games into the kids aswell

Not disagreeing with getting games into kids. Just cant see the point in playing guys like Stewart out of position when he could have at least another 5 years at the club and be a part of our next push

 

[BrunoV]

I do worry about what sort of team we will be running out. It's like we're looking for ways to influct as much selection table pain as we can.

However, in isolation I like Ambrose forward, unlike Hurley. Need his work rate and physicality.

 

[Mr Bultitude]

One can hear if listening closely the faint sound of a fist hitting a desk and a bellow of "PATTY AMBROSE!" in response to this development.

 

[Bjchan13]

One can hear if listening closely the faint sound of a fist hitting a desk and a bellow of "PATTY AMBROSE!" in response to this development.

Ambrosey

 

[Andronicus]

sounds like tayte pears similar injury

Pears copped the old Lispanc injury.