Roast ACL Injuries

[Vindicater]

There have been numerous studies showing that women are biologically more susceptible to ACL injuries than men.

My wife did hers while playing sport. Fairly sure it is due to the size of the hips stretching the ligaments further than the boys.

 

[Iago]

I’m just picturing how the rest of world will see us once we start playing our biggest sport* barefooted.

It’ll play into the backwards Croc Dundee stereotype beautifully.


*note - I don’t know if AFL is our biggest sport, but it suits my point so I’ll assert it as a fact.

AFL isn't a sport.

 

[SSSSSS]

Fingers crossed for Gibcus but that looked like a textbook ACL.

Poor kid can't catch a break.

 

[Daka]

5-day breaks don't help they should not exist in Professional AFL, it's a 360 game with twist & turns and they run 15km a game and take knocks and bruises.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

5-day breaks don't help they should not exist in Professional AFL, it's a 360 game with twist & turns and they run 15km a game and take knocks and bruises.

You need 5-day breaks if you're gonna have Thursday night games. Otherwise the TV rights won't be as high.

Put that to the players with the subsequent salary changes and I guarantee what their answer will be.

 

[Daka]

You need 5-day breaks if you're gonna have Thursday night games. Otherwise the TV rights won't be as high.

Put that to the players with the subsequent salary changes and I guarantee what their answer will be.

Thursday night games should not exists.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Also, something that never gets mentioned but is really important is when you do an ACL.

It's still 12 months until you're absolutely 100% impact training and play without compromise.

This is by far the worst time of the year to do it. They miss all of 2024, then miss next pre-season (or it is highly compromised. That ruins their 2025 too as players that don't have full pre-seasons are chasing their tails for the whole season to keep up.

If you do it toward the end of the season (say for example Daniel McStay

11

Daniel Mcstay

Age

28

Ht

195cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

5.3

2star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.9

4star

D

8.6

2star

K

5.3

2star

HB

3.3

2star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

0.9

4star

D

8.4

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.2

4star

)... you still miss a year but at least you are 100% to start next pre-season and then you'll be flying into Round 1 2025.

For Gibcus, Coleman, Docherty... it's a two year injury in many ways. Destroys the player.

 

[hawkman]

Also, something that never gets mentioned but is really important is when you do an ACL.

It's still 12 months until you're absolutely 100% impact training and play without compromise.

This is by far the worst time of the year to do it. They miss all of 2024, then miss next pre-season (or it is highly compromised. That ruins their 2025 too as players that don't have full pre-seasons are chasing their tails for the whole season to keep up.

If you do it toward the end of the season (say for example Daniel McStay)... you still miss a year but at least you are 100% to start next pre-season and then you'll be flying into Round 1 2025.

For Gibcus, Coleman, Docherty... it's a two year injury in many ways. Destroys the player.

The worst time is July or August as many times you miss the next season. Kills a season and a half. Sicily did his is August 2020 and didn't play again until 2022

 

[Daka]

Tom Doedee

12

Tom Doedee

Age

27

Ht

190cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.1

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

8.6

5star

M

5.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

228.8

4star

D

15.3

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

5.8

3star

M

6.3

5star

T

1.3

2star

MG

228.8

3star

D

19.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

6.6

5star

T

1.4

4star

has re-injured his knee again ACL partial tear on the same knee he has been rehabbing terrible news.
So many ACL's this season...

 

[Daka]

Powell-Pepper confirmed ACL.

has to be the worst year ever?

 

[Cmarsh]

Pity it can't be done in the AFL as being barefoot would lead to a lot of broken toes.

Alot of Aboriginal players in the NT historically played barefoot. Not sure how common it is today.

 

[maskmcgee]

Powell-Pepper confirmed ACL.

has to be the worst year ever?

Uh, no? 5 weeks without one, haven't had 2 for the same team in the same quarter yet. Probably nowhere near it.

 

[SSSSSS]

How many ACLs are we up to now?

Been a shocker this year.

 

[maskmcgee]

haven't had 2 for the same team in the same quarter yet

Still haven't but pretty damn close. Although so many for one club, what, 1/5th or 1/6th of their list is out with ACL injuries? Can it just be luck. Didn't all of these happen at the Gabba? Got to be something with the ground.

 

[Daka]

We have 4 now... worst year ever for ACL's

Gibcus
Clarke
Naismith
Young

 

[Captain_Bender]

We have 4 now... worst year ever for ACL's

Gibcus
Clarke
Naismith
Young

Now a fifth, does anyone know the record for a single season?

 

[rye]

Now a fifth, does anyone know the record for a single season?

thats a real shame, was enjoying watching lefau this year. exciting player.

 

[Captain_Bender]

thats a real shame, was enjoying watching lefau this year. exciting player.

One of the few bright points of Richmond's season

 

[Lunchtime]

Season = completely write it off.

Richmond Injury List

Unavailable

Shai Bolton

29

Shai Bolton

Age

25

Ht

176cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

12.7

3star

K

9.2

4star

HB

3.5

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.8

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.0

1star

, concussion (1 week)

Tim Taranto

14

Tim Taranto

Age

26

Ht

188cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.3

5star

K

12.8

5star

HB

9.5

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

4.1

5star

D

17.0

4star

K

12.0

5star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

3.0

4star

CL

5.5

5star

D

15.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

4.0

5star

CL

2.2

4star

, wrist (1-2 weeks)

Tom Lynch, hamstring (2-3 weeks)

Jacob Hopper

22

Jacob Hopper

Age

27

Ht

187cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.0

5star

K

9.9

4star

HB

11.1

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

4.5

5star

CL

4.3

5star

D

17.6

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

8.9

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.6

5star

CL

4.0

5star

D

18.6

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.4

5star

, hamstring (3-4 weeks)

Jack Ross

5

Jack Ross

Age

23

Ht

187cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

8.4

5star

M

2.2

2star

T

2.7

4star

CL

3.0

4star

D

13.7

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

7.0

4star

M

1.7

2star

T

1.7

3star

CL

2.0

4star

D

17.8

5star

K

8.0

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.8

5star

CL

3.0

5star

, foot (6-8 weeks)

Maurice Rioli, ankle (6-8 weeks)

Dylan Grimes

2

Dylan Grimes

Age

32

Ht

194cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.3

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.4

4star

MG

136.0

2star

D

12.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

4.8

3star

M

4.7

4star

T

1.4

2star

MG

136.0

2star

D

9.4

3star

K

3.8

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

, back (TBA)

Liam Fawcett, back (TBA)

Mate Colina, back (TBA)

Tylar Young, knee, (season)

Sam Naismith

24

Sam Naismith

Age

31

Ht

205cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.9

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

5.3

4star

CL

2.0

4star

HO

25.5

5star

D

9.5

2star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.0

1star

CL

3.0

4star

HO

26.5

5star

D

9.2

3star

K

3.2

2star

HB

6.0

4star

CL

1.4

4star

HO

25.4

5star

, knee (season)

Josh Gibcus, knee (season)

Mykelti Lefau, knee (season)

Judson Clarke, knee (season)

And yet.....Richmond are still trying hard and trying to be competitive.