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AFLW 2024 - Round 6 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
I said it last week it's cowboy stuff.We've been banging on about poor player management all season, but the Fantasia situation deserves so much more heat than what the club has copped so far this season.
This is a perennially injured player, who has skipped training for many, many months, has a few good weeks on the track and then out of nowhere the coaching staff risked him as a sub in Tassie. 1 week later, he can't even get through training to finally get an AFL game under his belt.
If that doesn't scream poorly conditioned, poorly managed, I don't know what does.
Anyone and everyone to be thrown under the bus, if there's the slightest chance it will save Hinkley's arse. I don't know why the players can't see this and still cover him at all.We've been banging on about poor player management all season, but the Fantasia situation deserves so much more heat than what the club has copped so far this season.
This is a perennially injured player, who has skipped training for many, many months, has a few good weeks on the track and then out of nowhere the coaching staff risked him as a sub in Tassie. 1 week later, he can't even get through training to finally get an AFL game under his belt.
If that doesn't scream poorly conditioned, poorly managed, I don't know what does.
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Apparently, Fantasia is dealing with a little niggle he picked up in the Captains run, but should be right for next week.
He was perennially injured at Essendon.We've been banging on about poor player management all season, but the Fantasia situation deserves so much more heat than what the club has copped so far this season.
This is a perennially injured player, who has skipped training for many, many months, has a few good weeks on the track and then out of nowhere the coaching staff risked him as a sub in Tassie. 1 week later, he can't even get through training to finally get an AFL game under his belt.
If that doesn't scream poorly conditioned, poorly managed, I don't know what does.
No doubt. I guess there's a couple things here though, how many mis-handled, late surgeries, generally unfit and injured players have we seen this year. This feels like our poorest year for management in a long time. Rushing players and re-injuring also a feature. If there was ever a player you were not going to rush, and you were going to put a heck of a lot extra into, then it'd surely be Fantasia. I'd want him doing 4-5 weeks of full intensity heavy training before he came in after the time he has had out. So to see us rush him back, then him tweak it a week later is a huge sign that he was definitely rushed back for that North game and we're lucky we didn't play him.He was perennially injured at Essendon.
Maybe he has a body that just can't handle the stresses of AFL football.
Have a year off and he probably becomes a dominate SANFL player who plays each week.
Fantasia would pull a hammy scratching his nose ffs
This is because the club has made a feel good place to be where mate ship, fun and happiness is more important than be professional and winning footy games.Anyone and everyone to be thrown under the bus, if there's the slightest chance it will save Hinkley's arse. I don't know why the players can't see this and still cover him at all.
Anyone and everyone to be thrown under the bus, if there's the slightest chance it will save Hinkley's arse. I don't know why the players can't see this and still cover him at all.
Have also heard that if he isnt 99.98% or higher he doesnt like playing or trainingI think Orazio is very very soft. Wont play through any type of pain or niggle. Absolute bust of a recruit to date. Hopefully he comes good, but I do not see it.
ftfyHave also heard that if he isnt 99.98% or higher he doesnt like playing or training
Hope this can change over time with Clarkson
Have also heard that if he isnt 99.98% or higher he doesnt like playing or training
Hope this can change over time with confidence
Not really a surprise. You don't end up with 0 muscle definition through hard work in the gym or on the track.
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Josh Sinn – groin (8-10 weeks)Injury report: Bonner in the mix for return
Dashing defender Riley Bonner will be under consideration for selection this weekend.www.portadelaidefc.com.au
Injury list
Riley Bonner – ankle (assess)
Orazio Fantasia – quad (assess)
Scott Lycett – shoulder (7-8 weeks)
Trent McKenzie – knee (2 weeks)
Jake Pasini – knee (season)
Josh Sinn – groin (8-10 weeks)
Sam Skinner – concussion (1-2 weeks)
I have zero basis for this, but I just have this gut feeling that the concept of playing SANFL all the way out at Loxton was of zero interest to him.I think Orazio is very very soft. Wont play through any type of pain or niggle. Absolute bust of a recruit to date. Hopefully he comes good, but I do not see it.
Bone stress in his pelvis is a very strange injury. At least the club has finally released some info on whatever is happening there. His season is basically over with 8-10 though. Might get 2-3 SANFL games at best for the rest of the year based on those figures.Josh Sinn – groin (8-10 weeks)
That is one serious groin injury. Was it a groin that kept him out of footy in his draft year?
I think Orazio is very very soft. Wont play through any type of pain or niggle. Absolute bust of a recruit to date. Hopefully he comes good, but I do not see it.