Injuries

[The Whale]

PLAYER INJURY STATUS

Luke Ablett Rehabilitating from knee surgery (lateral release) prior to Xmas Likely to be running by the end of January

Leo Barry Resumed running following ankle surgery in October '04 Return to training in mid February

Jared Crouch Collarbone fracture surgery prior to Xmas due to poor healing response
In sling for 2 more weeks

Nick Davis In conditioning phase following ankle & foot problems end of '04 season
Return to training in mid February

Adam Goodes Has resumed running following knee arthroscope in Oct '04
Return to training in mid February

Ben Mathews In conditioning phase following ankle fracture at end of '04 season
Return to training by end of January

Michael O'Loughlin Chronic knee tendinitis
Rehabilitation

Andrew Schauble Foot soreness
Rehabilitation

Matthew Davis In conditioning phase following osteitis pubis Return to training by end of January

Andrew Ericksen Minor osteitis pubis prior to Xmas and rehabilitating at present
Likely to return to training in mid February

Tim Schmidt Hamstring strain prior to Xmas and in conditioning phase
Return to training in February

At this stage, there are 8 senior players on this list who will have less than outstanding pre seasons, this does open the door for a couple of youngsters to really make their mark on the Wizard Cup and do a Bevan or Schneider and make the starting 22 by round 1.

Looks to me like we will again be playing a pretty young squad when we are up against the doggies.

Roosy always has his eyes on Round 1, so there is nothing wrong with that especailly if we do manage to find a player or two in the pre season.

[chammond]

Re: Injuries

Originally posted by The Whale
At this stage, there are 8 senior players on this list who will have less than outstanding pre seasons, this does open the door for a couple of youngsters to really make their mark on the Wizard Cup and do a Bevan or Schneider and make the starting 22 by round 1.

Looks to me like we will again be playing a pretty young squad when we are up against the doggies.

Roosy always has his eyes on Round 1, so there is nothing wrong with that especailly if we do manage to find a player or two in the pre season.

Roos has confirmed that quite a few youngsters will be getting a run in the pre-season games _

"Q: What players are expected to miss the early practice games?

Roosy: Most of the senior guys will not be seen in the Wizard Cup. Williams, Maxfield, Ball, they only have so many miles left in their legs - they will tell you otherwise - so we really have to manage them. Hally had an operation, Leo Barry, Ben Mathews, Crouchy, Michael O?Loughlin and Adam Goodes will be out too. The Wizard Cup is a good opportunity for us to play some of the younger guys."

http://sydneyswans.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=182735

[Sanecow]

We've been warned, but a shellacking hurts all the same.

[ROK Lobster]

I don't think the Tasmanians amongst us are going to see the Swans this year without crossing the water

[Ajn]

Looks to be a late start for a few of our guys!

Although this is not an issue for Wizard games (as most would be rested), it is a concern for their preparation for the season proper.

[lescygnes]

i dont think we will be the only club with this issue in the wizard cup. but still, wont be expecting the best for my first foray of footy in a year and a half.

cheers
john

[satchmopugdog]

I read Roosy's comments with a sinking heart. It looks like I'll have to cross that stretch of water to see my boys as they won't be coming to York Park. Mind you our whole street went bananas last weekend with the $9 Jetstar flights and we're all off to different destinations on the mainland next weekend so Bass Strait isn't that much of a hassle. The other bonus is that my youngest daughter barracks for the Bulldogs(she wanted to barrack for a team that had a pugdog as its mascot and bulldogs were the closest) so we'll probably still go.