Player Watch #31: Josh Goater - re-signed until the end of 2025 - ruptured Achilles injury vs GWS

[joegreen]

Science has come a long way. He can come back as good. And every year it is getting better.

So long as the club follow worlds best practice, all things being equal, he will be OK.

Inside Cam Akers’ remarkable return from the most feared injury in sports

Why more athletes are now able to overcome what for decades has been one of the most feared injuries in sports — the Achilles tear.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[TheKanga]

Gutted for Goater, was really coming along nicely.

All the best with recovery
Come back bigger and better for 2025.

 

[Mcarcherey]

Science has come a long way. He can come back as good. And every year it is getting better.

So long as the club follow worlds best practice, all things being equal, he will be OK.

Inside Cam Akers’ remarkable return from the most feared injury in sports

Why more athletes are now able to overcome what for decades has been one of the most feared injuries in sports — the Achilles tear.

sports.yahoo.com

Needs to get onto the Aaron Rodgers rehab plan. Was back playing within 11 weeks!




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[BlueandWhiteinmyBlood]

Absolutely gutted, feel sick. Was having such an amazing game and had such a flawless pre season, let’s hope it’s not as bad as it looked. Argggh

 

[Shermanator]

Couldn’t really tell on TV but was he the one doing the job on Toby Greene

4

Toby Greene

Age

30

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

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If so, that was nullifying Greene and Philopou in consecutive weeks - was starting to be that clamp on the dangerous forwards we’ve been desperately needing for a very long time.

Best wishes to the Goat and here’s hoping to a successful recovery.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Absolutely gutted for Josh
Was really hoping he would get a run after really earning his spot.
Footy is just cruel sometimes

 

[Jonnoo]

Bloody devastating for Josh and the club. Footy gods can be cruel.

 

[Chadwiko]

 

[ohmygewd]

Such an innocuous injury to Josh and just another bloody set back that this kid has to comeback from after he was starting to show he belongs in the seniors....speedy recovery!!!

 

[leighlee13]

Gutted

 

[northbergs]

Shattered for him. Was looking so good.


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[Val Keating]

Bad injury, hard one to work back from. Kid hasn’t had any luck. Hopefully it turns for him

 

[trooroo4life]

Feel ill. What an awful injury for a young player just finding his way. Speedy recovery Billy.

 

[DEVO]

I really like the Goat, we don't get many players who grew up barracking for the club playing for us these days, unless they are father/sons, so it was great to see him playing consistently last season and then starting this season so strongly, and then he ruptures his Achillies and is out for the season, such a shattering blow to someone living his dream.

All the best Goat, and I hope you have a successful recovery and come back better next season.

 

[shinboner magic]

Devastating for the kid

We have no like for like replacement

 

[RossHenshaw]

I really like the Goat, we don't get many players who grew up barracking for the club playing for us these days, unless they are father/sons, so it was great to see him playing consistently last season and then starting this season so strongly, and then he ruptures his Achillies and is out for the season, such a shattering blow to someone living his dream.

All the best Goat, and I hope you have a successful recovery and come back better next season.

Tristan Xerri barracked for North as a kid

 

[DEVO]

Tristan Xerri barracked for North as a kid

Is he the only other one you know of?

 

[Lomas]

Is he the only other one you know of?

Pink?

 

[RossHenshaw]

Is he the only other one you know of?

Yes

 

[Lomas]

Yes

We also had the Tassie kid…

 

[Liam Boy]

I really like the Goat, we don't get many players who grew up barracking for the club playing for us these days, unless they are father/sons, so it was great to see him playing consistently last season and then starting this season so strongly, and then he ruptures his Achillies and is out for the season, such a shattering blow to someone living his dream.

All the best Goat, and I hope you have a successful recovery and come back better next season.

Just today we had Xerri and Pink (or at least his parents are North supporters), with Bergman waiting in the wings. There's more than you'd think. 3 in the side is significantly more than the statistical norm, and that's after ignoring Scott.

 

[DEVO]

So we have about 4 or 5 on a list of 45, so my initial comment still sounds correct to me.

 

[scottywiper]

Sigh.

 

[king of the road]

He was looking so good. Made us a much better team. Unique attributes. Just starting to influence games.

Devastating for him. Puts the team back a bit too.

I hope he comes back just as fast as strong.

 

[Liam Boy]

So we have about 4 or 5 on a list of 45, so my initial comment still sounds correct to me.

If you're not including the father-sons in the BFNAAK list you can't include them in the didn't BFNAAK list lmao. There's 4 BFNAAKs, 4 father-sons (McDonald, Scott, Archer, Harvey) and 37 other players on the list. That's 9% of the list if you don't include the father-sons, and 17% of them if you do. They're not under-represented when you consider the size of our supporter base.