Training report Friday Jan 18

[All_Things_Essendon]

65 days to get the ankle right. The professional will do everything to get back to 100% by then. He’ll do the oxygen chamber and whatever else needed. Providing it’s not major ligament damage Merrett should be right for round 1. Here’s hoping

[SMJ]

Tom was the first reporter (non blitzer) to report that Zach got injured. Cut him some slack, he practically said that he wasn’t sure what the issue was at the time, but looked like a knee.

Yeah I don’t think so, Tom

[theDJR]

Finally some news about McKenna - Dan Richardson come over and introduced himself to me and Jackie, he seems like a really nice guy but I think he though we were spies from other clubs. I took the opportunity to ask about McKenna. He said he has some residual soreness above his pelvis that he was carrying at the end of last season, they are just managing it at the moment but he should be fine for the start of the season.

So basically he’ll resume one year after Joe does.

[Speedy_Gonzales]

2-3wks in moonboot. 2wks building up running/movement again.

Back in full training after 5 perhaps

Fark JLT … and also Fark Carlton

[BAAKKEERRRR]

2-3wks in moonboot. 2wks building up running/movement again.

Back in full training after 5 perhaps

Fark JLT … and also Fark Carlton

And fark Tom Browne.
Sideways.
With a pickaxe.

[Deckham]

A few drills including stop/start bursts then handball, focussing on driving the knees to generate acceleration. Another for the small forwards Walla, Houla, Begs & Bags – gruelling running, sprints, weaving around poles, then snapping for goal – and repeat until almost vomit-time. Calls of ‘you’re forwards – kick goals!” , and “catch him, pass him !!”.

Hey @deckham, I wonder if you wouldn’t mind ranking the lads as to who performed better in this drill. Meaningless, I know… but hey, it’s preseason.

hahaha - ok - ahm…
Scoring - Begs, Walla, Bags, Houla
Running - Walla, Bags, Houla, Begs
Agility - Walla, Houla, Bags, Begs
Style - Begs, Walla, Bags, Houla
Hair - Walla, Bags, Begs, Houla
Wardrobe - all equal

[Lance84]

So basically he’ll resume one year after Joe does.

2022?

[Deckham]

65 days to get the ankle right. The professional will do everything to get back to 100% by then. He’ll do the oxygen chamber and whatever else needed. Providing it’s not major ligament damage Merrett should be right for round 1. Here’s hoping

Just before he fell, I was thinking to myself that he has stepped up to another level - he is like a little rhino - determined, tough, uncompromising, relentless. Then he screamed and fell.

[Lance84]

Then he screamed and fell.

Screamed first then fell? This was STAGED!

[Gwilty]

Club reporting it’s a sprain and 2 weeks in a moon boot.

That’s EFC-speak for a career ending amputation to be performed.

[RTBC]

The incessant acrimony and moaning surrounding the clubs injury management and messaging is getting pretty tiresome. It’s not like we are the only club that have players that get injured. Why on earth supporters feel the right to demand detailed injury information within one hour of a player going down at a preseason training session is IMO utterly ridiculous.

EDIT: We get unbelievable access and detail regarding injuries to be quite honest - probably even to the point where the club have decided to compromise on some occasional risk of players specific sore spots being ‘exposed’ to opposition roughing up - in return for the value of giving better supporter insight. Reckon we have it pretty good.

[All_Things_Essendon]

‘Clearer picture of his return to training once the swelling in the affected ankle subsides” … hmmm

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2019-essendon-star-zach-merrett-suffers-ankle-sprain-at-training/news-story/ca0fa790bf6ebd61c82c535ceb81c7c9

[sj_2150]

The incessant acrimony and moaning surrounding the clubs injury management and messaging is getting pretty tiresome. It’s not like we are the only club that have players that get injured. Why on earth supporters feel the right to demand detailed injury information within one hour of a player going down at a preseason training session is IMO utterly ridiculous and entitled.

To the point where people are complaining about the music on the injury report video. unbelievable scenes here on blitz

[Maxx]

Regarding Zerrett - It was during mach simulation out on a wing, the was in a contest with Langford and after the ball had moved on we noticed Zerrett on the ground in pain holding his leg. He was then taken off the track in a golf cart.

I’m blaming @Killer_Mike

[Lance84]

The incessant acrimony and moaning surrounding the clubs injury management and messaging is getting pretty tiresome. It’s not like we are the only club that have players that get injured. Why on earth supporters feel the right to demand detailed injury information within one hour of a player going down at a preseason training session is IMO utterly ridiculous and entitled.

To the point where people are complaining about the music on the injury report video. unbelievable scenes here on blitz

To the point where we’re complaining about people complaining about the music on the injury video.

[gillsy]

65 days to get the ankle right. The professional will do everything to get back to 100% by then. He’ll do the oxygen chamber and whatever else needed. Providing it’s not major ligament damage Merrett should be right for round 1. Here’s hoping

I’m thinking Jordanesque rehab, ice/heat rotations every 20 min 24/7 during the playoffs in whatever series it was.

[sj_2150]

The incessant acrimony and moaning surrounding the clubs injury management and messaging is getting pretty tiresome. It’s not like we are the only club that have players that get injured. Why on earth supporters feel the right to demand detailed injury information within one hour of a player going down at a preseason training session is IMO utterly ridiculous and entitled.

To the point where people are complaining about the music on the injury report video. unbelievable scenes here on blitz

To the point where we’re complaining about people complaining about the music on the injury video.

META

[b00bytrap]

Tom was the first reporter (non blitzer) to report that Zach got injured. Cut him some slack, he practically said that he wasn’t sure what the issue was at the time, but looked like a knee.

Yeah well, as long as you’re first it’s all good. The rest doesn’t matter. That’s how journalism works these days.

[Killer_Mike]

I blame all the guys calling him soft 12 months ago😊

[SMJ]

I don’t demand detailed injury reports the second after a player is injured. I don’t think anybody does?!

The issue most fans (many of whom are paid up members) have with Essendons injury reports is that they have a history of being lying liars who lie a lot