Just when it couldn't get any worse for the Crows....

[OzSparrow]

Rhett's fears confirmed
2:33:45 PM Wed 27 September, 2006
afc.com.au
Fears Adelaide ruckman Rhett Biglands needs a knee reconstruction were confirmed on Wednesday morning by his specialist.

Biglands, who hurt his left knee early in Saturday’s preliminary final loss to West Coast, will tonight have surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. He also has some cartilage damage and a sprain of the medial ligament.

It is likely Biglands will require a 12-month rehabilitation and therefore will not play in the 2007 season.

Crows football operations general manager John Reid said: “It is extremely disappointing news for Rhett and the club. However, that’s the reality and we will need to manage our list accordingly.”

Biglands, 29, has played 134 AFL games for Adelaide.



Nice to see the footy gods continuing to smile on the Crows!!!!

 

[Bring-Back-Powell]

Michael Gardiner is only a state away if you want to give him a call...

 

[Kaitsey]

yeah take gardy.

 

[timthefish]

Michael Gardiner is only a state away if you want to give him a call...

biglands' probably got all the painkillers he needs...

 

[u-hookin-me]

They are rather ****ed for ruckman.

 

[Buckley 4 Pope]

Poor old Matty Clarke, he keeps trying to retire but it looks like he may have to go round again.

 

[Father Jack]

and whose fault was it?

stand up, Van Berlo.

 

[Coin_Toss]

Poor old Matty Clarke, he keeps trying to retire but it looks like he may have to go round again.

If they aren't going to play Meesen...we will take him!

 

[Johnson#26]

Ouch, in more ways than one.

Looks like Clarke will have to saddle up one more time, while Meeson and Maric are quality youth.

 

[Kaitsey]

they've still got maric. shouldnt ben hudson be back too?

 

[Bernie L]

They are rather ****ed for ruckman.

oh dear
you are a real studier of the game aren't you

 

[HBF]

Terrible news that. First Hudson, and now Biglands.

 

[demondude]

yeh what happened to ben hudson??, he was your best option before he got injured

 

[Altum Volantes]

That's a shame, I like the big guy.

My all time favourite Tribunial quote came from Biglands after he'd crashed an elbow into Graham Polak trying to spin out a pack -

"I wanted to palm him off and spin out of of the pack ala Andrew McLeod but my ambition far out weighed my ability"

Always earnt points from me for that.

I was certain he had wrecked his knee when it happened but had heard it was only a 6-8 medial injury? It's a real shame for the bloke and a blow for the Crows, he's a good quality player.

 

[Adam BK]

Ben Hudson has been playing in the SANFL for the last month or so and has had some good performances. He will be back for the Crows next year. Tragic for Biglands though.

 

[OzSparrow]

yeh what happened to ben hudson??, he was your best option before he got injured

had a knee reco and is available to play. played in the SANFL coupla weeks ago, I think.

Gardiner or Everitt looking good? Maybe Rehny will pull the boots back on?

 

[Malibu#27]

Michael Gardiner is only a state away if you want to give him a call...

Funny you say that. Graham Cornes on 5AA has just mentioned that Neil Craig is in Melbourne speaking to Gardiner today.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Michael Gardiner is only a state away if you want to give him a call...

Unfortunately, Graham Cornes just said on 5AA that Neil Craig is in Melbourne talking to Michael Gardiner

For teh love of god, NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

 

[Stiffy_18]

Funny you say that. Graham Cornes on 5AA has just mentioned that Neil Craig is in Melbourne speaking to Gardiner today.

snap

 

[Oh When the Saints]

Ben Hudson #1 ruckman (33 games experience)
Ivan Maric #2 ruckman (only 8 games experience)
John Meesen #3 - young developer (0 games experience)

There is a huge amount of potential in that ruck division, but a lot of inexperience and not much depth - if one of them were to get seriously injured, it would leave the Crows ruck divison struggling big time.

Clarke can't play on another year. His body will give up sooner or later, and although his tapwork was good in '06, he struggled around the ground. Hitout average was down too.

 

[Dry Rot]

Sorry to hear that. As a Dogs fan, have a lot of sympathy for ACL victims, whoever they play for.

 

[branco]

Neil Craig is in Melbourne talking to Michael Gardiner

If gardiner was going to be in melbourne shouldn't Pagan have waited. He could have saved the plane ticket to WA to visit him.

They took the hard center thing out of the ground after Rehn was hurt. But they still have a problem in Adelaide with ruckmen hurting their knees. Primus, Hudson, Rhett, Lade.

 

[PrideOf]

John Reid just on radio confirming that Craig was not in Melbourne talking to Gardiner, in fact, he'd just walked out of his office.

I imagine the Spider Everitt/Clark Keating/<insert washed up ruckman here> to Adelaide rumours should start as of tomorrow ...

 

[PowerKat]

If gardiner was going to be in melbourne shouldn't Pagan have waited. He could have saved the plane ticket to WA to visit him.

They took the hard center thing out of the ground after Rehn was hurt. But they still have a problem in Adelaide with ruckmen hurting their knees. Primus, Hudson, Rhett, Lade.

Lade hasn't had a knee injury

 

[Eastern Rangers]

yeah take gardy.

WCE = used car salesman.