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Ozil said:
Like others have said, the LARS question has to come down to Bob's long term health and potentially, the rest of his career if he thinks he can go on into his mid-late 30s.

As far as I'm concerned, he does what he wants. Whether he pulls the pin or chooses to go on another year or two, the club obliges. He dragged us off the canvas to be in our current position - he's earned that much.
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If he actually believes he can go til his mid-late 30s, traditional reco is the go. But if he doesn't think so, then is there really anything to lose by going down the LARS route. His call though and which ever he chooses, he has my utmost respect and love as a footballer and as a human being.
 

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J_Moore said:
why not, exactly? is it likely to lead to more problems?
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Correctomondo! Plus the life span of the ligaments are questionable. Most surgeons wont touch lars and if the do its a hybrid version of both tradition and artificial.
 
Tas said:
I hope he considers having a LARS, will be back in 3 months, but will likely require another reconstruction post-retirement.
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People keep talking about long-term negative impacts from the LARS. Are there actually any beyond probably needing to undergo surgery again to replace the LARS ligament when it wears out?

Jaspar24 said:
Correctomondo! Plus the life span of the ligaments are questionable. Most surgeons wont touch lars and if the do its a hybrid version of both tradition and artificial.
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What are the problems, though?
 
Definitely one of the hardest blokes to hate, sad news and hope he plays on, deserves to play finals footy and there's a shit load of that coming the Dogs way.
 
J_Moore said:
People keep talking about long-term negative impacts from the LARS. Are there actually any beyond probably needing to undergo surgery again to replace the LARS ligament when it wears out?



What are the problems, though?
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Potential synovial issues, plus he would neef revision surgery post op and trust me the rehab sucks immensely...
 
NaturalDisaster said:
not suprising to see Hawthorn players not give a **** someone just got injured.
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What are they supposed to do? Carry him off? You are a deadset moron.

They showed no lack of disrespect. Just stood there confused if anything.
 
J_Moore said:
People keep talking about long-term negative impacts from the LARS. Are there actually any beyond probably needing to undergo surgery again to replace the LARS ligament when it wears out?
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LARS doesn't have great results with revision surgery (on a knee that has been reconstructed before) and Bob's knee that went has already been reconstructed. There is a risk that the binding wont be strong enough and his knee goes relatively soon after resuming full training, this would set him back a much longer period.

However, if he is considering retirement then it might be worth the risk.

LARS always fail, synthetic ligaments despite being 25x stronger than natural ligaments are poor when it comes to wear and tear as natural ligaments repair over time where artificial don't. Even walking will eventually cause it to go, eventually. I am not sure if there are any very long term studies on LARS patients.
 
NaturalDisaster said:
not suprising to see Hawthorn players not give a **** someone just got injured.
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What a dumb comment.




Meanwhile, the club posted this immediately after the game.
 
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LittleG said:
Now a few others.... Will edit my post. Still think it's disgusting.
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100% disgusting. Every team have dim wit supporters. I know we do but we aren't the only ones.

Any real footy fan is hoping for anything but an ACL. The bloke is a doggie great and honest as the day is long.
 
PumpyChowdown said:
Really hope it isn't. If it is, he should opt for the LARS and get back out there as soon as possible.
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Is this actually possible? I know a couple of people have done this but I imagine LARS surgery only works in certain cases? Or is a tear a tear? If so you'd think hed go for it. It's 2016 or never for Bob Murphy.
 
Wild Bill said:
Boomer just kicked 6. Age is a non factor. He was AA last year.
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Err, age is obviously a factor or everyone would keep playing ad finitum.

Of the tens of thousands of people who have played in the AFL how many have played aged 35?

You pick out one guy out of tens of thousands and then claim 'age is a non-factor'. I put it to you that it is.

Any 70 year olds going around in the AFL? According to you there should be at least a few.

Why isnt Barry Cable still out there?

It is patently nonsense to think doing an ACL at 24 and doing one at 34 are the same. Seriously.

Anyway - great player, great bloke. A real class act. Fast, smart and a brilliant kick on both sides.
 
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sonnywalters said:
Err, age is obviously a factor or everyone would keep playing ad finitum.

Of the tens of thousands of people who have played in the AFL how many have played aged 35?

You pick out one guy out of tens of thousands and then claim 'age is a non-factor'. I put it to you that it is.

Any 70 year olds going around in the AFL? According to you there should be at least a few.
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At 34 he was AA - he can get back to a good level. Built like Tuck - age does not catch up with them like some. He won't go from AA to dud in 2 years.
 

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Wild Bill said:
At 34 he was AA - he can get back to a good level. Built like Tuck - age does not catch up with them like some. He won't go from AA to dud in 2 years.
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Age is obviously a factor. If age wasnt a factor then AFL players would be spread evenly over all age groups up to 80. Think about it. Saying age isnt a factor is simply idiotic. You name Tuck and Harvey who are clearly statistical outliers and noone has ever made it to 50 playing the AFL. So obviously age IS a factor.
 
Wild Bill said:
At 34 he was AA - he can get back to a good level. Built like Tuck - age does not catch up with them like some. He won't go from AA to dud in 2 years.
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What you mean to say is that Bob Murphy may have the attributes play on a little longer. This is entirely different to saying 'age is a non-factor'. Think about it.

And Brent Harvey has not had any major injuries in the last five years. If he does his ACL next week I can guarantee you he wont be coming back. If he did his ACL two years ago it would have been curtains.
 
Can't be stuffed reading the 6 pages of comments. Especially after the first page quoted a majority of niff nuffs saying Bob cost the dogs and deserved it.

One of Footys all round good blokes. I would've hoped that this year the dogs lifted the cup with Bob there and he retired. One of Footys good guys who deserves a good ending to his career especially after the downs he's played through the dogs with.

Here's hoping it's nothing too serious and we see him back this year.
 

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