Injury 2024 Injury Thread

[Docker82]

Assuming Chapman stays fit and we have Davies in the wings I can't see us making a KPD mid season pick.

Ryan, and to lesser extent Hughes, can roll onto to taller opponents if they have to.
Draper has shown promise, then we have Chapman and/or Davies to put into the mix.

If we lost Pearce for a long time we'd also have the option of rolling Treacy or Jackson back or bringing in Murphy if we really had to.
While very poor options, not sure they're going to be worse than an MSD pick.

I can’t see us recruiting a KPD in the MSD unless we quite literally don’t have any KPDs left tbh.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a club ever recruit a player in the MSD just for that season - we have six KPDs on the list (Cox, Pearce, McDonald, Draper, Davies and Murphy) so that’s what it’d be. We won’t be starting that trend. Besides six KPDs on a list of 44 is already more than necessary.

We’ll be drafting either a state league gun or 19-21 year old project player with potential like pretty much everyone else.

The MSD is the AFL’s way of getting the mature agers that used to go pick 20-odd in the National Draft onto the lists of the bottom few teams without them using a pick in the 20s. That’s the reason the whole event exists (essentially a priority pick in disguise). If it was about replacing injured players the format would be completely different.

 

[DMan 11]

That’s better than Jackcy I guess…

Still doesn’t trump the swagdog !!


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[Rockmelon]

Would like to see us bring Chappy and Darcy back after we’ve done our mini hub in Adelaide. Glorified training run against the the eagles

 

[JammoMonty]

Good news on 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

, will be back end of the season. He had a partial tear of his ACL and it was repaired and did not require reconstruction. No PCL tear either. Couple of other minor things.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Good news on Oscar McDonald, will be back end of the season. He had a partial tear of his ACL and it was repaired and did not require reconstruction. No PCL tear either. Couple of other minor things.

Should you be specific on what part of the season he would be back by?

 

[Taylor]

Sixteen week recovery would have him back for a month of footy prior to finals.

 

[freo_leo29]

I don't expect him to play AFL this year

Even if he is back for the last couple, Cox should be back by then anyway

 

[JammoMonty]

Should you be specific on what part of the season he would be back by?

Home & away

 

[JammoMonty]

I don't expect him to play AFL this year

Even if he is back for the last couple, Cox should be back by then anyway

With the back 6 going the way they are and Chappy returning do you send Cox forward again??

 

[GingerDocker]

Home & away

 

[freo_leo29]

With the back 6 going the way they are and Chappy returning do you send Cox forward again??

Darcy will be back by then, so can't see it happening

 

[s_wd6]

With the back 6 going the way they are and Chappy returning do you send Cox forward again??

I really think Chapman needs to earn his spot back. Missed way too much footy. See how Draper goes in these next few weeks but until then don’t mess with what’s working.

 

[Spirit Level]

I really think Chapman needs to earn his spot back. Missed way too much footy. See how Draper goes in these next few weeks but until then don’t mess with what’s working.

You say that, but then Hughes will make his customary cat 5 errors this week and we'll be begging for chappy in

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

I really think Chapman needs to earn his spot back. Missed way too much footy. See how Draper goes in these next few weeks but until then don’t mess with what’s working.

This feels like an overcorrection against the Hughes hate you see out there. He brings value as a fairly quick medium defender who can play above his size without looking lost against most small fwds, and his role defensively is particularly important now with Draper in the team (he's exceeding expectations especially regarding composure and ground level play, but he still definitely needs the sort of aerial support that Hughes offers). But Chapman at his best can offer everything Hughes can offer defensively plus a whole lot more as a footballer that as soon as Chapman is right in terms of match fitness and sharpness, he's in the team for Hughes.

Maybe if this was 2019-2021 Hughes I could see the argument coz Hughes used to be a lot better at ground level and intercept play (though he was always quite iffy on the ball), but now Hughes is a very limited footballer, and once Chapman has a few WAFL games under his belt to shake off some rust and be fit enough to play a full game, I'm putting him in the team.

