Jude Out?

[Lucky Knickers]

Sorry for posting everywhere. On FSN they just said Jude had minor facial surgery and will be right to play against Freo if he accepts his punishment.
Any news on that officially?

[satchmopugdog]

I read on afl.com.au that he can accept a reprimand if he pleads guilty.

[Lucky Knickers]

Bizarre. I wonder if he has a fracture of something on his lovely head. He was going around with the mother of all bruises in the middle of his forehead after the game.

[Claret]

Sorry for posting everywhere. On FSN they just said Jude had minor facial surgery and will be right to play against Freo if he accepts his punishment.
Any news on that officially?

They were speaking about Goose, not Jude.

Or at least they should have been . . .

[Lucky Knickers]

They were speaking about Goose, not Jude.

Or at least they should have been . . .

At 5.30pm they said Jude I think and then at 6pm they are saying Goose. PHEW! Sorry for scaring everyone.

[teddys mum]

Should he play though? Concussion can @@@@@@ you up for a week or so even if you seem OK.

[Matty10]

Should he play though? Concussion can @@@@@@ you up for a week or so even if you seem OK.

That's a good point. Regardless of whether or not the player is able to convince the medical staff that they are fine, there have been numerous examples in the past of when players have played the week following a concussion and were well below their normal output.

I would love to have a fully fit Bolton play, but it might well be worth him having the week off just for the sake of the overall team performance (it would of course be a gamble either way).