Chambers out

[carlyp]

Chambers struck down by pre-travel bug
Mic Cullen
westcoasteagles.com.au
1:34:36 PM Fri 14 June, 2002


Exciting young wingman Callum Chambers is out of the West Coast side to play Carlton on Saturday at Optus Oval.

Chambers admitted himself to hospital early on Friday morning with abdominal pains, and was kept in overnight for observation.


He has been released, but doctors are conducting further tests on him in an attempt to diagnose the cause of the problem.

West Coast has included Michael Braun in the travelling party, and will decide overnight whether he or Andrew Williams will replace Chambers in the final 22.

The bad news didn’t stop there for the West Coast – “technical difficulties” caused the cancellation of their early morning flight to Melbourne, forcing them onto a later plane and costing them the opportunity to have a training run at Optus Oval, tomorrow’s venue.

Backman Rowan Jones, who finished third in West Coast’s best and fairest last year, said before the team left for Melbourne that the delay and consequent lack of a run at Optus wasn’t a problem for the team.

“Usually if we travel on a Friday before a Saturday game we will train in Melbourne because we train on Fridays, but I don’t think it will affect us that much,” Jones said.

“When we play on Sundays we travel on Saturday and don’t train, so we’ll just have a walk and a stretch and get into it.

“We’ve played a couple of practice games there (Optus Oval) this year and had a couple of wins, so I think most of the guys there and are used to it.”

West Coast is yet to break their travelling duck this season, but Jones says the team is looking to this weekend to claim their first away win of the season proper.

“We’re focussed on getting a win this game, and hopefully going into the break with a 7-5 record and having two weeks off with a win under our belt.”


AH man!!!! Why does this sort of stuff always have to happen to us!

 

[Thrawn666]

Maybe Chambers just needed to do a really big poo

 

[carlyp]

Oh thats classy! Real classy

 

[Mead]

*averts eyes*
Ah well, whilst he's sitting on the crapper, it does give us an extra choice. I'm sort of undecided- do we cover his loss with braun, or since we're already a bit midfielder heavy, perhaps we should bring in Williams to give us an extra option up forward?

 

[carlyp]

Originally posted by Mead
*averts eyes*
Ah well, whilst he's sitting on the crapper, it does give us an extra choice. I'm sort of undecided- do we cover his loss with braun, or since we're already a bit midfielder heavy, perhaps we should bring in Williams to give us an extra option up forward?

I think we play with an extra forward option. If I were woosha Id choose Williams..give Brauny a rest. Our midfield is probably one of the better ones in the comp and to compliment that we should Have williams there to kick a few goals.
P.s Sorry Brauny..I love you ..but we both know you need a break! See you after the break matey!

 

[noodle]

if this is the only thing to go wrong i'll be happy.

 

[Goldenblue]

Mmmmm, sorry to hear he is out, he has been good for us this year. If Brauny was ommitted because he needs a rest, I think Williams is the best option to replace Chambers.

 

[noodle]

if brauny is injured then he shouldn't play but i would prefer to see him out there rather than williams just cause the weather looks like it's going to be so cr*ap

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Originally posted by noodle
if brauny is injured then he shouldn't play but i would prefer to see him out there rather than williams just cause the weather looks like it's going to be so cr*ap

Its been raining on and off for the past few days here. The winds have been blowing very strongly too, not to mention its pretty cold. Considering all that, it won't be a game for tall players, so Braun would have to be the logical inclusion.

 

[jod23]

Hmmm....Chambers out, now problems with the flights...doesnt bode well for the game tomorrow. I wont mind if either of Williams or Braun come in, Braun to add some midfield class and given the weather then it could be a good move or Williams to add some marking power and goal scoring up forward.

Pity about Chambers though, is having a fantastic season and will be missed tomorrow, he is a fantastic runner, can break lines and is deadly in front of goals. Im sure he'll be back though.

 

[iceman]

Bad news about Chambers but luckely we have either Braun or Williams that can come in and replace him

I think Williams should get the nod because i think need him in the forward line

 

[Frodo]

I think Carlton will attack the man hard and the umpires will let it go. So we need our hardest players and of course the right attitude to win. So although I think Chambers has been vvery good this year I think Williams or to a lesser extent Braun are more suited to this game.

Consider this. In the top 6 on the ladder 4 are interstate sides.

The AFL hierarchy (which controls umpires too) is virtually the old VFL hierarchy and the only one they want to see up there is Sydney........and they're not one of the 4. So the odds are way stacked against us. We have to be six goals better a team than Carlton IMO to win by a point.

 

[goal_umpire]

Originally posted by Thrawn666
Maybe Chambers just needed to do a really big poo

Yuck.

Let's hope that he gets better soon

 

[carlyp]

Originally posted by suzi_olsen

Yuck.

Let's hope that he gets better soon

I hope its nothing too serious for the poor guy! He'd been having such a good season up till now too! DAMN DAMN DAMN!

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

ABC radio reckons he missed the flight. They also suggested that he was left out of the team delibrately (not through illness).

IMO those a very stupid suggestions, but thats what they think.