General AFL Thread

[SpannaMan]

That Petracca envy!

Feel bad for the guy but you have to be impressed on how the Saints have dodged Jaksch and now Petracca... if I was a superstitious person I would be very careful with O'rourke.

Edit: Confirmed ACL: http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2015-02-16/petracca-suffers-serious-knee-injury

 

[gringo2011]

That Petracca envy!

Feel bad for the guy but you have to be impressed on how the Saints have dodged Jaksch and now Petracca... if I was a superstitious person I would be very careful with O'rourke

I wanted Freeman and Scharenberg last year, sometimes good players get really bad luck. Patracca's build would put some strain on his joints. Terrible thing for the kid.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

That Petracca envy!

Feel bad for the guy but you have to be impressed on how the Saints have dodged Jaksch and now Petracca... if I was a superstitious person I would be very careful with O'rourke.

Edit: Confirmed ACL: http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2015-02-16/petracca-suffers-serious-knee-injury

Really feel for the kid. One of my close mates just did his ACL and will miss the whole season as well. Knees suck

 

[Barrels]

Yep.

Poor kid. Wish him all the best with his rehab.

 

[TheLastEmperor]

That's shit


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[karaoke]

Feel bad for Petracca, no kid deserves that type of luck first go at it.

Just really hope all of our young guys don't have anything like that happen to them.

 

[Rors]

Woah! Petracca does ACL at training today

 

[Strahany]

Unfortunate for Petracca and Melbourne, however we can't really say that we dodged a bullet; for all we know, had we drafted him and Melbourne got McCartin, the headlines could be reading how another young gun Melbourne forward has early-career injury concerns.

 

[sammm]

Woah! Petracca does ACL at training today

rotten news for him.

 

[Defacto]

ACL wtf that's insane

 

[Periphery]

neobulletdodge.gif

 

[aussierulesrules]

Terrible news, hope he comes out of it well.

 

[SK_MD_#7]

Terrible news for Petracca. Wishing him a speedy recovery

 

[Persevering Saint]

Flipping paleo.

 

[CursingFijian]

Petracca has done his knee. Out for the season. Did we dodge a bullet?

 

[aussierulesrules]

Speaking of Paleo, this was a really interesting article on Jack Fitzpatrick the other day, talking about how the change of diet has changed his life:

"Fitzpatrick, diagnosed with type one diabetes in 2012, believesMelbourne’s low carbohydrate/high-fat diet – in contrast to the carbohydrate-heavy diet generally favoured by modern athletes – has helped him train at a higher intensity for longer. After a period of adaptation, which Fitzpatrick estimates took up to a month, the young forward has cut down on his insulin reliance and is starting to lead a more 'normal' life.

Until now, Fitzpatrick has had to inject insulin into his body with every meal he eats. He will still need to closely monitor his blood sugar levels, even during games, but the general convenience of his life has improved dramatically.

"The simplest way of putting it is that I've gone from having four injections of insulin a day to one," Fitzpatrick told AFL.com.au.

"It restores life to how it was three years ago before I was diagnosed."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-01-29/four-injections-now-only-one?utm_medium=RSS

I wonder if we might look into that for Paddy if it continues to be so successful for Fitzpatrick?

 

[Wayne Arnold]

Petracca has done his knee. Out for the season. Did we dodge a bullet?

Certainly looks that way. I think the Saints recruiting department foresaw this happening and opted for the safer option in McCartin.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Thanks Wayne.

 

[Rors]

Speaking of Paleo, this was a really interesting article on Jack Fitzpatrick the other day, talking about how the change of diet has changed his life:

"Fitzpatrick, diagnosed with type one diabetes in 2012, believesMelbourne’s low carbohydrate/high-fat diet – in contrast to the carbohydrate-heavy diet generally favoured by modern athletes – has helped him train at a higher intensity for longer. After a period of adaptation, which Fitzpatrick estimates took up to a month, the young forward has cut down on his insulin reliance and is starting to lead a more 'normal' life.

Until now, Fitzpatrick has had to inject insulin into his body with every meal he eats. He will still need to closely monitor his blood sugar levels, even during games, but the general convenience of his life has improved dramatically.

"The simplest way of putting it is that I've gone from having four injections of insulin a day to one," Fitzpatrick told AFL.com.au.

"It restores life to how it was three years ago before I was diagnosed."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-01-29/four-injections-now-only-one?utm_medium=RSS

I wonder if we might look into that for Paddy if it continues to be so successful for Fitzpatrick?

I'd say Paddy is already doing it. That kid seems to be on top of everything & is already doing everything he can to make it in this game. He's an impressive kid

 

[Nutsngum]

How the hell do you do an ACL at training... poor bastard.

 

[aussierulesrules]

His body shape certainly has changed dramatically since the champs last year, so I dare say he is doing something differently. Whether whatever it is has affected his dependence on insulin is another thing though.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

How the hell do you do an ACL at training... poor bastard.

It doesn't take much. As simple as landing awkwardly in a marking contest

 

[Joffaboy]

It doesn't take much. As simple as landing awkwardly in a marking contest

Lenny did it during a game, played the second half, and didn't know it was ruptured until the next morning when he woke up with the knee swollen.

Doesn't take much - sheesh even a Rhys Stanley tackle ruptured an ACL on Patton

 

[FlyingSledghamer]

Thats terrible news for Racca. Hope he recovers quick... On dodging bullets. Can one really predict an acl. Did he have problem knees? Its just tattslotto isnt it

 

[Nutsngum]

It doesn't take much. As simple as landing awkwardly in a marking contest

Its more that you see some players sustain massive knee "trauama" so to speak and are right the next week with no lasting injuries and then you land badly and pop. Or reverse that. Just seems completely arbitrary. Bleh.