Recommitted Caleb Marchbank [contracted and staying at GWS]
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Would he even pass a medical as he has been that injury prone.
Can't see much currency coming back.
Can't see much currency coming back.
Won't have played for 32 months come Round 1. You'd want to do a thorough medical.
Broke his neck then ACL. Which one should we have managed better?
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Neither. But I question the treatment and fitness program he was put on between those two injuries. Particularly his recovery from bruising in his knee (before the ACL) and his subsequent calf injury.
Which parts of the program do you question?
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I’ve responded in the post you have quoted me on.
There’s been issues at the club regarding injuries and recurrence of injuries for the last three years. Whether a player is rushed back too soon, not given the optimal rehab program or their injury wasn’t identified and treated correctly only the club will know. There have been numerous examples of players that have got on the park this year clearly underdone and some have injured themselves further. And some like Charlie Curnow who like Marchbank suffered tremendous bad luck with successive injuries. I believe that with multiple examples, it’s less about luck and the way these players are managed should be looked at as an underlying factor.
I would be astounded if the above was not identified and action taken as a result of the recent review.
A long winded guess. Gotcha.
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Who is this Marchbank fella? I haven't heard of him
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And the rest. He been consistently injured since he was drafted.
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Why won't he play? ACL was early in the year.
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I normally start by looking for the most obvious and rational solution. Others just mash their keyboard believing it’s all the coaches fault, or believe in bad luck year after year.
The clubs injury issues over the last three years aren’t a result of bad luck. But you are entitled to your view.
Jesus. Why not? That'd be four years out of the game. Career over.
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So are you suggesting Doctors and the overall health & well being of your players are critical to success?
So with an ACL and broken neck, the most obvious and rational answer to you was mismanagement.
Yeah right. Obvious. Rational. Keep looking.
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No I dont think he is saying what you claim.
Think he is saying good quality Doctors can mitigate and reduce the severity of some injuries - but cant prevent ALL injuries. Not forgetting you have medical doctors but can also get a Doctorate in sports science or sports fitness.
Lets not forget many people cant determine the difference between good information and bad information.
Many think good information is what they agree with and bad information they disagree with. But go figure ... you will never no what you dont know.
Vast majority of 1 club footy fanatics are so far from rational its quite funny. Its easy to sack the coach & sack the players from the outside of a club ... its easy to think it all just "luck".
IMHO think the Tigers may be onto something and well worth considering, all sorts of doctors at you club does bring massive benefits - but they are only a piece in the puzzle. Ignore or discount the value of good doctors at your club at your own peril.
IMHO dont under estimate the value of supporters understanding what is important - sacking coaches, sacking players the supporters think are spuds are not the answers.
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You obviously take the simplistic view that the clubs horrible run of injuries over the past three years is by no means a reflection on the medical and fitness team.
Just some form of horrendous bad luck.
Ok mate.
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You’d get absolutely nothing for him.
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Bulldogs should take him, just to complete the Ryan Griffen/Tom Boyd deal.
He was selected with the pick 6 we gave up with Griffen to get Tom Boyd to the kennel. May as well finish that circle.
Super talent, shame about his body
He was selected with the pick 6 we gave up with Griffen to get Tom Boyd to the kennel. May as well finish that circle.
Super talent, shame about his body
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The club has plenty to answer for in regards to the list but Marchbank has been plain unlucky.
How you can pin neck and ACL injuries on the medicos is ridiculous.
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