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Did they scan Zerk - sounded like they treated it as a knock and didnt even get hamstring scanned.
Midfielders have to be able to rotate to different parts of the ground. It is reality. It is how footy is played. Deal with it.
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Stupidly no questions about Fantasia or Stewart.
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Stupidly or deliberately?
LOL. I know that⌠players canât just be midfield the whole game.
Iâm saying for 6 of those games Parish was 80% forward with Myers 80% mid.
Finally Parish is playing 80% mid and he has played his best footy of his career over the past 6 weeks
Surely if raz was gonna miss they would have addressed it.
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You can see in the vision on the video that he copped a pretty solid corky right to the top of his hammy from an opponents knee.
Yep i think youâre right. They said their tests suggested it was just a knock but if he doesnât improve theyâll scan it.
The main question is for me, what has changed from the back end of last year where we were one of the top pressure teams in the comp?
Itâs all about attitude, and our just reeks of a team who has a â â â â one.
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player spends time developing weakness in game, finds himself playing the best footy of his career. Wow. Whoâd have thoughtâŚ
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Player drafted as a mid (not a forward!), finally plays consistent midfield minutes and finds himself playing the best footy of his career. WOW! Who would have thought!
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lol
you still donât see it. carry on.
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Francis played forward in Rounds 7 to 11. Thatâs five games and he managed ONE goal in those games - against Freo which also was the only game where he contributed anything.
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Hooker forward and Hartley in.
Nothing to lose.
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and now with words you can read
Stringer ruled out, Guelfi in the mix
Star Essendon forward Jake Stringer has been ruled out of the clubâs important clash with Greater Western Sydney at Marvel Stadium on Thursday.
Physical performance manager Justin Crow says the powerful Bomber has been progressing âslowlyâ and is yet to run since suffering the leg injury in the sideâs victory over Hawthorn in round 13.
âJake is making small steps, but not a big enough leap to start running again. Weâre comfortable that heâs not going to get up for this week at this stage after seeing where he is today,â Crow said.
âWeâre taking it day by day. Once he can tolerate enough load to hop properly and then run, heâll do that and build up to play.
âThe longer he misses, the longer it takes to build him up, so itâs a bit of a day-to-day proposition.
âHeâs showing some signs of improving, but certainly not at a fast-enough rate to be available this week.â
Jake Stringer has been assisted off the field after this marking contest. #AFLDonsHawks
@AFLYoung Bomber Matt Guelfi is in the mix to line up against the Giants, having recovered well after suffering a nasty knock that sent him flying into Optus Stadiumâs LED boundary signage against West Coast last Thursday.
Guelfi was unable to play out the game due to concussion and rib soreness, but Crow said the 21-year-old is making steady progress.
âMatt Guelfi took that blow into the signage on the side of the ground. He was tested for concussion, which he has shown every sign to have recovered from this week with all of our testing.
âHeâs also got some soreness through his ribcage, which is improving day by day. Heâll be tested on Wednesday ahead of the match on Thursday in terms of his availability to play.â
Guelfi goes through his paces at The Hangar on Monday. (Image: AFL Photos)
There are also positive signs that emerging key defender Brandon Zerk-Thatcherâs apparent hamstring injury suffered in the VFL on Sunday is not as bad as it first looked.
Zerk-Thatcher failed to return to the field in the impressive 69-point thumping of Port Melbourne, but testing suggests the young Don could still play this week.
âBrandon reported getting a knock to his upper hamstring/glute area and he was helped from the ground,â Crow said.
âAll of our testing after the game suggests that that is what happened, that itâs a knock, so weâre quite confident that he will get up for this week following that knock.
âWeâll keep in the back of our minds that these things can present like a strain, so if he doesnât progress as expected then weâll get him scanned.
âBut at the moment, weâre treating it as a knock to his upper hamstring/glute and weâre really hopeful that he can get up for the next match.â
See the Bombers fly up, up! #VFL | @essendonvfl
Onballer Kobe Mutch returned in the win over the Borough after a 10-week stint on the sidelines with a significant hamstring injury and Crow said he got through the contest strongly.
âKobe played up to the number of minutes and distance that weâd planned.
âHe looked quite comfortable in the game and obviously weâll be tracking his recovery in the next couple of days, but weâre hoping for him to get up and take another step forward in his return to football.â
The Bombers will face the Giants from 7:20pm on Thursday.
Be happy for them to give Hartley a crack forward. Hooker should stay back. Our defence is the only part of the ground thatâs working well. Theyâd be crazy to change it.
Parish was at least 143% forward for all 27 games heâs played this year.
Making up numbers is fun.
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They will give him every chance.
He probably didnât do much Monday or today, they will pick him but only make the call on Wednesday or even gameday.
Deadset he only played any amount of time forward in 1 game this year, his first.
Youâre giving this argument far more time than it deserves.
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