Rumour Ben Sinclair Delisted

[Trav68]

Was having a chat with my dad this morning, he's friends with members of the Sinclair family.

Apparently Benny's leg injury hasn't come up and he's been delisted by the club. Info I have is that he's personally devastated and wanted to play on.

A great shame if true. I really rated his attack on the man and the ball and would have loved to see him get an uninterrupted crack at it.

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[SpongePie]

Was having a chat with my dad this morning, he's friends with members of the Sinclair family.

Apparently Benny's leg injury hasn't come up and he's been delisted by the club. Info I have is that he's personally devastated and wanted to play on.

A great shame if true. I really rated his attack on the man and the ball and would have loved to see him get an uninterrupted crack at it.

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Sad if true. I'll always remember his first goal... An easy over the top passed to him by Dane Swan.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Sad if true for him.
Or when it becomes true.

One thing though, someone says something to someone, a bit of mayo here and there, then we get the news.

Great shame as his injuries cruelled him.

I suspect as time goes on he'll become an even better player.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Shame, he had a lot of heart and a few really elite attributes. Given his concussion history, I’m surprised he even played on in 2017 however. Best of luck to him.

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

If true, that would be so damn frustrating for Ben and his family. Hope he has a lot of interesting things to do over the coming decades.

On a lighter note, my favourite BF Ben Sinclair moment was THATSGOLD waxing lyrically about Ben's nice hair.

 

[jathanas]

I can only imagine how difficult it would be to have a career cut short by things outside your control. All the years spent trying to get the body right would feel like an exercise in futility.

If true I wish the Ben all the best with whatever his next journey will be.

 

[Mkcaptain]

Very disappointing. Once he moved down back he became a player who was fantastic to watch.

I'd love it if we re-rookied him but I'm guessing his body will never stand up to the rigours of footy week in week out.

 

[THATSGOLD]

Was having a chat with my dad this morning, he's friends with members of the Sinclair family.

Apparently Benny's leg injury hasn't come up and he's been delisted by the club. Info I have is that he's personally devastated and wanted to play on.

A great shame if true. I really rated his attack on the man and the ball and would have loved to see him get an uninterrupted crack at it.

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Hasn’t come up? Did he lose it in a motorbike accident?

 

[THATSGOLD]

He’s 26. No need to retire. Menzel did four ACLs.

 

[jonbe54]

Multiple concussions . . . only two possible scenarios really.

 

[mattys123]

Mixture of leg injuries and concussion has done Benny in unfortunately. You have to consider the long term effects also. What type of life he would have when he's 45-50 years old if he got another concussion or two.

Real shame this. Sinclair was so under rated on here. Was just coming into his own (before injuries) and giving us that run off half back we had missed since Shaw and Davis left.

 

[DraftBalta]

There goes the only speed out of our backline, another monumental stuff up by the list management team to leave us with only Ramsay and Smith, who are both off contract and could still be delisted

Virtually ensures taking Coffield and hoping someone like Richards falls to 38... we'll take care of the key positions next year I guess

Bad luck Sinkers, a few of his last games really highlighted how good he could have been, he had fixed up his disposal, was surprisingly strong in the air and against opponents, and could get to every contest as well as being that line breaker off half back with his speed

 

[jefffff34]

His effort where he did his hammy in pre season should not be forgotten.

 

[Smoky]

Did his hamstring injury alone rule him out for ther entirity of 2017?

 

[mike123]

There goes the only speed out of our backline, another monumental stuff up by the list management team to leave us with only Ramsay and Smith, who are both off contract and could still be delisted

Virtually ensures taking Coffield and hoping someone like Richards falls to 38... we'll take care of the key positions next year I guess

Bad luck Sinkers, a few of his last games really highlighted how good he could have been, he had fixed up his disposal, was surprisingly strong in the air and against opponents, and could get to every contest as well as being that line breaker off half back with his speed

You can't lose what isn't on the park

 

[DraftBalta]

You can't lose what isn't on the park

Applies to all 3 players (Sinkers Smith Ramsay) for a variety of reasons and has murdered us, maybe it's how we should use Wells and Varcoe, oh wait they don't get on the park either

 

[Vicky Park]

I hate the concussion injuries, and for players who seem especially susceptible, or who through bad luck have a lot of these injuries, they really shouldn’t risk it. It’s just too dangerous, and we still don’t know enough about the long term consequences.

Good luck to Ben in his future endeavours.

 

[Demonalke]

Sad for Benny but he has never really shown that his body can sustain AFL footy. Good luck to him in the future.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Sad if true for him.
Or when it becomes true.

One thing though, someone says something to someone, a bit of mayo here and there, then we get the news.

Great shame as his injuries cruelled him.

I suspect as time goes on he'll become an even better player.

If he is being delisted it's hard to see him becoming a better player as time goes on.

 

[TradeDraft]

Then he Retires?

Make sense why we Got Murray as similar Player.

Speed and take game on with Hot and Cold Disposal

 

[TradeDraft]

Mixture of leg injuries and concussion has done Benny in unfortunately. You have to consider the long term effects also. What type of life he would have when he's 45-50 years old if he got another concussion or two.

Real shame this. Sinclair was so under rated on here. Was just coming into his own (before injuries) and giving us that run off half back we had missed since Shaw and Davis left.

Never was a Big Fan of Sinclair. Disposable was to IFFY for me

 

[Saintly Viewed]

If he is being delisted it's hard to see him becoming a better player as time goes on.

As in being considered

 

[mike123]

Never was a Big Fan of Sinclair. Disposable was to IFFY for me

I felt like his disposal got better but I always thought he was overrated by some.

 

[FIGJAM]

I felt like his disposal got better but I always thought he was overrated by some.

His last 4 games were encouraging, but not enough for me to suggest he clicked on this regard.

I'm sad he didn't get a chance to prove me wrong.

Best of luck to the kid.

 

[Buckley is my hero]

He gave it his best shot but hamstring and concussion problems effectively ended his career. While he feels devastated that his AFL career has most likely ended, realistically he was never much of a chance to extend his career beyond this year due to his injury concerns.