Retired Brent Staker (2009-2015)

[Haso]

This also gives a pretty strong indication that he should get a whole preseason in. Truly excellent news.

 

[Gabbatoir]

Will be interesting to see if this year off will allow him to play a year longer, or will it just be a write off?

 

[Haso]

Will be interesting to see if this year off will allow him to play a year longer, or will it just be a write off?

We shall find out Rd1, 2013.

 

[irish]

We shall find out Rd1, 2013.

the single most missed player of this season ! look forward to him playing in 2013 will add heaps to the side

 

[MacMum]

Beams has said that Stakes hasn't got a girlfriend and is a big girl

..I loved Rock Hudson too and Adam Lambert!!

 

[Haso]

NEAFL Grand Final review
17.09.2012
Peter Blucher

Clarke also thanked Reserves assistant-coaches Clint Watts, Matt Smith and Paul Grentell, and even threw in injured senior players Bryce Retzlaff, who was the Reserves captain until a mid-season knee reconstruction, and Brent Staker, who was on running duty in the grand final.

It should be noted that Brent was running reasonably well from what I could see.

See below: A sight for sore eyes.

Image Courtesy of Jorgo.

 

[Haso]

Injury update from Matt Hass

Stakes is going to Arizona and is pretty well at full running and full agility now. He should complete a full pre-season. The last thing to come is contact work, and that will come after Arizona and after Christmas. We’ll start introducing some more contact with tackling and wrestling, and then some more ballistic contact and agility.

 

[Haso]

Brent Staker 2012 End of Season Review
by Nuggo

2011 review

Senior games: 0
Goals: 0
Dreamteam: 0
Supercoach: 0
Club Best and Fairest Votes: 0

Image (2012 preseason) courtesy of Mr Ripper

Staker Who?

It seems like a lifetime ago but Round 23, 2011 against West Coast was the last time we saw Staker in action. Unfortunately that day he re-injured his right ACL in a contest with Nic Natanui. Opting for the traditional method and with added complications, Staker missed the entire 2012 season.

So what does one do when recovering from an ACL? Well in Staker’s case he took to coaching and mentoring the Reserves and he was also invited to speak at the Induction Camp about dealing with injury setbacks.

Eight weeks after his operation in February, Staker started his conditioning by swimming and boxing training.

In May he started training on the alter gravity treadmill (a rehabilitation device that looks similar to a treadmill but by controlling air pressure in a chamber it can gently lift the user).

Seven months post op and he was back training with the active group.

It is suspected that he will be playing forward in 2013 as he can dictate his running patterns better than if he was playing in the backline.

 

[POBT]

A massive wildcard for 2013. If he can hold down a KP spot in the best 22, then it opens up our options quite significantly. I wouldn't want to be in a position where we rely on him returning to his best form but he's a handy "maybe" in the 2013 team discussions.

 

[Grimreepah]

A massive wildcard for 2013. If he can hold down a KP spot in the best 22, then it opens up our options quite significantly. I wouldn't want to be in a position where we rely on him returning to his best form but he's a handy "maybe" in the 2013 team discussions.

Bradshaw had arguably his best year coming back from a knee reco, so he is a bit of a wild card, but I'm keeping my expectations low. First thing is to see if he has lost any pace or agility. To cut it at the top level he relies a lot on his athleticism, and if that is diminished it could be the end of him.

 

[Ceebee]

A massive wildcard for 2013. If he can hold down a KP spot in the best 22, then it opens up our options quite significantly. I wouldn't want to be in a position where we rely on him returning to his best form but he's a handy "maybe" in the 2013 team discussions.

Think he deserves some luck,would be really good to see him regaining his fitness and form in 2013.

I wish him all the best,he has been great for the Club in other roles while he has been injured,really good clubman.

 

[POBT]

Bradshaw had arguably his best year coming back from a knee reco, so he is a bit of a wild card, but I'm keeping my expectations low. First thing is to see if he has lost any pace or agility. To cut it at the top level he relies a lot on his athleticism, and if that is diminished it could be the end of him.

Yeah, I actually included a sentence in my post like "A Bradshaw like return from a serious knee injury is not beyond him" but figured that was inconsistent with my "must not get hopes up" mantra re: Stakes!

