Injury Fremantle 2023 Injury Thread

[serial_thrilla]

That's particularly rough, since Sebit desperately needed a full off-season to bulk up. Unfortunately he'll need to show something very special in the back end of next season to get another contract.

 

[s_wd6]

N

No it isn’t. Max Gawn has done two of them.

For a skinny mid season draft pick who was still building to AFL level it could very well be a career killer.

 

[FreoRicci]

That's particularly rough, since Sebit desperately needed a full off-season to bulk up. Unfortunately he'll need to show something very special in the back end of next season to get another contract.

Can still bulk in the gym.

That’s a heartbreaker for Kuek. He was getting good form.

 

[FreoRicci]

Oh * of course Tabs is ready to come back, watch Longmuir bring him back into the team even though he's not best 22 anymore.

At this point, there’s hardly any tall depth. May very well have to play soon

 

[Tonga Bob]

May very well have to play soon

He plays for Melbourne though.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

N

No it isn’t. Max Gawn has done two of them.

For a kid drafted off the MSD who now loses the extra preseason he needed, it's basically a career killer. He needed time and he just lost most of what he had left

 

[DragoDelph]

He plays for Melbourne though.

 

[freodog]

So disappointed for Kuek. I was hoping he might get a game or 2 in the back half of this year

 

[Van_Dyke]

i for one blame geraldton

 

[FreoRicci]

He plays for Melbourne though.

Very cheeky.
Tabs probably will get 2 weeks at Peel and rest of season at AFL.

Tall depth being stretched

 

[Taylor]

That's particularly rough, since Sebit desperately needed a full off-season to bulk up. Unfortunately he'll need to show something very special in the back end of next season to get another contract.

I'm expecting him to look like an upside down pyramid during next season now he will be off legs for a significant period. Give him all of next year to get huge and strong, then build a tank again with a view to playing in 2025.

If he dedicates himself to building his body over the next year and bit, extension. If not, career over.

 

[gaskin]

I think he has shown more than enough this season to be kept on the list.

 

[Sweetback]

For a kid drafted off the MSD who now loses the extra preseason he needed, it's basically a career killer. He needed time and he just lost most of what he had left

He’s on the list for next year, though, so he can spend the next 12 months in the gym

 

[Sweetback]

For a skinny mid season draft pick who was still building to AFL level it could very well be a career killer.

He has time and he’s young, so I don’t think the actual injury will be too much of a problem.

 

[Sweetback]

i for one blame geraldton

Nothing good comes from there

 

[Tonga Bob]

i for one blame geraldton

Nothing good has come from being named Gerald.

 

[Ge3ks]

 

[freo_leo29]

N

No it isn’t. Max Gawn has done two of them.

Unfortunately he needs all the possible gametime he can play to get another contract, we are already tight on list spots

Now he probably doesn't play at all next year, how does he earn another contract?

 

[muzzington]

Gutting news.

 

[Taylor]

Unfortunately he needs all the possible gametime he can play to get another contract, we are already tight on list spots

Now he probably doesn't play at all next year, how does he earn another contract?

By coming into negotiations like a man who has spent the last twelve months with a professional effort into turning into a beast in the gym while backed with the resources and supplementation a professional sports club can provide.

 

[Sweetback]

Unfortunately he needs all the possible gametime he can play to get another contract, we are already tight on list spots

Now he probably doesn't play at all next year, how does he earn another contract?

As Taylor said, he will get another contract if he handles his rehab professionally. He should be playing again this time next year, so that’s two months of game time to make his case post rehab

 

[Sweetback]

He has shown enough that he’s had a contract extension already, so the club is already onside. He just needs to not be a dill about his recovery

 

[Alfonz]

Devastating news on Kuek. Does anyone know if it was an impact injury, or just an innocuous change of direction? Most (70%) ACL injuries involve a genetic contribution, I hope this isn't the case for Kuek.

Walker and Kuek's chances of making it as AFL players relies on their outstanding athleticism. I fear it is going to be really hard for them to make it now.

 

[kuhni]

Normally off a knee injury you will be required after about 2-3 months to really bulk up your stabilising muscles before engaging in any impact activity. He might come back massive top and bottom. The main thing for next season is will be his athletic testing at the end, if he's still got it - another year on the rookie list.

 

[rgauci]

Devastating news on Kuek. Does anyone know if it was an impact injury, or just an innocuous change of direction? Most (70%) ACL injuries involve a genetic contribution, I hope this isn't the case for Kuek.

Walker and Kuek's chances of making it as AFL players relies on their outstanding athleticism. I fear it is going to be really hard for them to make it now.

He was pushed while trying to change direction. Loosely similar to Lobb a couple years back when he nearly did his ACL and had several weeks off.