Player Watch Riley Thilthorpe - Signed to End of 2028

[Crow till I die]

I agree that this approach could work, however does the modern game of zone defenses allow a Pagan's Paddock type setup? I think opposition coaches are pretty smart these days. We had a similar game plan in 2017 where we were blitzing teams on the counter-attack and were the highest scoring team in the comp. Back half of the season, opposition coaches implemented a plan to stop our scoring and it worked, stopping us in our tracks and making us look at alternative ways of moving the footy.

Whatever the game plan, RT should be using his aerobic capacity to out-work his defender and not try an out-muscle them and force one-on-one contests. I was so surprised to see in round one he had run so far in the game as he seemed to sit idle in the F50 asking for the ball to be lobbed on his head. I don't know how he clocked up so many kms when all he seemed to do was stand in the goal square!

yeah I agree it would be harder to get away with a pagans paddock style set up - but if it was used sporadically and the threat being having players that can kick goals from outside 50 - ie rachele / dawson / Walker / seedsman if he comes back? - it would make the defence more accountable to having to go with their man rather than sweating off in a zone all the time - particularly if we then played through these guys if the defence did zone back on a goal square stationed Thilthorpe

Ahh just spitballing on how to get a set up that will provide maximum hurt factor for opposition to try and defend

 

[1990crow]

Sounds like a serious knee injury in today's sanfl. Not great news.

 

[Hell Boy6669]

Sounds like a serious knee injury in today's sanfl. Not great news.

Didint you say PCL?

 

[1990crow]

Didint you say PCL?

That's my suspicion given the crutches.

 

[Scorpus]

Minor injury according to VB and taken off as a precaution

 

[1990crow]

Minor injury according to VB and taken off as a precaution

That sounds good but crutches would make sense for minor injury or being precautious.

 

[1990crow]

Minor injury according to VB and taken off as a precaution

Marchi was a crows trainer for a number of years.

 

[hey shorty]

That sounds good but crutches would make sense for minor injury or being precautious.

Just aiding recovery.

Rest him for a couple weeks if we need to.

 

[Dudersaurus]

That sounds good but crutches would make sense for minor injury or being precautious.

ACL awareness.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

ACL awareness.

Channel 7 said around a 2 week injury.

 

[Pugsley]

A few weeks on the sidelines for Riley is so much better than a few months.

 

[Pugsley]

Channel 7 said around a 2 week injury.

Did you read my mind?

 

[BRL121]

Channel 7 said around a 2 week injury.

Did they say what it was?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Did they say what it was?

Just said not serious like an ACL, but will keep him out for 2 weeks. Not much detail.

 

[BRL121]

Just said not serious like an ACL, but will keep him out for 2 weeks. Not much detail.

Do you know what his problem was for the same knee last year?

 

[Danger in Texas]

Just said not serious like an ACL, but will keep him out for 2 weeks. Not much detail.

I’m assuming a bit more detail should come out tomorrow in the injury report

Sounds as good as you could hope for at this stage

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Do you know what his problem was for the same knee last year?

Sorry, no idea.

Sure someone else is across it.

 

[Crow-eater]

 

[Gets!]

Great news!

 

[MrBarry]

Great news, but I don't see any point in why we keep him in the SANFL team now - we need to make room for him in the seniors.

 

[Scorpus]

Key forward Riley Thilthorpe has been cleared of a serious knee injury after he finished Saturday’s SANFL game against Central District on the bench.

Thilthorpe reported discomfort in his knee after a contest in the second quarter and took no further part in the game.

Scans have cleared him of structural damage but he will be assessed in coming days to determine his availability for this weekend.

“He’s had an MRI and pleasingly he’s been cleared of any significant structural damage, so we’re going to give him every opportunity to play and he will be a test this week,” Head of Player Health and Performance Rehabilitation Tim Parham said.

Injury Update: Round Seven

The latest on Thilthorpe, Taylor, McPherson and Sloane

www.afc.com.au

 

[Betts are off]

Key forward Riley Thilthorpe has been cleared of a serious knee injury after he finished Saturday’s SANFL game against Central District on the bench.

Thilthorpe reported discomfort in his knee after a contest in the second quarter and took no further part in the game.

Scans have cleared him of structural damage but he will be assessed in coming days to determine his availability for this weekend.

“He’s had an MRI and pleasingly he’s been cleared of any significant structural damage, so we’re going to give him every opportunity to play and he will be a test this week,” Head of Player Health and Performance Rehabilitation Tim Parham said.

Injury Update: Round Seven

The latest on Thilthorpe, Taylor, McPherson and Sloane

www.afc.com.au

That's great news. Maybe give him a week off regardless though.

 

[arrowman]

Great news that it's not serious. I therefore feel it's OK to make light of this, from that tweet...

...after he finished Saturday's @SANFL game on crutches

I just think it's great that we have a young player who can finish the game on crutches. Talk about playing through pain!

 

[weekend at bernies]

time to try him at CHB or drop him. If his name was Fogarty or Himmelberg the knives would be out.

 

[FR0GGY]

time to try him at CHB or drop him. If his name was Fogarty or Himmelberg the knives would be out.

Yeah because they’ve been in the system for way more years.