Certified Legendary Thread Nathan Freeman Updates

[Saintos The ITK]

He’s got a good attitude

 

[aussierulesrules]

Terrific article on Nathan, seems to have a great attitude and perspective on things now. May be what makes the difference for him now.

He's obviously up against it to have a really good career from here, but I haven't given up on him playing and contributing for us, as it's entirely possible that the scar tissue had been gradually building up since his last op, and had just gotten to the stage where it needed to be removed, but now that that's hopefully happened, he may get a relatively free run at it until it builds up again (perhaps over the next 2-3 years).

Given what he showed he was capable of last year once he got going, I don't really see why he won't be able to go at least as well this year, if he has a good run at it for the rest of the year- as he'd have the confidence from how well he was going by the end last year, and he sounds like he's done a lot of work over the preseason and again now, so hopefully that fitness base will also help him to go better this year.

Really wish him a good go at it from here. At the very least for a year or two.

Feel like we just need to get him to the starting line and to play a few games. If we do then it will be a huge load off him and it will completely change the narrative, as it will no longer be "will he ever play a game", and he will just be like everyone else in the AFL playing senior footy.

 

[DGontheQT]

Saturday 5th May - At Box Hill Hawks , or if given an extra week Sunday 13th May at home to Essendon VFL , is when Nathan is aiming to next play. Maybe 4 weeks at Sandy before debuting with any luck. Good little video from the club.

 

[toxic]

Saturday 5th May - At Box Hill Hawks , or if given an extra week Sunday 13th May at home to Essendon VFL , is when Nathan is aiming to next play. Maybe 4 weeks at Sandy before debuting with any luck. Good little video from the club.

What year?

 

[Verdun66]

What year?

Do you hope the young man gets to play?

 

[toxic]

Do you hope the young man gets to play?

I bloody love Nath, gutted we couldn't get him right

 

[Joffaboy]

I bloody love Nath, gutted we couldn't get him right

Nobody can get him right

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[Ekomaira]

Nobody can get him right

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Hawthorn could

 

[Joffaboy]

Hawthorn could

Nope

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[toxic]

Nobody can get him right

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Bloody shit for him.

Amazed he hasn't walked away

 

[aussierulesrules]

According to the injury update on the club website he re-joined full training today and is only...

drumroll....

Two weeks away!

 

[theprospect]

Even if he doesn't manage a game this year I'd still retain him, keep him on 1 year deals and if he breaks into the team and starts to show something, give him a 2 year deal.

 

[Ekomaira]

I'd hate to see us get rid of him. what's one spot on the list? so we can take a kid with a late pick and delist him in a few years?

too much talent to not persist with

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

I'd hate to see us get rid of him. what's one spot on the list? so we can take a kid with a late pick and delist him in a few years?

too much talent to not persist with

Yep potentially even rookie pick at least. Usually a slow death that route tho... Freeman is a slightly special case tho.

 

[CALL ME SNAKE]

Make him coach.
Meh! What have we got to lose

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I'd hate to see us get rid of him. what's one spot on the list? so we can take a kid with a late pick and delist him in a few years?

too much talent to not persist with

My list of players i'd like to see de-listed before Freeman (22yo) includes.
Gilbert, Brown, Wright (24yo) , Minchington (24yo), Pierce (23yo).
Possibly Armitage and McKenzie as well, ( let you know by the end of the season ).

How much footy did Sam Fisher play while he was concentrating on his golf career as a junior? Freeman has already proven he has an ability to come back in the VFL level and impact games.

 

[sammm]

I'd hate to see us get rid of him. what's one spot on the list? so we can take a kid with a late pick and delist him in a few years?

too much talent to not persist with

there have been a number of instances from various clubs where players have stayed on the books for many years in injured before getting a game.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

there have been a number of instances from various clubs where players have stayed on the books for many years in injured before getting a game.

For some reason Daniel Menzel leaps into my mind this week.

 

[Verdun66]

From another sport. Patrick Cummins had a fantastic start to his Test career at 18 years of age. They then had to wait 5 years for him to play consistently again. He had stress fractures, and they just had to wait for his body to mature and strengthen. He has just had an unbelievable few months in the Test side. I thought he was never playing again to be honest.

 

[DGontheQT]

What year?

We are going to have Freezer frozen (cryogenically) until either the technology exists to fix dodgy hamstrings or Collingwood make a Grand Final. So 2118 at the earliest.

 

[toxic]

We are going to have Freezer frozen (cryogenically) until either the technology exists to fix dodgy hamstrings or Collingwood make a Grand Final. So 2118 at the earliest.

So you slept thru last friday nite

 

[DGontheQT]

So you slept thru last friday nite

No , but Adelaide did. Impressive win though.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

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[austinnn]

Think Sandringham could be well worth watching this year. Great news for Nathan, hope it continues.

 

[PoppedCorn]

**** VFL
We are ****ed anyway chuck him in the ones and give him ten mins a qtr and give the others less rotations and get the bastards fitter