News Sam Docherty ACL

[Wild Bill]

Terrible news. Out and out gun.

Picking up mullet looks like a good get now.

 

[Wily trout]

Absolutely gutted, have his signed number on my jumper. Top Quality bloke and will no doubt be a huge support for the young guys on the track and where needed. Hopefully gets some time with Bolts in the box. No good time to do an ACL, but at least it gives the coaches time to adjust any plans and others to try and gel into the back group during pre/season. Fingers crossed and look forward to him being one of our best new 'recruits' for season 2019.

 

[Jabba73]

Selection panel have the perfect excuse for leaving him out of the AA squad now

 

[Neku]

I don't know much about specific injuries, but do players often get back to their full output after an ACL injury? Or is it something that will always impact their future performance?

 

[Blueboys7]

Please.

I like Doc as much as the next bloke. Yes he's a good player but he's basically a intercept, clean up, back man with a bit of attacking run for good measure.

VERY replaceable.

Our All Australian defender is "VERY replaceable"?

Okay then.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Any news on how it happened? Turning, marking drill, slipping on a dodgy surface?

 

[Mr Blonde]

This could be the making of Lachie Plowman

 

[Monkey King]

Woah! Devastated. Really feel for the guy. Hopefully recovers well and gets back to his best. This is just shit.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

So only 2-3 weeks?

Nope, 2-3 weeks is clinically dead in Macca talk this is more like your standard 1-2 weeks

 

[rog1995]

Seriously the club needs to look at our training facility. Our original ground is getting resurfaced and we're currently training on some public paddock. Not good enough and i suspect this has contributed to this injury. This could end up costing BB his job as i can't see us winning many games next year.

 

[whoosha38]

An injury like that to hit one of our most important players at this stage of our development is truly horrendous and unbelievably unfortunate.

No doubt he’ll be back and even better in 12 months, and of course, really feel for him and the entire squad at the moment… and for all of next year.


But the question needs to be asked though – With our main training oval currently out of bounds, is the surface of the outside ground we’ve moved to in any way responsible for this?

Unforgiveable if so.

 

[CasuallyDressed]

This sucks for you guys and Docherty.

Guy is a superstar, one of my favourites.

 

[Mr_Plow]

Relax with the calls to tear up PP after one ACL rupture.

Random event, terrible luck, etc.

If there's a 2nd? Burn it all.

 

[Styxx]

The one silver lining I can find is Mullet I think stylistically was not a mile off Doc from last year so in a Bolts enviroment he may cover 80% of Doc's output which helps.

Midfield 100% has to lift the rest of the load along with Gibbs being gone as well. Kennedy, SPS, Charlie (will probably move him mid and half back as I think he can do the competitive work).

Short version, the replacment of Doc cannot be lumped on one set of shoulders. The team is going to have to work to get it done combined.

Also thank God for Norf being so shit. Along with GC will prevent another spoon which would be a complete disaster for the club.

 

[El Topo]

Cometh the time, cometh the Weitering

 

[magoo2912]

This sucks, its not even December. It should have been Collingwood not us!

 

[Jeremias]

Shocking news. Not too much else to say, really.

We've got the replacements on paper but there's no hiding from reality - he's a star and his absence will certainly be felt.

Hard to take any positives from this, but at least we've got time to plan for his absence - better it happen now than on the eve of the season. Also provides a real opportunity for Byrne, Williamson and Mullett to stand up and cement a spot for themselves in the senior side.

Looking forward to seeing him back on the park in 2019. He'll be a terrific inclusion to the side.

 

[Nebular]

Sorry to hear the shit news guys. Feel for doc.

 

[Navara79]

This sucks, its not even December. It should have been Collingwood not us!

Grow up

 

[Aphrodite]

This sucks, its not even December. It should have been Collingwood not us!

Poor form!

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[MitchRobinson12]

Gutted, I need a silver lining... O'Shea and Mullett isn't going to cut it. Macreadie hopefully plays a lot with Williamson.

Do smaller players have less risk in re-injuring their ACL? Will he ever be the same??

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

Hate seeing players doing ACL injuries

All the best to Sam I really like him as a player and wish him all the best in his recovery and hope he gets back to his very best

Love watching him play

 

[ESKIE]

**** I can’t stop watching that

 

[CRIPPA9]

Can definitely see him moving into the captaincy role at the end of next year after spending the season picking the brains of the coaches and learning from the sidelines.

Hopefully Williamson and Byrne can step up- Judd's injury was the unearthing of Cripps.