It' seems well established that he played through groin and hip issues all year
Think that’s only rumour at this stage
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It' seems well established that he played through groin and hip issues all year
We have a poor history of getting groin injuries rightGroin injury. Get him fit and he will be the big body mid we need. Then some speed in the midfield and forward, and we are on the up.
I'm convinced that we're yet to see the best of the lad, and he can play.
Let's see. But I reckon that Hately will surprise a lot of people if he gets himself right.
What I don't get is him playing through injury this year.
I don't think his issues are with hard work. There's nothing to even suggest that the guy doesn't put in and do whatever he needs to. Or that his issues are in his head. Like a lot of blokes, the issues are in or around the groin area.
I absolutely have not written him off like many others seem to have. I actually have him as my biggest improver of 2022.
Agree however that 2021 was not a good one for him.
I hope he can get clear of injury this preseason and have a big year next year. e met him briefly at Unley oval after the crows blues game and he took the time to come back out from the tunnel to sign my lads footy and speak with him when all his team mates had gone to the rooms. So from me, I hope he can put injury behind him and under Burgess become one of our mainstays in the midfield going forward"Jackson Hately will not play again this season due to groin soreness which has needed to be managed throughout the year."
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"Jackson Hately will not play again this season due to groin soreness which has needed to be managed throughout the year."
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Groin injury. Get him fit and he will be the big body mid we need. Then some speed in the midfield and forward, and we are on the up.
I'm convinced that we're yet to see the best of the lad, and he can play.
Let's see. But I reckon that Hately will surprise a lot of people if he gets himself right.
What I don't get is him playing through injury this year.
I don't think his issues are with hard work. There's nothing to even suggest that the guy doesn't put in and do whatever he needs to. Or that his issues are in his head. Like a lot of blokes, the issues are in or around the groin area.
I absolutely have not written him off like many others seem to have. I actually have him as my biggest improver of 2022.
Agree however that 2021 was not a good one for him.
You wonder if it was bad enough to impact his form for that long we would have operated soonerHately (and us) would want to hope that he was significantly hampered by injury
M Crouch B CrouchYou wonder if it was bad enough to impact his form for that long we would have operated sooner
I don’t see this happening. He is going to a club that in 2 years time will be on the up, while Port will be on the slide. I don’t see him coming back to SA at all.They will just lose him to the Power in a few years where his adopted father played
Hately was a very strong performer at SANFL league level prior to drafting. He's been far worse this year after a couple of years in the AFL system.
Played injured. Fitness permitting we'll see a completely different Hately in 2022.
Think that’s only rumour at this stage
You wonder if it was bad enough to impact his form for that long we would have operated sooner
Talent has to still be thereHately was a very strong performer at SANFL league level prior to drafting. He's been far worse this year after a couple of years in the AFL system.
Played injured. Fitness permitting we'll see a completely different Hately in 2022.
Pedlar originally did his shoulder playing school footy before he even came to us hence his limited pre-season.This is us we’re talking about though. And we know we’re more than happy to have players continue to play injured. When did Pedlar’s shoulder become bad enough that it required surgery?
Pre-Burgess!We have a poor history of getting groin injuries right
"Jackson Hately will not play again this season due to groin soreness which has needed to be managed throughout the year."
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colour me sceptical about a round 22 statement.
I must be only the only one watches all of Nicks’ press interviews. He mentioned it more than once throughout the season, said it was limiting Jackson’s ability to burst from stoppage. The only mystery is why we didn’t rest him sooner.
Well let’s pretend it’s a mystery then.That's not really a mystery.
I must be only the only one watches all of Nicks’ press interviews. He mentioned it more than once throughout the season, said it was limiting Jackson’s ability to burst from stoppage. The only mystery is why we didn’t rest him sooner.
Unfortunately typical of thr club. Hopefully changes under Burgess.That's not really a mystery.
Unfortunately typical of thr club. Hopefully changes under Burgess.
Talia looks to have cooked his career by playing injured in 2020 when we had nothing to play for.
We insisted on playing Lynch injured until he became properly injured & even then used him a a sub
We ruined the best of Brouch.
And Brown and Sloane. Still playing injured players in nothing years.
Would have been terrible to give Strachan more games...Also ROB with his back.