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Awful to see that carnage for a champion of the comp but what the hell were Melbourne thinking?Just on SEN
Petracca has 4 broken ribs, a lacerated spleen and a small puncture to his lung.
And he came back on!!
Good mates with Josh isn’t he? Get him out of that sinking ship and across to us ASAPBest wishes to him.
Petracca is absolute class. The fact that he tried to keep playing shows how much of a warrior he is.
I hope their Docs get put under the microscope. It was obvious that was a serious injury and they should never have let him back on the ground.
A lot of the time, in match situations, the docs biggest indicator is the subjective view of the player themselves, especially with a Petracca-type situation. So you can't hang the docs.I enjoyed the heated discussion between Dunstall and King yesterday evening. King was saying that Melbourne had a duty of care to protect Petracca and should not have had him play on. Dunstall disagreed because 'we have the best medicos' and if they thought he was good to go, then they shouldn't be questioned.
Which brings me to the question. How are the club medicos selected and are they equipped to make a decision on a player's wellbeing in a very short time? If this wasn't an AFL game, would a medical decision be different?
Hard to know what you don't know. We played Coxy last year with an internal injury which wasn't diagnosed until he woke up the next day with a belly full of internal bleeding.He's tough - I'll give him that.
But seriously, WTF is wrong with Melbourne's medical staff. He never looked right to get back out there. I can't imagine us ever putting a player in that position now
I'll give you Lever but the rest of them? Seriously.
He's the type of guy that will tell you he got par instead of a bogey because he conveniently forgot about the 10m chunk shot he had off the fairway earlier. Just a lowlife really!And his scoring pencil has an eraser.
I don't remember seeing Cox crumpled over and throwing up on the ground though, which is what Petracca was doing during the quarter time break.Hard to know what you don't know. We played Coxy last year with an internal injury which wasn't diagnosed until he woke up the next day with a belly full of internal bleeding.
You and me are both at the "I don't understand" level of knowledge when it comes to Petracca. All clubs have put players back on when injured, not knowing the severity, on the back of the player saying they are right to go, or they will give it a try.I don't remember seeing Cox crumpled over and throwing up on the ground though, which is what Petracca was doing during the quarter time break.
It wasn't known Cox had sustained the injury until later, but Petracca was obvious something was more severely wrong and I don't understand how they didn't get him to hospital for scans earlier. The man was clearly in a lot of distress.
Nick Daicos: C+
Was tagged by Alex Neal-Bullenaround the ground and had just 15 disposals, one goal and seven clearances. Eventually was subbed off in the fourth quarter after copping a kick to the shin. While his influence was nullified, coaches will have to ponder whether it’s worth tagging him given how good Collingwood’s defence looked with a spare.PLAYERCARDSTART30Alex Neal-bullen
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Lingy was definitely in the "Pies should test him out" camp.Hope that Christian Petracca has a speedy recovery and I feel for him and his family who obviously do not like seeing their son hurt like that with what looks like a serious injury.
I am also so glad the Collingwood players did not target him when he was back on the ground, despite what some of the Fox commentators were suggesting the pies players do.
Melbourne chose to put a player back on who should never have come back on. He's fair game. They played Brayshaw for 2 years more than they should have. Old manic would've gone straight for his ribs. This isn't junior footyHope that Christian Petracca has a speedy recovery and I feel for him and his family who obviously do not like seeing their son hurt like that with what looks like a serious injury.
I am also so glad the Collingwood players did not target him when he was back on the ground, despite what some of the Fox commentators were suggesting the pies players do.
See, id be more of the sneaky/rat type player.Melbourne chose to put a player back on who should never have come back on. He's fair game. They played Brayshaw for 2 years more than they should have. Old manic would've gone straight for his ribs. This isn't junior footy
Not even a quick flick to the ribcage. I do like your line of thinking thoughSee, id be more of the sneaky/rat type player.
Dont target him if he is playing no good to ensure he stays out longer ie effectively one man down.
If he plays half decent.... target him.
Its a Ballarat thing
You and me are both at the "I don't understand" level of knowledge when it comes to Petracca. All clubs have put players back on when injured, not knowing the severity, on the back of the player saying they are right to go, or they will give it a try.
A bit of a spew is hardly a medical indicator that it's ambulance time.
With how lame he was, it was better for us for him to play out the game and continue to avoid contact and contests.Lingy was definitely in the "Pies should test him out" camp.
Not so much a testiment to the club though, he should never have gone back on.A bit of a testament to the hardness and courage of Petracca that he did go back on. Superstar.
And he puts out pretty good recipes too.A bit of a testament to the hardness and courage of Petracca that he did go back on. Superstar.
When you've got a bloke like Petracca unable to move or walk for that long - you can be pretty confident it's bad.I’d assume it’s pretty standard for blokes with suspected broken ribs to be given the opportunity to resume if they think they’re able. We didn’t with Pendles earlier in the year but I have thought it’s reasonably common. Not sure how they’d identify the other internal injuries at the ground.
I don't think Lingy is a 3D chess kinda guy, but my respect for him would rise if he was of the mind that the Pies would be better off if Trac stayed on, so he was encouraging us to test him out so he would be taken off, and thus produce a better situation for Melbourne.With how lame he was, it was better for us for him to play out the game and continue to avoid contact and contests.
It still would likely have been a low-mid 20’s game if he’d played the last quarter. Nick having 15 disposals 7 clearances and a goal in 68% tog isn’t anything for Neal Bullen to be bragging about in terms of quelling Nicks output, particularly given the attention he was getting from all of Melbournes players was allowing our other mids to get off the chain.There were also a handful of occasions at ball ups where ANB just wrapped arms around Naics and he should've received a free kick. It could easily have been a low to mid 20's disposal game, if the umps gave Naics the Charlie Curnow treatment.