 

[charles202]

I see Staker's role next year as being a mentor in the reserves and a more than handy backup as third tall (either forward or back). That's not meant to be a slight against his talent but more of a postive indication of where our list has progressed since we traded for him from WC.

 

[Grimreepah]

Greg Davis

Brisbane's talls will also get a boost with the return of utility Brent Staker who can play forward or back. Staker is coming back from a knee reconstruction but is recording outstanding results in the gym and on the training track.

 

[Haso]

Link

But the inclusion of Brent Staker and Matthew Leuenberger - who missed the majority of last season - to the travelling party means both have overcome their injuries and are set for a full pre-season.

“The one thing with the guys going over to Arizona is that you’ve got to be fit and healthy to get benefits out of the program,” Voss said.

“(Leuenberger and Staker) are expected to complete a full pre-season.”

 

[Dylan12]

Staker's two years of torment over: Lion ready to return

AFTER a nightmare two years, Brisbane Lion Brent Staker can finally see some light at the end of the tunnel. In round one, 2011, Staker ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and opted for LARS surgery.

Despite the quick recovery, the procedure bombed, and just six matches into his comeback later that year, he ruptured the LARS augmentation and was out again.

This time Staker took the more cautious approach and underwent a traditional knee reconstruction. But it was no simple process.

But last Monday, for the first time in 16 months, he trained flat out with the full Lions' squad.

"It was a surreal feeling because 12 months ago I was starting pre-season on a new bike and riding around Brisbane non-stop, so it's been terrific to be able to be part of the training sessions," Staker said.

 

[MacMum]

I really hope everything goes well for him now......don't think anyone deserves it more than Brent.

..he's been to hell and back I would say......can't have been easy for him, mentally and physically.

 

[chopperduck]

He is one of those players that adds more to the team than his skill and abilities. The role he plays, and the difference that makes to the team structure makes him a more important player than his worth as a player on his own. I would only classify Staker as a 'good' solid 22 player, isn't a game changer, nor will he ever be one of the better players on the field, but what he contributes is huge. He is well liked around the club, i'm sure all the boys will be happy to have him out of the field again.

 

[borrat]

will NEVER forget his game against collingwood round 10 2010

was EASILY best on ground that night

really hope he can get back to that form permanently

 

[Haso]

Staker's knee faces biggest challenge yet
January 16, 2013
Andrew Hamilton

BRENT Staker stands in the goal square at the Brisbane Lions' Coorparoo training base looking a million dollars.

His knee is heavily bandaged, but he looks as fit as always. Ridiculously fit in fact.

Then he leads at the footy and you hold your breath.

Staker's athleticism is undoubted and his value to a team that has been undersized over the past two years is undisputed, but his dodgy knee's ability to withstand the rigorous of AFL is uncertain.

If they handed out games on professionalism, he would be in the side in Round 1. "People say there are mental scars, but I don't think there is too much to worry about," Staker said.

 

[chopperduck]

Such an underrated player. Love Stakes.

 

[Haso]

Many hands make light work
January 17, 2013
Sam Lord

Polkinghorne also expressed his excitement surrounding the imminent return of Brent Staker after almost two years on the sidelines.

“Stakes is going really well, he’s in full training and looks like he’s cut out of stone at the moment,” Polkinghorne said.

“Fingers crossed for him that he can get back out there and remind everyone what he was doing so well a couple of years ago when he was our swing-man.”

 

[Haso]

Staker's second coming
January 18, 2013
Sam Lord

Staker, meanwhile, is close to completing his long journey back to the field after re-injuring his knee against West Coast in Round 21 of 2011.

Despite being obviously distraught at the time, Staker says the lengthy rehabilitation process seemed easier the second time around.

“I guess it has been a little bit easier because I’ve put a fair bit of work into my knee behind the scenes, and I really trust the operation and trust my knee,” Staker told River 949 radio recently.

“This pre-season is the first I’ve done for a couple of years, so it’s been good mixing and rubbing shoulder with the boys and feeling the vibe of football again.”

 

[Haso]

Staker is getting a lot of air time at the moment. Round 1 inclusion, maybe?

 

[Hollow Knight]

According to the coach, Staker has to have a bit of a knee cleanup next week. Only expected to sideline him for a fortnight.