Injury Dawson Simpson - back surgery

[fpm84]

Mark Stevens just tweeted:

@Stevo7AFL: Looks like Dawson Simpson gone for year with back inj .. Balmey says headed for surgery .. 12 week injury

 

[_Me_]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Need another ruckman

 

[fpm84]

@FOXSportsNews: Reports GeelongCats ruckman Dawson Simpson will miss remainder of #AFL season after electing to undergo surgery on back

 

[mac_cat]

Mark Stevens just tweeted:

noooo

 

[dazbroncos]

Oh !#$@#%@#%!
Take care big fella.

Take the time and get it right.

Go Catters

 

[fpm84]

All of a sudden Hamish becomes our most important player to our premiership hopes.

 

[FoolCat]

Would love to rest Hmac next week, I felt that Daws would've come in no matter the result tonight. Interesting times ahead.

 

[JUBJUB]

12 weeks is better than 2 weeks

 

[catempire]

"Scott said ruckman Dawson Simpson would be unavailable this week after suffering back spasms..."

*cough*

 

[catempire]

"Scott said ruckman Dawson Simpson would be unavailable this week after suffering back spasms..."

*cough*

Played us for fools again.

 

[Turbocat]

Well , we are no down to no choice for rucks. One brittle ruckman down, and another having to be played. Yep great

 

[dazbroncos]

Well , we are no down to no choice for rucks. One brittle ruckman down, and another having to be played. Yep great

WAtch the Grundy fans come out of the woodwork now….
Rearview mirror work ahead….

Go Catters

 

[Willo_]

I fear for his long term future.... 3 lots of back surgery for a 25 year old...

Daws being able to lift your kids up in 10 years time is more important than footy...

 

[manboob]

I fear for his long term future.... 3 lots of back surgery for a 25 year old...

Daws being able to lift your kids up in 10 years time is more important than footy...

I think he's done...

 

[Stig_90]

If McIntosh goes down we're screwed. Imagine Blitz rucking solo all finals!

 

[ATSAM]

Time to find two new ruckman. Just go and buy someone, we have persevered and as much as I like DS perhaps his time is up.

 

[Stig_90]

Time to find two new ruckman. Just go and buy someone, we have persevered and as much as I like DS perhaps his time is up.

We should go after McEvoy in a trade ha. He won't be happy after being dropped for tonight and it doesn't look like he'll be back anytime soon with Ceglar playing well.

 

[Vdubs]

If McIntosh goes down we're screwed. Imagine Blitz rucking solo all finals!

Imagine if HMc goes down, and we have Brown CHF, Blic and Walker as rucks.
This could be reality.
Stranger things have happened.

 

[cats_09]

What is Simpson's contract status? As mentioned above, I would think both for his own sake and the club looking forward that this could well be the end of the road for him - his long term health is more important then trying to get back on the park, 3 lots of back surgery is not great and has he at any stage of his career got through a whole season (vfl included) without a significant injury?

Good luck to Simpson in his recovery, but might be time for the big guy to have a serious think about his future.

 

[Vdubs]

What is Simpson's contract status? As mentioned above, I would think both for his own sake and the club looking forward that this could well be the end of the road for him - his long term health is more important then trying to get back on the park, 3 lots of back surgery is not great and has he at any stage of his career got through a whole season (vfl included) without a significant injury?

Good luck to Simpson in his recovery, but might be time for the big guy to have a serious think about his future.

Depends on the severity of the surgery, but we have not seen his best this year, so makes your comments easier to say, as the team and medicos etc are professional enough to discern his viability as a player.
Otherwise it should be curtains for all of Vardy, Menzel and Simpson.

 

[kicksome]

Imagine if HMc goes down, and we have Brown CHF, Blic and Walker as rucks.
This could be reality.
Stranger things have happened.

if this happens i will put my life savings on whoever we are playing
easy money!

 

[Pure_Ownage]

What is Simpson's contract status? As mentioned above, I would think both for his own sake and the club looking forward that this could well be the end of the road for him - his long term health is more important then trying to get back on the park, 3 lots of back surgery is not great and has he at any stage of his career got through a whole season (vfl included) without a significant injury?

Good luck to Simpson in his recovery, but might be time for the big guy to have a serious think about his future.

Unknown. I don't think we would delist him given our thin ruck stocks (unless we could get a very good ruck in trade week, even then I still think they'd give him 1 more year) but it has gotten to the point where we can't bank on him or Vardy coming back with their injury issues, it has to be a bonus but not something we plan the list around. So with next year possibly being Hamish's last, we need to bring in a ready to go ruckman at the end of this year.

 

[Munich]

If McIntosh goes down we're screwed. Imagine Blitz rucking solo all finals!

lol

 

[catempire]

2013 was Simpson's final year of a contract so I assume he signed for two (2014/2015).

 

[FredLeDeux]

2013 was Simpson's final year of a contract so I assume he signed for two (2014/2015).

This is what Scott said after the knee injury last season

"I'd just like to reinforce to Dawson in particular that our club, especially in recent times, has a very good record of looking after those players who do the right thing and live the right values, and have some bad luck.
"So we'll certainly stand by Dawson."

So, if the docs clear him, we won't be discarding him.

Witness also, of course, Menzel and (hopefully) Cowan.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-07-30/finals-unlikely-for-simpson