Injury 2024 Injury Thread

[Minz]

Apparently Darcy is all good and will play on the weekend!

He seemed to be running comfortably, despite looking like he perhaps had an entire exercise book taped around that calf under his sock.

 

[Quay Club]

He seemed to be running comfortably, despite looking like he perhaps had an entire exercise book taped around that calf under his sock.

I think we just have to accept that he moves like a busted a-hole now.

 

[s_wd6]

Apparently Darcy is all good and will play on the weekend!

Nah

 

[DragoDelph]

Nah

glares

 

[freo84]

Nah

Cool

 

[Big Animal]

Apparently Darcy is all good and will play on the weekend!

yeah, i heard JLo say Darcy for Fyfe was planned (half games) so they would both be ready for Sydney after a 5 day break (paraphrase). No surprise Darcy was being iced after he came off. Merriman obviously knows what he's doing. The availability of our best 22 is unprecedented since he took over.

 

[GingerDocker]

yeah, i heard JLo say Darcy for Fyfe was planned (half games) so they would both be ready for Sydney after a 5 day break (paraphrase). No surprise Darcy was being iced after he came off. Merriman obviously knows what he's doing. The availability of our best 22 is unprecedented since he took over.

 

[Joao]

yeah, i heard JLo say Darcy for Fyfe was planned (half games) so they would both be ready for Sydney after a 5 day break (paraphrase). No surprise Darcy was being iced after he came off. Merriman obviously knows what he's doing. The availability of our best 22 is unprecedented since he took over.

Mods, this is perma-ban material right here.

 

[DragoDelph]

Time to burn some sage. Walk backwards. Throw salt over the shoulder.

 

[FreoGirl]

Time to burn some sage. Walk backwards. Throw salt over the shoulder.

will that stop the rain? lol

 

[Big Animal]

Mods, this is perma-ban material right here.

it was under Parliamentary privilege

 

[serial_thrilla]

RD9 Injury Update: Darcy, Switkowski, O’Driscoll

Injury updates on Sean Darcy, Sam Switkowski, Nathan O'Driscoll, Brennan Cox and Ethan Stanley

www.fremantlefc.com.au

ROUND NINE INJURY LIST:
Sean Darcy

4

Sean Darcy

Age

25

Ht

203cm

Wt

111kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

3.4

1star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

28.8

5star

D

6.8

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

4.8

3star

CL

1.8

4star

HO

20.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

6.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

HO

32.0

5star

(calf) - test
Sam Switkowski

39

Sam Switkowski

Age

27

Ht

179cm

Wt

74kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.8

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

6.5

4star

M

2.7

3star

T

4.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.4

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

4.0

5star

G

0.4

3star

(concussion) - test
Conrad Williams (foot) - test
Odin Jones (elbow) - test
Brennan Cox

36

Brennan Cox

Age

25

Ht

195cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.1

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

5.3

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

182.8

3star

D

12.3

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.0

2star

MG

182.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

(hamstring) – 6-7 weeks
Ethan Stanley (ankle) - TBC
Nathan O’Driscoll (knee) - TBC
Oscar McDonald

21

Oscar Mcdonald

Age

28

Ht

196cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

191.4

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.7

3star

MG

157.7

3star

D

14.8

4star

K

5.4

2star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.4

3star

MG

138.4

3star

(knee) – 11–13 weeks
Josh Corbett

19

Josh Corbett

Age

28

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.0

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.4

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.6

3star

(hip) - Season
Sebit Kuek (knee) - Season


Fremantle made a conservative approach in subbing ruckman Sean Darcy out of the game against Richmond at the weekend, according to High Performance Manager Phil Merriman.

Darcy came to the bench in the third quarter of the clash, replaced on-field by starting substitute Nat Fyfe.

Merriman confirmed Darcy would be a test to play in this week’s Perth Radiological Clinic injury update.

“Sean came off with some very low-level calf tightness and obviously off a five-day break we took a conservative approach,” Merriman said.

“He came into the Club today and is clinically quite sound.

“We’ll see how his week progresses with a plan for him to play."

Sam Switkowski will need to get through contact training this week before putting up his hand for selection in Friday night’s clash with Sydney.

The small forward has missed the past three matches after suffering delayed concussion following the round five loss to Port Adelaide.

“Switta has to pass the final hurdle in his concussion protocols which is contact training,” Merriman said.

“We’ll be looking to do that in main training this week.”

Young winger Nathan O’Driscoll’s frustrating run with a knee injury has continued, with a timeline on his return still to be determined.

