Player Watch Josh Rachele

[Dewy006]

He needs to beat off Murph to get that vacant spot.

 

[Jarman3]

He needs to beat off Murph to get that vacant spot.

Great, so he recovers from a knee injury just to get a wrist injury before even playing a game.

 

[StonesThrow]

Feel like with Rankine out, we'll need a full best 22 to go all the way. Need to get lucky with Rachele and Michalaney and hope for no new injuries or insults.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Rachele good to go in 2-3 weeks. So will miss North and the bye, some chance of the QF and should be good to go for the SF/PF? Pretty good outcome.

Max also good to go for the first final.

Good news.

How many so called experts, even this week said Rachele won't play again this season...

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Maybe this was posted elsewhere, but he’s back fully running now as well!

 

[MrBarry]

I think he's straight in week 1, no SANFL needed.

 

[conVINCEd]

I reckon he needs a month of solid training ‘on legs’ - in for (hopefully) a home prelim.

 

[MrBarry]

I reckon he needs a month of solid training ‘on legs’ - in for (hopefully) a home prelim.

He plays the QF imo, even as a sub.

 

[jamesclean]

The rehab has looked absolutely top tier

 

[Peter Doherty]

I reckon he needs a month of solid training ‘on legs’ - in for (hopefully) a home prelim.

He looks great in those clips, what would it take for you to be conVINCEd?

 

[PeterSalt]

Maybe this was posted elsewhere, but he’s back fully running now as well!

Nicks mentioned it in his presser yesterday

 

[Golumless]

I think he's straight in week 1, no SANFL needed.

Rash is an automatic selection the moment he's fit. Way to good of a footballer to bother playing in the SANFL when we have a must-win game, and that was the case before Rankine's suspension.

 

[Soggy2112]

Rash is an automatic selection the moment he's fit. Way to good of a footballer to bother playing in the SANFL when we have a must-win game, and that was the case before Rankine's suspension.

As many have said, if he’s fit for football, he’s fit for AFL. No point wasting him in the SANFL.

If the load is a concern then start him as the sub.

 

[NTRabbit]

We can't play Rachele in the SANFL anyway, it's finals and he's not eligible

 

[Soggy2112]

We can't play Rachele in the SANFL anyway, it's finals and he's not eligible

You can if the first team is still alive can’t you?

 

[dogs105]

We can't play Rachele in the SANFL anyway, it's finals and he's not eligible

No

You can if the first team is still alive can’t you?

Yes

 

[FR0GGY]

No

Yes

Will we?
No

 

[treeman]

Camporeale on fiveaa wasn't too confident about Rachele coming back for the qualifying. Said he isn't doing match training so isn't convincing at all.

 

[MarcusP2]

Camporeale on fiveaa wasn't too confident about Rachele coming back for the qualifying. Said he isn't doing match training so isn't convincing at all.

The QF is 2 weeks away.

 

[treeman]

The QF is 2 weeks away.

I realise this but he was thinking pre lim if we get there. Hope he's wrong.

 

[spenze]

The rehab has looked absolutely top tier

I want that last machine thingo they were doing over his knee, not sure what it was but sure it'd help me after a day of cricket

 

[conVINCEd]

He looks great in those clips, what would it take for you to be conVINCEd?

Seeing him named.

I sure hope he’s ready; just feels like he won’t have been running for long enough by 4 September.

 

[119others]

Doctor on SEN thinks second week finals at very best but still lots of.doubt

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

Doctor on SEN thinks second week finals at very best but still lots of.doubt

I don't know how much stake I'd put in calls made from outside parties. At best they'd be looking at what stage of rehab he's up to and making an educated guess.

 

[George CantStandYa]

I don't know how much stake I'd put in calls made from outside parties. At best they'd be looking at what stage of rehab he's up to and making an educated guess.

He didn’t know Rachelle was already running and thought he was only running on that special equipment