Kennelly's Injury Prospects

[AnnieH]

Annie H, I applaud your courage.

Thanks pet.

I'm not scared to stand up to this mob!!!

[Captain]

Courage to predict his comeback will end by Round 6? interesting take on courage.

Sure is. Wouldn't want to play in the same team as people with that definition.

[AnnieH]

Courage to predict his comeback will end by Round 6? interesting take on courage.

I also said that I'm happy to eat my words ... but don't bring out the salt and pepper yet.

I really don't think his fitness will hold up.

[dimelb]

Is there such a thing as a poll that is not useless?
I voted for the first option because I see it as closest to what I think might happen, namely that Tadhg has as good a chance as anyone else of making it through the season relatively unscathed. At the same time he could do his ACL, which I think is some distance from his shoulder; but I don't wish that on anyone.
And I share the view that this is one of the most exciting periods in our club's recent history.

[Cheer Squad]

Courage to predict his comeback will end by Round 6? interesting take on courage.

The moral courage to stand alone from the rest of the group, especially given the comments about the worthiness of the poll.

[reigning premier]

Most useless poll ever.

Trying to beat it out with most useless post ever???

Close................... but 2nd. Loser.

[reigning premier]

Courage to predict his comeback will end by Round 6? interesting take on courage.

Much easier to run with the mob you reckon??

Look up sicophant. Give us your take on that.

[dimelb]

... Look up sicophant. Give us your take on that.

Sicophant (n.) an ailing pachyderm.

[Captain]

Trying to beat it out with most useless post ever???

Close................... but 2nd. Loser.

What's the first?

[Damien]

Much easier to run with the mob you reckon??

Look up sicophant. Give us your take on that.

Guessing you mean sycophant, and I doubt anyone is trying to win favour through flattery on this site.

Of course it's easier to run with the mob, but that has nothing to do with anything I said. I just wonder how is it courageous to say a player will be injured by a certain round? Do you think that is an act of courage?

[IrishSwanPerth]

Positives
Best kicker of a ball in our team, got an excellent footy brain, doesnt waste the ball. Great runner and looked very fit back in Ireland.

Negatives
Not the best tackler in the world, not sure about his desire

I'm very very happy his back

[goswannies]

I didn't vote. You missed out on my option. Has two good years, turns 30 and gets a 1-2 year contract extension.

Welcome back and can't wait to read your book!

[Cheer Squad]

You missed out on my option. Has two good years, turns 30 and gets a 1-2 year contract extension.

Now that's optimism!

[goswannies]

Negatives
Not the best tackler in the world

Not surprising considering his history of semi-chronic recurent anterior glenohumeral dislocations. Tackling would be the most common way to re-dislocate Tadhg's shoulder. Hence at least at a subconscious level he would have an aversion (think back to the half-hearted tackle that led to the subluxation of his shoulder that Leapin' Leo tried to re-locate... didn't try too hard to lay a tackle, still poped out).
2 years post stabilization, however, it might feel a lot tighter (as evidenced by the the comment in the media that he has recently played with no shoulder strapping). Conceeded, he likely doesn't need to in Gaelic footy given that they don't tackle, but players will tend to strap for the psychological/placebo benefit, regardless of whether it is needed or not. That he doesn't feel the need to is hopefully a good sign.

Negatives
not sure about his desire

He desired enough to come back and that's good enough for me.

[goswannies]

Now that's optimism!

What can I say, I'm a keg 7/8ths full kinda guy