Injury Murphy requires surgery

[Canyouhearthedrums]

Meh, these things happen. At least it's not OP, he's back for round 1 and we're playing the Tiges anyway.

Lets be honest, our midfield is the only place we can really cover injuries...Will be a good chance to put the spotlight on people like Grigg and give Lucas, Cachia or others a run

 

[AlecDuncan]

Well, at least they've identified it in the second week of January and not March. Hopefully it doesn't hold him back in the regular season.

 

[Bluebear]

We knew he was carrying some sort of groin/hip injury - Doesn't sound like it was OP if they can operate and have him ready by RD1 which is good.

Spot on GB.

His restricted program was rumoured to be related to OP. The only OP I know of for that is a tendon release and that's a 3 month recovery.

This might be similar to the problems that Kreuzer, Houlihan and Steve Johnson have had - possibly just shaving a spur off the front of the joint which aggravates the adductor. 4 weeks was the maximum, and SJ was back in under 2 (although took him another 2-3 to get up to near full tilt).

Not great news, but certainly not the worst news.

 

[The Toad]

A lot of you are saying it has ruined your day, well it has actually made mine. I was shit scared he had OP which was the thinking of a lot of people. Him NOT having OP is fricken awesome and the fact he should be right for Rnd 1 is even awesomer.

 

[Mr.Kennedy]

A lot of you are saying it has ruined your day, well it has actually made mine. I was shit scared he had OP which was the thinking of a lot of people. Him NOT having OP is fricken awesome and the fact he should be right for Rnd 1 is even awesomer.

It has made my day too. It looked like he was going to carry the injury into the season and hope for the best. This way they get on top of it and not make it any worse.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

I'll keep my powder dry until I see Murph out on the field again. Sticke has become a bit of a spin doctor with the recent example of Waitey looking alright to play early in the season rather than round 1. Any injury that has effected Murph's pre-season so far will mean he's not cheery ripe [or should that be mars ripe] at the moment. A 4 week rehab will put him further behind. Expect a lighter workload at the start of the season. I remember Kruezer having a hip complaint in his first year. Missed a couple of games at the start of the season. It was described as a nuisance type injury that could be left until it became troublesome. Carlton decided to get it out of the way and take some early pain. Maybe Murph has the same type of injury. A hip injury ruined Houlihan's 2008 so let's hope that this decision will prevent a season ending injury later in his career.

 

[BlueSnake]

Personally I'm just happy it's not OP.

 

[Sharks On A Plane]

There is a silver lining. Murph was 1 I felt ran out of steam a bit toward the end of the season last year, perhaps a later start will see him struggle early for full match fitness but it may freshen him up and see him run out the season better.

Interesting.

The fact that Murphy polled a Brownlow vote in Round 18, three votes in Round 20 and another vote in Round 21 might suggest otherwise.

 

[40yearBLUE]

Interesting.

The fact that Murphy polled a Brownlow vote in Round 18, three votes in Round 20 and another vote in Round 21 might suggest otherwise.

Thats a fair call, but there is no doubt he and other mids lacked the legs to run the other way when we did not have the pill in the second Collingwood, second Essendon and second Adelaide games and Brisbane final in the last quarter. I am not blaming Murphy, he was better than most as you rightly point out. I posted in other threads that part of this was core fitness and body hardness that a number of pre seasons bring on.

There is a school of thought that has it that our younger bodies ran out of steam both in games and toward the end of the season. Perhaps, just perhaps a modified fitness time line will stand him in good stead toward the business end. It is not a rock solid science just an observation.

 

[All Australian]

Why didn't they just bite the bullet when the injury was first noticed. Would have been half way through his recovery by now and a good chance to get a game or 2 under his belt come round 1. Hindsight I know, but the medical staff had an oppurtunity to put this to bed weeks ago.

 

[gbatman]

Why didn't they just bite the bullet when the injury was first noticed. Would have been half way through his recovery by now and a good chance to get a game or 2 under his belt come round 1. Hindsight I know, but the medical staff had an oppurtunity to put this to bed weeks ago.

