A tribute to the medical room

[dimelb]

Roos mentioned them today and I have been wondering for a while about the significance of the contribution made by people such as Nathan Gibbs, Dave Misson and their cohorts.
We were the only team that wasn't thrown out by significant injuries towards the end of the season. This may be sheer luck, but I'm sceptical about coincidences as consistent as that. I suspect we owe a greater debt than realised to those responsible for the conditioning, treatment and post-match care.
To all those people, you've done a fantastic job, and I hope you can celebrate the results with the rest of us, only not as intensely because the rest of us will need your attention...!!!

[ugg]

There was an excellent article in the Australian on Friday about this.

[BayesysLeftBoot]

Very good point. You should visit saintsational.com and see what the saints fans think of their medical team and training staff. Theres gonna be good ol' fashioned lynching down at St Kilda.

[NMWBloods]

Lack of injuries has a lot to do with sheer luck. Not much the medical staff can do about unlucky injuries, particularly bad ones, which occur most games.

We had a great run with injuries this year, most particularly in the important half of the season.

[ItsAllGoodes]

Alas not even these experts of medical treatment could save Doyle, Fixter and James. If all, or any of these guys play on next year I hope they can enjoy injury-free seasons, as well as Maxfield

[anne]

We had a lot more injuries than people knew. Jude Bolton had a shoulder injury for the last 8 weeks, Schneider has had a fractured cheekbone for 4 weeks, Jolly had a broken finger and someone else (i think Leo Barry) had 3 fractures in their cheekbone. They had injuries but they kept them quiet and played with them. Further testament to the character and courage of this group.

[punter257]

Originally posted by anne
We had a lot more injuries than people knew. Jude Bolton had a shoulder injury for the last 8 weeks, Schneider has had a fractured cheekbone for 4 weeks, Jolly had a broken finger and someone else (i think Leo Barry) had 3 fractures in their cheekbone. They had injuries but they kept them quiet and played with them. Further testament to the character and courage of this group.

yeah thats amazing isnt it and we were all oblivious to it
and yeah it was leo barry - did it in the 1st week of finals

swans 05 - all heart and determination

[dimelb]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Lack of injuries has a lot to do with sheer luck. Not much the medical staff can do about unlucky injuries, particularly bad ones, which occur most games.

We had a great run with injuries this year, most particularly in the important half of the season.

Very true - and yet to some extent you make your own luck.

[dimelb]

Originally posted by anne
We had a lot more injuries than people knew. Jude Bolton had a shoulder injury for the last 8 weeks, Schneider has had a fractured cheekbone for 4 weeks, Jolly had a broken finger and someone else (i think Leo Barry) had 3 fractures in their cheekbone. They had injuries but they kept them quiet and played with them. Further testament to the character and courage of this group.

That makes it even more impressive.

[NMWBloods]

I've no doubt that the medical and conditioning staff have done an outstanding job this year and assisted in the reduction of injuries, most particularly soft tissue ones. We had a lot of trouble with this a few years ago, but in recent years it has been less prevalent for us. No doubt some luck involved, but for these sorts of injuries a lot of credit has to go to the staff.

[dimelb]

Originally posted by ugg
There was an excellent article in the Australian on Friday about this.

Fascinating article - and now everyone knows!

[LittleSchneider]

Now if only Gibbs could fix my bloody calves I will be over the moon!

[ScottH]

Originally posted by LittleSchneider
Now if only Gibbs could fix my bloody calves I will be over the moon!

I didn't know you were a cow??

[Bas]

I remember not long ago when RWO's were screaming for the medical team to be sacked, along with Ricky Barham.

Premiership = massive luvfest for all!!

[LittleSchneider]

Originally posted by ScottH
I didn't know you were a cow??

Try those massive muscles that attach to the back of the femur and tibia and then run down to attach to the foot smarty.