Brad Dick

[Kwality]

I'm often asked by Pie fans how Brad Dick is. Good news, he is about to resume playing:

Injury-prone forward Brad Dick is expected to make his long-awaited comeback from a knee reconstruction in just over a fortnight.
WAFL sources have confirmed Dick has been pencilled in to play his first game of the year - most likely in the reserves - for original club East Fremantle against South Fremantle at Fremantle Oval on June 4.
The forecast return on the renamed WA Day public holiday will come almost 12 months to the day since Dick ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament playing for Collingwood's VFL team.
West Coast have remained patient with the 23-year-old since selecting him with pick No.68 in last year's rookie draft after Dick was de-listed by Collingwood.
The goalsneak has spent the past five months since being redrafted to a second AFL club steadily building his fitness base and increasing his training load.
The Eagles would prefer to ease the livewire's transition back into senior football by playing him with East Fremantle's reserves for at least the first week.

The former Magpie showed he was more than capable of being a danger near goal in booting 22 goals from 16 matches during the 2009 season. That promise has been cruelled by two shoulder and two knee reconstructions that left his AFL career in serious jeopardy.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/13685834/dick-eyes-return-in-derby-showdown/

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Yeah really feel for Dicky. Hope he does well.

I reckon he has heaps of ability but damn that stick body won't let him use it.

 

[FIGJAM]

Love the little guy. Wish him all the very best and thanks for the update.

Is an absolute goal creating machine when fit.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Pies offered him a rookie spot and he understandably with his career in doubt decided to accept a rookie spot in his home town instead

I dont think there will ever be a player transfer between clubs where fans of the old club and new club both support a player 100%.

Great news for Brad Dick that hes back on deck. Hope he goes on to have a long and successful career for the Eagles. I am glad they have taken a punt on him and wish them all the best.

 

[Pie eyed]

Great news.
I hope he does really well.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Good luck Dicky, I hope you slaughter 16 teams in the AFL.

 

[Temploar]

Hate that he left, always said he could be a star when he put on some bulk.

All the best for Dicky

 

[TradeDraft]

That just looks wrong

 

[Temploar]

Rather it be a pies jumper eh dave?

 

[TradeDraft]

Rather it be a pies jumper eh dave?

Just use to him in Black and White

 

[Thommo 42]

Hope he dominates, but needs to miss games against the Pies due to an unfortunate bout of gastro

 

[MarkT2]

Good luck to him. Hope he makes it.

 

[Soul_Pie]

Wish he'd had a better run with injuries, poor bloke.

Hope he gets a chance this year.

 

[Pera]

Just didn't/doesn't have the body for the contested style of football these days.

I hope the guy does well, as I loved him at Pie land, but can't see him having much of an influence after all the ligament problems.

All the best Dicky.

 

[millsy29gopies]

That just looks wrong

Agreed Dave. Also don't like it how it says we delisted him. Technically we did but we did offer him a contract. Just doesn't sound right.

 

[Optimax]

Fantastic too hear!

Good luck Dicky!

 

[TradeDraft]

Agreed Dave. Also don't like it how it says we delisted him. Technically we did but we did offer him a contract. Just doesn't sound right.

I can understand why we wanted him on the Rookie Lists as he Just kept getting injured and bad injuries over and over again and you can not trust his Body to stay not injured.

Also he played like he did not trust his body

 

[Go_Brad_Dick]

Brad will be back in the black and white soon enough.. ala Chris Tarrant.
Look out..

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Brad will be back in the black and white soon enough.. ala Chris Tarrant.
Look out..

Meanwhile, you are stuck with the username of a West Coast player on the Collingwood board.

 

[Temploar]

Meanwhile, you are stuck with the username of a West Coast player on the Collingwood board.

Dun dun dun..... Complications!

 

[Kwality]

His return to footy is this Mondays public holiday in WA:
Injury-ravaged Brad Dick is starting to remind West Coast assistant coach Scott Burns of the dangerous forward who once threatened to be a match-winner at Collingwood.
Dick, 23, will make his long-awaited return on Monday's WA Day public holiday.
He is scheduled to play a half of football with East Fremantle reserves against South Fremantle at Fremantle Oval.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/eagles/13835789/new-dick-emerges-with-old-tricks/

Good to see the respect so many footy fans have for the guy.

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

With no injuries he could be anything. I hope he is not judged to much on this years performance because he has not really be out on the tracked for the last 2-3 years. Good luck Brad.

 

[jonbe54]

Good luck Brad fingers crossed for an injury free season and a full preason to follow under your belt.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Good to see the respect so many footy fans have for the guy.

I dont know why youd expect any different.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Now that he is playing for WC I am not all that sure that I do wish Brad luck. In fact, I probably secretly hope he will break down again. Hate to say it but it's true. Does anyone seriously want him to kick goals against us?