Hey Ash. Just wondering when Daniel Rich is going to get a haircut? He's starting to get a bit of a Mullet.
Jayke from Yarrawonga (VIC)
I think he’ll cut it when his new girlfriend lets him. She loves the mullet.
Daniel isn’t moving along as quickly as we would have liked. He’s still getting some soreness in that area of the foot, so we have to go slow with him. We don’t take any risks with a stress reaction, we don’t want to make the issue worse and make it into a stress fracture.
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Again, 'pings' them like McKenzie. Low, hard, penetrating, over the lines. It's like the quarter-back who's able to spot the target and drop it over the top of that pack that's in front of him, onto the bloke running to advantage. Whether it's towards goal or leading up, his depth perception as well as the skill is elite.
Michael Voss
Brett Burton injury update"But we have back-up - Drummo has got himself fit and healthy and is a likely return, and Daniel Rich is another coming back - he will be under consideration."
Richy will be training with the main group at tomorrow’s session. Barring any incident there, he will be available to play this week.
Daniel Rich shone for the Lions' reserves in his first match back from a stress reaction in his foot, and Voss expected him to come back into the seniors against Collingwood next week.
After getting through my first hitout in seven weeks with the Lions Reserves last Saturday at Coorparoo, I’ll definitely be hoping that I get selected for our trip to Melbourne. My foot pulled up well and I feel like I’m ready to play.
The past couple of months have been frustrating to say the least, particularly considering the injury probably ended up taking a little bit longer to heal than I first expected. But I’ve had plenty of company on the sidelines during that time with Browny, Rog, Joel Patfull and plenty others being ruled out for the season.
The Lions will be bolstered by the return of key midfielder Daniel Rich, who returns from a serious foot injury after proving his fitness with an eye-catching display in the reserves last weekend.
"He's been out for a fair while and it hasn't been spoken about a whole lot, his absence. But, he's a pretty important part of our midfield and to have him back is good," said Voss.
"He should be fresh coming into the back end of the year. He looked it last week and we're hoping he can finish off the year strong."
Rich played the final quarter against Collingwood after coming on as a substitute and said he got through the game and recovered well.
21-year-old Rich said he didn't lift to play against many of his mates, including ruckman Nic Naitanui, who was taken by the Eagles at No.2 in the 2008 NAB AFL Draft that Rich was chosen at No.7 in.
" You don't go out of your way to lift for the game but it's always good to play against mates," he said.
"Obviously I know quite a few of them and I'm sure a lot of the other boys do as well, so it's good fun."
