Retired # 5: Devon Smith - Hanging up the boots - Thanks for everything Devon! - 12/8

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2023
Last Game Played: Round 11, 2022 (inj)
Injury Status: Mid-season knee surgery no time frame yet - 15/6

My Boy Draft 2022: Claim here

 

[Donakebab]

Looked smiles off the pace, only one tackle and only about 50%. Shouldn't have played.

 

[Highly Evolved]

Looked smiles off the pace, only one tackle and only about 50%. Shouldn't have played.

Agreed. Should not have played and I can't see him playing again for a little bit. Hurt.

 

[Howard Moon]

Hope he isn't chronic like Cooney

 

[CBombers17]

Barely going and you know it's not a lack of effort or heart with Dev.

 

[Lore]

51% time on ground. 14 touches, 3 clearances, 5 inside 50s in half a game ain't bad.

Hope his knee is okay. :/

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

His knee is probably cooked with amount of tackling and pressure he applied last year haha

 

[HirdyLannister]

His knee is probably cooked with amount of tackling and pressure he applied last year haha

His knees have been cooked for the last 5 years.

 

[The Prosecutor]

51% time on ground. 14 touches, 3 clearances, 5 inside 50s in half a game ain't bad.

Hope his knee is okay. :/

More equivalent to 2/3rds of a game relative to typical TOG.

 

[srobbo]

Worried for him in light of his knee issues. Prob needs a spell for a bit

 

[gardiner stand]

I’ve got solid contacts at GWS and the mail after the 2017 season was that his knee was chronic and would need ongoing management but in there opinion would not stand up to AFL pressure long term.
Don’t shoot the messenger

 

[srobbo]

I’ve got solid contacts at GWS and the mail after the 2017 season was that his knee was chronic and would need ongoing management but in there opinion would not stand up to AFL pressure long term.
Don’t shoot the messenger

Yeah we’re well aware he had knee issues, so you’re not making groundbreaking news.

 

[Lore]

This is from a Cal Twomey article after the post-match press conference, suspect we won't know more until Tuesday or whenever they do the injury update (unless it's severe).

They seem to think it's a different (new) injury from his existing chronic knee.

Devon Smith missed last week as the Bombers managed his chronic knee issue, and struggled for an influence against the Magpies before ending his day prematurely due to a right knee problem.

Worsfold said Smith was fit for selection and that the club believed he may have suffered a new knee complaint.

"He was absolutely 100 per cent fit and felt the best he had this week more than any other week. If there was any week he shouldn't have played it was maybe the first four rounds if you're talking about how he's feeling," he said.

"He was ready to go. Something's happened to his knee, we're not sure yet. I'm guessing it's not the same issue because they're saying they don't really know what it is.

"If it was the same issue they'd just say it's his cranky knee."

https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2019-04-25/worsfold-proud-of-fight

 

[DapperDon]

Why don't I trust a thing that our medical team says

 

[cAsEy_18]

Why don't I trust a thing that our medical team says

Because we say things like a "cranky" knee.

 

[Runk]

Because we say things like a "cranky" knee.

WTF is a 'cranky knee?'

 

[Blind Turn]

WTF is a 'cranky knee?'

Similar to a grumbly knee only less vocal.

 

[Runk]

Similar to a grumbly knee only less vocal.

I thought it might be akin to a 'slightly miffed quad' or a 'rather perturbed ankle?'

 

[Seb78]

Good news re Smith. Unfortunate for Brown though.

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp...-smith-but-brown-to-miss-20190426-p51ho0.html

 

[Lore]

Good news re Smith. Unfortunate for Brown though.

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp...-smith-but-brown-to-miss-20190426-p51ho0.html

So it was his cranky knee but it's okay. We don't actually know what's wrong with it though and he missed last week because of it as well. Wonder if they rest him again to get him right or just give him some pain meds and play through.

 

[citizen-erased]

Hopefully cherry ripe in 10 days time. He and Zaka were off the pace yday.

 

[Blind Turn]

Time to unfurl the Draper or undrape the Furler, whichever makes more sense to the match committee. Joe to stay forward and Furler to support TBC.

Either that or Lav in to provide a genuine forward lead-up target that Mitch has been . Shame Stewart is injured.

 

[sameolds33]

Similar to a grumbly knee only less vocal.

and a bit older

 

[Doss]

Irritable knees are the worst.

 

[Blind Turn]

Irritable knees are the worst.

Don’t even ask me about my petulant patella.

 

[blitzer]

I'm really suspicious of playing a guy who had knee issues that prompted him out of the previous game but we couldn't find anything via scans. You'd want to test him pretty thoroughly in training before putting him out on an AFL field again.