Injury 2024 Injury Thread

[Mogumber]

I reckon Darcy will be a while, not such a problem when the Unicorn is possibly a live chance for a Brownlow

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Sean Darcy doing a great Harley Bennell impression here:

• 26/3 = 2-3 weeks
• 19/3 = 3 weeks
• 12/3 = 3-4 weeks

We panned Tom Morris for his initial assessment of 6 weeks, but he may be bang on the money. Ryan Daniels ("within 4 weeks") is a distant dream now.

I too sensed shenanigans when I saw 2-3 weeks. That pesky time warping blackhole appears to be back.

Noddy and co had better they get back on the track next week or they are going to be TBC before they know it

 

[FreoGirl]

My understanding is Tabs is coming back from a discectomy so while 'fixed' by surgery, from my partner's experience who is not a professional athlete, many things still flare up the pain, and make it feel 'clunky'. I imagine a full game of footy and the sitting on the plane twice is causing a fair bit of discomfort. Often the prolonged sitting causes more issue. Doesn't necessarily mean he can't play or there is something wrong, but will just feel uncomfortable and managed with pain killers. Priddis (public knowledge) has had the same and still manages to pull the boots on regularly. One of our best jockeys had the same surgeon as my partner and if they can keep bouncing up and down on a horse, it obviously can be worked through.

people forget he has had to endure this, yet personally attack him

 

[mattis117]

What's going on with Jones? He's been TBA for a while...

 

[gaskin]

McDonald seeing specialist. Waiting another few days for the knee to settle before making a decision on how to handle it.


ROUND THREE INJURY LIST
Heath Chapman (hamstring) – 1 week
Nathan O’Driscoll (knee) – 1 week
Karl Worner (concussion) – 1 week
Ethan Stanley (ankle) – 1 week
Sean Darcy

4

Sean Darcy

Age

26

Ht

203cm

Wt

111kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

3.4

1star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

28.8

5star

D

6.8

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

4.8

3star

CL

1.8

4star

HO

20.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

6.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

HO

32.0

5star

(knee) – 2-3 weeks
Corey Wagner (calf) – 4-5 weeks
Brennan Cox

36

Brennan Cox

Age

26

Ht

195cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.1

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

5.3

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

182.8

3star

D

12.3

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.0

2star

MG

182.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

(hamstring) – 11-13 weeks
Oscar McDonald

21

Oscar Mcdonald

Age

28

Ht

196cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

191.4

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.7

3star

MG

157.7

3star

D

14.8

4star

K

5.4

2star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.4

3star

MG

138.4

3star

(knee) – TBC
Odin Jones (concussion) – TBC
Josh Corbett

19

Josh Corbett

Age

28

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.0

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.4

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.6

3star

(hip) – Season
Sebit Kuek (knee) – Season

 

[DragoDelph]

Odin is interesting.

Could they be getting baseline scans for future reference?

Hopefully it's being ultra cautious with a first year player.

 

[Boomer93]

We have the eagles in 3 games time. Gives us the extra week to make sure Darcy and Chapman are 100% ready for the senior side.

 

[Ge3ks]

When did Odin Jones get the concussion?

 

[Joao]

Sean "Bennell" Darcy.

 

[FreoGirl]

I am so excited to see how Chapman is

 

[Ge3ks]

When did Odin Jones get the concussion?

No mention in the injury update. Worner, however, could technically play this round, but will get another week to recover.

Heath Chapman and Nathan O’Driscoll could make their football returns as early as next week, according to High Performance Manager Phil Merriman.

Chapman (hamstring) and O’Driscoll (knee) have both missed the opening two rounds of the season as they complete their respective injury rehabilitation.

The pair have both entered into full training this week and are a chance to return to football through the WAFL next week.

“Both boys are going really well,” Merriman said.

“Heath is into full training, as is ‘Driz’. They are both planning to return next week.”


The diagnosis on the knee injury of Oscar McDonald is yet to be determined, with a decision on his rehab process expected to be made at the end of this week.

“Oscar saw the specialist last week, we’re still waiting for the knee to settle before we make a really firm diagnosis to which way we head,” Merriman said.

“We’re going to give it a few more days and wait until the end of this week.”

