Nathan '2-3 weeks' Freeman

[MyManLynch]

Once again, no change, still 2-3 weeks away.
Can somebody from the club actually tell us what's going on?
May as well put his cue in the rack for 2014.

 

[42Pants]

to miss 12 months with a hammy must be the mother of all hammys.......

 

[peter9789]

Unbelievable ..... Our incompetence in this area makes us the laughing stock of the competition

 

[Optimax]

Original hamstring is fine, has done the other leg twice in a month now.

 

[THATSGOLD]

First year player. He'll be right next season. No rush now.
Get 10 games in him next year and use him as the sub a few times. Relax

 

[Jasper84]

Once again, no change, still 2-3 weeks away.
Can somebody from the club actually tell us what's going on?
May as well put his cue in the rack for 2014.

I thought this thread may give us some info on what's going on. Alas no. Just another thread telling us what we already know and have known for nearly six months.

 

[Reykjavik]

I'd just be racking it up as "season" and be done with it. 2015 for Morgan, and hopefully whatever scar tissue is there and or biomechanical issues with his kicking action can be rectified by our sterling and highly financed fitness and recovery team.

 

[JOELY]

where is the latest injury update?

 

[MyManLynch]

The club should invest in stem cell research to produce 'super' hamstrings or look into artificial hamstrings.
Seriously, someone has to flag the extended soft tissue injury epidemic running through the club, at this years AGM.
This cannot be sold as 'bad luck' alone.

 

[MyManLynch]

where is the latest injury update?

Club site. Under 'Football' then 'Injury list'

 

[Optimax]

I believe he is down to a week now though fwiw, and will play not this weekend but the one after (crossing everything and touching wood)

 

[MyManLynch]

I believe he is down to a week now though fwiw, and will play not this weekend but the one after (crossing everything and touching wood)

I hope you are right. Don't understand why a club official injury list dated 28th July would still have him at 2-3 weeks?

 

[Magpie Mason]

A young bloke with bad hammy's, does not look good for a long term future.

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

Nathan "Fortnight" Freeman.

Works for me.

 

[Manic Magpie]

I expect nothing from Freeman and will be be pleasantly surprised if he ever plays a game for us. I don't blame anyone but he is a wasted draft pick to me until proven otherwise. We seem to have developed a talent for recruiting fragile players.

 

[MyManLynch]

Although, I also note that Swan & others have also not changed this week.
Perhaps the IT guys changed the Injury List date & are still awaiting the Football department to give them the latest update info?

I also note that we have 2 VFL players (Couch & Orval) with Hamstring injuries listed as 'Indefinite'.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

He's tracking beautifully to have the identical career path to Cyril Rioli.

 

[DAWESOME!!]

May yet all turn out ok, but would think we'd like our pick 10 again.

 

[MyManLynch]

Or you could just get over it, these days it takes as long as it takes.. we aint in the 80's with 3 week hammys anymore.. these players are Formula 1 machines being driven to the very edge.. even at training

I understand that, however I am concerned that our club seem to be more affected than others, or is that just my imagination?
It's very frustrating......but I'm over it. .............

 

[ClaytonM]

First year player. He'll be right next season. No rush now.
Get 10 games in him next year and use him as the sub a few times. Relax

What is wrong! Are you on drugs! This does not sound like the THATSGOLD that I know and love.

 

[ClaytonM]

I expect nothing from Freeman and will be be pleasantly surprised if he ever plays a game for us. I don't blame anyone but he is a wasted draft pick to me until proven otherwise. We seem to have developed a talent for recruiting fragile players.

That's a calm and rationale approach to the situation.

 

[domus]

First year player. He'll be right next season. No rush now.
Get 10 games in him next year and use him as the sub a few times. Relax

Very worrying. It seems this may be an ongoing issue like Cyril Rioli's recurring hamstring problems.. He bases his game on explosive speed. What a wonderful year we've had with our draftees.

 

[MightyPies1]

I expect nothing from Freeman and will be be pleasantly surprised if he ever plays a game for us. I don't blame anyone but he is a wasted draft pick to me until proven otherwise. We seem to have developed a talent for recruiting fragile players.

Unlike but so true.

 

[THATSGOLD]

Very worrying. It seems this may be an ongoing issue like Cyril Rioli's recurring hamstring problems.. He bases his game on explosive speed. What a wonderful year we've had with our draftees.

It's a hamstring tendon. It will repair. Olympic sprinters can have trouble but it doesn't affect their whole career. Eliott had a few hammy before he was drafted, hardly career ending.

 

[domus]

It's a hamstring tendon. It will repair. Olympic sprinters can have trouble but it doesn't affect their whole career. Eliott had a few hammy before he was drafted, hardly career ending.

I like your optimism but it strikes me as very concerning that he has done both hammys. Throw in Adam Oxley and Sharenberg and we should be demanding a refund. Basically nothing from three high draft picks. Patience is a virtue when you know you have a gun but we don't even know what (if anything) these boys are capable of producing.