News Sam Docherty - Another ACL :((

[thylacine60]

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

yep, not many virgin blokes up there........

 

[BlueView]

Doc

You can almost see the hurt in his eyes. Stand up bloke

 

[thylacine60]

Doc

think I'm gonna lose it........courage is the most attractive of characteristics..........boy oh boy.............so moving really........

 

[Blue and Blue]

Hey. I live in Warragul and like it!


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Just kidding..I like Warragul too..been there many times

 

[Blue and Blue]

Doc

Thanks for posting that. It helps actually, just to see the fella.
No matter how any of us feel it must be as nothing compared to how he would feel.

 

[Alphonse_]

The positive take i can think in all of this (if such a thing is possible), is that we will see Patrick Cripps flourish earlier than expected to be the greatest captain this storied football has had since Sticks Kernahan.

The constant upwards and maturity and leadership our Paddy has shown in every game, every year at our club has been nothing short of extraordinary.

And to be brutally honest, i just don't think co captains work (I think Melbourne are/were better off letting Jack Viney go jt alone) !

Sam Docherty will still be the intellectual/cerebral mastermind of our playing group, but Crippa will strive even better as a player and person as solo captain in 2019.

Hopefully Marc Murphy will also get a new lease of life unburdened by the weight of captaincy.

I have almost complete confidence in the direction and trajectory this footy club is headed.

But strange and ridiculous as it sounds, i feel we will be treated to see the emergence of the best leader at league lvel of a lowly club since the legendary Robbie Flower in Patrick Cripps.

We have an extraordinary gifted and inspirational young person as leader of our players, i truly believe he has the stones and work ethic of being solo captain of pur club at such a young age.

Not saying Doc's leadership and intangible playing abilities will be missed (i'd chop off one of my healthy knees tomorrow if we could get him back), but I firmly believe we can (and will) see our Paddy take his game to a whole new level

I know this is a massive call, but i believe its built on a foundation of substance (with regards to PC)

 

[The Bighouse]

Is Bolt’s in the USA currently for his study period?
Probably couldn’t believe it if he received a message enlightening him of the situation.

 

[HBF]

ACLs are devastating. I know I feel like the Pies have had more than our fair share. Although the real fair share would be 0 across all clubs because no one deserves an ACL.

People have been saying Goldsack had a partial tear. That was incorrect reporting by the media. He suffered a full tear but was back in 6 months.

The two things that I've read he did differently to most reconstructions was he did a massive training load before the surgery. And they used a quad tendon rather than a hamstring.

Its unlikely Docherty will be back in 6 months because Goldsack took risks due to his age and the team's position. But he could play AFL footy next year.

Great post. Doc could have played last year but the club took a cautious approach with him.

 

[HBF]

Has anyone heard about Florian Lejuene? He's a Premier League footballer who injured his ACL and returned to action after just four months. Would love to get Doc over to see his surgeon.

I'm sure the club will leave no stone unturned to find the best outcome for Doc.

 

[Aphrodite]

think I'm gonna lose it .......courage is the most attractive of characteristics..........boy oh boy.............so moving really........

I did

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I hope the clubs is taking care of Doc mentally as well. Would be very tough for him.

 

[thylacine60]

great point

 

[BlueView]

I hope the clubs is taking care of Doc mentally as well. Would be very tough for him.

Sure they are...the public out pour is nothing like I’ve seen for a while testament to him. Having said that things move on quickly. Doc isn’t just cattle

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Sure they are...the public out pour is nothing like I’ve seen for a while testament to him. Having said that things are quickly. Doc isn’t just cattle

Public outpour the day of is one thing. Ongoing emotional support and giving him an ongoing purpose is another.

 

[Metalcrusher]

The positive take i can think in all of this (if such a thing is possible), is that we will see Patrick Cripps flourish earlier than expected to be the greatest captain this storied football has had since Sticks Kernahan.