 

[pK75]

This feels like an overcorrection against the Hughes hate you see out there. He brings value as a fairly quick medium defender who can play above his size without looking lost against most small fwds, and his role defensively is particularly important now with Draper in the team (he's exceeding expectations especially regarding composure and ground level play, but he still definitely needs the sort of aerial support that Hughes offers). But Chapman at his best can offer everything Hughes can offer defensively plus a whole lot more as a footballer that as soon as Chapman is right in terms of match fitness and sharpness, he's in the team for Hughes.

Maybe if this was 2019-2021 Hughes I could see the argument coz Hughes used to be a lot better at ground level and intercept play (though he was always quite iffy on the ball), but now Hughes is a very limited footballer, and once Chapman has a few WAFL games under his belt to shake off some rust and be fit enough to play a full game, I'm putting him in the team.

While I agree Chapman is a much better player than Hughes (when match fit) I actually think Hughes is the better 1:1 defender, he just lacks so much going the other way. While Draper is in the team, I’m happy to keep Hughes for a few more weeks to allow Chapman plenty of time to get his body match fit, not just available.

 

[FreoGirl]

I wish OMac was back sooner, but feel like he is in great hands. It must be so frustrating for him!

 

[s_wd6]

This feels like an overcorrection against the Hughes hate you see out there. He brings value as a fairly quick medium defender who can play above his size without looking lost against most small fwds, and his role defensively is particularly important now with Draper in the team (he's exceeding expectations especially regarding composure and ground level play, but he still definitely needs the sort of aerial support that Hughes offers). But Chapman at his best can offer everything Hughes can offer defensively plus a whole lot more as a footballer that as soon as Chapman is right in terms of match fitness and sharpness, he's in the team for Hughes.

Maybe if this was 2019-2021 Hughes I could see the argument coz Hughes used to be a lot better at ground level and intercept play (though he was always quite iffy on the ball), but now Hughes is a very limited footballer, and once Chapman has a few WAFL games under his belt to shake off some rust and be fit enough to play a full game, I'm putting him in the team.

At his best Chapman is easily a lock for b22 that’s not really debatable. But he hasn’t played at his best for two years and hasn’t gotten through a full game of footy in that time. We bring him in early there every chance he has more Cat 10 errors than Hughes while he regains a feel for the game.

 

[Descent]

Good news on Oscar McDonald, will be back end of the season. He had a partial tear of his ACL and it was repaired and did not require reconstruction. No PCL tear either. Couple of other minor things.

Nothing surprising about this, but good news nonetheless.

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

Gotta be happy for MacDonald

Does anyone know if he's contracted for next year?


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[CaseySibosadoHOF]

Gotta be happy for MacDonald

Does anyone know if he's contracted for next year?


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Yeah 2 year deal.

DONE DEAL: Fremantle sign key defender Oscar McDonald

Oscar McDonald is set to move West on a two-year deal with Freo

www.fremantlefc.com.au

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

Yeah 2 year deal.

DONE DEAL: Fremantle sign key defender Oscar McDonald

Oscar McDonald is set to move West on a two-year deal with Freo

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Good to hear. He's the perfect back up for the next 3 years whilst we transition out key backs / cover injuries


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[purplerunsdeep2]

Another two soft tissue injuries, adding to

Cox
Wagner
Sturt
Chappy

Doesn't include major structural ones of McDonald (knee), Darcy (knee), Stanley (ankle), noddy (knee) and the two concussions.


Should there be concern or average across most clubs?


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[Ragtooth]

One or two more than probably norm. However Freddy, switta, chappy, Sturt and Darcy are all pretty injury prone really.

Anyone see know anything more on Freddy or switta, didn't see anything on the broadcast except ice. Switta in particular is concerning, given his history.

 

[Taylor]

Switta had a calf in preseason didn't he that turned out to be nothing after a scan and he played basically straight away?

 

[MadEyeEmmy]

Freddie was just running and it pinged. Prior to that, he didn’t want to have a shot at goal from 40 metres out which makes me think he may have had “awareness” going into the game?