Cogs done for year?

[Wallaby]

Guys, there's an article on the Richmond website saying and I quote, 'the 26-year-old is out for the season".

Is this official?

http://richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsid=60403

 

[cotcha now]

hope not...

 

[cotcha now]

and has any1 been elevated off the rookie list yet for coughlan at all this year?

 

[lookkg386]

You would expect so, if he plays football this year it will only be for Coburg anyway.

 

[RichosGuns]

Yer I don't know. It certainly looks like the author of the article thinks so, maybe a slip up perhapes?

 

[Yellow n Black]

time to give collard a crack

 

[nut]

time to give collard a crack

he needs to establish himself for Coburg seniors first

 

[oxx]

Re: Cogs done for ever-move on

How many years off is that now - 4 ?

FLIckn LMAO.

Who actually believes he will play again ?

 

[RichosGuns]

time to give collard a crack

Cartlege I reckon. He's the one who has shown he most... he could be an upgrade on Pattison - as much as I love Patto

Knowing RFC, Howatt will probably be promoted

 

[rfctigerarmy]

No need to elevate any rookies at the moment, I wouldn't think.

 

[IDGAF]

Re: Cogs done for ever-move on

How many years off is that now - 4 ?

FLIckn LMAO.

Who actually believes he will play again ?

Not I ... and if he does it will be charity

 

[THE_GUN]

if any 1 will be promoted , i can guarantee you it will be howat!!!!

 

[duckboy]

Re: Cogs done for ever-move on

Not I ... and if he does it will be charity

Don't underestimate this guy's desire, commitment and capacity for work. He'll get back in some capacity. Anyway, how can you be against Cogs in your post, but your signature is Cog?

 

[Darth_Tiger]

Re: Cogs done for ever-move on

i reckon he is done.

 

[jimmy15_]

he'll be back this year, there is still over 3 months to go. He hasn't torn the hammy off the bone like lloyd, its just recurring soreness, no doubt the lay off will be extensive (4-6 perhaps?) but I think he will play football again this year

 

[THE_GUN]

the club will have a good indication in the next 6 weeks or so.
if he comes back & plays towards the end of the year they will persist with him but if he continues to have trouble the club will need to move on
3 years is more than reasonable i think. hope he comes good though

 

[nut]

the club will have a good indication in the next 6 weeks or so.
if he comes back & plays towards the end of the year they will persist with him but if he continues to have trouble the club will need to move on
3 years is more than reasonable i think. hope he comes good though

Depends alot on how much he is costing us. I'm happy to keep a spot on the list for him if he is cheap, put him on 60k a year 15k a game with other performance bonuses . not much risk there because we can always elevate a rookie.

He deserves one more year.

 

[Infamy]

He'll be back, he was leading our best & fairest when he went down with the first knee, so it'll be 2 1/2 seasons he's missed if he doesn't play at all this year. He's contracted for next year so he'll be right.

 

[oxx]

3 years is more than reasonable i think. \

It's more than he's played,ffs.

 

[TheCuzEffect]

I feel sorry for the bloke.. I mean yeah you cant get anymore unluckier really...

 

[Truetiger]

I feel sorry for the bloke.. I mean yeah you cant get anymore unluckier really...

Thats right and as someone said above we should give him 1 chance that being next year. He would be cheap.

 

[Roachy8]

I feel sorry for the bloke.. I mean yeah you cant get anymore unluckier really...

This is really starting to smell like a "potentially brilliant career cut down by injury" modern tragedy to me...
I hope he punches through and gets 6 - 8 games at Coburg later this year, followed by a full pre-season in preparation for 2009.
What worries me for Cogs sake though is that by then, with some of our younger guys stepping up to the plate, he may not necessarily be 1st, 2nd or 3rd picked for the engine room next year.
What other position could he fill?
HFF like Brodders late in his career?

 

[itsintheblood]

Gawn.

Geez how good would it have been to have a fit and firing cogs in our midfield right now.

 

[Top4_Tiger]

The way I look at it, the hammies aren't going to break down forever.

The only issue if how long it takes him to get confidence in his body, but being the type of player he is it shouldn't hold him back as much as it has held back others in the past.

I think he'll be right and he'll play a lot of games next year, maybe some this year, the question is how good will he be?

Will take at least 15-20 games to get close to the level he was at IMO.

 

[tucker777]

The way I look at it, the hammies aren't going to break down forever.

they do....case in point N. Buckley
you do 1 and you weaken them where you are succeptable to tearing them again....the cycle continues