Calf Tightness to keep Johnson from Rd 1

[iGNITER]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/90387/default.aspx

WESTERN Bulldogs skipper Brad Johnson will miss the start of the premiership season after suffering tightness in his troublesome calf.

Johnson, 33, suffered a blow to the muscle five weeks ago that caused bleeding into the achilles area.

pretty dissapointing.

i really wanted to play the doggies round 1 at both sides fielding the best possible side.

 

[sgbn77]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/90387/default.aspx



pretty dissapointing.

i really wanted to play the doggies round 1 at both sides fielding the best possible side.

Can I be cheeky and say that perhaps you still will be?

 

[LongBomb]

Dad's army

 

[Harry Crumb]

Dad's army

Original!

 

[Bulldog1954]

Very clever LongBomb, stay up late coming up with that one?

Very confident he will come back fine, he may be old but he is one of the most durable players to have ever played the game. Has never played less then 21 games in a season since his rookie year

 

[Neville Bartos]

No way in hell is this worthy news of the main board. Had Johnson ripped his calf open and was expected to miss 6 months then I would have no issue with it.

 

[UpTheGuts]

Who cares? He is in his testimonial year.

His career highlight will be as a springboard for Moorcroft

 

[DDog]

Who cares? He is in his testimonial year.

His career highlight will be as a springboard for Moorcroft

A career that will span in the vicinity probably 365+ games.

Its just fortunate he doesn't play for Richmond as he would have struggled to get to 350 given that finals are included in total number of games.

 

[iGNITER]

Very clever LongBomb, stay up late coming up with that one?

Very confident he will come back fine, he may be old but he is one of the most durable players to have ever played the game. Has never played less then 21 games in a season since his rookie year

Agreed 54.

Pretty durable player and wouldnt expect him to miss too long.

Wish him the best with it... We all know how hard calfs are to get right

 

[iGNITER]

No way in hell is this worthy news of the main board. Had Johnson ripped his calf open and was expected to miss 6 months then I would have no issue with it.

Oh im sorry nev

 

[HBF]

Disappointing for Johnson and the Doggies, especially after the Dogs requested a big match from the AFL to celebrate his 350th.

 

[gimp!]

Who cares? He is in his testimonial year.

His career highlight will be as a springboard for Moorcroft

I would assume that posting that in the middle of the afternoon that you have finished high school? Go check yourself, your comment is shit. If you are 15 then I apologize, but it's just a shit, immature comment.

 

[X_box_X]

No use bringing him in for round two. We don't need him against Richmond, plus we still want to give Johnson his milestone game in a blockbuster match. So round three against Hawthorn it is.

 

[skybeau]

He'll play against Richmond. It's a sure thing. You know why? We get ALL (exaggeration but it seems that way sometimes) the milestone games. And we get subsequently flogged. We're the milestone bunnies of the AFL, anyone who has a significant achievement the week they play us, is assured of victory.

The only time we've beaten the milestone hurdle in recent years is the last Melbourne appearance of James Hird and Kevin Sheedy.

(cue comments about anyone who plays us is assured of victory...)

 

[incubi]

He will play round one.
I just remember a few years ago he was ruled out of round one, against collingwood, and all week we said he was no chance and then suddenly we had him as an emergency and on the day he played.
I doubt tightness would keep him out of a game still well over 2 weeks away.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

thats criminal

 

[The Fireman]

Didn't they say on the news he would be ok for rd1?

 

[chef]

Who cares? He is in his testimonial year.

His career highlight will be as a springboard for Moorcroft

Oh well, he can always come back in for our training run in round 2.

 

[100action]

Oh well, he can always come back in for our training run in round 2.

funny thing the old cripple had a better 2009 than any richmond player as well.

 

[lionbear]

Hope I am wrong, but when a player of his age starts doing this, no matter the durability I worry that he could struggle to play a meaningfull role this year. Hopefully like Crawford in 08 he can really come to full fitness when it counts no matter what sought of year he has.

 

[Full Wingspan]

He'll play against Richmond. It's a sure thing. You know why? We get ALL (exaggeration but it seems that way sometimes) the milestone games. And we get subsequently flogged. We're the milestone bunnies of the AFL, anyone who has a significant achievement the week they play us, is assured of victory.

The only time we've beaten the milestone hurdle in recent years is the last Melbourne appearance of James Hird and Kevin Sheedy.

(cue comments about anyone who plays us is assured of victory...)

I strongly disagree with this post. Any team that plays Richmond should be assured victory, you're not milestone bunnies either, your team is just pathetic and useless.

 

[skybeau]

I strongly disagree with this post. Any team that plays Richmond should be assured victory, you're not milestone bunnies either, your team is just pathetic and useless.

Didn't your team just trade for a guy who couldn't get a game in this apparently pathetic and useless team? Maybe you could explain the logic of that to me.

 

[2TONE]

Oh well, he can always come back in for our training run in round 2.

still a chance for collingwoods training run i round 1 . its amusing all the hype surrounding the dogs remember you guys finished .1% higher on percentage and the acheived the same result in the 09 finals , yet the dogs with ageing players and hardly no scope for natural improvement are considered by vitually all, to be the ones to beat. round 1 will be a rude shock for all believers and by round 11 talks of bring back terry wallace will be all the rage. jwas.

pies the only club to sack a back to back premiership coach.

 

[Pigdog]

still a chance for collingwoods training run i round 1 . its amusing all the hype surrounding the dogs remember you guys finished .1% higher on percentage and the (1) acheived the same result in the 09 finals , (2) yet the dogs with ageing players and (3)hardly no scope for natural improvement are considered by vitually all, to be the ones to beat. round 1 will be a rude shock for all believers and by round 11 talks of bring back terry wallace will be all the rage. jwas.

pies the only club to sack a back to back premiership coach.

1. Except you guys rolled over in the PF and were belted to the tune of 73pts whereas we were actually a chance of winning up until the last minute or so.

2. All players are ageing.

3. Of course we don't.

 

[The Fireman]

Can't believe some of the crap he cops. Yes I can..it's BF.

Fantastic footballer. any side would love to have him even now.