Ok that’s not good!
The only upside of this is he plays a workrate based role, not a skill based role.
I guess workrate is a skill, but it’s not like we have to try replace Martin or Merrett, where their kicking ability is central to our game plan. We just need someone who can run the lines up and down, compete, and be an outlet option. That covers 90% of Duursma’s role.
But he has been playing really good footy in the role, so it still sucks.
Ffs!
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He’s definitely injury prone
He’s missed large chunks of every season since 2021.
Its not good
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oh get farked
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While I understand that one of the risks of taking on an injury prone player is that they will get injured, it still sucks when they get injured.
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we always trade in players with caveats. duursma is a good player, BUT he is injury prone
Saad was a good player, BUT he was a snake.
Weideman is a player, BUT he is ■■■■.
Shield was a highly regarded player, BUT he was overpriced.
Goldstein is a gun, BUT he’s an old man.
Gresham is a good player, BUT he has weird eyebrows.
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There is best case
There is Intermediate case
There is worst case
Then there is Essendon case, which is worst case but likely to come with some complications.
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Smith was a good player, but his knee was putty
Stringer is a freakshow, BUT suffers from significant commitment issues both on and off the field
2MP is a gun forward, but soft as butter
Mark ‘Shotgun’ Williams was a key forward, until he shotgunned his own knee
Ill eat my hat when we get a genuinly a grade, gun player to come to the club.
McKay is looking like the best so far. Not sure he qualifies as a genuinely A grade gun. Maybe in time.
Why did you go there?
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Get it out of the way early.
It doesn’t matter if they’re not injury prone. They will be by the time we’re done with them.
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you might be on the money here.
I just dont know what the actual fark you need to be doing at training to ■■■■ up your quad that badly.
If it was just a strain I would understand, but what on Earth are the players doing mid season on a wednesday that would put that much load through the muscle.
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It was nice while it lasted. Thankyou for your service.
Having a better tank is not based around multiple seasons, condition might be.
Some people have better aerobic capacity than others. Also condition better from a young age.
cox and jones on the wings ???
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