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Blue Bawls said:
God I hope not, but he is from Adelaide - would perhaps be targeted by PA/Crows? Lots of competition for his spot with Duigan, Laidler, Lucas similar types.
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Not sure they'd bother going after ROK with any sort of urgency or desparation, but stranger things have happened.

Could well turn out to be a good player in due course but to this point in time hasn't shown much that would attract much interest from other clubs. Of course there are reasons for this beyond the control of everyone, but that is probably the reality.

Of course I hope not too as him succeeding would be a wonderful story for the individual and the club. Would love to keep him and I'm certain we will for the time being but it would not be a huge loss if that was to eventuate at the end of the season.
 

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Absolutely devestated if true.
He just couldnt catch a break.
Fingers crossed, he's just got a small knock or something and will be fine.
Can not be the end of this kids career!!!!

Dont think I've ever hoped for DOCSherrin to be wrong more!
 
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Here we go guys,

#20 – Rhys O’Keeffe

A little bit about Rhys
Rhys O’Keeffe arrived at the Blues in 2009 as a running half-back who was pick 65 in the 2008 draft.
He has struggled with injury throughout his short career at the Blues and only managed a handful of games in 2009 before his first injury struck. He had Osteitus Pubis, which meant the end of his first season. Rhys had complications after his surgery, problems with his hamstrings and a stress fracture in his lower lumbar spine and therefore only managed to play 2 games for the Bullants. At the end of 2010 after two injury-riddled years at Carlton on the senior list, his contract had expired and many thought he would be delisted, but the Blues had seen enough to know that he was worth keeping and decided to move O’Keeffe from the senior list to the rookie list. The move took the pressure off Rhys and allowed him to work on getting his body right without having added stress.

Season 2011 for Rhys
Rhys finally got his body back to full fitness which allowed him to train well and complete a strong pre-season. It was beginning to look like the third time lucky. He’s hard at the contest and a long and accurate kick. His booming left kick is a dangerous weapon and we were all eager to see ‘ROK’ in action. Rhys contributed strongly in the first six games of the season and managed three goals. He took two weeks off before returning against Box Hill in what was a quieter game for him. His next three weeks were pretty good. He got a lot of the ball, but also struggled at times to find space to use the lethal left foot of his.
During the first quarter of the Geelong game down at Skilled stadium Rhys left the field early with what looked like a hip injury but after a nervous wait he returned to the field and played out the match. We witnessed a strong third quarter from Rhys in which we saw a great goal. He broke away from a pack before running inside fifty and getting it straight through the middle. The last quarter saw him kick a nice goal on a tight angle. . He was hard at it all day and played one of his best games for the Ants and was beginning to justify the club’s faith.
A long term injury to Andrew Collins saw Rhys elevated to the senior list and named on the extended bench for Carlton for the West Coast game in round 14. He was selected in the final squad and Sunday June 26th was a day the fans thought would never happen. Rhys became the 1135th Carlton player to debut. He began as the sub and came on during the second quarter after an injury to Michael Jamison. Rhys made it through unscathed and finished with 8 disposals.
Rhys returned to the Bullants the next week and played strongly. During the Ants bye weekend we saw a twitter post from DocSherrin which stated that it looked like Rhys’ career was over as he had hurt his back again. In what was a devastating blow for fans, we were left wondering if it would all be over just a month after his AFL debut. The reports turned out to be false and Rhys played on, maintaining his consistency.
Rhys finished the year strongly by working hard and playing some great shut down roles. He finished 2011 with a games total of 15. His damaging disposal and his strong decision making will hold him in good stead for the future.

Where to From Here?
Rhys came along in leaps and bounds in 2011. His development over the past 12 months has given the fans a reason to smile. We are hopeful that his injury-riddled days are behind him and he can have another strong pre-season and put his hand up for a spot in the senior side. After the first two years, which were hell for Rhys, he put his head down and continued to work hard when many others would have given their dream of playing AFL football away. He delighted the coaches with his application and professionalism and I for one am extremely excited about Rhys’ future.
May 2012 be your strongest year yet Rhys.
 

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still listed at 7 weeks,is he foot in a time zone or something hasn't done down... thought you could play with a sore heel:eek:

hope he gets another crack (carlton or other) he wasn't able to play his game in the eagles game last year, had to fill in for jamo...he is a gun
 
mickelboy182 said:
Nothing short of a miracle will save ROK's AFL career unfortunately. Of all the injury horror stories we've had over the last few years, be it Walker/Bower/White, ROK would have to take the cake.
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Hartlett went O.K.

Not prepared to discount O'Keeffe just yet.
We may well be moving on several players come years end to make room through a strong draft, but right now, I have others in front.
 
As i said in the player review
After the first two years, which were hell for Rhys, he put his head down and continued to work hard when many others would have given their dream of playing AFL football away. He delighted the coaches with his application and professionalism.

That has to count for something. He works so hard and the coaches do have faith in him.
I understand that you can't keep a player on the list forever, in hope that he might play one day.
I'm not sure exactly what is wrong with Rhys, as he has been listed as between 7-9 weeks for about 2 months now.

Maybe, just maybe, he'll be okay for the second half of the year.
I don't want to discount him at all.
He's shown some amazing skills and I don't wanna see him go :(
 

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As much as we all want him to succeed, this is his fourth year with us and he simply hasn't played anywhere near enough footy at any level.

Add to the fact we have a relative abundance of HBFers, doesn't look very good for him.
 
the door has fallen in been knocking on it for a while..,the most talked aobut 1 game player i can remember sincethe (o gamer) mitchell :p good luck rock hope he plays a soild game..
 
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the door has fallen in been knocking on it for a while..,the most talked aobut 1 game player i can remember sincethe (o gamer) mitchell :p good luck rock hope he plays a soild game..
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Fair enough, but it is confined to our own board.
I can guarantee that others prop up their un-trieds as well.

There are others that could have been spoken about but haven't been. There is a reason for that.
 
Congratulations to Rhys.
He has had some tough tough times throughout his short career, but he never gave up and he put his head down and worked his butt off to get himself fit.
Many of you know that I am a big fan of his and have been from day one.
I wish him all the best in his 2nd career game this weekend. I, for one, could not be happier!
 
Blue Girl 4 life said:
Congratulations to Rhys.
He has had some tough tough times throughout his short career, but he never gave up and he put his head down and worked his butt off to get himself fit.
Many of you know that I am a big fan of his and have been from day one.
I wish him all the best in his 2nd career game this weekend. I, for one, could not be happier!
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Me too, turning into an inside mid has been the best move for him I think. A mid who can kick like that needs to be watched. Go son!
 

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