Injury 2015 pre-season injury reports

[Tas]

It can be hard to predict, I would imagine Levi suffered hyperextension damage to some ligaments, that is a lot better than the worse possible scenario like an achilles' blowing or leg break, but ligaments can be slow to heal.

Feel sorry for Levi, wanted him to do well at Collingwood.

 

[Devington]

After the game Bucks was resigned to the fact that Levi wasn't going to play for a while.

He mentioned Adams and Crisp as possible replacements for Levi, but it's just weird that he mentioned the word tagger in the same sentence, because I doubt if Levi's ever tagged anyone in his life, or Adams has either.

Crisp was one of the very few positives from Saturday night, when he came on that third quarter he won some clearances and actually looked better then Levi had in the first half.

So Crisp plays round 1 you'd suspect, simple replacement for Levi, just not as experienced.

Levi tagged in the midfield for us pretty often. Not always a hard tag, but he almost always was assigned a defensive job.

Hopefully his injury isn't too bad, I didn't like him for leaving, but he does deserve to be playing regular senior footy.

 

[lethalburns]

I'm just happy he didn't do his ACL. 6-10 weeks is a blessing (as a worst case) compared to the alternative.

 

[legendstatus]

So we'll throw young untried plays into the arena and burned them by 21 years of age...... Again.


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[Finnishpie]

He has never trained/Played as a Tagger. So that could be a Mistake

That was the case with Macaffer too. I think he has the qualities: hard at it, good endurance.

 

[Finnishpie]

I don't think people know how much we will miss Levi. That was one position where we really struggle for experience but I guess it could be an omen.

Buckley had a black cat cross his path just before he took over. And we're all paying for it.

 

[SnakePlisskin]

So what's the go with Ben Reid ,Is he injured again or what?

 

[Likitysplit]

Balme just said that Greenwood has a fractured ankle and will be off it for 6 weeks and then however long it takes him to get back to full fitness. Reid is fine, they are managing him & he may not play round 1 but will be good for the majority of the season. The rumours were BS

 

[Bard]

Considering Greenwood's lack of pre-season and this setback he'll be lucky to hit full fitness by the last round, but at least he should be back in the seniors by round 8~10 you'd think.

Hopefully the carrions keep off his back until at least next year...

 

[Rusty22]

what a call by me, i knew i shouldve been a doctor.
Not a big loss anyway, just chuck crisp, who came on and dominated. even freeman bit more pace.

 

[mattys123]

Sucks about Levi, 8-10 week injury really, but if you are going to do that injury now is better then in a few weeks, as 2 of those weeks go by before the season even starts.

Not a ligament thing as such either, once it's healed he should be able to come back as good as ever, hopefully we see him by about round 8 or 9 in the seniors.

What it also does is give some of our youngsters a run in the middle though, I'd be rotating the likes of Freeman, De Goey, Crisp, Adams, Broomhead and Kennedy through their while Levi is out.

 

[DinoSoar]

A fractured ankle .... holy shite

 

[RGpies]

This is much better than a broken or ligament damage, if he required surgery his season would of been shot. Fractures can heal quicker than expected also

 

[rose jam]

Frankle injuries aren't bad unless you go surfing first

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Sucks about Levi, 8-10 week injury really, but if you are going to do that injury now is better then in a few weeks, as 2 of those weeks go by before the season even starts.

Not a ligament thing as such either, once it's healed he should be able to come back as good as ever, hopefully we see him by about round 8 or 9 in the seniors.

What it also does is give some of our youngsters a run in the middle though, I'd be rotating the likes of Freeman, De Goey, Crisp, Adams, Broomhead and Kennedy through their while Levi is out.

Every loss of a player through injury gives a chance to a youngster, but how many youngsters do you want in place of your first choice players?

 

[Kappa]

what a call by me, i knew i shouldve been a doctor.
Not a big loss anyway, just chuck crisp, who came on and dominated. even freeman bit more pace.

Not a big loss?

Going on his 2014 form easily in our top 5 players

 

[legendstatus]

There you go, here I was thinking one play we don't want to lose and then......


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[Rusty22]

Every loss of a player through injury gives a chance to a youngster, but how many youngsters do you want in place of your first choice players?

the kids have got to start somewhere, our kids will flourish

 

[Rusty22]

Not a big loss?

Going on his 2014 form easily in our top 5 players

its a loss, but not a monumental one, we have a handful of players that can cover him.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

the kids have got to start somewhere, our kids will flourish

Only if they are any good. Otherwise they are just dead weight.

 

[mattys123]

Every loss of a player through injury gives a chance to a youngster, but how many youngsters do you want in place of your first choice players?

1-2 ideally, and by that I mean youngsters ahead of players like Thomas, Blair and White, but let's face it we need to develop our kids if we are going to improve, and the quickest way to do that is through senior exposure.

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

Frankle injuries aren't bad unless you go surfing first

Luckily Levi isn't a bogan from Drouin.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

1-2 ideally, and by that I mean youngsters ahead of players like Thomas, Blair and White, but let's face it we need to develop our kids if we are going to improve, and the quickest way to do that is through senior exposure.

Agree regarding the 3 experienced players you mentioned. Would be happy to give games to youngsters ahead of those three.

 

[Rusty22]

Only if they are any good. Otherwise they are just dead weight.

they'll come good, i know where over excited about them but they will come good, De goey to debut round 1. Freeman could get a crack, im expecting crispy to play aswell, our best this pre season imo.

 

[PieMan!]

Well with Greenwood down for at least 6 weeks and then fitness, we just gotta play crisp and/or de goey