Injury LeCras - officially out for the year :sad face:

[daz17]

Sorry to hear.
One of my favourite players, and really wanted him to have a huge 2012.
Hope he recovers well and it doesn't affect his career.

 

[INSANE]

Not if the LARS fails 6 months in and does even more damage.

Screw LARS. Write him off for the year and get him right.

Agree.

 

[nurries]

Im sorry to hear this news, really bad luck for the young fella, seems to be a genuinely nice guy as well.

Silver Lining is it opens up an opportunity for someone else, and on that front, you guys have pretty good squad depth at the moment.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Bad luck guys, one of the best forwards in the league.

 

[LeCrassic]

Too bad I'm at work and I can't be at home rocking back and forth crying with a bottle of whiskey in hand listening to How do I live without you by Leanne Rhymes and watching round 16 of the 2010 season

 

[whatboutbob]

To be honest i think West Coast should consider the LARS option as for the most part it worked for Malceski. If it doesn't work then there is still time to get LaGras ready for the 2013 season with a more traditional treatment method.

Except for when it ruptured?

Disregarding the fact that not all ACL injuries are viable candidates for LARS, I for one am relieved they're not further risking Lecca's career with unproven surgery.

As has also been pointed out, the traditional knee reconstruction mulligan after LARS has failed ain't always an option, particularly if the pin point has been mashed, significantly risking the player's ability to ever run properly, let alone play again.

 

[pantskyle]

Just gutted by this news. Terrible blow.

Hindsight is a terrible thing sometimes but in hindsight we should have drafted Leon Davis.

Who do we think will be the Rookie promoted? Tunbridge or Mascoulis?

 

[nob2210]

I tore my ACL in pre-season last year and another option I was given was a hybrid. Basically both the LARS and the traditional method were done together. The LARS ligament obviously meant a quicker recovery and allowed play whilst the hamstring graft strengthened and eventually took over. Not sure how common it is elsewhere or whether it has been tried before in the AFL...

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Terrible Terrible news. One of my fav players in the comp.

Wishing LeCras all the best and a speedy recovery.

 

[bali-dog]

terrible nesw!!...i gues the small consolation is we have depth now, and he should be red hot and ready to play next season?

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Too bad I'm at work and I can't be at home rocking back and forth crying with a bottle of whiskey in hand listening to How do I live without you by Leanne Rhymes and watching round 16 of the 2010 season

Why not? That's what I'm doing at my desk.

Except I'm playing "Baby Come Back" by Player.

 

[pantskyle]

Why not? That's what I'm doing at my desk.

Except I'm playing "Baby Come Back" by Player.

I'm getting all nostalgic.

 

[Heafy83]

Terrible news guys. really one of my favourite players. Wish him a speedy recovery. What are your other options to replace Mark?

 

[rhinowce]

Too bad I'm at work and I can't be at home rocking back and forth crying with a bottle of whiskey in hand listening to How do I live without you by Leanne Rhymes and watching round 16 of the 2010 season

The Michael bolton version is alot better or worse take your pick..

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[Miguel Sanchez]

Terrible news guys. really one of my favourite players. Wish him a speedy recovery. What are your other options to replace Mark?

That depends. Have they perfected human cloning yet?

 

[WCEkirsty]

Horrible news, absolutely gutted for Mark at the moment.

Luke Shuey summed it up pretty well on twitter- "Football can be a cruel world sometimes.. Leccas too good of a player not to come back better from this"

 

[Biggie]

Agh **** it to hell.

 

[Smeg Head]

Terrible news, really puts a huge dent in my interest for the coming season losing one of my favourite players to watch before its even started.

 

[sTeeL]

Bad luck Lecca. Do it properly and get right for next year.

 

[4Kerr4]

Terrible news, really puts a huge dent in my interest for the coming season losing one of my favourite players to watch before its even started.

No player is bigger than the club - whilst this sucks camel d*cks think of all the other exciting young players. You stand united through tough times!

Lekka2013

 

[PyroCrow]

Feel sorry for you guys. One of my favourite players.

 

[Rickety_Cricket]

Shiiiit! Devastating news for both Lecca and the club, as others have already mentioned only positives out of this is I guess a rookie upgrade and someone stepping up to take his spot

 

[triplejdude]

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That is all.

 

[diknik]

I think Lecca will have no problem dealing with this mentally, hopefully his age allows him to heal properly too and he'll be back at least as good as he's been before. There is still lots of ways he can contribute to the club from the sidelines a'la Beau Waters when he was out of it with guiding the young players, sharing his experience and perfecting the theory of the game plan and tactics from the coaches box. Also by his sheer example of dealing with this can inspire the young players.

I hope some other player grasps this opportunity and we end up discovering another gun talent quicker from our young brigade.

I also think it's awesome how other club's supporters are genuinely concerned and wishing Lecca all the best - thank you all guys! Hope your clubs do without any injuries and we get to watch the best of our sport.

All the best Lecca and chins up mate! You'll be back bigger and better! We are all behind you!

 

[Suma Magic]

Hardest part for Lecca will be seeing the boys get their premiership medallions.