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Retired #29: Patrick Ambrose - Officially retired - 11/8

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He'll be back in full training this week:

Both Hooker and Ambrose had been sidelined prior to round one, but the enforced extended break during the shutdown has allowed additional recovery time for the key defenders, according to head of medical services Dave Rundle.

“Patrick is 11 weeks post his PCL injury. He is progressing nicely and is at the end stages of his rehab. He’s got one or two strength areas to target this week but should be integrating into full training with the group later this week too.”
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Good quad likeness.
 

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Yep, lisfranc injury.

Just when we thought he was going to come in.

Didn't take long for the injuries to pile up, damn
 
Howard Moon said:
apparently done the linsfrac injury

thats a career ender sometimes :/

my sporting partner did one a few years back, we have never played tennis/soccer since. Hes had constant issues with it
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Ended Dane Swan and Ricky Petterd's careers, and when Richo did his in Round 4, 2000, he didn't play again until 2001.

Hopefully the scans only show a minor strain and not a break or fracture. Then we could have trouble.
 
Tend to wonder whether Ambrose is one of those guys who is not as naturally gifted physically as he is absolutely psychotic, able to push himself beyond even normal elite level athletes.

I knew a few of those guys a long time ago. It catches up and the body breaks.

I only raise it because he gets injured an awful lot for someone who is in god-like condition.

Would like to see him just play out a full year to do justice to how far he's come. He's not All Australian level but he should be widely regarded as a very accomplished defender. That's coming from the position of hardly knowing one end of the ground form the other as a 23 year old.
 
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BrunoV said:
Tend to wonder whether Ambrose is one of those guys who is not as naturally gifted physically as he is absolutely psychotic, able to push himself beyond even normal elite level athletes.

I knew a few of those guys a long time ago. It catches up and the body breaks.

I only raise it because he gets injured an awful lot for someone who is in god-like condition.

Would like to see him just play out a full year just to do justice to how far he come. He's not All Australian level but he should be widely regarded as a very accomplished defender. That coming from the position of hardly knowing one end of the ground form the other (as a 23 year old).
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For sure, really admire and appreciate him. Deserves a better end than a lengthy Lisfranc demise.

If fit he probably would have been ahead of Hurley by now in the real pecking order - the one based on performance & quality not reputation, salary & selectors' good graces.
 

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BrunoV said:
Tend to wonder whether Ambrose is one of those guys who is not as naturally gifted physically as he is absolutely psychotic, able to push himself beyond even normal elite level athletes.

I knew a few of those guys a long time ago. It catches up and the body breaks.

I only raise it because he gets injured an awful lot for someone who is in god-like condition.

Would like to see him just play out a full year to do justice to how far he's come. He's not All Australian level but he should be widely regarded as a very accomplished defender. That's coming from the position of hardly knowing one end of the ground form the other as a 23 year old.
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I feel like multiple times he’s gotten injured in games and I’ve not noticed until he’s omitted from the side the next week.
 
BrunoV said:
Tend to wonder whether Ambrose is one of those guys who is not as naturally gifted physically as he is absolutely psychotic, able to push himself beyond even normal elite level athletes.

I knew a few of those guys a long time ago. It catches up and the body breaks.

I only raise it because he gets injured an awful lot for someone who is in god-like condition.

Would like to see him just play out a full year to do justice to how far he's come. He's not All Australian level but he should be widely regarded as a very accomplished defender. That's coming from the position of hardly knowing one end of the ground form the other as a 23 year old.
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Goddard said he was the best athlete all-round he’d ever played with, which is a fair wrap.
 
Apparently the lisfranc injury is a type of sprain.

Moonboot and crutches, scans and specialists.

Prognosis unknown.

Essendon defender Patrick Ambrose will await the opinion of specialists after suffering a foot injury in the club’s scratch match against Carlton on Saturday.

Head of medical services David Rundle said the 28-year-old sustained a Lisfranc injury - a sprain of the mid-foot.

“Pat got his foot caught in a contest and has sustained a Lisfranc injury which is essentially a sprain of the mid-foot,” Rundle said.

“He’s currently in a boot and on crutches and we have more scans to investigate this further. We’ll get the opinions of specialists, so the prognosis remains unknown but it's likely he’ll have a period of unloading to allow those ligaments to heal.”
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Ambrose, Cutler suffer setbacks

The latest injury news ahead of round five.
www.essendonfc.com.au
 
Lore said:
Apparently the lisfranc injury is a type of sprain.

Moonboot and crutches, scans and specialists.

Prognosis unknown.


Ambrose, Cutler suffer setbacks

The latest injury news ahead of round five.
www.essendonfc.com.au
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Dont think it's a sprain, think it's fractures of the small bones in the middle of the foot.

Edit: well efc say it's a sprain.. Ill believe a trained doctor !
 

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Hamez said:
Is it similar to the navicular?
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I'm just going in what my mate used to whinge to me about....his doctor diagnosed him with a sprain which didn't heal, 6 months later he gets reassessed as linsfranc inj, reckins there were little micro fractures in the the little bones in the middle of his foot, he could either get a little plate screwed along the bones which sometimes works or let it heal and forget playing sports again..

But we talking a mug amatuer here , not an elite athlete with the best medical practitioners at his disposal!
 
I’ve done 2 Lisfrancs. It’s agony. Sounds like Ambrose is only a sprain rather than a fracture. The fact that it was picked up now rather that 12 years later means that he should have a better outcome than me.
 
Ambrose suffered a Lisfranc injury in his foot in the Bombers’ scratch match last week that is requiring further scans, but could see the defender out for a period of time.

we are so unlucky
 

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