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Gydafud

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#27
How many days after the surgery did he play??
Played on the 19th of August
Hospital on the 24th of August
Surgery on the 26th of August (Missed the game that day)
Missed the game on the 1st of September (Probably precautionary)
Back in the Qualifying final on September 9th

Not sure when he returned from the surgery to training though. Can't find much information on that.
 

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#28
2016 elimination final -
Returning from Jordan Roughead's calf injury, Easton Wood and Tom Liberatore's ankle injuries, Jackson Macrae's hamstring tendon problem

All played well.
Macrae and Wood were shaky at times. Macrae in particular got caught a few times when he usually wouldn't. They were certainly better than their alternatives.
 

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#30
Or Richmond just choked and lost to the ninth placed side? His performance really wasn't that gut busting and heroic.
His 3rd quarter was good, which is the quarter that brought them close to us. I ain't saying we didn't choke, but he played a role in our downfall that year.
 

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I can think of examples like Derek Kicket,who played all year and was dropped for the grand final, but are there people who didn't play all year and come straight in for finals. Would mainly be people coming back from injury
 

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#37
How many days after the surgery did he play??

I'm just really curious about this .....
Admitted to hospital on August 24, 2007.

Missed games against Port Adelaide (August 26) and Brisbane (September 1) before returning for the qualifying final v North Melbourne on September 9.
 

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#40
(2008 article)

In 2004, Michael Wilson battled through the pain and sleep deprivation associated with his two badly injured shoulders and despite being barely able to lift his arms above his head, mustered the strength to hold the premiership cup aloft after the Power's maiden flag.

Coach Mark Williams, who ranks Wilson alongside former star Gavin Wanganeen as the club's bravest player, was so inspired by the former vice-captain's effort, he awarded him a once off coach's award. "Only once in my 10 years of coaching (up to 2008) have I handed out a coach's award. I gave it to Michael at the end of the 2004 season," Williams said. "He played with shocking injuries that both needed surgery at the end of the season, after playing most of the season including the finals and grand final. To see the hurt and hardship he endured for the team was just remarkable."
 

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#42
It's actually more about the 2nd game than the first. Think you'll find a number of players who have performed first game back, but struggled massively 2nd game. Steve Johnson comes to mind on both fronts. Against the saints 2nd up he had t touched it to half time.
 

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#46
At this early stage it looks like we'll be bringing back a few from injury into our first final: Hooker, Fantasia and Hurley (assuming they pass their fitness tests by the time the game rolls around).

Fantasia's been out the longest - having been injured since Q1 of Round 20 vs Carlton.
Hurley's missed the last 2 games.
Hooker only missed the most recent game.

If they are fit though they are all comfortably in our top 10 players - so not much choice but to play them.
 

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#49
he barely came on - only played like 10 minutes of the game!

Would be like picking Buckley as a player this year lol
Essendon had whittled a 39-point deficit back to 11 points when Reynolds collided with 12th-gamer McDonald (filling in for the suspended Coleman) after the latter seemed certain to mark and goal. McDonald only played one more game.

 
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