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AFLW 2024 - Round 8 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Wouldn't personally say it was a good idea but definitely within the realms of an acceptable risk when it comes to what teams do across the competition. There's players out there with broken ribs, torn ligaments, small fractures etc. for every single team across the comp. That and we've seen multiple players successfully play with a forearm splint over the last 10 years after a fracture.Is there an arm chair critic that thought this would be a good idea for Pearce?
Staggering.
Fwiw Jack Darling had basically the same thing last season and played out the season, and I don't think his performance suffered.Everyone seemed so confident that the plate was strong enough to keep structural integrity and that it was just risk of wound infection that stopped him from coming back earlier. Now one knock to the arm and he’s looking at missing again? Sounds like a bit of negligence from the medicos
And to be fair, our club doctors have really been amazing this season.Just went back and watched the contest where Pearce hurt his arm. Didn't look like a huge amount of impact which hopefully means it's just a knock and nothing more.
Time will tell.
Wouldn't personally say it was a good idea but definitely within the realms of an acceptable risk when it comes to what teams do across the competition. There's players out there with broken ribs, torn ligaments, small fractures etc. for every single team across the comp. That and we've seen multiple players successfully play with a forearm splint over the last 10 years after a fracture.
Part of me was worried though that Alex doesn't exactly have a typical history with fractures.
Dude is made of chalk.
Fwiw Jack Darling had basically the same thing last season and played out the season, and I don't think his performance suffered.
Granted, it's not like it could get much worse.
Nah lower down. The main portion of ice is definitely around the tibialis anterior. In saying that who knows but I tend to believe the early reports of cork. Not uncommon to get corks in that region. Best we wait and see.
Not sure about the calf reference. They are just repeating what JLo said and to be honest he has no reason to lie about cork but not a calf from where the ice pack was located.I hope afl.com.au is correct
FREMANTLE is hopeful captain Alex Pearce has avoided further damage to his fractured left forearm in a 50-point win against Melbourne that included the best football the Dockers have played under coach Justin Longmuir this season.
There are no concerns about ruckman Luke Jackson, who finished the match under a cloud but had suffered a corked calf that won't keep him sidelined for next Saturday's Western Derby.
I just watched the replay and he looked uncomfortable in the first quarter and signalled that he would see how things went…I think there's two different incidents with Pearce - not sure which one came first.
There was some vision on Footy Furnace tonight where it looks like he's copped a hip bump from Van Rooyen (I think) right on the outside of the guarded forearm and there's another one where he's gone up for spoil and the underside of his arm has tangled and bent over another arm and someone's head.
Longmuir said something in the post-match about how he should have come off the ground earlier. So maybe he was in a bit of pain and stayed out for another contest while he was still in pain and then the second contest made it worse.
I just watched the replay and he looked uncomfortable in the first quarter and signalled that he would see how things went…
He got no sympathy from Luke Ryan after the game when he said he should be ok because he can be a bit of a sook sometimesDude is made of chalk.
I just watched the replay and he looked uncomfortable in the first quarter and signalled that he would see how things went…
His own fault for rushing back .....club should have been firmDoesn’t sound positive for Pearce.
What have you heard? where from?Doesn’t sound positive for Pearce.
Doesn’t sound positive for Pearce.
Jammo is a top tier source.Source?
Cant pop in and say something like that so mysteriously.
Early call is he has broken it.What have you heard? where from?