Player Watch #31: Josh Goater - re-signed until the end of 2026

[archereleven]

1 year deal with triggers and if he doesn't meet them it's ta ta I'd say...

Only so many years you can keep a bloke on the list that perennially injured.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Cooked.

 

[Mr north man]

If Goater can get back play him in the VFL a slower speed for the rest of the year.

 

[tazaa]

Like I get one or two setbacks, but it seems his conditioning is way off if the quads tight during a warm up.

Should have put him on ice 5 weeks ago when he strained his quad during a routine warm up.

That was not time to be alerted but alarm bells should have been going off at how he wasn’t able to handle any loading.

I think for the kids mental head space, the club reassures his list spot for 2026 and I would give him extended leave now. Encourage him to get away overseas and go some place warm and switch off.

Then get him back here in a couple of months time and attack rehab refreshed.

 

[GDUB07]

Should have put him on ice 5 weeks ago when he strained his quad during a routine warm up.

That was not time to be alerted but alarm bells should have been going off at how he wasn’t able to handle any loading.

I think for the kids mental head space, the club reassures his list spot for 2026 and I would give him extended leave now. Encourage him to get away overseas and go some place warm and switch off.

Then get him back here in a couple of months time and attack rehab refreshed.

WTF? What degree in medical science have you got?

I’d trust the medical people in any AFL club vs the keyboard nutters on these BF forums.

And besides anyone who has had an injury knows the road to recovery is not to rest and do nothing, but to get back into rehab quickly post injury. Doing nothing is worse and opens them up to more soft tissue issues

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

WTF? What degree in medical science have you got?

I’d trust the medical people in any AFL club vs the keyboard nutters on these BF forums.

And besides anyone who has had an injury knows the road to recovery is not to rest and do nothing, but to get back into rehab quickly post injury. Doing nothing is worse and opens them up to more soft tissue issues

Constant reinjuring of the same area.

Chronic.

 

[Event Horizon]

I am no expert, but it has to be connected to his Achilles. Since recovering from that, his hammy initially gave way, and then quad.

 

[Ruckle]

Horror JWS vibes.

I actually have Josh as one of my big hopes for our future, fingers still crossed.

 

[King Corey]

WTF? What degree in medical science have you got?

I’d trust the medical people in any AFL club vs the keyboard nutters on these BF forums.

And besides anyone who has had an injury knows the road to recovery is not to rest and do nothing, but to get back into rehab quickly post injury. Doing nothing is worse and opens them up to more soft tissue issues

What if medical experts within AFL clubs disagree with each other?

What should keyboard nutters believe in that situation?

 

[King Corey]

Encourage him to get away overseas and go some place warm and switch off.

Mykonos?

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Geez you guys are all doom and gloom in here. Yes, he's had his injury troubles but he's proven himself to be a quality player and there's plenty of players who have gone through injuries early in their career and gone on to be successful.

I think he's a super important player for our future. Can play on smalls and some talls as well as provide rebound out of defense. These guys don't grow on trees.

Goater, Archer, Hardeman, Comben, Whitlock and one other tall lock down type is looking like a pretty dynamic defense for the future!

 

[I Want To Believe]

Worth persisting. We have had players with chronic injuries come good. Comben (touch wood) and Tarrant come to mind.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Worth persisting. We have had players with chronic injuries come good. Comben (touch wood) and Tarrant come to mind.

Comben had chalky bones.

Taz had shoulder/back structural issues from memory.

Chronis muscle strains are a different beast.

 

[RossHenshaw]

Worth persisting. We have had players with chronic injuries come good. Comben (touch wood) and Tarrant come to mind.

agree . worth persisting.

 

[King Corey]

+1 year. Too much potential to throw into the tip

If he can't get on the park much in 2026 due to soft tissue concerns then it might be time for a break or shift to a rookie spot.

 

[GDUB07]

Constant reinjuring of the same area.

Chronic.

Constant? He’s only done it twice.

Geez talk about adding 1 plus 1 and coming up with 3!

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Constant? He’s only done it twice.

Geez talk about adding 1 plus 1 and coming up with 3!

He’s done his hammy, then his quad, then his quad again.

Something is genuinely ****ed.

 

[Midas]

Geez you guys are all doom and gloom in here. Yes, he's had his injury troubles but he's proven himself to be a quality player and there's plenty of players who have gone through injuries early in their career and gone on to be successful.

I think he's a super important player for our future. Can play on smalls and some talls as well as provide rebound out of defense. These guys don't grow on trees.

Goater, Archer, Hardeman, Comben, Whitlock and one other tall lock down type is looking like a pretty dynamic defense for the future!

Proven to be a quality player …. He has played 12 games in 4 seasons.

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

hopefully he’s not starting to doubt himself

 

[Devil Fish]

Some guys just aren't built for the rigours of AFL footy.

Goater may be in that camp unfortunately.

 

[Only Forwards]

Of all the blokes we need to Lazarus themselves off the canvas he is at the top of my list.

pretty hard to see from here though.

 

[Event Horizon]

Comben had chalky bones.

Taz had shoulder/back structural issues from memory.

Chronis muscle strains are a different beast.

I don't think he's got that. It's just a consequence of the achillies injury. Maybe some rest and some recovery program can work

 

[Billy Not Really]

I’d put this guy ahead of healthier players like Ford who’ve done even less with the time they’ve been at the club.

What little this guy has shown was really something, he’s one we need to get up and about

 

[tazaa]

Mykonos?

100% he can crossover with the big Dipper

Would do him a world of good!

 

[shinboner magic]

Comben had chalky bones.

Taz had shoulder/back structural issues from memory.

Chronis muscle strains are a different beast.

Grimes from tuggers had bad hammies and came good - it can be overcome
And goater isn’t at the chronic stage just yet