#11 - Matthew "Sideshow" Priddis

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Big Man said:
Disappointing NAB cup game for sideshow.

Missed the entire 2nd half with an alleged calf strain.

7 touches 2 tackles.
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Pffft... it's only a NAB match. Would be disappointed if he was at peak match fitness so early! Chin up! Will be good for the season proper:thumbsu:

Nice kid too:thumbsu:

Just a strain then? Good. Heard he had it iced up in the last quarter. Precautionary then?
 
Any "official" word on what the go is?? With Kerr's hammy, u guys could ill-afford to lose another gun midfielder before the season propper. And even though im not trolling i'll conclude by covering myself: Gary Ablett's calf is fine and he'll be ready to go round one - thanks for asking.
 
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Any "official" word on what the go is?? With Kerr's hammy, u guys could ill-afford to lose another gun midfielder before the season propper. And even though im not trolling i'll conclude by covering myself: Gary Ablett's calf is fine and he'll be ready to go round one - thanks for asking.
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Who is Gary Ablett and why is he being discussed in a thread about a superstar of the game?
 
Carn the Coasters said:
Who is Gary Ablett and why is he being discussed in a thread about a superstar of the game?
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The word superstar has more credibility if Ablett's mentioned.. back to Priddis - i didnt come here to wage war, just wanting to know what the club is saying in regard to the Priddis injury? All i'v heard here in melb is that its a calf-strain anywhere between 1-4 weeks - leaves alot open for interpretation.. just seeking clarification.

For the record - i agree priddis is a superstar - hence why im spending my time on his thread..
 
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ROUND 1 v BRISBANE.

My votes. (4)

Was very good tonight against the lions. Went hard at all contests, very slick hands in heavy, dense traffic.

Effiecent kicking and layed a whopping 10 tackles. 29 touches in a break up of 15 kicks 14 handballs along with 3 marks.

Worked very hard and never let up.

Priddis? ****ing superstar. :thumbsu:
 

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ROUND 1 v BRISBANE.

My votes. (4)

Was very good tonight against the lions. Went hard at all contests, very slick hands in heavy, dense traffic.

Effiecent kicking and layed a whopping 10 tackles. 29 touches in a break up of 15 kicks 14 handballs along with 3 marks.

Worked very hard and never let up.

Priddis? ****ing superstar. :thumbsu:
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Just sounds like a typical game for "Sideshow" !:)
 
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Another 29 disposal game from Sideshow that was rather unnoticed.

Like many of his teammates Priddis was strangled by Adelaides midfield group and only got a few of his kicks forward of centre.

Will look to improve v the Fremantle Bombers this coming round.
 
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Once again gave his all for the West Coast Eagles.

Racked up 28 touches in a solid display through the middle.

15 kicks 13 handballs with 4 tackles. Also kicked a goal.

Needs a line breaking midfielder to compliment his work.
 
Gotta love the man's work! be interesting to see how he'll go against the stranglehold of the sydney swans
 
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http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23511712-19742,00.html

Matt Priddis to miss three games
AAP | April 09, 2008 12:00am

Have your say!Add your comments or read what others are sayingEmail article Share Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Post to NewsVine Post to Facebook What are these? Printer friendly Text size+- EAGLES midfielder Matt Priddis is likely to miss three matches after undergoing knee surgery. Whether it be the footballing gods paying West Coast back for past misdemeanours, or just plain bad luck, the Eagles have lost another top-line midfielder just when they needed him most.

Already struggling to replace the influence of Ben Cousins and Chris Judd, the Eagles engine room will have do without Priddis for at least three weeks after he had to undergo knee surgery today.

More than the usual soreness after Saturday's western derby loss to Fremantle prompted the club to order scans, which revealed detritus in Priddis' left knee which needed immediate attention.

"After having scans done he needs some surgery done. He is in today and I think he might have had it done. He looks like missing a minimum of three weeks," coach John Worsfold said.

"It is not a medial, it's floating bone. He has torn off a little bit of bone, so they have had to go in and suck that out.

"It happened during the game and he got through the game, but he pulled up pretty sore the next day and then sorer the next day."

Priddis' first three games in 2008 have seen him take over as one of the Eagles key onballers.

He's found the ball 86 times, two more than even star on-baller Daniel Kerr, and just eight behind the competition leader Joel Corey.

With Priddis also executing 18 clearances - one behind Kerr who tops the AFL in that list - the absence of the 23 year-old will be hugely felt against the Swans.

Add to that the huge doubts over ruckman Dean Cox, and Saturday's clash with Sydney at ANZ Stadium looms as a daunting prospect.

Cox hurt his right foot in the first quarter against Fremantle, and while x-rays and scans cleared him of major damage, Worsfold said Cox would need to be "better than 50-50" before the club would even consider taking him east.

"He is still very confident he will be right to play and I don't think we'll travel him to Sydney if he is only 50-50," Worsfold said.

"I think he will want to be a lot more than that for us to take him over there to see if he comes up. Really, tonight's training will be the biggest test for us.

"If playing with it was going to make it worse, or make him carry it for a longer period, then the advice would be you are probably better off resting him and letting him get over it.

While it would not seem West Coast's week could not get any worse, Worsfold said he was confident his team would be able to solve their problems with turnovers and skill errors.

"There is a couple of glaring things that aren't working that well for us that most people are aware of. We are going to address those. But we are not far away," Worsfold said.

"We need to improve, because there is no use being within a kick of sides halfway through the last quarter and still losing, but we know where that improvement can come from and we are confident we can deliver on that
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Gutted. Shattered. Distraught.
 
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Priddis made a welcome return to AFL football at the jam packed Gold Coast Stadium.

Whilst dominating the stoppages like we have become accustomed to, it was a modest return after a lengthy layoff with a knee injury.

13 Kicks, 9 handballs, 2 marks and 4 tackles was a decent return for our Sideshow.

Welcome back Matty, I and many others missed your game.
 
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