Player Watch #21: Callum Coleman-Jones - scheduled to return in around 5-6 weeks (15 Apr).

[Devington]

Wonder what he is doing on the plane to Adelaide.

Probably wishing he could stretch his legs.

 

[the big lebowski]

Wonder what he is doing on the plane to Adelaide.

Taking advantage of afl subsidised travel to visit family?

 

[koshari]

Taking advantage of afl subsidised travel to visit family?

Catching up with his old roommate corn frances.?

 

[bennymate]

RIP gumtree

 

[Frank Thring]

1. Bert Nuyon
.

This gets me every time.

 

[Frank Thring]

He deserves a chance. No harm in that. Give him time, see how he goes in the VFL and then make a decision. Most likely it will be what everyone expects, but we should at least give him a chance.

Look I don't hold too much hope for CCJ but I have noticed positive information about him over the last 2 to 3 weeks as he nears full integration training. It would be an incredible joker in the pack if at the ripe old age of 25, he could force his way into the Forward/second role by virtue of great form.

If only.

 

[Shinboner1]

Still here?

 

[giantroo]

Still here?

A clearer timeframe has been given for ruck-forward Callum Coleman-Jones, with the 25-year-old scheduled to return in around 5-6 weeks.

"Callum is making steady progress in his conditioning block," White said.


"We will look to filter 'CJ' into some group skills over the next couple of weeks as we progress his end-stage rehab."

 

[Frank Thring]

This has been an extensive rehab period applied by the club or, are they just delaying his return as long as possible before CCJ catches on.

 

[hotchilli]

Happy to see that he’s progressing well now. Hold no confidence it clicks for him but deserves a chance to get back and play to try and save his career.

 

[shintemaster]

Happy to see that he’s progressing well now. Hold no confidence it clicks for him but deserves a chance to get back and play to try and save his career.

Same. No huge confidence but hope he can get back to good health and be able to say he went down swinging at the least from a career point of view.

 

[Dinkers]

I think him and Darling up forward could work.

Lets think about that!

 

[koshari]

I think him and Darling up forward could work.

Lets think about that!

I would rather think about sleeping in a bed infested with bed bugs....

 

[Samsquanch]

Whenever I see this thread bumped I get that sinking feeling that the medical staff might have given him a clean bill of health to play.





Actually, I hope that the time off has given him the hunger to improve and the opportunity to actually work on the things that will make him a better footballer.

 

[backtothedraft]

He was a below average forward and poor ruckman prior to his injury. Hard to see him turning that around.

 

[Samsquanch]

He was a below average forward and poor ruckman prior to his injury. Hard to see him turning that around.

Just trying to be positive. That's all.

 

[ansonholt]

Look I don't hold too much hope for CCJ but I have noticed positive information about him over the last 2 to 3 weeks as he nears full integration training. It would be an incredible joker in the pack if at the ripe old age of 25, he could force his way into the Forward/second role by virtue of great form.

If only.

If, by some miracle, he becomes that CHF/relief ruck we crave, complementing JD and Larks while not getting in their way, then we have a major piece of our structural puzzle found. I do recall some nice moments in the games that he did play before his recent spate of injuries.

Let's hope for the best. You never know.

 

[rickety]

Just trying to be positive. That's all.

I think trying to be positive is gonna be fisted by reality in this case. Hopefully he regains his full agility and running ability, though I very much doubt he's been rebuilt Steve Austin style. The 6 million dollar one, not the wrestler one.

 

[Horace]

I still have hope that he will make it back and forge a decent career.

And, no need for anyone to tell me that I am delusional, because I do very much know that to be a fact, but I would like to see him tried as a tall defender, allowing Comben to be moved up forward.

Also, if anyone thinks that they want to waste their time telling me that my idea is a very stupid one, I also have some form in making these, as it turned out, not stupid suggestions, being in the cases of Majak and Liam Jones

19

Liam Jones

Age

34

Ht

199cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.4

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

134.5

2star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.1

3star

HB

1.4

1star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.4

2star

MG

116.3

2star

D

9.4

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

. In both situations, people told me that moving those two back into defensive roles, simply wouldn't work. But they did.

Yes, I am probably wrong with CCJ, but guess what no-one will ever know, if that idea is never given a go.

 

[koshari]

I still have hope that he will make it back and forge a decent career.

And, no need for anyone to tell me that I am delusional, because I do very much know that to be a fact, but I would like to see him tried as a tall defender, allowing Comben to be moved up forward.

Also, if anyone thinks that they want to waste their time telling me that my idea is a very stupid one, I also have some form in making these, as it turned out, not stupid suggestions, being in the cases of Majak and Liam Jones. In both situations, people told me that moving those two back into defensive roles, simply wouldn't work. But they did.

Yes, I am probably wrong with CCJ, but guess what no-one will ever know, if that idea is never given a go.

Well if he could spoil oppo forwards like he did our own you could be onto something.

 

[apollo_creed]

If, by some miracle, he becomes that CHF/relief ruck we crave, complementing JD and Larks while not getting in their way, then we have a major piece of our structural puzzle found. I do recall some nice moments in the games that he did play before his recent spate of injuries.

Let's hope for the best. You never know.

yes Darling, Larkey and CCJ in the same side (along with Xerri) is exactly what modern football requires. Immobile, slow, lumbering big guys - potentially three of which will occupy our forward line and apply that much desired forward line pressure to lock things down.

Darling and CCJ in the same side is absurd. CCJ is a terrible ruckman so he'd solely be there as a forward and we have other options who are better suited to that role anyway. Preferably anyone not as slow as a turning cruise ship.

 

[koshari]

yes Darling, Larkey and CCJ in the same side (along with Xerri) is exactly what modern football requires. Immobile, slow, lumbering big guys - potentially three of which will occupy our forward line and apply that much desired forward line pressure to lock things down.

Darling and CCJ in the same side is absurd. CCJ is a terrible ruckman so he'd solely be there as a forward and we have other options who are better suited to that role anyway. Preferably anyone not as slow as a turning cruise ship.

Hey ease up a little, thats nostrils dream forward line if you dont mind. And he knows footy. Just last week he said we were a lay down misere to win becase we didnt have pink and scott in the team.








Hang on a minute, we lost. I been sold a pup....

Maybe that nostrils prophecies are false?

Good thing i still have my talkin trump ball.

.

 

[shinboner magic]

Small forwards will feast on all his dropped marks