Injury Clark Confirmed Out for the Season

[Tulip]

According to Neeld's press conference.

He said Clark's foot injury was "a great wait and see" and he would be pleased if the key forward played another game this year.
"The way that it gets explained, the boys say it's a very unique injury," Neeld said.
"The ligament is going well but they had to take the screw out early because it shifted.
"He does four days of rehab and he's got to rest two.
"On the second day that he rests he goes off and sees some very expensive specialist who then tells him what he can do for the next four days.
"How frustrating is that? I get that report every six days.
"So if Mitch plays another game for the year I'll be really pleased. It's that unknown."

This is getting very concerning now. 15 games in 2 seasons would be shocking, not to mention the fact that we don't know how degenerative the injury is. Right about now, Clark is treading on eggshells with regards to his AFL future, I think.

Why oh why did we rush him back? ******* Neeld/Misson.

Meanwhile, Dawes could be in big trouble too. Going in for scans tomorrow on his ankle.

 

[Bluelegs]

It wasn't that we rushed him back. He sprained his ankle (nothing to do with his previous injury) and the coaches/fitness staff/doctors saw that as a better time to put him in to surgery rather than wait until the end of the year and hinder his next off-season.

 

[RandB]

It almost sounds as if it may be best to avert as much aggravation as possible even if it means hardly doing anything. Then start the pre-season when possible. If he isn't coming back this year then let him recover in a long term manner.

 

[Andy_Mac]

Clark's durability is seriously questionable. It's as if all future plans should be made without considering him, and if we have him then its just a plus!

 

[Tulip]

It almost sounds as if it may be best to avert as much aggravation as possible even if it means hardly doing anything. Then start the pre-season when possible. If he isn't coming back this year then let him recover in a long term manner.

Exactly. Time to think long term. If it takes 75 weeks to get him right, so be it.

 

[LeverPuller]

Luck?

Please?

I mean Jesus H Christ on a ******* breadstick.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

At least this means Watts will be able to play up forward for the rest of the year

 

[Benwah83]

You sort of felt that this was going to be the case. Still...

 

[Theseventhhamster]

Give him the season off.

 

[AFL is Number One]

Give him the season off.

Agree. It's not as if we are fighting for the 8 hey?

Give him a rest and let him return in 2014.

 

[Higgs Boson]

So we're never going to see Clark and Dawes together in the forward line, the footy gods are going to F us in the A again

 

[Samsara]

Saw this coming and don't think we will say much of Clark at all in his entire MFC career.

 

[SFebey]

If the club gets a PP, which I think it will, I think we'll recruit Tom Boyd, with Hogan we'll have 2 x 15 year forwards, it's obvious that Clark & Dawes are injury prone unfortunately.

 

[Topkent]

If the club gets a PP, which I think it will, I think we'll recruit Tom Boyd, with Hogan we'll have 2 x 15 year forwards, it's obvious that Clark & Dawes are injury prone unfortunately.

No way, even if that was the case we need midfield depth way more than a second key forward.

We Have Hogan, Dawes will keep playing and watts will hopefully develop further, jeremy howe can play out of the goalsquare... It would be a MASSIVE call to take boyd

 

[SFebey]

No way, even if that was the case we need midfield depth way more than a second key forward.

We Have Hogan, Dawes will keep playing and watts will hopefully develop further, jeremy howe can play out of the goalsquare... It would be a MASSIVE call to take boyd

Club are very keen on Boyd

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

If we get a PP then I'd be alright with taking one mid and Boyd.

If we don't get a PP then I'll slaughter Neeld if take Boyd - UNLESS we get some good FA mids in.

EDIT -

*this is not a death threat Neeldy

 

[SFebey]

If we get a PP then I'd be alright with taking one mid and Boyd.

If we don't get a PP then I'll slaughter Neeld if take Boyd - UNLESS we get some good FA mids in.

Yes that's what it's based around

 

[Biffinator]

He should not be risked for the rest of the year.

 

[Tulip]

Boyd?

Clark, Dawes, Hogan, Watts, Fitzpatrick, Gawn are plenty.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

Boyd?

Clark, Dawes, Hogan, Watts, Fitzpatrick, Gawn are plenty.

It depends how Clark recovers I think.

If we're genuinely concerned about Clark, we go for Boyd providing our midfield is in okay shape after FA.

Best case scenario, Clark can go into the ruck and impact contests all over the ground.

Worst case; Clark retires young.

 

[SFebey]

Boyd?

Clark, Dawes, Hogan, Watts, Fitzpatrick, Gawn are plenty.

Clark - never on the park
Dawes - injury prone
Hogan - hasn't played a game yet.
Watts - not a key forward, wing/flank
Fitzpatrick - not afl standard
Gawn - ruckman, not key fwd. injury prone

 

[Topkent]

It is kinda of exciting to think we could have two monsters down there , Clark into the ruck and Dawes to chf

 

[tasmanlvr]

Watts - not a key forward, wing/flank

Wouldn't say any certainty to stay by the end of the year either.

 

[Captain Jack]

I don't care how good Boyd is, we need to draft one midfielder and then, if we have a second pick early, trade it for another midfielder.

 

[ThePuppetMaster]

Not sure what midfielders worth a 2nd early pick would want to come to us unfortunately.