Preview 2024 Second Elimination Final: Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn, 6 September 2024, 7.40pm @ MCG

[fr_303]

Has Will Days type of injury been compared to anyone else's in the AFL in recent years? and how many games did they ended up missing?

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Will day is our best player. Who is the best player for the dogs. The last time we played Day was instrumental in our win. The fact that the bont is a great player is irrelevant. It's like saying Hodge's importance is no where near as Gary Abletts. You know that statement is not true. It's what Day is to our team. His impact on our wins and his presence makes every other player stand taller

We won a prelim with Hodge basically a traffic cone because of illness. Day is important, yes, but we can get it done without him. Let him focus on week 2 of finals.

 

[offtherails9]

****. That hurts. Backs against the wall lads, let's see what we're made of.

 

[offtherails9]

We won a prelim with Hodge basically a traffic cone because of illness. Day is important, yes, but we can get it done without him. Let him focus on week 2 of finals.

2012? He didn't even play that one. 'Dodgy Subway'.

 

[Hawker55]

so we're back to melts?

 

[I got the outside word]

Sam won’t let us fall apart without Day again, not that kind of guy, he has had the whole year after witnessing it to come up with a way and we are about to see the real genius at work come finals. I’ve got faith.

 

[TheFourPillars]

We won a prelim with Hodge basically a traffic cone because of illness. Day is important, yes, but we can get it done without him. Let him focus on week 2 of finals.

I am not counting us out mate. No way. We r more resilient than that.

 

[flamin_heck]

He’s obviously a massive player for us, but IMO Day had been down on form the previous month and somewhat looked hampered, it didn’t seem to slow us down.. the boys can do this without him, I know it. We lose some class and vision but we still have the grunt which is largely where our midfield dominates.

 

[CHUBBSS]

the jab is everything, cant play without it, so surely they'd be giving it to him during any fitness tests?

I imagine it would be advised against due to risk, but I’ve never seen it used during trainings.

On the flip side we could be playing one of the greatest mind games ever

 

[Roddy]

Trying to look at this philosophically: the universe often has a way of evening itself out. We've had nothing but fantastic news lately, we were probably kinda due a bit of a blow.

We must rise above.

 

[Flag08]

I am told they are aiming for the Prelim for Daisy. Will still get there.

 

[Blackhawk42]

I worry about how emotional and irrational some of you get about footy related things.

Sure, Newcombe was pushed which propelled him into Day faster than expected, but that Richmond player would need to be a genuine skilled assassin to intentionally cause an injury to a player he never actually touched.

It's super frustrating for Will and us, and bitterly disappointing we won't have him for our return to finals footy, but some of the vitriol towards the 'cause' of the injury is pretty insane to read if I'm honest.



PS. I believe the Box Hill game is on channel 7 today too. Saw somebody mentioning that it's only on the AFL app.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[Gene Simmons]

Has Will Days type of injury been compared to anyone else's in the AFL in recent years? and how many games did they ended up missing?

Jono Brown said that he copped a similar injury and was able to play jabbed up, he said that he's confident Will Day will get up for finals. Take that for what it's worth...

 

[TazHawk15]

Gutted for Will, the kid would be feeling much worse than any of us.

Hopefully Sammy will implore our boys to give him a change to play the following week.

 

[TazHawk15]

Jono Brown said that he copped a similar injury and was able to play jabbed up, he said that he's confident Will Day will get up for finals. Take that for what it's worth...

Spider Everett had the same injury as Will and was quoted “There is no way known he would get up for this game”

 

[Gene Simmons]

I wouldn't even consider Chad if he has 40 and kicks 3... More than likely he'll strain a calf or something the following week and too much of a risk even as a sub.. Imagine having to come on in the 1st Qtr to cover an injury

 

[Stratton_Gun]

As the game will be won and lost in the midfield, it's a big blow but let's be honest he was never going to be close to fully fit anyway.
If we win first week, he's probably a 50/50 for the semi imo.

Hoping Treloar is out to even it up too

 

[moginie]

As an unabashed Chad fan I'd be overjoyed if he "dropped 20 and 2".

But he's not looked like it at any point since his initial recovery. It would be encouraging today and a real impetus to beat Williamstown, but he's still not close enough to put pressure on our first 25.

 

[Gene Simmons]

I imagine it would be advised against due to risk, but I’ve never seen it used during trainings.

On the flip side we could be playing one of the greatest mind games ever

That did cross my mind... (wishful thinking maybe)... The mind games did work leading into the Pies game getting them to prep for Finn vs Daicos only to start him a as a sub

 

[cryptor]

Not sure why the club would publicly rule Day out now. Not because I think he could get up in time but because why give away selection news early?

Unless it’s a bluff… (jks)

 

[Billyc]

Well that’s shit news. Hopefully Treloar misses

 

[Billyc]

Nah

 

[DogDaySonny]

This thread has taken a bit of an Animal House turn. This time Chip Diller is right.

 

[moginie]

Not sure why the club would publicly rule Day out now. Not because I think he could get up in time but because why give away selection news early?

Unless it’s a bluff… (jks)

Remove media speculation is my reckoning.