Because our club has a history of trying everything excepth the solution that fixes the problem (see Jamison/Walker). We often leave things for ages but I think this may have been more dificult to make a decision on.

 

[The Big Sticks]

I just hope it doesnt effect his game too much and he gets back in time to collect his three brownlow votes against the tiges

 

[I LOVE THE CFC]

She'll be right

Wish the club would hurry up and officially open the new building...that's the kinda good news story we are all hanging out for!

 

[blueblood25]

4 weeks is good news! The sooner he gets this done the better, March 25 is still a fair way away

 

[shell23]

^^ i just worked it out there are still 11 weeks until the season and he is out for 4 weeks he will still have 6-7 weeks to get ready.

 

[starchamber]

Not that bad MC. He'll only have 4 weeks off, and should be right for round 1, especially given that we are still more than two months away from the start of the H&A season. At least it's not OP, which had been rumoured for some time now.

I doubt it it's a hip injury and that a major operation isn't it. I reckon it will be at least 8 weeks minimum before he can run proper. I hope we don't juice him up to get on track quicker. Ryan Houilhan had problem with his hip and missed most of 2008.

 

[starchamber]

^^ i just worked it out there are still 11 weeks until the season and he is out for 4 weeks he will still have 6-7 weeks to get ready.

That's about how long i expect him to be back. I find it hard that someone operate and cuts you open and in 4 weeks you back to how you are.

 

[shell23]

That's about how long i expect him to be back. I find it hard that someone operate and cuts you open and in 4 weeks you back to how you are.

well its oviously not a big operation then they wouldnt lie and say 4 weeks when its really 8-10.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

I doubt it it's a hip injury and that a major operation isn't it. I reckon it will be at least 8 weeks minimum before he can run proper. I hope we don't juice him up to get on track quicker. Ryan Houilhan had problem with his hip and missed most of 2008.

Ryan Houlihans operation was major, see:
http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/...houlihan-new-lease-on-life-20091124-j89o.html

Two centimetres of bone were shaved off each hip before six 'anchors' were installed to shore up the connection between muscle and bone.

Even though the club won't say it i think Murph's current problem is very similar to the operation that Kreuzer had. Kreuz had bone spurs shaved off in his hip socket and was back in training 4 weeks later.

 

[TwiggleyFanClub]

Personally I suspect they're playing it down and that it's not as trivial as they are telling us.

 

[blueblood25]

I doubt it it's a hip injury and that a major operation isn't it. I reckon it will be at least 8 weeks minimum before he can run proper. I hope we don't juice him up to get on track quicker. Ryan Houilhan had problem with his hip and missed most of 2008.

Enlighten us on your sources (or dare i say logic), oh chambered one?

 

[Jeremias]

Enlighten us on your sources (or dare i say logic), oh chambered one?

Please don't.

 

[bigstyletiger]

Because our club has a history of trying everything excepth the solution that fixes the problem (see Jamison/Walker). We often leave things for ages but I think this may have been more dificult to make a decision on.

Hi guys. Sorry to intrude. Love watching Murph play and wish him all the best in his recovery.

I don't think that you're club failed to pull the trigger - more the fact that hip surgery can be risky and that it can be better/more responsible to go down a non opperative path sometimes.

Anyway hope it works out.

 

[HBF]

I doubt it it's a hip injury and that a major operation isn't it. I reckon it will be at least 8 weeks minimum before he can run proper. I hope we don't juice him up to get on track quicker. Ryan Houilhan had problem with his hip and missed most of 2008.

Or you could look at Stevie J, who had hip surgery, and was playing not that long after that operation. If the club say 4 weeks, I believe them.

 

[jj1978]

I would assume it is not a "major" complaint if the club were initially preferring to wait to see if it responded to non-surgical treatment... in the end it wasn't responding quick enough so surgery is the new path.

Generally with major problems they would of gone down the surgery path from day one instead of waiting, so to me it's nothing super-serious but surgery I feel will quicken up his availability compared to the non-surgical option.