Injury Quinton Narkle ACL

[Deep]

Yep, I concede.
We should not have drafted Joel Selwood or Trav Varcoe as they had leg injuries before we drafted them.
Clearly injury prone players.

Maybe we should have taken Mitch Thorp before Selwood like the Hawks did.

If we did that then in 2015 we would've finished about 14th

 

[RegHickeyStand]

Back on topic. Q is already back running. Straight lines but running. Excited. Personally think he'll be a better player than Parfitt.

I've said this before: don't expect nuth'n next year. ACL is a two year injury. One for rehab, the next for reserves level footy trying to find consistency. Fingers crossed for 2019 for the seniors.

 

[Strange Cat]

Back on topic. Q is already back running. Straight lines but running. Excited. Personally think he'll be a better player than Parfitt.

Big call

 

[goyoucatters]

Big call

Certainly is.

Would love it to be somewhere near the money, though.

Parfitt looks the most natural footballer we have drafted in many a long year.

So, if Q is going to end up having a similar 'ceiling', we are going to have two potential gemstones on the list.

Bring it on, I say.

 

[catswhiskers]

Back on topic. Q is already back running. Straight lines but running. Excited. Personally think he'll be a better player than Parfitt.

Have you seen him play much? He didn't take part in many VFL games.

Also preseason out at Deakin he seemed to be in a group separate to the main group each time I saw them. Running rather than in match simulation. Seemed strange at the time.

Have you noticed something or do you know something to give you confidence Narkle will be a player?

From VFL > Peter Jackson VFL 2017 > Geelong Cats > Geelong

I missed the two games he did play so can't really comment except to say, he has a long way to go and with an ACL at this point in time, it makes his task very difficult. He is the type of player we need but needs 3 or 4 big games late next year to have any chance of establishing himself.

This could be another classic dilemma for the club. Young, may be talented. Injured. Do they retain him for year 3 or move him on and start again.

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

All players suffer injuries it doesn’t mean they will all be suffering injuries all the time.

 

[Strange Cat]

All players suffer injuries it doesn’t mean they will all be suffering injuries all the time.

Unless you’re Cowan

 

[The rabbi]

Unless you’re Cowan

Or Marcus Drum.

 

[Spazz Cat]

Or Linc

 

[candiehappy]

Certainly is.

Would love it to be somewhere near the money, though.

Parfitt looks the most natural footballer we have drafted in many a long year.

So, if Q is going to end up having a similar 'ceiling', we are going to have two potential gemstones on the list.

Bring it on, I say.

and I would add McCarthy to that list.

 

[Strange Cat]

Certainly is.

Would love it to be somewhere near the money, though.

Parfitt looks the most natural footballer we have drafted in many a long year.

So, if Q is going to end up having a similar 'ceiling', we are going to have two potential gemstones on the list.

Bring it on, I say.

I would add Zurthie in there as well, the kid is scary composed and hard to tackle despite his physical apparences.

I am really looking forward to watching Parfitt and Zuthrie development over the next few years.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Have you seen him play much? He didn't take part in many VFL games.

Also preseason out at Deakin he seemed to be in a group separate to the main group each time I saw them. Running rather than in match simulation. Seemed strange at the time.

Have you noticed something or do you know something to give you confidence Narkle will be a player?

I missed the two games he did play so can't really comment except to say, he has a long way to go and with an ACL at this point in time, it makes his task very difficult. He is the type of player we need but needs 3 or 4 big games late next year to have any chance of establishing himself.

This could be another classic dilemma for the club. Young, may be talented. Injured. Do they retain him for year 3 or move him on and start again.

I can only assume Catsmaninamerica is related to him. I saw him in a preseason game. He was struggling to get involved and did a lot of pointing to players to pick up his man who had run off him. In the VFL season, he was out with a hammy for quite a few games. Came back and played one decent game, then did his ACL. Narkle and Parfitt are similar age and size but there's no comparison between the two based on presented form.

 

[The rabbi]

I've said this before: don't expect nuth'n next year. ACL is a two year injury. One for rehab, the next for reserves level footy trying to find consistency. Fingers crossed for 2019 for the seniors.

People may need to keep that in mind with Thurlow.
I tend to think that one of the barriers to players struggling after returning from serious knee injuries is the mental hurdle of the injury still being in the back of their mind.
I think that Thurlow may improve on last year.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

In today’s clip of training he’s shown participating in light skills work. Some decent progress.

 

[Larry Donohue]

Or Linc


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Now you're getting personal

 

[Landgraft]

In today’s clip of training he’s shown participating in light skills work. Some decent progress.

He's rejoined training, including some match simulation. I presume he's wearing the non-contact hat.

 

[The rabbi]

Or Linc


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[The rabbi]

Narks has cut off his long blond locks.

 

[Cool Cat]

Narks has cut off his long blond locks.

Powerful build

 

[Catsmaninamerica]

No I’m not related to him. I just know a gun when I see one. He’s the real deal

 

[Stocks_go_Up]

Billy Smedts was supposed to be the best young talent around

 

[Landgraft]

Billy Smedts was supposed to be the best young talent around

It's inspirational that you emerged from the wilderness to make this post.

 

[dazbroncos]

Billy Smedts was supposed to be the best young talent around

Well played. You must be so proud.

Blokes coming back from ACL in his 2nd year.. its Jan 15th so just ramping up into preseason and the best you can do is compare him with a Rd 1 pick that was highly touted at the time and is now out of footy I think.

Sure he may not make it - and the fate might be the same, but given its SO early why stick the fork in him and anyone that thinks he might do ok?

Getting into the old agro early huh emu.

GO Catters

 

[David the Cat]

Billy Smedts was supposed to be the best young talent around

One of the more woeful efforts of the last 12 months.

Well done.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Well played. You must be so proud.

Blokes coming back from ACL in his 2nd year.. its Jan 15th so just ramping up into preseason and the best you can do is compare him with a Rd 1 pick that was highly touted at the time and is now out of footy I think.

Sure he may not make it - and the fate might be the same, but given its SO early why stick the fork in him and anyone that thinks he might do ok?

Getting into the old agro early huh emu.

GO Catters

I think it was more a crack at CMIA to be honest.