kerr injured - didn't finish training

[ugg]

I hope he doesn't play, he's the player I fear most in their side.

[Legs Akimbo]

Originally posted by ugg
I hope he doesn't play, he's the player I fear most in their side.

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering

[laughingnome]

Originally posted by Legs Akimbo
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering

Somebody get this guy a yoda doll. Gold.

There was a St. Kilda fan complaining to Jim Main in Inside Football about Sydney's freakily good run with injuries. If Kerr hasn;t been training for the best part of two months, that's only good news.

Then again, MOL has a very light training schedule...

[reigning premier]

Originally posted by SwansBloke
NEws over here in Perth said he's definitely playing

Excellent... Bring them all... In fact, let them bring Woosher in off the bench along with Sumich and have Malthouse coaching them.

I don't want them having any excuses as to why they got beaten again.... Sick of hearing how they never play as at full strenghth and that's the only reason we beat them...

[Thunder Shaker]

Originally posted by reigning premie
Excellent... Bring them all... In fact, let them bring Woosher in off the bench along with Sumich and have Malthouse coaching them.

I don't want them having any excuses as to why they got beaten again.... Sick of hearing how they never play as at full strenghth and that's the only reason we beat them...

Crouch. Williams. Not at full strength we are, mmm, yes. Full of excuses they are. No Jedi Kerr is.

Use the Force we will. Mmm. With the force the ball we control. Through the goals the ball float.

[Zlatorog]

ROFLMAO

[hammo]

It's a big risk playing injured players and Wirrpunda and Kerr must both have some self doubt about their fitness. It will only help the Swans if they play.

[dread and might]

Originally posted by cruiser
I'm good with a light sabre too. Or at least I thought it was a light sabre but it was really a glow stick.

Put your light sabre away mate there are kids around

[Guzzitza]

Originally posted by hammo
It's a big risk playing injured players and Wirrpunda and Kerr must both have some self doubt about their fitness. It will only help the Swans if they play.

I wouldnt have thought there is much doubt over Kerr given his performance against adelaide. If you applied your "no training = big risk" then we spend the majority of the second half of the season at risk.
Micky O barely trains, there also other players who dont train with the side on a regular basis. This is not due to injury risk, but part of the strategy to avoid soft tissue injuries. Kerr is fit, he will play, and there is little doubt he will have a huge impact - we were lucky last year he got injured mid way through the game.

[Ryan Bomford]

Originally posted by Guzzitza
I wouldnt have thought there is much doubt over Kerr given his performance against adelaide. If you applied your "no training = big risk" then we spend the majority of the second half of the season at risk.
Micky O barely trains, there also other players who dont train with the side on a regular basis. This is not due to injury risk, but part of the strategy to avoid soft tissue injuries. Kerr is fit, he will play, and there is little doubt he will have a huge impact - we were lucky last year he got injured mid way through the game.

True enough - but the point is still valid that Kerr, Wirrpanda and probably Cousins are showing real signs of end-of-season fatigue and there must be some doubt about how effective they will be as the game wears on.

The same may apply to MOL and others but the extra week's break certainly seems to have assisted based on last week's observation - a point that has been made already by many.

[Guzzitza]

Originally posted by Ryan Bomford
True enough - but the point is still valid that Kerr, Wirrpanda and probably Cousins are showing real signs of end-of-season fatigue and there must be some doubt about how effective they will be as the game wears on.

Im not sure what evidence you speak of being indicative of end of season fatigue.

Kerr's injury was a calf injury - he had no problems running out the game agains the crows, i dont see him suffering end of season fatigue

Wirripanda could be considered supsect given it is a hammie, and the are prone to "twanging" ie. remember Nick Davis' 10 second return last year. Fatigue isnt a factor here, but sprinting is - expect Schneids to test him out.

WIth regards to Cousins, not sure why your bringing him up. He is regarded as one of the fittest in the AFL. He had the most impact in the QF when McVeigh could no longer run with him in later stages of the game. SImilarly, this occured in his game against Adelaide, he was relatively quiet until late in the 3rd - at which point he was everywhere. If anyone is unlikely to suffer from fatigue, its Cousins. In fact, "as the game wears on" he is the danger man, along with Judd. I would argue the running capacity of Judd and Cousins cannot be matched by any other players - and it always shows late in the game. Its when they pop up everywhere, and a reason why WC have made so many miracle comebacks this year.

[hammo]

The evidence on Kerr is that he didn't finish training - in fact only lasted for 10 minutes.

It could have flared up after the Crows game.

[Guzzitza]

As I said earlier, many of our players do not even get on the paddock, and still play effective games without sign of fatigue.

I'm merely trying to be devils advocate, as people are getting excited about Kerr not training, which in reality is a non-event given how often it occurs. Given that our players do the same thing consistently, as a training strategy, it seems a bit presumptious to be calling it as a big risk.

[BAM_BAM]

Originally posted by Legs Akimbo
Do or do not, there is no try. Win the premiership we will.

this is classic, I hope you don't mind, I'd like to steal it for my signature