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Let me first say that I'm just throwing this up as a wider debating topic and have no axe to grind whatsoever one way or the other, and while I would never for a moment question Dr Nathan Gibbs skills, knowledge and integrity, like any doctor he isn't immune from criticism of his judgement and I wonder if the question needs to start being asked in general terms in light of repetitive hamstring breakdowns of players if they are being rushed back too soon or is it just bad luck?
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Whew! Top marks for a long question. I have no medical knowledge, but my guess would be bad luck. -
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I'm still wondering how a cork could ruin Tony Lockett's comeback.A bloody cork!!!!!!!!!!Comment
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Re: Swans Hamstrung
This was raised on a new article "ask roosy" on the swans website - one way or the other it doesn't really lay blame or give answer to background.Originally posted by Troy G
Let me first say that I'm just throwing this up as a wider debating topic and have no axe to grind whatsoever one way or the other, and while I would never for a moment question Dr Nathan Gibbs skills, knowledge and integrity, like any doctor he isn't immune from criticism of his judgement and I wonder if the question needs to start being asked in general terms in light of repetitive hamstring breakdowns of players if they are being rushed back too soon or is it just bad luck?No.1 ticket holder of Nick Davis Fan Club...Comment
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Re: Swans Hamstrung
My thoughts. Lakeside Oval is a terrible place for pre-season training + the drainage on the SCG is now so good + lack of rain that it is really hard. This theory doesn't work at all though for the number of players who have been injured at other grounds. All up: bad luck I suppose, but we do seem to be very unlucky with these type of injuriesComment
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Paul Roos played with that thigh guard on because he had severe bleeding from a corked thigh. So can happen.Originally posted by Barry Schneider
I'm still wondering how a cork could ruin Tony Lockett's comeback.A bloody cork!!!!!!!!!!Comment
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Can't see it as bad luck as a be all and end all to the situation.
This has been discussed on here at length a few weeks ago.
My Chiro says it is a combination of a number of things which include: speed of the game, lack of team and personal preparation (Pagan sited poor track work by a number of players in the lay off as a reason why we beat them), fitness program at a club, warm ups, player make up and susceptability, wrong exercises or lack of back strengthening work (many are back related hammies). He said it could be as simple as a player slacking off for a couple of days from his fitness regime going into a game.
He said from what he sees the speed of the game is a major factor for soft tissue injuries, but the ideas and theories differ between clubs so some clubs may become more susceptable.
The theory about the Lakeside Oval being hard just doesn't stack up for mine. Sydney may have been in a drought situation this pre-season but in Melbourne it has been that way since 1996.
Some clubs can't train on the better grounds due to cricket commitments so they have to train on outside suburban/council grounds many of which are closed due to water chortages and because of liabilty concerns by councils.
Yet we seem to be way ahead in the hammies stakes many of which happened after matches started, and as far as I knew the club said we had a pretty sound, searching pre-season.Comment
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