Certified Legendary Thread Nathan Freeman Updates

[Stewart66]

Its going to be frustrating for Saints fans due to media clowns like David King and Damian Barrett. Freeman could play 30 games in a row and miss a game theyll be all over us for trading for him.

And John Ralph listening to him over time , all he talks about is rumour nothing factual about anything AFL.

 

[Stillwaiting]

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And John Ralph listening to him over time , all he talks about is rumour nothing factual about anything AFL.

We should start a rumour that Pendls has a hammy and will be out for the year, see if Ralph and that porky King run with it

 

[sobraz]

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We should start a rumour that Pendls has a hammy and will be out for the year, see if Ralph and that porky King run with it

That wouldn't be a rumor as I believe it is very close to the truth.

I saw him at dinner at Di Stasio on Fitzroy st on Saturday night with his wife, on crutches with a significant apparatus around his left upper leg, moving very gingerly. Had to sit with his leg raised on a bar stool the whole time.

If it's not off the bone it's very close.

 

[Persevering Saint]

Rors , what's your take on Freezer and how we should go about his treatment, etc?

 

[Rors]

Rors , what's your take on Freezer and how we should go about his treatment, etc?

Difficult to say without being 'inside' the medical room. I say the club is taking the right approach. Any muscle or tendon injuries should always be managed with heavy focus on flexibility via eccentric strengthening (increasing strength & flexibility in the lengthening movement of the muscle or tendon), or that's at least what I try to achieve.

Once that's achieved, we work on the concentric side of things to build more overall explosive strength in each individual muscle fibre. Just gotta make sure we pay equal attention to the 'good' leg too.

I have an inkling that the 'set back' he had a couple of months ago was either over stretching to minor rupture of previous scar tissue or fibrous tissue around the previous injury site. Not too uncommon, but obviously we need to take extreme caution in Freeman's case & we are. So overall, I'm pretty confident that we'll see him soon enough

 

[Joffaboy]

Can we move the Steven talk to the proper thread? Like the preseason thread.

This is the Freeman thread.

 

[Joffaboy]

Reports from Tony74 and True Believer at SS was that Freeman is now in full team training and match simulation.

Apparently has pulled up well and was training again today.

 

[Sir Skid]

Reports from Tony74 and True Believer at SS was that Freeman is now in full team training and match simulation.

Apparently has pulled up well and was training again today.

Wohoo....
Good news!

 

[stavro#4]

Reports from Tony74 and True Believer at SS was that Freeman is now in full team training and match simulation.

Apparently has pulled up well and was training again today.

Could play Sunday if picked.

Clubs just making sure this kid stays on the park when we let him get on it

 

[Ekomaira]

Reports from Tony74 and True Believer at SS was that Freeman is now in full team training and match simulation.

Apparently has pulled up well and was training again today.

christ. "apparently has pulled...*heart attack*... up well...*phew*"

 

[Richter]

Aish is a seagull who has no inside game with limited pace. Not what we need.

Also, Aish cost almost exactly twice what Freeman cost. Two mid-second round picks.

 

[Jade Buddha]

Also, Aish cost almost exactly twice what Freeman cost. Two mid-second round picks.

Collingwood have spent up big time. Can't see how they will be able to buy KPPs.

If Freeze works out he will be worth way more than Aish IMO.

 

[Paddlepop1001]

christ. "apparently has pulled...*heart attack*... up well...*phew*"

Brilliant News!

 

[Persevering Saint]

Difficult to say without being 'inside' the medical room. I say the club is taking the right approach. Any muscle or tendon injuries should always be managed with heavy focus on flexibility via eccentric strengthening (increasing strength & flexibility in the lengthening movement of the muscle or tendon), or that's at least what I try to achieve.

Once that's achieved, we work on the concentric side of things to build more overall explosive strength in each individual muscle fibre. Just gotta make sure we pay equal attention to the 'good' leg too.

I have an inkling that the 'set back' he had a couple of months ago was either over stretching to minor rupture of previous scar tissue or fibrous tissue around the previous injury site. Not too uncommon, but obviously we need to take extreme caution in Freeman's case & we are. So overall, I'm pretty confident that we'll see him soon enough

Seriously man, I am just so grateful you are on this forum.

 

[Kilroy]

Brilliant News!

Nice debut.

Have a Paddle Pop.

 

[saint66au]

Richo quoted as saying if it was a final we were playing this week Freezer would be available for selection..also heard an ITK say hes likely to play for Sandy in their Round 1 game..so I reckon hes doing OK

 

[HayesTheChamp]

Really happy to see the club doing this myself

Shows a degree of long term vision and maturity in our processes which we've lacked for years.

Amazing to see.

 

[toxic]

Could play Sunday if picked.

Clubs just making sure this kid stays on the park when we let him get on it

Thats crap and you know it..

He's had it amputated for medical science

Plz remember. ..you're recruiters should be sacked, why trade for a kid with no legs no arms no hope.

Freeman will be a jet..congrats to the medical staff who most importantly have Freeman believing he can be a footballer again and getting him to stick to an agreed fitness program

 

[Joffaboy]

Thats crap and you know it..

He's had it amputated for medical science

Plz remember. ..you're recruiters should be sacked, why trade for a kid with no legs no arms no hope.

Freeman will be a jet..congrats to the medical staff who most importantly have Freeman believing he can be a footballer again and getting him to stick to an agreed fitness program

And that is a great point toxic. It's not that the Pies couldn't do what the Saints have done, it was Freemans perception and headspace.

Belief is a big component of recovery.

 

[sasaint]

Confused. This mornings Hun reporting six weeks. So who knows what the situation is. Still, happy we made the trade. No risk, no reward.

 

[saintsman24]

Richo sa

Confused. This mornings Hun reporting six weeks. So who knows what the situation is. Still, happy we made the trade. No risk, no reward.

id the same in his interview this morning. Again it's the club playing it safe. I have no problem with 6 weeks. That means he potentially could play most of this season.

 

[stavro#4]

Confused. This mornings Hun reporting six weeks. So who knows what the situation is. Still, happy we made the trade. No risk, no reward.

Richo had an interview with sen.

He said freeman could play tomorrow however they want to get him right so will hold him back for 5-6 weeks and make sure that when he gets on the park he is there to stay. Ultra cautious and Freeman is stoked with this approach

 

[Apex36]

Aish is a seagull who has no inside game with limited pace. Not what we need.

Not sure how much of Freeman you've actually seen, but he's not exactly an inside type either. Most just assume he is because of his build. It's something he might be able to add to his game, but as it stands, he's far more of an outside player than inside bull.

As a side note, you should watch more of Aish. Whilst he's predominantly outside, he actually has a reasonably decent inside game when he's required to do it.

 

[bird_man]

I'm not too fussed if Freeman is playing Round 1 or Round 6, if he's pushing for a senior game by mid year I'd be rapt with that.

 

[bird_man]

Not sure how much of Freeman you've actually seen, but he's not exactly an inside type either. Most just assume he is because of his build. It's something he might be able to add to his game, but as it stands, he's far more of an outside player than inside bull.

As a side note, you should watch more of Aish. Whilst he's predominantly outside, he actually has a reasonably decent inside game when he's required to do it.

I rate both Freeman and Aish very highly, you guys did extremely well to get Aish. But Freeman suits our needs more so than Aish if he can get fit because we are desperate for that outside pace. Would have been great to get both though.