AFL Player #31: Zach Reid

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 5, Happyskeret

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

I've been the biggest believer in him but we can all agree if he can't stay on the park for most of next year we move on and close the chapter.

I’m willing to give him more than one more year.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Mitch Cleary said on Ch 7 News that Reid and Ridley off to Qatar(? I’m sure he said) for specialist treatment on their injuries. Caldwell having hip surgery

 

[Lore]

Mitch Cleary said on Ch 7 News that Reid and Ridley off to Qatar(? I’m sure he said) for specialist treatment on their injuries. Caldwell having hip surgery

Hm, yep. Found it on twitter

 

[mike ross]

Mitch Cleary said on Ch 7 News that Reid and Ridley off to Qatar(? I’m sure he said) for specialist treatment on their injuries. Caldwell having hip surgery

That's a 13 hour and 50 minutes plane trip. It's going to be tough for them, business class will be crucial for the leg room.

 

[cAsEy_18]

Hm, yep. Found it on twitter

Nah I know Mitch Cleary has said this, but it’s not true.
This is because I read the injury update on the Essendon website, and it didn’t mention this - instead it said the list is in good shape.
And they would be transparent with us.

 

[thepokey]

Really bodes well that after another whole year of rehab we still have to send Reid to the moon in order to haily mary get a fix for him, really fills you with confidence

 

[Beerfish]

Really bodes well that after another whole year of rehab we still have to send Reid to the moon in order to haily mary get a fix for him, really fills you with confidence

Maybe hope rather than confidence?

 

[ghostdog]

Really bodes well that after another whole year of rehab we still have to send Reid to the moon in order to haily mary get a fix for him, really fills you with confidence

Don't worry. If this is the guy we think it is, they'll be back in ripping shape.

 

[Petrify]

Hm, yep. Found it on twitter

This did wonders for some Eagles players this year. McGovern and Yeo went to Qatar last offseason.

Yeo played the most games in 5 seasons and McGovern the most in his last 6 seasons.

 

[yodellinhank]

Haven't they got a surgery in the Australian desert?

 

[jmoo wan]

Haven't they got a surgery in the Australian desert?

it's lot cheaper in Qatar because you can pay workers a lot less - it's how they built the stadiums so quickly for the world cup. I assume surgery follows the same principle

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

So does that mean Reid re-injured his hammy again? Last injury he had was torn pec

 

[jdstorm]

Haven't they got a surgery in the Australian desert?

They barely have nurses and first aiders.

In Quatar they keep the money they make from natural resources. Here not so much

 

[crackers65]

If Qatar is true, why haven’t they already gone there. Reid could have gone 6 months ago and Ridley about a month ago. It’s obvious we can’t get them right.
There are lots of excellent facilities overseas and there is no excuse for us not to use them. To only go as a last resort is not being progressive like we should be.
Players are our biggest asset and no stone should be left unturned to get them on the park and keep them there.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

So does that mean Reid re-injured his hammy again? Last injury he had was torn pec

This is what I thought. Concerning.

 

[windyhill]

Gumblereid.
**** I’ve read this book before.

 

[RaySamuel]

So does that mean Reid re-injured his hammy again? Last injury he had was torn pec

Last injury report saw (20/08) had him still as 4 weeks with pec. I'm comfortable that he didn't make it back for any games this year as any ramp up in running load etc would have been slow given his history. I was hoping though that he would have got back to some level of training and running though.

 

[Kong]

Waiting until after the season to send perennially injured players in for surgery.

Vintage Essendon. Just top notch.

 

[Nifft]

Waiting until after the season to send perennially injured players in for surgery.

Vintage Essendon. Just top notch.

Makes good sense financially to wait till the end of the year. It's a shorter flight to Qatar from Ibiza than it is from Melbourne.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Haven't they got a surgery in the Australian desert?

yep waste of money, there's got to be one on Mount Hotham

 

[yodellinhank]

yep waste of money, there's got to be one on Mount Hotham

 

[Bjchan13]

Hm, yep. Found it on twitter

Shouldn't Parish be going too?

 

[jmoo wan]

Shouldn't Parish be going too?

yep Parish should be going….

to Geelong for a second rounder!

 

[Mercurial89]

Hm, yep. Found it on twitter

I wouldn't be surprised if it was Rids idea to go on the trip and not the clubs, the offer may have been extended to Reid for a check to see if anything can be found in his biomechanics that maybe causing the issues he's been having. Or he's had another recurrence.

For Rids I reckon his issues stem from the sprint training he did a few years ago, I can't recall the exact timing but I don't know if he's been the same since he did that work.
He may have developed some issues in his gait or Hip mobility that have caused his quad issues.

Why we aren't doing these things for all players is the question I have.
We should be getting players scanned and reviewed as soon as they get to the club, whether that is getting the scans/footage here and sent overseas for remote analysis or sending them over and it being done as part of the process of integrating them into the club. From there the program can be individualized and mapped out to build them up over the first few years of their career having all the information.
The idea that we have the people at this club who knows best practices is ignorant considering the amount of money and people with better facilities elsewhere in the world.

That just seems like best practice if you were running a club. That's what id call "cutting edge" and best practice. No need for any supplement programs, and it would be a great angle to have to show to trade targets, that at this club you will be your best self physically. Would be nice to have a selling point that isn't just we were successful over two decades ago and have a lot of money so we can appear relevant come play for us because we have big games, no meaningful games, but games that make us a lot of money in tickets.

 

[jmoo wan]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was Rids idea to go on the trip and not the clubs, the offer may have been extended to Reid for a check to see if anything can be found in his biomechanics that maybe causing the issues he's been having. Or he's had another recurrence.

For Rids I reckon his issues stem from the sprint training he did a few years ago, I can't recall the exact timing but I don't know if he's been the same since he did that work.
He may have developed some issues in his gait or Hip mobility that have caused his quad issues.

Why we aren't doing these things for all players is the question I have.
We should be getting players scanned and reviewed as soon as they get to the club, whether that is getting the scans/footage here and sent overseas for remote analysis or sending them over and it being done as part of the process of integrating them into the club. From there the program can be individualized and mapped out to build them up over the first few years of their career having all the information.
The idea that we have the people at this club who knows best practices is ignorant considering the amount of money and people with better facilities elsewhere in the world.

That just seems like best practice if you were running a club. That's what id call "cutting edge" and best practice. No need for any supplement programs, and it would be a great angle to have to show to trade targets, that at this club you will be your best self physically. Would be nice to have a selling point that isn't just we were successful over two decades ago and have a lot of money so we can appear relevant come play for us because we have big games, no meaningful games, but games that make us a lot of money in tickets.

this sounds like it would take too long to implement though, i’d rather invest it schemes that can get us good, and quickly.