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The centre's motion capture room, or ''Gait Lab'', is already proving its $250,000 worth in tracking the fitness of Carlton players, and, with the input of a Melbourne mechanical engineer, is helping the Blues identify who is most at risk of knee injury. In keeping with James Weldon Johnson's spiritual classic Dem Bones, it does so by focusing on their ankles.

''In changing direction, or jumping and landing, the muscles try to compensate for this very quick movement, and if it exceeds the level of the soft tissue it's simple - it breaks - and what breaks is the ACL or meniscus,'' says Hossein Mokhtarzadeh, a post-doctoral fellow at the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science.

Instead the club's medical, sports science and football departments tweak their training load and method in a bid to change the tea leaves. He reports that all of Carlton's soft-tissue injuries this season have been flagged in advance, ''which for the people upstairs is frustrating, because they say, 'It's great that you've told us, but we need to stop them happening'.''
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How to prevent ruptured ACLs
CARLTON has joined forces with a Melbourne University mechanical engineer who claims serious knee injuries can be prevented by strengthening ankle joints.

Hossein Mokhtarzadeh, a post-doctoral fellow at the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science, has conducted a series of tests on how to best prevent ACL injuries in athletes.

He said physiotherapists should pay extra attention to strengthening players' ankles in an effort to reduce the number of ACL injuries in the game.
Carlton is one of the few AFL sides whose entire senior list has been spared a knee reconstruction in 2013.

"Some would call it luck, (but) we work very hard as a club to stay ahead of the rest in terms of injury prevention," Rosengarten said.
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http://www.sportsfan.com.au/the-blues-look-better-without-judd/tabid/91/newsid/110339/default.aspx

"Blues look better without Judd When Mick Malthouse told last week's post-match press conference that Chris Judd's season was over, Carlton fans would have been forgiven for thinking the same about their finals chances. But, as has often been the case when Judd is unavailable, the spread of contributors rose, making the midfield more unpredictable and actually making the Blues more dangerous. Brock McLean, Mitch Robinson, Kade Simpson and Andrew Walker all played their best games for the season. McLean, with 27 possessions (10 contested), five clearances, seven tackles and three goals, was the pick of the bunch, but Robinson wasn't far off, with 25 possessions (11 contested), four clearances, five tackles and a disposal efficiency of 88 per cent. Carlton's record with Judd in the side is only a tick over 50 per cent, while they win nearly 73 per cent of games without him. If he really is considering his future beyond the end of this season it might not be such a bad thing for the Blues if he decides to hang up his boots."
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A load of rubbish... it's good to see some of our players step up to the plate. It's one game, let's see how we go over the next couple of weeks.

Judd is still very important in and believe there should be a place for him in the future.
 

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Women of Carlton en masse at Visy Park
The George Harris Function Room formed the suitably idyllic venue for the evening’s proceedings, with Australian model Megan Gale and Olympic 400-metre champion Cathy Freeman front and centre as VIPs for the occasion so capably managed by the resident MC Jo Silvagni.

Joining Jo in the house were Jack and Ben - two of her sons to the club’s Team of the Century full-back Stephen Silvagni - together with the Silvagni family matriarch Rita, Vonnie Henderson (the mother of Lachie), Lisa Engel (the mother of Chris Judd) and Dee and Tom Hampson (the parents of Shaun).


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Mother of pearl.
 
Two Nicks with a lot in common

Stevens, now 33, sees some similarities between them, describing Graham as a quality ball-user. He also concedes Graham is a far better overhead mark, and regards it as "a huge strength" because it allows him to go forward and kick goals.

"I was speaking to (Blues veteran) Heath Scotland the other day and 'Scotto' said there's no doubt Nick's going to be a real good player with the way he goes about it," Stevens said.

"I'd love him to have a great career, play 200 games, be a club champion and help Carlton become a powerhouse again."

Graham doubts he'd be in the AFL system if it wasn't for his former coach, but Stevens says the 19-year-old is a largely self-made player.

"If anyone's going to make it on pure effort and determination, it'll be Nick," he said. "He's a terrific story."
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Can't help but be excited by what Nick brings to the table.

A genuine footballer who will do whatever necessary to extract the best from himself.

Showed some good signs in his cameo substitute appearance on debut against Richmond, and I'm looking forward to seeing him out there again tonight.

Hopefully we see him across 4 quarters this time.
 

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Two Nicks with a lot in common


Two Nicks with a lot in common

Can't help but be excited by what Nick brings to the table.

A genuine footballer who will do whatever necessary to extract the best from himself.

Showed some good signs in his cameo substitute appearance on debut against Richmond, and I'm looking forward to seeing him out there again tonight.

Hopefully we see him across 4 quarters this time.
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Watched all of Nick Stevens footy with Carlton. Never, ever heard or saw him referred to as "Puss". Where does this stuff come from?
 
Off with his beard :thumbsu:

With a Facebook page and Twitter handle set up in its honour, Kade Simpson’s beard has developed quite the following.
The beard has been a work in progress since late last year, when Simpson started growing it after being inspired by mate Nick Malceski, who kicked the Swans winning goal in the 2012 AFL Grand Final.
But the beard could soon be no more!

Simpson is on a mission to raise $10,000 for Down Syndrome Victoria*. If he can reach the magic mark, he’ll also reach for a shaver, and remove his Ned Kelly locks on the grand final episode of Before the Game on Friday 27 September.
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Off with his beard



Donation page :-

http://www.downsyndromevictoria.org.au/DSAV/Portal/Fundraising/Kade_Simpson/GiveNowPage.aspx
 
I was thinking it would of been a great marketing tool, if someone had come up with a Kade Simpson face mask also maybe somebody can get some money buckets going as well at Saturday's match. If we make the elmination final could this happen. Carlton make it happen. Could the SA supporters get involved somehow?
 
On ya Simmo.

Although, now that he is in career best form with the beard, maybe it would be wise if he kept it.
 
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