Cameron Bruce on crutches

[roowatch]

At training 4/2 Cameron Bruce was on crutches with a right knee problem. Do not have any details on severity or otherwise of injury

 

[dutchy12]

medial ligament apparently. 4-6 weeks. thank god its not worst. gives a go to a young player like a simon buckley or sylvia to have a serious dip in the middle of the ground in the pre season

 

[FOOOOTY]

Thats not good at all..

 

[MicksterD]

How come there has been no report on the Dees website - I can't believe we are one down before a match has been played

 

[eliasd82]

shit.
thats really disappointing. oh well i guess it could be a lot worse. time to step up Bucks...
Sounds like Bruce could miss round 1.

 

[CaptainDavey]

Last thing we need after last year was another injury. Bad start to the year, let's hope it doesn't snowball into anything major.

All the best to the Bruce

 

[melbourne150]

I just heard Chris Connolly say That Bruce is 50-50 to play in the first NAB cup game so he will defienitly be 100% by round 1...thank god

 

[melbourne150]

On SEN NOW!!!!!!!

 

[Pjkimber]

Lets look at this negative as a positive. Perfect oppurtunity for the likes of Sylivia and Maloney to show us why they are still on the list or buckley and dunn to shift it up another gear. Even gives bailey another draftee/rookie (Grimes, Morton, Wonaeamirri) the chance to showcase his talents.

 

[melbourne150]

Cam Bruce is only on crutches as a pracortion(sp?) he is in no doubt for round 1 Connolly made that clear. And he said Bruce is 50-50 to play the first NAB cup game but most likely won't because theres no point in risking it. He was also asked about Steve Harris and said they are just rumours and went on to say that rumours are always started this time of year....That's great news about Bruce...Had me scared for a minute there..

 

[Crimson Azure]

If it is in fact 4-6 weeks he should be able to come up for round 1, fitness would be the only concern.

 

[2 Dogs]

I find the most depressing aspect of this being that mfc.com shows a picture of Daniel Bell with the caption 'Cameron Bruce in action'.

Heard the news on Friday night through a source close to Paul Johnson, but refused to believe it. Glad to see the positive outlook we are having on it, imagine if the injury happened to Brock or Rivers, or god forbid, Juice? (Touch wood)

 

[melbourne150]

From the AFL website:

Bruce "ready for round one"

1:00 PM Mon 4 February, 2008 | Back
By Chelsea Roffey
Exclusive to AFL BigPond Network

News


MELBOURNE’S versatile midfielder Cameron Bruce will be fit to play in round one of the Toyota AFL premiership season according to Demons’ newly-appointed football manager Chris Connolly.
Bruce, sidelined from training after damaging the medial ligament in his right knee, had a “50-50 chance” of playing in the pre-season NAB Cup competition, Connolly said.
Bruce’s injury was “just some soreness”, and the pre-season competition would take a back seat to ensuring Bruce was properly recovered before taking the field.
“This time of year you don’t take risks with any of the players. When they train day-to-day, they have to be conservative in their approach,” Connolly said.
“As we put weight onto the knee, probably sometime during the week, we’ll make that assessment.”
Connolly has only been in the job for three-and-a-half weeks, but in that time has noted some promising signs from the playing group, half of which is under the age of 22.
“We have a number of players in the 30-year-old age bracket. But the young group is very exciting. How far they come, and how quickly – that’s the unknown.”
Just as time will tell how the new-look Demons adapt to the changed group dynamic, the outcomes of a fresh approach from new coach Dean Bailey will be keenly awaited.
“There’s always going to be an exciting phase with a new coach,” Connolly said.
“In their first year, you put people in place and let them do their job. The main thing that sticks out in the pre-season phase is his [Bailey’s] teaching.”
Bailey and his charges face their first real challenge on February 16 at Skilled Stadium in the first round of the NAB Cup.

Who better to test the Demons’ newfound enthusiasm than the reigning premiers on home turf?





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[Deenamite]

Doesn;t sound as serious as first thought which is good. As people said, it will give someone a very good opportunity to cement a place in the team.

 

[Stats Man]

Damn. Bruce is a star, and a great bloke, too.

 

[The Great Gabsby]

Bad luck for The Bruce. He's got an enormous tank though so hopefully he can slot straight back in the team as soon as his knee's good to go.

 

[hawker19]

Here's the latest on his injur courtesy of the Geelong Advertiser's back page today:

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/02/05/11038_gfc.html