Merriman provided positive updates on Sean Darcy (knee) and Ethan Stanley (ankle) who have both returned to on-field running.

“Sean has begun his on-field running program – all is going well so he is two-to-three weeks away,” Merriman said.

“Ethan is going really well, again progressing to on-field running and he will be a test to play hopefully next week.”

Nat Fyfe was subbed out at three-quarter-time in Freo’s win over North Melbourne at the weekend, with Merriman confirming the move was tactical only with an opportunity to manage the dual Brownlow-medallist’s workload.

“Nat has just had more than a couple of big weeks, and it was a good chance for us to manage Nat - but he’ll be ready to go this week,” Merriman said.

RD3 Injury Update: Chapman, O’Driscoll & McDonald

Heath Chapman and Nathan O’Driscoll could make their football returns as early as next week

www.fremantlefc.com.au

 

[MadMundy]

Chapman back will be a sight for sore eyes, looked a little off before injury last year but hopefully he's back to his 2022 form.

 

[Ge3ks]

Odin Jones has been listed as concussion TBA since the Round 1 injury update. So it happened before that. Was it against Port Adelaide?

Edit: Nope not against Port. Not the West Coast game either. Was it a training injury?

 

[The Feeder Club]

Odin Jones has been listed as concussion TBA since the Round 1 injury update. So it happened before that. Was it against Port Adelaide?

Eagles I think

 

[Ge3ks]

Eagles I think

Yeah must have been, because that's the last time he played. He wasn't meantioned in the injuries for that match though. Weird and concerning that he is still TBA for a concussion for this long.

Forwards fire Freo to win over West Coast

Nat Fyfe's return to the midfield and Fremantle's smooth-moving forward line caught the eye in its big win over West Coast.

www.fremantlefc.com.au

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

No chance we see onions til maybe the WCE game. Won't fly and be away, they'll keep him here and get km's into him


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[mike91]

As somebody with 2 lower back disc injuries, I have a ton of respect for Tabs.

7 hour plane, game of footy, 7 hour plane back. That s**t hurts my back just reading it.

 

[ignoramus]

Yeah must have been, because that's the last time he played. He wasn't meantioned in the injuries for that match though. Weird and concerning that he is still TBA for a concussion for this long.

Forwards fire Freo to win over West Coast

Nat Fyfe's return to the midfield and Fremantle's smooth-moving forward line caught the eye in its big win over West Coast.

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Pretty sure I read somewhere it was at training. Definitely preseason, maybe between the two preseason matches, but definitely over 3 weeks ago.

 

[apuchar]

Justin said it wasn't related to his back injury.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Yeah must have been, because that's the last time he played. He wasn't meantioned in the injuries for that match though. Weird and concerning that he is still TBA for a concussion for this long.

Forwards fire Freo to win over West Coast

Nat Fyfe's return to the midfield and Fremantle's smooth-moving forward line caught the eye in its big win over West Coast.

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Think there's a few players around the league on TBAs or indefinite for concussion now given how seriously it is now being taken and how strict the rehab is.

Just had a quick look and:
Collingwood - Nathan Murphy TBC
Western Bulldogs - Aiden O'Driscoll Indefinite

 

[Arcassius]

As somebody with 2 lower back disc injuries, I have a ton of respect for Tabs.

7 hour plane, game of footy, 7 hour plane back. That s**t hurts my back just reading it.

Me too. I can't fly Jetstar anymore because of lumbar issues. Or at least that's what I tell myself

 

[Lach72]

When did Odin Jones get the concussion?

He and Harry Barnett went really hard at each other on the pre-season game against the Eagles.

Odin lined him up actually, but came off second best.

The hit was quite loud and Odin was badly shaken for a while.
He played on but I think he had delayed concussion

 

[Jezzitizle]

I hope we don’t rush Driz or Chappy back.

Slow build for the long term, they both seem pretty injury prone and could do with some wafl time to build form anyway.

They may swap Chappy for Draper but I hope they don’t, back him in and see how he goes.

 

[Dale147]

 

[ilikepotatoes]

It's pretty clear after last night's revelation that if Tabs, or any other player, is a late out it's because he had a big night right?

What a joke this sport can be.