AFL Player #20: Peter Wright - High-grade ankle injury, out for a while - 10/3

[Lore]

Contract Status: Free Agent (?) 2027
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 21, TheGrizz

 

[Lore]

Someone who would know said he was having the best pre-season that he had ever had and is one of the most professional footballers he has every seen.
They are genuinely excited about having him available leading into the back half of the year.

Matches up with what we know publicly, spends his spare time watching cuts and trying to learn more and more. And obviously very dedicated to his rehab if he's fully healed and in match condition 6 weeks ahead of the original time frame.

Makes you wonder what the heck Gold Coast did to screw it up for him... or was he a different person back then?

 

[boncer34]

Someone who would know said he was having the best pre-season that he had ever had and is one of the most professional footballers he has every seen.
They are genuinely excited about having him available leading into the back half of the year.

Jmoo?

 

[DERO]

Jmoo?

He’d be at the other end of that scale.

Also, tag him coward.

 

[boncer34]

He’d be at the other end of that scale.

Also, tag him coward.

Nah **** him

 

[jmoo wan]

He’d be at the other end of that scale.

Also, tag him coward.

i nailed Walla’s decline

 

[DERO]

i nailed Walla’s decline

You did.

 

[jmoo wan]

You did.

should i do it again?

 

[DERO]

should i do it again?

No.

 

[bombadeer]

This guy could make the second half of our year quite something, assuming his excellent form from last season year holds.

 

[Megabattimus]

This guy could make the second half of our year quite something, assuming his excellent form from last season year holds.

I'm so excited to see him, Weideman and a resting ruck in our forwardline at the same time. Those three plus Stringer and our small forwards could really take us to a finals win.

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[eth-dog]

I'm so excited to see him, Weideman and a resting ruck in our forwardline at the same time. Those three plus Stringer and our small forwards could really take us to a finals win.

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Once the ball hits the deck we'll be in strife if we're running Weid, Stringer, Wright, resting ruck and Langford. Opposition's will be walking it out.

 

[ant555]

Once the ball hits the deck we'll be in strife if we're running Weid, Stringer, Wright, resting ruck and Langford. Opposition's will be walking it out.

You would think so.

 

[bombadeer]

Yeah, with 2MP fit, Bryan and Flip will need to be content to play out the rest of the season in the VFL.

 

[Nifft]

Yeah, with 2MP fit, Bryan and Flip will need to be content to play out the rest of the season in the VFL.

Or maybe sub? It's a risk if we get an injury to a smaller player, but we could look to sub out whichever big guy isn't performing as well.

 

[fishardansin]

Yeah, there is no way we play Wright, Weiderman, resting ruck, Stringer and Langford in the same forward line. Assuming we can keep Bryan at the club for one more year, next year will be a battle between him and Weiderman to see how the club moves forward. Does Weiderman continue his improvement and demonstrate the ability to chop out in the ruck, or does Bryan improve his forward craft so that we're better at playing him and Draper instead of Weiderman?

This also depends on Draper improving his capacity to play more of the game on the ball.

Wright, Parish, Setterfield and Shiel are some pretty nice additions to the team we've been playing over the last month. If only we had a genuinely tall defender to add so Ridley and BZT can slide down the line to different roles and either of Laverde or Heppell are pushed out of the team.

Was kind of hoping that 2MP had a chance for a practice game against Norf this week, but good on him for getting this close!

 

[Lore]

Seems like he'll be back this week.

Friday 17/3: Injured his shoulder – 9 days short of 3 months ago (almost exactly 12 weeks ago)
Monday 20/3: Surgery (11 weeks ago)
29/3: R3 injury update, listed as TBC (10 weeks ago)
4/4: R4 injury update, 14-16 weeks away (9 weeks ago)
12/4: R5 injury update, 13-15 weeks away (8 weeks ago)
19/4: R6 injury update, 12 weeks away (7 weeks ago)
28/4: R7 injury update, 11 weeks away (6 weeks ago)
3/5: R8 injury update, 10 weeks away (5 weeks ago)
10/5: R9 injury update, 9 weeks away (4 weeks ago)
17/5: R10 injury update, 4-6 weeks away (3 weeks ago)
24/5: R11 injury update, 3-5 weeks away (2 weeks ago)
30/5: R12 injury update, "won't play this week, could be before or after the bye" (1 week ago)
8/6: R13 injury update, now listed as 'test' (yesterday)

If he plays this weekend he will be 12 weeks + 2 days post-injury and 11 weeks+6 days post-surgery.

Forward Peter Wright is putting his best foot forward to be available for Essendon’s blockbuster round 13 clash with Carlton on Sunday.

The reigning Crichton medallist is looking to play his first game of 2023 after overcoming the shoulder injury which struck him down just days before round one.

General Manager of Performance Daniel McPherson says Wright’s participation in main sessions is pushing the 26-year-old closer to a return.

“Pete joined in main training last week and will do so again this week ahead of a potential return against the Blues,” McPherson said.

“Pete’s the ultimate professional, and has worked incredibly hard over the last few months to get himself back to this point. We’ll get through this week’s main training session, and make the final decision after that.”

Injury news: Pete might be Wright for Blues

All the injury news ahead of round 13.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

He's in baby, he's in!

 

[Pweter]

How good is it to have this guy back?

 

[TorinoNineFour]

He couldn’t possibly win the Coleman. Or could he?!?!?

 

[eth-dog]

He couldn’t possibly win the Coleman. Or could he?!?!?

Only 35 behind

 

[naraku]

What a return!

 

[Vindicater]

5 goals...

What the ****...

 

[TheFrenchCut]

A truly beautiful man

 

[Highly Evolved]

What a return from the great man!

 

[fairbump_playon]

GCS are so sloppy

Imagine having Wright and King running around together