“Unfortunately, he had another occurrence of that knee injury so we are just going through the process and gathering more information as we speak,” Merriman said.

“We’ll have more information on timelines after consulting with the specialist."

Meanwhile, key defender Brennan Cox is progressing well as he eyes a return to football following the mid-season bye, while young wingman Ethan Stanley joined the AFL travel squad to Melbourne late last week to get further information on an ankle injury.

“Coxy is progressing well, he is up to about 60 percent running speed and is doing about six kilometres of volume in his running sessions – he is going really well,” Merriman said.

“Ethan is actually seeing the specialist today and we’ll get some more information on his return to play timelines.”

 

[GingerDocker]

NOD's current trajectory as a player is really concerning.

 

[Minz]

Poor NOD. Is this still the blood clot?

Nice to see Cox’s timelines reducing.

 

[s_wd6]

Poor NOD. Is this still the blood clot?

Yeah

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

Might be more of a discussion for the list mgmt thread, but with NOD's blood clot and with this in mind:

The severity of both their injuries are being underreported. A quick google search and I can only find the following AFL players who have had blood clots:

• James Hird - missed 5 games
• Troy Simmonds - 4 games in 2008 and the recurred in 2009 where he missed the rest of the season
• Shane Mumford - 4 weeks
• Colin Sylvia - 3 weeks
• Tom De Koning - seemingly the only one without time missed on this list however it happened in early February
• Keegan Brooksby - season ending
• Sam Martyn - season ending
• Tom Rockliff - career ending
• Daniel Wells - career ending

Doesn't paint a pretty picture. I'm well aware the majority of the serious ones are for players who have had issues with clots in their lungs but nonetheless it's incredibly odd for an elite athlete to develop a blood clot in their joint without an apparent injury to cause it.

Given that this injury has been and will be season derailing for NOD, if everyone involved thinks that NOD can recover from it, do we give him a 1 year "sympathy"/"benefit of the doubt" type extension?

 

[arsesmart]

The severity of both their injuries are being underreported. A quick google search and I can only find the following AFL players who have had blood clots:

• James Hird - missed 5 games
• Troy Simmonds - 4 games in 2008 and the recurred in 2009 where he missed the rest of the season
• Shane Mumford - 4 weeks
• Colin Sylvia - 3 weeks
• Tom De Koning - seemingly the only one without time missed on this list however it happened in early February
• Keegan Brooksby - season ending
• Sam Martyn - season ending
• Tom Rockliff - career ending
• Daniel Wells - career ending

Doesn't paint a pretty picture. I'm well aware the majority of the serious ones are for players who have had issues with clots in their lungs but nonetheless it's incredibly odd for an elite athlete to develop a blood clot in their joint without an apparent injury to cause it.

Knees are weird and overly complicated things.

 

[MakeshiftMartyr]

Might be more of a discussion for the list mgmt thread, but with NOD's blood clot and with this in mind:

Given that this injury has been and will be season derailing for NOD, if everyone involved thinks that NOD can recover from it, do we give him a 1 year "sympathy"/"benefit of the doubt" type extension?

At least a rookie spot IMO.

 

[Righteo]

Switta worries me. I am so glad Freo are now a club that errs on the side of caution and prioritises player welfare.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Might be more of a discussion for the list mgmt thread, but with NOD's blood clot and with this in mind:

Given that this injury has been and will be season derailing for NOD, if everyone involved thinks that NOD can recover from it, do we give him a 1 year "sympathy"/"benefit of the doubt" type extension?

I hope he ends up on the rookie list at bare minimum - I'd be very disappointed if we delisted him.

Pure speculation at this point but I think we can write off his season - hopefully we investigate the issue further this time.

 

[EastcoastDocker]

Think NOD should and will get a 1yr extension.. if not his highlight reel on 22games is worthy of a 200 gamer and will get someone interested

 

[pK75]

“Ethan is actually seeing the specialist today and we’ll get some more information on his return to play timelines.”

This is concerning as well, Stanley rehabbed the ankle, came back for one pretty good game at Peel, then misses and now seeing a specialist. I had high hopes he’d be putting pressure on the B22 players by the second half of the season.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Think NOD should and will get a 1yr extension.. if not his highlight reel on 22games is worthy of a 200 gamer and will get someone interested

I would understand if he got moved to the rookie list, but 1 year would be fair.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

I was told not to share on Friday but early prognosis on Stanley was 4-5 weeks

 

[ubiquitous226]

I was told not to share on Friday but early prognosis on Stanley was 4-5 weeks

Did the request to keep it under wraps change, or were you like on your way out