News Sam Docherty - Another ACL :((

[Jay23]

As shattering as it is to lost Doc for another season to a ACL injury, it provides opportunity for someone else to stand up. It gives, williamson, Newman, Macredie and Schumacher all a chance to fill the void.

Just to put things into perspective, West Coast had Priddis and Mitchell retire, Nic Nat done his knee and was out for the season, Keneddy was only played a handful of games for the season and they also lost Gaf for the back end of the season and finals, yet they still managed to win a grand final.

1 player does not define a season and am hoping a few gems can be found. Doc is a big loss but he will be back as he is the ultimate professional.

 

[Arr0w]

Reading this thread, staggered that people are blaming our old medicos for Doc redoing his knee

Johnson, Menzel, Libba, Morabito, Patton, Woodward etc etc

 

[Blue and Blue]

Blame the surgeon that didnt do the job right. Otherwise there is nothing to blame besides bad luck.
I still say knees and football boots is something that has never been fully factored in. I had a pair of running shoes and constant knee pain. When I stopped wearing them for good it went away. A few microns of difference in angles of support is all.

 

[Thehurdle]

Completely flattened by this news. I can’t imagine where Doc’s head is at now. I’m oscillating between catastrophising and trying to find some positive way forward. I know this is just another reaction, but I think that hanging out with you lot will help. We can’t mend Doc’s knee. We can share our pain and our hopes for the future. Another rock on the road to this great Club’s return from a very dark period. When we get there, and I believe we will, we’ll have a team of gritty, resilient characters.

 

[Monkey King]

What an era.

 

[Omega Blue]

It's just guttwrenching that we have been robbed of the league's best hbfer for two of his prime years. My son will be 3 years old by the time Docherty can lace the boots back up, having never lived in a time where Docherty has played for the mighty blues. (Not that he cares but his Dadda does)

 

[Faz 2000]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh shit.

 

[AB_Blue]

Still gutted [emoji22]

Yep

The young man bleeds blue and oozes leadership.

It’s a hard pill to swallow for Doc.....hopefully we keep his mentality up

So is this trampoline thing have any merit ?

 

[Blue Pulse]

The loneliest place in a football team is in the rehab rooms, it can be gut wrenching and plays with your mind, he can not rush back from this, his body may be fine but his mind will always have that doubt.

All the best Doc, take your time, by the the time you are firing again, so will the rest of the boys.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Even the tradies in my house are talking to me about Sam. Go away cruel world.

 

[Jabba73]

Who gives a shit about the trampoline?

From my understanding, once the rehab is completed to the point where he is cleared to play (late last season), it is a matter of luck whether it happens again or not.

Understand people want someone or something to blame, the trampoline ‘incident’ is not it unless it was a full rupture at the time. Can’t imagine he would be physically able to risk running on it, if he had already done that much damage.

 

[Macca43]

Getting Alex Johnson into the club will pay dividends after this I would think, if there is anyone who can help Doc through the mental aspect of the injury it would be him.

 

[DIG]

**** you medical science nerds for not coming up with a way to 100% avoid recurring ACLs yet!

We can clone sheep, remotely conduct heart surgery with robots but still can’t create an unbreakable bionic ACL. ****!

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

Getting Alex Johnson into the club will pay dividends after this I would think, if there is anyone who can help Doc through the mental aspect of the injury it would be him.

Who knows....our starting half backs in 2020 may well be Doc and AJ

 

[Bronze]

Get back quick Doc.
We’ll need you in September

 

[I bleed Blue]

There are two main things I think the club should look at this offseason-

1) Time travel- lets just go back two days and give Doc the day off.

2) Curse breaking- whatever voodoo witch doctor curse has hit our club needs to be lifted.

I'll start gathering ingredients for this curse lift just in case. Got some eye of newt and a bats heart already. KohPhi I need some tears of a pure hearted virgin... if you could oblidge that would be great. Thanks.

 

[jj1978]

Day after still shattered for Doc and the team. But really should at this point of our teams development be something they're prepared for and can deal with and use it to inspire as opposed to deflate.

There have been many instances of important players doing ACL's in the season and not impeding the clubs efforts, most recently Nit Nat (team won the flag).

Last captain to do an ACL... Bob Murphy.. and his team won the flag!

 

[El Topo]

Two years ago, most here would have picked Doc and Byrne as our springboard from defence and a major part of the New Carlton. ****.

 

[KohPhi]

There are two main things I think the club should look at this offseason-
1) Time travel- lets just go back two days and give Doc the day off.
2) Curse breaking- whatever voodoo witch doctor curse has hit our club needs to be lifted.
I'll start gathering ingredients for this curse lift just in case. Got some eye of newt and a bats heart already. KohPhi I need some tears of a pure hearted virgin... if you could oblidge that would be great. Thanks.

I'm in Warragul today, you ask the impossible!!

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[Penetrator]

Shattered for Doc and the club but on the bright side he will be back for finals.

 

[Jabba73]

Shattered for Doc and the club but on the bright side he will be back for finals.

That’s the spirit ...









... or you have been into the spirits

 

[agro]

There’s a lot of things Sam Docherty needs right now - but the best wishes of the Drug Cheats Football Club isn’t one of them.

 

[Blue Ratts]

Wanted to post yesterday but too lost for words. No different today. Horrible news

 

[Aphrodite]

There’s a lot of things Sam Docherty needs right now - but the best wishes of the Drug Cheats Football Club isn’t one of them.

I saw that ( Xav Campbell )