Injury List

[RPetterd15]

This is our injury list for Rd1.
MELBOURNE
Jack Grimes (back) 2 weeks
Paul Wheatley (calf) 2 weeks
Matthew Whelan (calf) 2-3 weeks
Russell Robertson (Achilles) 3 weeks
James Strauss (ankle) 3 weeks
Daniel Bell (broken thumb) 4 weeks
Mark Jamar (foot) 7 weeks
I don't think thats bad at all robbo is coming back early it seems and Whelan is the only player we seem to be missing desperately. Apart from Jamar as ruck but we've got Spencer.

 

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as long as it doesn't contain Rivers, Moloney or Mclean for the majority of the season i'll be happy

 

[bloodpumpsRnB]

Or Petterd.

 

[Leper Messiah]

Great to see Petterds not on the list after the last practice game.

Pity to see Strauss rolled an ankle though I was hoping he would get a run in place of Grimes

 

[master bate]

Yeah its not too bad, Grimes is the only real disappointment. Wheatley and Whelan break down everytime this year and hopefully with the improvement in fitness/medical staff our young players don't end up like those two in a couple of years. Bell and Strauss are bad luck, Robbo is coming along nicely and its no surprise to see a ruckman do a stress fracture in a foot, just have to make sure we get him back to 100%.

I've got no doubt that minimalising injuries will not just do the obvious and help us win games this year but will acellerate the development of our youngsters as a whole.