Swans Injury News 2011

[Primmy]

Go back to my training report! C Bolts was running laps and I couldn't see a limp. All the other boys were running, round and round and round and round and round. Only LRT looked a bit ploddy, but he always does.

Mind you our version of fit and rareing to go, is not necessarily the AFLs....

[msb]

Beg to differ, he was running lap after lap last week. He'll get there.

Yeah I rekon he will too....also he would not of gone on if he thought he couldnt and clog up a spot on the list.

[Nich]

Mind you our version of fit and rareing to go, is not necessarily the AFLs....

Exactly. I would love nothing more than Bolts to get back and finish on a strong note though believe me - he deserves 200 games. He's a gun defender.

[Nich]

Maybe I'm reading into it too much but if Bolts was ready to rock again he wouldn't have dropped his co-captaincy role. That's a big thing to do. If you had in your mind you were coming back early enough in the year then I'm sure the Team would have backed him in to keep being a Co-Captain. Unless of course Horse doesn't want the Co-Captaincy to remain and that forced Craig's hand.

[swansrob]

C Bolton out for pre-season

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/sydney-defender-craig-bolton-to-miss-pre-season/story-e6frf9jf-1226001439378

No great surprises there.

[Primmy]

The poor bastard.....

[EMJ]

Craig thinking of you as you get your body right for the season proper. Missing you in the team. Great player and much needed.

[Bas]

Mind you our version of fit and rareing to go, is not necessarily the AFLs....

Nothing wrong with a zimmer frame. If players can use pain killers, I can't see why this little bit of support equipment is any different.

[Hartijon]

I worry about Craig Bolton. Once an achilles goes its hard to get right again and although it can stand up to running and straight line action the twisting ,turning,sudden stops,change of directions and serious blows that come with a game of AFL can easily tear it again. I am not a Doctor but I have heard of success stories with acapuncture on these types of injuries. Also a massage before any strain on it is essential. Bolton C is our final piece of the jigsaw to have one of the best rebound defences in the AFL. A fit C.Bolton would greatly enhance not just final 4 prospects but perhaps even top 2. I wish him well with his recovery.

[AnnieH]

Kennelly not far off

Some good news at last.

[Bas]

I worry about Craig Bolton. .

Craig has been up on the Central Coast this week with a few others. One of the coaches from our Club mingled with the Swans celebrities and he said that Craig looked in very good shape and he (Craig) said that he would miss the NAB cup but was planning for a return in Round 1.

So all is not lost yet. How do you get to games from Thailand?

[Hartijon]

I go anywhere that has Australia Network and get 4 games a weekend,the Swans often! Usually go to my condo on the top floor overlooking Chiangmai with some Aussie mates,do a BBQ on the balconey and grab a swim in the rooftop pool after the match.Sink the odd ale or three and kick on after the match unless its a Sunday night replay. I have converted a Canadian,Pom and American to Aussie rules.

[Dalai Lama]

How do you get to games from Thailand?

On a rickshaw?

[liz]

Bird's stress fractures back?

Doesn't sound good, though odd that he played at the weekend if they have real concerns.

Three times unlucky for Craig Bird | The Daily Telegraph

[dimelb]

This would be a bad blow. He was among our best against Collingwood and looked set for a top season.