Goose

[MC_Gusto]

Done another stress fracture in his foot.

Only good news is its happened now i suppose...still not good.

 

[bubblegoose]

Done another stress fracture in his foot.

Only good news is its happened now i suppose...still not good.

f*!!!

 

[35Harvs]

ch 9 said will miss 6 weeks of training ...

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

This has prompted me to think about two things.

1. Will Goose's injury have us leaning towards selecting Rance with Pick 9 tomorrow?

2. Given the return of the G Train and assuming one of King or Gardiner are right to ruck in Round 1, would Kosi be worth a go at CHB until the big Goosey is fighting fit. I realise I'm getting a fair bit ahead of myself but just wanted to know what you thought......

 

[ChrisFooty]

This has prompted me to think about two things.

1. Will Goose's injury have us leaning towards selecting Rance with Pick 9 tomorrow?

2. Given the return of the G Train and assuming one of King or Gardiner are right to ruck in Round 1, would Kosi be worth a go at CHB until the big Goosey is fighting fit. I realise I'm getting a fair bit ahead of myself but just wanted to know what you thought......

On the last point, i would think Kosi is far more valauble playing in the forward line/ruck. He did start his career at CHB, but he might not be as quick as he was back then. Not sure. I think his role would still stay similar.

I wouldn't mind him getting a run on the wing actually.

 

[sauce_head]

dammit dammit dammit.

 

[Squizz]

No chance of seeing Kosi at CHB - he is nowhere near as nimble as when he first started. We have Goddard, S. Fisher and Max for the talls if Goose doesn't come up. Gram and Gilbert have taken taller players before as well.

Can't see Goose playing up the field as mentioned - remember he's got trouble with his feet and isn't a natural winger anyway.

 

[Kildonan]

I applaud the club for reporting this when they did. They could have kept it quiet and tried to continue to ride the tide of positive news emanating from the club at the moment. Last year - they may well have not informed us. This is progress. Thanks StKFC.

 

[Squizz]

What - Hamill wasn't two weeks away as the saints stated on their injury list for about 2 months? Agree - showing transparency with this is a good start.

 

[35Harvs]

tiny article in H Sun yesterday - saying Maguire will have / has had a pin put in - but still expected to be playing by round 1 ... guess it is better to fix it properly now.
Also, apparently Harvey's "tear" was more a strain ... phew ....

 

[Squizz]

Recent report after a solid running program has stated that MRI scan is no longer showing any "hot spots" in his leg. This puts Goose as on track to return in the early rounds, possibly after a game or two with Casey to get his match confidence up.

 

[bubblegoose]

Recent report after a solid running program has stated that MRI scan is no longer showing any "hot spots" in his leg. This puts Goose as on track to return in the early rounds, possibly after a game or two with Casey to get his match confidence up.

Can someone clarify for me: are hotspots where additional load is being carried by areas of the leg or damaged areas or areas which may be weakened and susceptible to damage in future?

 

[FredNurks]

Can someone clarify for me: are hotspots where additional load is being carried by areas of the leg or damaged areas or areas which may be weakened and susceptible to damage in future?

i thought a hotspot was an area of DNA that was likely to mutate

its good to see that Goose wont be mutating

 

[bubblegoose]

i thought a hotspot was an area of DNA that was likely to mutate. its good to see that Goose wont be mutating

hahaha!

I can hear the call - "...and the mutant goose gathers the ball on the back flank, waddles through the gaggle and sends a boooming kick down forward.... "

 

[Squizz]

From the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine :

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become increasingly useful in the evaluation of musculoskeletal problems, including those of the wrist. In patients with a wrist injury, MRI is used mainly to assess vascularity of scaphoid non-union. However, the use of MRI in patients in the acute phase following carpal injury is not common. Three-phase bone scintigraphy is routinely performed from at least 72 h after injury in patients with suspected scaphoid fracture and negative initial radiographs. We evaluated MRI in this patient group. The bone scan was used as the reference method. Nineteen patients were included. Bone scintigraphy was performed in all 19 patients, but MRI could be obtained in only 16 (in three patients, MRI was stopped owing to claustrophobia). In five patients, MRI confirmed a scintigraphically suspected scaphoid fracture. In one patient, a perilunar luxation, without a fracture, was seen on MRI, while bone scintigraphy showed a hot spot in the region of the lunate bone, suspected for fracture. This was confirmed by surgery. In two patients, a hot spot in the scaphoid region was suspected for scaphoid fracture, and immobilization and employed for a period of 12 weeks. MRI was negative in both cases ; in one of them a scaphoid fracture was retrospectively proven on the initial X-ray series. In another two patients, a hot spot in the region of MCP I was found with a negative MRI. In both, the therapy was adjusted. In the remaining six patients, both modalities were negative. We conclude that in the diagnostic management of patients with suspected scaphoid fracture and negative initial radiographs, the use of MRI may be promising, but is not superior to three-phase bone scintigraphy.

Pretty straightforward stuff, so I assume this clarifies.

 

[bubblegoose]

so I assume this clarifies.

Oh f* yes, thanks Squiz ... I might have to find a medical dictionary of some kind, too many big words for me.

 

[sauce_head]

My mate who is a radiographer once put it like this, "I pump radioactive stuff into people. Areas in the body that are healing or growing at an unusually fast rate (tumors) attract more blood than others. Therefore more radioactive material gathers there which shows up on an xray".

Not sure if this is a "hot spot" or not, but it would make sense.

To me, a hot spot is kicking forward to the top of the goal square. At least that is what my club 18 coach used to say...

 

[Red Gum]

Pretty straightforward stuff, so I assume this clarifies.

If he has done his foot/leg so badly his scaphoid is at risk then it's a real problem!

 

[FredNurks]

If he has done his foot/leg so badly his scaphoid is at risk then it's a real problem!

I thought the scaphoid was a bone in your wrist not the leg?

 

[Squizz]

It is. The point was that whilst MRI scans are critical for tumour type diagnosis, they can also pick up blood flow issues such as that experienced by the Goose (if the injury is not healing, the blood flow can be impacted and shows on the scan). As I was being a smart arse in using the "European Journal of Nuclear Medicine", Red Gum was not underservedly giving it to me (the article was focusing on hot spots in the wrist, but the technology is the same for the leg).

 

[FredNurks]

Hairy muff

 

[carntheroos4eva]

It is. The point was that whilst MRI scans are critical for tumour type diagnosis, they can also pick up blood flow issues such as that experienced by the Goose (if the injury is not healing, the blood flow can be impacted and shows on the scan). As I was being a smart arse in using the "European Journal of Nuclear Medicine", Red Gum was not underservedly giving it to me (the article was focusing on hot spots in the wrist, but the technology is the same for the leg).

Squizzy, are you a doctor or something mate?