News Injuries & Suspensions

jaca · 29 Mar 2021

Jeez, Cripps. Thanks for the heads up...

Also with the Essendon injuries, surely there is a spot for Jones to earn points.

mike89 · 29 Mar 2021

Ben's Beasts said:

What a ridiculous statement. It's round 2! Not like it's August and they're in the finals race.

Barracking for Carlton isn't that much better than Essendon at the moment @Zimmer ... my word this club makes some strange decisions.

The Experiment · 29 Mar 2021

mike89 said:

Yep, surely there is some sort of duty of care to be had here?

mike89 · 29 Mar 2021

The Experiment said:

Worst part is he's one of the biggest free agents on the market this year, too. Surely 17 teams look at this and think they can do a better job with this bloke?

The Experiment · 29 Mar 2021

mike89 said:

16 teams, given their injury list/history, Freo have proven they can't. You can probably rule the bombers out too, so only 15 teams! haha

McLovin · 29 Mar 2021

Ben's Beasts said:

Now I'm really confused by his first half against Richmond. Was he just playing on adrenaline?

Zimmer said:

I suppose it depends whether it's an ongoing issue like OP or tendonitis that will only go away after protracted rest (and that's not 100% certain either). That or he's got a chronic or degenerative issue.

scarfaceclaw · 29 Mar 2021

Couldn't they just like say what the injury is?

mike89 · 29 Mar 2021

scarfaceclaw said:

I doubt they'd do that while he continues to play. I have no info, but say it was a shoulder... you'd bet teams would be protecting themselves lining him up all afternoon.

Professor · 29 Mar 2021

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1376444234291576836

Zimmer · 29 Mar 2021

Professor said:

Lol. If Browne knew it then it would have been a real story. Just trying to claim a scoop that he didn’t get.

30BucketsofRo · 29 Mar 2021

How many injuries can there be that can’t get worse if you keep playing? Plantar fasciitis is the only thing that I can think of and that’s from personal experience.
Chronic tendon injuries would probably need time off and there is a risk you could make it much worse. Groin would explain his lack of explosiveness but again you wouldn’t want to push through with a dodgy groin at the start of the season. Purely speculation of course.