Traded #3: Scott Gumbleton - Traded to Fremantle for pick 55

[windyhill]

Will never play the full 22 (plus finals!) He just does not have the body for it. So what I`m saying is, even when he is up and about, rest him. He is an injury waiting to happen Gumby. I`m still not sure if he really knows how to protect himself in a pack situation, he`ll either take mark of the day or come down in a crumbling mess.

 

[theboxmike]

I have faith, gumby get better soon.

 

[bodazoka]

Shame, would like to see him have a few seasons injury free....

Hopefully you blokes are as stupid as Carlton who traded there under performing, consistantly injured key forward as a sweetner to West Coast.

 

[Godzke]

Naturally you open the thread expecting the worst, but you take it with a pinch of salt. As mentioned earlier, it was bloody great we got a full season out of him. So long as the injury is not related to his spine (and almost everything is) then chins up.

 

[windyhill]

Naturally you open the thread expecting the worst, but you take it with a pinch of salt. As mentioned earlier, it was bloody great we got a full season out of him.

17 is not exactly 22 !

 

[Godzke]

17 is a damn fine result for Gumbleton.

 

[Call Me Cake]

The part of the atmosphere visible from the surface of the earth is descending to the said surface.

 

[Skeeta Olly]

Not many play all 22 anyway, in fact for us, only 1 did.

 

[Godzke]

Imagine how ****ed our midfield would be if Jobe wasn't there for 21 of them.

 

[Skeeta Olly]

The Collingwood game could have blown out to 150

 

[windyhill]

17 is a damn fine result for Gumbleton.

No denying that, minor miracle, a major miracle would be getting the full 22

 

[Deepthroat]

Any updates on the Gumbleton situation?

My mail was he had his minor knee op late August making it 12+ weeks recovery so far.

It's a bit concerning he has been off the track so long given how prominent he is expected to be in the forward line next year.

As a disclaimer, I have the Gumby in a FF league where squads are rolled year to year and am starting to worry about the risk of carrying a bloke who seems destined to have some sort of unfortuante curse when it comes to being injured.

 

[Slattery_20]

He's back on the track.
Almost like a minor week-off-running-knock was actually a minor week-off-running-knock.

But I'm a crazy conspiracy theorist.

 

[stugots]

He's back on the track.
Almost like a minor week-off-running-knock was actually a minor week-off-running-knock.

But I'm a crazy conspiracy theorist.

so the leg wasnt amputated

 

[Slattery_20]

Oh it was. Now he's got a titanium-selenium alloy leg as well as his standard old 6061 aluminium one.

 

[FandangoDingo]

Not the metal limbs again? Surely not....

 

[Kong]

Please, no.

 

[stugots]

Oh it was. Now he's got a titanium-selenium alloy leg as well as his standard old 6061 aluminium one.

thought they at least would have sprung for one of these anodised aluminium beauties...

http://www.gooblewarming.com.au/site/images/products/412_tn.jpg

can see gumby flying round the hf with these on

 

[Squeaky]

For a Gumby he's not all that bendy or flexible.

BRILLIANT!

 

[ghostdog]

I've been reading with interest some people's recollections of Paul Salmon and his ability to ruck and play in the forward line.

We seem to have plenty of choices for forwards atm, especially with Carlisle, Steinberg, Hardingham and Hurley (though I prefer Hurls playing defence) waiting their turn, and Joey D not too far away as well.

Hirdy recently mentioned, and Sean Wellman (top bloke that Wellman) confirmed that with the new interchange rules ruckman are going to have to have greater stamina.

Gumby's tank has been spoken of at length. Is he someone we should/could consider developing into a ruckman as well? Could he possibly be another Salmon?

 

[juppy]

I like the idea but would prefer not as rucks generally have a lot of stress put on the body and are more likely to get injured. Dont mind him taking a couple a game but prefer to reduce the chance of further injury where possible.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Not in a million years. Way to much risk of injury and why bother with T-Bell coming nicely.

 

[Donakebab]

*snap*


Pinch hit around the ground when needed, that is all.

 

[ghostdog]

Not in a million years. Way to much risk of injury and why bother with T-Bell coming nicely.

How's T-Bell's engine by comparison?

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

I think it is a good point you make about Gumby's endurance, but the risk of injury is too great. T-Bell's endurance is not as good as Gumby's, but he is a specialist ruckman