AFL Player #40: Tex Wanganeen - Running and kicking drills at training - 23/3

[VelvetSledge]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024 (Category A Rookie)
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 37, ghostdog

 

[Lore]

"Yeah so Tex, we're taking a really cautious approach with him, re-loading him. So he's going really well, so as long as he gets through this week and gets through and has no issues with that ankle he'll be available to play this week."

From the video:

Injury news: Tests for trio, Smith's setback

The latest on Nik Cox, Devon Smith, Jake Stringer, Harrison Jones and more.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

"Yeah so Tex, we're taking a really cautious approach with him, re-loading him. So he's going really well, so as long as he gets through this week and gets through and has no issues with that ankle he'll be available to play this week."

From the video:

Injury news: Tests for trio, Smith's setback

The latest on Nik Cox, Devon Smith, Jake Stringer, Harrison Jones and more.

www.essendonfc.com.au

They use such weird wording (e.g. "re-loading him").

 

[Lore]

They use such weird wording (e.g. "re-loading him").

I never know whether it's part of the vocabulary of health sciences ("ankle impingement") or whether they're just making up weird turns of phrase ("learnings", "chronic load").

 

[crackers65]

All this terminology is a bunch of people who are terrible at their job trying to baffle us with bullshit.

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

I found zinc supplementation was helpful with increasing loads.

 

[eth-dog]

Hope to see him against Box Hill.

 

[Vander18]

Also wtf is an ankle impingement

It’s related to chronic loads

Edit: you beat me to it

 

[Lore]

Looks like he is doing Dreamtime media. With Caldwell out and Hobbs/Perkins/Shiel/Parish taking more midfield minutes, he could come in. Also gives us a genuine small forward which we've missed for a few weeks now.

 

[Petrify]

He's one of the few players on the list that is hungry and tackles. Gives his everything. Good enough for me. Get him in.

 

[citizen-erased]

Looks like he is doing Dreamtime media. With Caldwell out and Hobbs/Perkins/Shiel/Parish taking more midfield minutes, he could come in. Also gives us a genuine small forward which we've missed for a few weeks now.

Maurice looks like he's chomping at the bit to play us.

Tex has a "what have I done" look about him

 

[carloss]

He's one of the few players on the list that is hungry and tackles. Gives his everything. Good enough for me. Get him in.

He's played 2 games for 5 disposals and 6 tackles. Needs time in the VFL to build.

 

[owen87]

He's played 2 games for 5 disposals and 6 tackles. Needs time in the VFL to build.

So 1.2 tackles per disposal?

Good ratio, get him in.

 

[TheUnicorn]

Looks like he is doing Dreamtime media. With Caldwell out and Hobbs/Perkins/Shiel/Parish taking more midfield minutes, he could come in. Also gives us a genuine small forward which we've missed for a few weeks now.

 

[Lore]

Sub for Dreamtime

 

[jmoo wan]

 

[Atavistic]

I like the effort he gives even if it's for only five minutes.

 

[MiguelM]

Wasted as the sub tonight.

Should have been Dev or Cutler.

Sh*t bringing him on for 5 minutes when all over.

 

[naraku]

Just play him.

He will be no worse than Smith ,Francis or Cutler.

 

[windyhill]

Texan, Davey.

 

[Lore]

Back in to play against Port after some sort of ankle injury, the other team he could have joined as a father/son.

 

[ghostdog]

No goals but 3 tackles inside 50 bodes well.

 

[eth-dog]

Can see it with him. Works hard, does all the right things but just needs to put weight on to make some of those tackles stick

 

[TheGrizz]

I would just pick and stick from here. Season is over from a finals stand point.
Floats in and out of games but as his tank builds he will get more consistent.

Has enough tricks to make it.

 

[fairbump_playon]

I would just pick and stick from here. Season is over from a finals stand point.
Floats in and out of games but as his tank builds he will get more consistent.

Has enough tricks to make it.

Yep I think he will make it. Has a touch of class and it’s in his nature to pressure. Just needs to get fitter and stronger.

 

[windyhill]

Not yet. Soon though.