News Welcome Ben Serpell

[All Aust]

Why is he the scapegoat, as he's only a fitness coach, just like Meehan was? It's the whole medical group that's the problem.

• Medical Staff (Doctors/Physios): Responsible for diagnosing injuries, treating acute injuries during training/matches, providing medical clearance, and long-term injury rehabilitation.
• Fitness Staff (Strength & Conditioning/High Performance): Responsible for physical preparation, strength training, monitoring workloads, speed development, and returning players to match fitness.

Key Distinctions in Roles:

• Medical Oversight: Club doctors and physiotherapists handle clinical issues and have final say on whether a player is medically fit to play.
• Performance Optimization: Strength and conditioning coaches manage the "body armor" of players, aiming to maximize physical performance and endurance.
• Rehabilitation: While fitness staff manage the return-to-running, medical staff manage the healing and clinical milestones.
• So once fitness staff get the all clear, they try to get them ready, but they aren't aware of what's inside their bodies, as that's the medical staff's job. You can say that, but their job is to get them ready again, yes. But they do not know the issues, as they are not doctors. During the game, players say, "I feel something wrong with my knee." They don't go to the fitness staff, do they?

Agree.There are far to many long term injuries that have occurred for it to be one person or area. The serpent needs to go but it shouldn't stop there.

Our entire support system (trib

 

[Achilles Heel]

 

[Ralll]

For those thinking that it's just a Richmond issue with top 30 talent missing games.

In 2021 it was 147, in 2022 it was 251, in 2023 it was 379 and in 2024 it was 447 games and by mid 2025 383 games had been lost to injury among top 30 talent.

I don't know what those numbers are representing.
AI thinks they are based on the 5 most recent drafts.
If so:
2021 - About 1.2 games lost per top 30 player.
2025 - Roughly 5-6 games lost per top 30 player.
If you compare our figures considering Gibcus/Clarke/Hotton/Smillie types missing most of their short careers, + Sims/Alger/Armstong/Lalor/Peucker/Cummings missing large chunks, we're 2 to 3 times the already alarming league average.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Demons had no issue sacking their ceo
Why cant we sack this gimp

Soft cap would be the issue.
Means we'd have to promote 2nd in charge.
How much room who knows

 

[Lord of the Wings]

Prestia last 6 ****en minutes u dumb campaigner Setpell

 

[beema limapep]

Prestia calf - lasted 6 minutes into the game.

Total injuries - 17
Total players available for next week - 26.

 

[Lord of the Wings]

Prestia last 6 minutes - this campaigner has to go

 

[juss]

TBH Im surprised Prestia still has working legs under Serpell.

 

[TheDyerLegacy]

Could be a blessing… Prestia to retire and free up another spot for the MSD

 

[Chomp12]

Shoutout to this bloke for giving us 22 fit blokes today, enough to get a W. What an effort.

 

[Karp3_dm]

Shoutout to this bloke for giving us 22 fit blokes today, enough to get a W. What an effort.

And to get us pick 1

Imagine no injuries we would finish 12th and get a dud pick

 

[richard parker]

Camelgate 2.0

Last guy obsessed with endurance, this one too obsessed with changing running style. Maybe don't muck around with a players natural biodynamics too much? They need tailored approaches not overriding philosophies for the whole team. Just let them play and run enough kms overall. focus on recovery and muscle health by doing lots of myofascial release, yoga etc
good sleep and solid nutrition also go a very long way. Why are players recommending their favourite KFC orders lol? They eat too much shite food. Crap industrial oils put so much stress on mitochondria and tank energy production.

I don't reckon nick daicos or Pendlebury are smashing zinger towers

 

[The_Kraken]

Prestia is an old man with dodgy hammies and calves prone to injury. He was played because the cupboard is bare, but in all likelihood he would have done a soft tissue injury sooner rather than later. Bit of a sad way to end a career, but not uncommon. Laying the injury at Serpell’s feet is silly.

 

[tigs2010]

Prestia is an old man with dodgy hammies and calves prone to injury. He was played because the cupboard is bare, but in all likelihood he would have done a soft tissue injury sooner rather than later. Bit of a sad way to end a career, but not uncommon. Laying the injury at Serpell’s feet is silly.

Reads like victim blaming to me...

 

[lizard man]