AFL Player # 3: Darcy Parish

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted free agent 2028 or 2029
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 18, doug85

 

[TheFrenchCut]

It is a pre-season match obviously with less heat on, so I'll hold off on saying he's changed.

But across this, the intraclub, and to a lesser extent the match sim against STK, he looks like he has made strides at absorbing contact in genuine contested ball situations and fighting through it. It'd be a massive improvement if this could become part of his game every week.

Thought his kicking was pretty good on the outside today too.

 

[Call Me Cake]

 

[jdBombers3598]

Has anyone heard rumours of a hamstring issue? This is coming from bomberblitz

 

[JayJ20]

Has anyone heard rumours of a hamstring issue? This is coming from bomberblitz

No and I don't want or need to hear it a day after yesterday's game. I can only take so much misery within 24 hours.

 

[jdBombers3598]

 

[andleanback]

Has anyone heard rumours of a hamstring issue? This is coming from bomberblitz

Apparently came off the track with hamstring tightness. Hasn’t got a scan yet, guess we’ll find out next week.
Perfect timing for a guy who was ready to explode.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Wouldn’t be a season opener without some injury bad news. Ridley and Parish …great

 

[Lore]

If we are any good at player development and recruiting it shouldn’t be the end of the world. Would’ve liked him to have a fair tilt at top10 in the Brownlow though.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Let's hope it's a corky but damn, just START THE FREAKIN SEASON ALREADY

 

[Beerfish]

Was it tightness or awareness?

 

[owen87]

Was it tightness or awareness?

Awareness of tightness?

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Was it tightness or awareness?

I'm still trying to understand how a hamstring can have awareness.

 

[MiguelM]

Damn, that evens things up if he misses. Was looking a class above too.

Even tightness a week out is risky to play.

 

[yodellinhank]

Apparently came off the track with hamstring tightness. Hasn’t got a scan yet, guess we’ll find out next week.
Perfect timing for a guy who was ready to explode.

Players exploding? Is that how bad it has to get before we sack the strength and conditioning department?

 

[Shanghaistu]

No and I don't want or need to hear it a day after yesterday's game. I can only take so much misery within 24 hours.

Last night’s result was definitely a shocker, but don’t worry, I personally can’t wait to see how our boys respond after we’re 46 points down in the second quarter at the gabba

 

[MiguelM]

Players exploding? Is that how bad it has to get before we sack the strength and conditioning department?

Maybe in time we will be the first club ever to have a player spontaneously combust on the track!

 

[Fayab99]

Even though Parish looked great pre-season

One of our best games last season was when Parish was out and caldwell/Hobbs played in the middle.

 

[DERO]

Was it tightness or awareness?

Possibly after a knock.

 

[ant555]

Possibly after a knock.

Bruno was hanging around ?

 

[BomberFan355]

I'm still trying to understand how a hamstring can have awareness.

Awareness that it has tightness.

 

[rumply]

 

[Pweter]

So tightness equals a strain, not awareness which equals tendon torn off the bone.

Got it.

 

[DERO]

Sound like a 2-3 week mild strain. You'd rather he sits it out rather than proper tear his hammy.

 

[valid]

Hopefully we don't take any risks and get him right. Looked like he's in for a huge season if he can stay fit

 

[HirdsTheWord]

i remember someone saying this pre season was our best run of injuries ever.

how *in good.

Ridley now parish.