Injury Blue Healers Discussion - 2024

[Benaly28]

Walsh is important but we can cover (for now)

JW we can’t just need to get to the bye 1-1.


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[THEYSEEMEROLLIN]

at least he has a hobby.........
Any concerns about the neck brace?

Just got back from walking the dog and he gave me a solid 'thumbs up' when I asked how he is travelling That's enough for me

I didn't know of any neck issue but he's definitely not wearing a neck brace Looking in mint Weiterbot condition. Hurry back soon, Weiters!

 

[RedFury]

Just got back from walking the dog and he gave me a solid 'thumbs up' when I asked how he is travelling

That's great that your dog is travelling well. Did you ask about JW by any chance?

 

[thylacine60]

Just got back from Illinois.....

 

[The Dominator7]

There's more to this. Stop treating us like fools. 7 days or 3 weeks. Seriously. He needs to be able to train with the main group for a few weeks before even being considered.

Goosey Loosey and Turkey Lurkey are that way ————->>>>>

 

[JJBagger]

Anyone got any inside goss on Marchy’s illness? Or whether he will be okay for opening round?

 

[Red_man2008]

Anyone got any inside goss on Marchy’s illness? Or whether he will be okay for opening round?

Im looking into it. Will let you know.

 

[JJBagger]

Im looking into it. Will let you know.

Thanks brother

 

[Red_man2008]

Thanks brother

Im getting zero. Radio silence.

 

[JJBagger]

Im getting zero. Radio silence.

Hopefully someone at the open session today can give us a hand

 

[DEliades]

Walshy ran laps this morning but won’t be with the main group - Peter Ryan from the Age on Twitter.

No chance that he is in the frame for OR

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Walshy ran laps this morning but won’t be with the main group - Peter Ryan from the Age on Twitter.

No chance that he is in the frame for OR

That’s ok if it helps get him to round 1.

 

[whySOSserious]

Hopefully someone at the open session today can give us a hand

Not a chance he plays. Wasn't at training. I spoke to someone who went today. Apparently he's still sick.

So frustrating.

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[thylacine60]

just on mots stubbing his toe, what are footy boots made of these days? we talking boots or ballet slippers? blimey, in my day something....

 

[whySOSserious]

Not a chance he plays. Wasn't at training. I spoke to someone who went today. Apparently he's still sick.

So frustrating.

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Further to this - apparently hasn't trained for about a month with the main group. Must be pretty sick.

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[btdg]

Walsh is important but we can cover (for now)

JW we can’t just need to get to the bye 1-1.


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Full back should be the easiest position on the group to cover with pressure up the field and others roaming to help out.

McGovern, Newman, Docherty, Marchbank (on the rare occasions he actually plays) are all good at helping out aerially.

Our defence is usually rock solid but our broader structural problem is that a) we set up too deep defensively, and try to win the ball back deep inside defensively and b) we don't put on enough pressure in the forward half, and then we don't get enough pressure in the midfield.

In those instances, Weitering gets caught 1-1 because the ball moves so quickly and rapidly down the ground, and that's where it stands out when he is missing. The solution is to be more aggressive, apply better pressure forward and in the midfield, and not try to turn the ball over 10m from the opposition goal. This will have the flow-on effect of helping us score more, because we don't have to go 200m to score every time we get it.

At our best last year, we played a spare man at the stoppages, absolutely hammered our opponents at clearances, then applied fantastic pressure to win the ball back. When it worked, we piled on goals, and when it didn't, we were hard to score against. If we are playing that style of footy then Walsh missing hurts a lot more than Weitering IMO...

 

[agro]

Further to this - apparently hasn't trained for about a month with the main group. Must be pretty sick.

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One man’s paper cut is another man’s amputation.

 

[Red_man2008]

Hopefully someone at the open session today can give us a hand

Long COVID is all I’m being told. Not sure on how he’s currently going with it.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Next question is WTF is he referred to as Bot….

 

[The Return of the Paf]

I'm told Walsh will be lucky to play in the first 7 weeks.

 

[Accidental genius]

I'm told Walsh will be lucky to play in the first 7 weeks.

Someone. Mentioned cookie said early rounds …touch and go for r0 or r1 (I think)

 

[The Return of the Paf]

Someone. Mentioned cookie said early rounds …touch and go for r0 or r1 (I think)

8 weeks out, I think it was.

 

[Aphrodite]

So many are ‘told’ all different versions on how many weeks Walsh will be back

 

[thylacine60]

I heard 10......

 

[Arr0w]

I'll raise it, 13