The constant upwards and maturity and leadership our Paddy has shown in every game, every year at our club has been nothing short of extraordinary.

And to be brutally honest, i just don't think co captains work (I think Melbourne are/were better off letting Jack Viney go jt alone) !

Sam Docherty will still be the intellectual/cerebral mastermind of our playing group, but Crippa will strive even better as a player and person as solo captain in 2019.

Hopefully Marc Murphy will also get a new lease of life unburdened by the weight of captaincy.

I have almost complete confidence in the direction and trajectory this footy club is headed.

But strange and ridiculous as it sounds, i feel we will be treated to see the emergence of the best leader at league lvel of a lowly club since the legendary Robbie Flower in Patrick Cripps.

We have an extraordinary gifted and inspirational young person as leader of our players, i truly believe he has the stones and work ethic of being solo captain of pur club at such a young age.

Not saying Doc's leadership and intangible playing abilities will be missed (i'd chop off one of my healthy knees tomorrow if we could get him back), but I firmly believe we can (and will) see our Paddy take his game to a whole new level

I know this is a massive call, but i believe its built on a foundation of substance (with regards to PC)

Like for the use of stones ….. not nearly enough stones and minerals at CFC the past few years …...

 

[Metalcrusher]

Public outpour the day of is one thing. Ongoing emotional support and giving him an ongoing purpose is another.

Bolts will have him in the coaches box again this year ….. will learn, will teach, will succeed.

 

[Waite_30]

Devastated for him. Couldn't have happened to a better bloke! The roar when he gets his first touch in 2020 will be one to remember.

 

[thylacine60]

Devastated for him. Couldn't have happened to a better bloke! The roar when he gets his first touch in 2020 will be one to remember.

unusual

 

[Gethelred]

been said before, wasnt a full tear only partial one, no clue why the media spun it out like he fully ruptured it

Better story.

Decorated premiership player fallen on hard times - injury, issues with selection, old age - is injured then rises to play in record time. Story that appeals to everyone, provided one is unwilling to look too deep; even then, it's a pretty decent narrative. Goldsack is one of my favorite players outside of Carlton, as much because he's a good honest trier over a talented individual; he's a team player, he's always been forced to play accountably, yet he was as influential as anyone at Collingwood from 2009-current as to their culture and their drive to win.

Not talented, just a ****ing hard worker. Why wouldn't you be willing to accept at face value his miraculous recovery?

 

[Gethelred]

Devastated for him. Couldn't have happened to a better bloke! The roar when he gets his first touch in 2020 will be one to remember.

You tell him - should you get the opportunity - that I don't get to many games, but I'll be there the second he's available to be selected.

Thanks for continuing to keep us in the loop.

 

[Opine]

You tell him - should you get the opportunity - that I don't get to many games, but I'll be there the second he's available to be selected.

Thanks for continuing to keep us in the loop.

x 2

 

[Kismet]

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.

Xavier Campbell was expressing decent sentiments and demonstrating that although we're rivals, we can see the humanity in the game.

I applaud the man for his message.

 

[robbo1981]

You guys probably have talked about this but y are lars not really talked about anymore? Might be worth a look as the conventional 1 failed?

 

[thylacine60]

Better story.

Decorated premiership player fallen on hard times - injury, issues with selection, old age - is injured then rises to play in record time. Story that appeals to everyone, provided one is unwilling to look too deep; even then, it's a pretty decent narrative. Goldsack is one of my favorite players outside of Carlton, as much because he's a good honest trier over a talented individual; he's a team player, he's always been forced to play accountably, yet he was as influential as anyone at Collingwood from 2009-current as to their culture and their drive to win.

Not talented, just a ******* hard worker. Why wouldn't you be willing to accept at face value his miraculous recovery?

I saw through his dirty little secret........

 

[thylacine60]

You guys probably have talked about this but y are lars not really talked about anymore? Might be worth a look as the conventional 1 failed?

something to do with if lars lets go it can be nigh on impossible to do anything about it.......