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don't expect too much over the bye, the club has given players time off to compensate for the extra training block in preseasonAn injury update right about now from the club of clubs would be nice.
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Cripps said at a footy function tonight that Walsh would be playing games right now if it was up to Walsh. Cripps said Walsh is in really great nic and doing all the right things to play soon. Also said that Walsh trained with midfield last session and in typical fashion had 50 touches in 10 minutes 
Great news … albeit Walsh was advertised as attending but was a late omission.Cripps said at a footy function tonight that Walsh would be playing games right now if it was up to Walsh. Cripps said Walsh is in really great nic and doing all the right things to play soon. Also said that Walsh trained with midfield last session and in typical fashion had 50 touches in 10 minutes
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Wasn't at the Hall of Fame dinner on Monday either which is a compulsory event for all players as they have to attend with their sponsors. Apparently couldn't attend due to 'rehab for injury' which was the same for SOS and Docherty too.
Convenient excuse?
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Docherty and Walsh I understand - JSOS not so much.
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Maybe just don't want those guys getting pestered by every second attendee looking for the inside word on their recovery.
This undoubtedly is a factor the club considers in the best interests of its player. I'm sure the club also recognises the potential that such management approaches might also add to skepticism about the legitimacy of public communications re: Walsh.
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I really don’t expect honesty or transparency around injuries from the club, so I don’t pay much attention to what players or officials publicly say about them.
When Walshy is named, then I’ll believe he’s good to go.
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Ok I'm putting my tin foil hat on for a moment here, do we think clubs are deliberately vague re injury list details so that it makes it more difficult for upcoming opposition to scout, manage loads etc? Or is this a stretch and clubs mainly focus on their own backyard?
100% they are doing this. They are being vague for a purpose
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sam walsh is choosing to walk in a p-5000 powered work loader, this has nothing to do with his back injury
Opposition clubs would have far more idea than anyone in the media or those on an online forum.
It’s childish, the AFL like to emulate everything American sport so it’s about time they put the same scrutiny on injury announcements as they do over there
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I think this is just like MRO. All noise and bluster by AFL House about 'cracking down on indiscretions', then the season begins and it's all just 'yesterday's news'. I'll believe it when I see it...
No club would be definitive with specific injury or return date, as most injuries are dependant on progression
Personally, I'd keep cards close to my chest
Personally, I'd keep cards close to my chest
Maaaaaaybe in grand final week? Otherwise, no.
People want certainty. Clubs often don't have it. If the club was being completely transparent about, say, Walsh's injury, it would probably look something like this:
"We estimate a 60% chance he'll be playing by end of March, 35% chance by end of April, 5% chance it'll be longer. Those estimates depend on him hitting half a dozen different milestones at expected times. The estimates could change at any time in either direction due to any number of factors. We'll also be making judgement calls throughout the process to ensure that we don't sacrifice his long term prospects for a short term gain."
I'm making up the numbers, but you get the idea. That's the kind of situation they're managing. But if they came out with a statement like that they'd be ripped to shreds here and in the media by people who don't understand probabilities, don't deal well with uncertainty, or expect the club to look as if it is completely in control of every detail at all times.
Far better to release info on your own terms, minimise the media feeding frenzy, and focus on the player's actual wellbeing.
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You do know that American sports are so strict on injury reporting because so much of their revenue comes from betting? Got nothing to do with caring about fans
In the good ole days we only knew a player was out of the side or back in when it was on league teams.
Yes times is different now but I don't think it affects anyone's life that much to know or not know about an injury.
Yes times is different now but I don't think it affects anyone's life that much to know or not know about an injury.
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There's been a sighting at training. A blurry sighting, but still...
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