Steve Saunders & JB

[THRILLHO]

I don't think I've ever made a thread on the NM board so take it easy on me while I work on my :stern looks.

Was listening to Triple M Sunday Roast or whatever they're calling it these days and the discussion drifted to Essendon and, naturally, their long list of soft tissue injuries arose. Amid much snickering of The Weapon, Duck raised North's strength and conditioning department and our coup of Steve Saunders. According to Duck, when he was at Adelaide, they used to bypass Adelaide's physios and go to Steve Saunders and J. Brown used to do the same at Brisbane. Apparently he cost us a bundle, around $400 000 (although that might be the entire department). I almost drove off the road when I heard he was rated the best in the industry and we of the "should've gone to the Gold Coast" managed to snare him thanks to JB.

Forget about the white knights. With only one soft tissue injury for the year, Steve Saunders is the white knight Arden St deserves.

 

[giantroo]

It is remarkable just how well we are doing in the tissues department. Let's hope it stays this way.

 

[Old Skool]

How long has he signed with the club?

I hope someone down there is picking his brains for info.

 

[ShinbonerBaz]

Have heard Bon say that North's lack of soft tissue injuries is not an accident, interesting also to note that Saunders was part of the team that met with Boak.

:nice first thread look

 

[Bigeasy]

Have heard Bon say that North's lack of soft tissue injuries is not an accident, interesting also to note that Saunders was part of the team that met with Boak.

:nice first thread look

Boak has struggled with soft tissue injury so he must of been impressed for him to nominate North as one of the clubs he would consider along with Geelong.

 

[Vansheen19]

Apparently he is a factor in Boak being interested in talking to us as well.

 

[Kimbo]

Was listening to Triple M Sunday Roast or whatever they're calling it these days and the discussion drifted to Essendon and, naturally, their long list of soft tissue injuries arose. Amid much snickering of The Weapon, Duck raised North's strength and conditioning department and our coup of Steve Saunders. According to Duck, when he was at Adelaide, they used to bypass Adelaide's physios and go to Steve Saunders and J. Brown used to do the same at Brisbane. Apparently he cost us a bundle, around $400 000 (although that might be the entire department). I almost drove off the road when I heard he was rated the best in the industry and we of the "should've gone to the Gold Coast" managed to snare him thanks to JB.

I was aware he was the best, and assumed he cost a bit. In some ways I'm pleased to hear we've already dolled out this kinda money, as it means we know his worth and will be prepared to pay money to fend off suitors (like Essendon?!).

I am surprised, however, he is with us this year. I thought he only came over for a year?!

 

[THRILLHO]

From what Duck and the rest of the Triple M team were saying, Saunders resisted overtures from a lot of sides and the main reason he's at Arden St is because of JB.

So really, this is a thread about Steve Saunders and our fantastic strength and conditioning group (especially compared to the overexposed Weapon, who is sitting further and further away on the bench each week), it's also a thread about JB.

No JB = no Saunders.

 

[gokangas]

Do I recall a Caro article on how bad a decision this was for NMFC?

 

[tazaa]

Do I recall a Caro article on how bad a decision this was for NMFC?

haha there might have been..

 

[Tas]

The reason he chose us ahead of other clubs was not because of money, he could have easily got more somewhere else. The reason was because we were going to allow him to develop and deploy our policy and he has a coach who has a significant awareness of sports science. It is in part why we had issues with Con and our medical team at first but you would have to say that it has worked out well so far.

Steve is very highly regarded, not just in football circles, when the US ski team found out he was heading to Utah with the boys they sent a team over to pick his brains.

 

[roos_18]

I get physio done at his work and there's always afl lads in there. Brown and fev both flew into Adelaide to meet/workout with Steve.

 

[Firebat]

Is he from the Phoenix Suns medical team?

 

[Twinkletoes]

It is remarkable just how well we are doing in the tissues department.

If our winning form continues till the end of September I suspect there aren't enough of The Other Tissues in the entire Sorbent factory to cater for our supporters' excitement gr. :goingblindlook

Steve Saunders and co. have been a Godsend for us. How long before someone like Essendon slip him a note with a seven figure cheque attached? I imagine their season reviews will be calling for something drastic on that front anyway, so I hope we have The Other Stevo locked away and well rewarded.

 

[GarnerSmash]

I remember doing a bit of reading on Saunders when we signed him up and was delighted then that we got him. After witnessing the gradual physical development of our young players, the management of injuries after his arrival (Wellsy a prime example) and the current state of our injury list, his signing has paid off in spades. The bloke is the leading Osteitis Pubis expert in Australia if not the world and has for a long time been much sought after by leading sports people in his private practice. The physical development and management of our young players could be in no better hands.

 

[Event Horizon]

I really hope he isn't poached by one of the bigger clubs. We should however, pick his brain while he is there, as OS said. He won't be with us forever.

 

[r_boy]

Interesting that he's a physio with a PhD. Physio's sometimes struggle with career growth but this guy is a world leader in his field