AFL Player # 5: Elijah Tsatas

[TheGrizz]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2026
2024 My Boy Draft: Pick 14, Lore

 

[Lore]

I thought Mahoney had originally said it’d be 8-10 weeks all up.

I don’t think we have any quotes from Mahoney, he hasn’t fronted an interview since before Christmas?

 

[yodellinhank]

I'm not surprised by the extended time frame, not in the slightest.

I just hope it's us being conservative, not a problem with the initial injury.

I hope it's a problem with the initial injury. There's bound to be one. If it isn't then this will probably blow out even further when it happens.

 

[Happyskeret]

3 months = 12 weeks, the bye is round 14. So I guess we’ll see him after the bye?

They didn’t originally give us a time frame just said they’ll consult the surgeon after the surgery is done. I think Blitz said 12 weeks and Timmy said 8, with 8 being this Friday.

I hope it means they’ve taken the Dylan Shiel route of fixing it properly and not just snipping out a bit of cartilage every year or two until there’s none left.

That was Dylan’s decision not the clubs.

 

[Pweter]

That was Dylan’s decision not the clubs.

If it leads to quality of life after football it was a smart decision and should be considered by more players.

 

[Mercurial89]

3 months = 12 weeks, the bye is round 14. So I guess we’ll see him after the bye?

They didn’t originally give us a time frame just said they’ll consult the surgeon after the surgery is done. I think Blitz said 12 weeks and Timmy said 8, with 8 being this Friday.

I hope it means they’ve taken the Dylan Shiel route of fixing it properly and not just snipping out a bit of cartilage every year or two until there’s none left.

Everything I've been told recently (going through own knee stuff).
They are getting increasingly unlikely to do tidy ups and snipping for these issues.
That used to be the first thing done for us plebs on the street even.

It may be different for the elites but the feeling I got was that the thinking has shifted in this space with the long term cons outweighing getting back quicker.

 

[astrowizzle]

We sure the just didn't register the original timeframe of 10 weeks to 3-4 months
Anyway if it takes that long as be it. Knee scrapes can be tricky

 

[TheGrizz]

The Age reporting the club is being super cautious and he is out till the bye

 

[Old Campaigner]

it'd be really cool if we just got a competent medical team instead of making up for our current shit one by making everyone sit out an extra 50% longer

 

[Lore]

The Age reporting the club is being super cautious and he is out till the bye

3 months is the bye so makes sense. 4 months would be like round 17ish

 

[Pweter]

it'd be really cool if we just got a competent medical team instead of making up for our current s**t one by making everyone sit out an extra 50% longer

How have they screwed this one up?

In fact this year it seems like guys are coming back when they're actually ready, not being rushed back because they're sort of ready.

 

[Lore]

 

[ant555]

Delist. Saints supporter has told us he is a speculative pick who will turn out to be Jarred Polac.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Delist. Saints supporter has told us he is a speculative pick who will turn out to be Jarred Polac.

But then immediately re-list because we are having a lot of success with discarded top ten picks lately

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Delist. Saints supporter has told us he is a speculative pick who will turn out to be Jarred Polac.

To be fair, they've seen their share of duds come through.
Imagine if they'd picked Petracca

 

[Seb78]

So, a little confused here. I get we're taking the cautious approach with Elijah, but since when is a torn meniscus a 6 month injury?

I mean it's been 12 weeks, since his surgery, and eta is another 9 weeks??

Is that right?

 

[FlyingV]

So, a little confused here. I get we're taking the cautious approach with Elijah, but since when is a torn meniscus a 6 month injury?

I mean it's been 12 weeks, since his surgery, and eta is another 9 weeks??

Is that right?

Yeah was thinking the same thing. My only thought was he was injured a lot of last year, and came near last at our 2km time trial this year before meniscus, therefore currently he is so far behind in his running/conditioning that he will need a few months solid to get back upto speed.

 

[rioli brownlow]

To be fair, they've seen their share of duds come through.
Imagine if they'd picked Petracca

Or the bont instead of billings

 

[Lore]

So, a little confused here. I get we're taking the cautious approach with Elijah, but since when is a torn meniscus a 6 month injury?

I mean it's been 12 weeks, since his surgery, and eta is another 9 weeks??

Is that right?

Yeah it's a weird one. The injury was towards the end of January (12 weeks ago). Some scuttlebutt on the other forum and on SEN said 8-12 weeks, but according to the club he had surgery to repair it with no time frame given for a return until after the surgeon had been consulted post-op. There was no update given after that.

Then at the start of March he was spotted on the training track, presumably doing skills work, while they had 3-4 months listed on the injury report... 3 months being the bye and 4 being about Round 18.

Two weeks ago they said he'd start running in 2-3 weeks.

Now the injury report says 9-10 weeks... which also takes us to the bye in Round 14.

Guessing that it's probably a month of running ("building up progressions"), a couple of weeks of full training and a couple of weeks in the VFL at 50% or 70% game time or whatever, then he should be medically fit.

Whether he actually plays a game at AFL level this year remains to be seen... but we might see a debut towards the end of the year if they don't put him on the inactive list.

 

[Petrify]

So, a little confused here. I get we're taking the cautious approach with Elijah, but since when is a torn meniscus a 6 month injury?

I mean it's been 12 weeks, since his surgery, and eta is another 9 weeks??

Is that right?

He wouldn't get a game for us right now anyway so why be anything other than abundantly cautious with a young player's knee?

 

[Bjchan13]

So, a little confused here. I get we're taking the cautious approach with Elijah, but since when is a torn meniscus a 6 month injury?

I mean it's been 12 weeks, since his surgery, and eta is another 9 weeks??

Is that right?

Torn meniscus can vary depending on severity, where the tear is and how its treated. Missing 12 months is not uncommon if the route is surgery to repair the meniscus rather than trim away the damaged piece. Id say we will be following the Shiel rehab path as it was quite clearly a success. Shiel missed rounds 3-18, and came back ok but still not 100%. No way they'll rush Tsatas.

 

[Seb78]

Torn meniscus can vary depending on severity, where the tear is and how its treated. Missing 12 months is not uncommon if the route is surgery to repair the meniscus rather than trim away the damaged piece. Id say we will be following the Shiel rehab path as it was quite clearly a success. Shiel missed rounds 3-18, and came back ok but still not 100%. No way they'll rush Tsatas.

Ok, yeh makes sense. Just kills me seeing the likes of Sheezel, Ashcroft, Phillipou, Mackenzie & Ginbey all coming through and having impacts.

Really want to see what Tsatas is all about.

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[Booplaz]

Considering how he moved after the foot injury more than happy to take the cautious approach here.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Give him time and make sure he's match ready for the prelim.

 

[yodellinhank]

It's a bit of a concern. Don't want him looking like a power athlete to start his career.

 

[Lore]

There's no comment about him in the injury update, but they're saying 7 weeks on the graphic.



That would give him a round 13 return date, right before the bye.

The original 12-16 week recovery time frame would've taken him to somewhere between Rounds 15-18.