Gary Rohan

[royboy42]

Delighted to see Gaz walking laps at Lakeside yesterday. No boot, no crutches just running shoes.
Long way to go, but small steps are the start!

[Swansinger]

Delighted to see Gaz walking laps at Lakeside yesterday. No boot, no crutches just running shoes.
Long way to go, but small steps are the start!

Good . Despite our 15-4 , I reckon we've missed having this fine young lad available.

[Jewels]

Good . Despite our 15-4 , I reckon we've missed having this fine young lad available.

I believe Saturday nights scoreline would have read a bit differently if he had been on the paddock.

[Primmy]

Bless the boy. Quietly working his way into being a much loved Swan by his attitude, endeavour and personality.

[Big Al]

He's a good kid among a lot of good kids. The club must be a cool place to be around with the characters we have around the place af the moment.

Looking forward to Rd1 next year when Gaz makes his comeback.

[ScottH]

Good . Despite our 15-4 , I reckon we've missed having this fine young lad available.

I believe Saturday nights scoreline would have read a bit differently if he had been on the paddock.

I believe some of our other score lines would have been a lot different with the red roster on the paddock!!

[dimelb]

Earlier in the season I wouldn't have believed we could top the "chart". If we'd had the rooster, it would have been with a bullet. A fantastic attitude matched with a fine talent. The future is looking good.

[swans32]

I really hope I'm wrong but I'm seriously worried that Gary may look to a move back to Vic in the near future when his contract is up as he is a really family orientated bloke

[Doctor]

Really looking forward to having Gaz back in the side next year fighting fit and raring to go. Dunno why he re-tweeted a Home & Away promo a few minutes ago though!

[jono2707]

I really hope I'm wrong but I'm seriously worried that Gary may look to a move back to Vic in the near future when his contract is up as he is a really family orientated bloke

I really hope you're wrong and I think you are too. He has a great attitude and really seems to appreciate being a Swan. The days are long gone when the 'go home' factor has been an issue for us (excluding a particular ruckman). He's an up and coming youngster in the #1 team and by all reports he's been looked after really well after his injury. He has also exhibited a fine response and all who have met him (me included, even for a few moments) have been impressed by his enthusiasm and attitude. Hopefully he's with us for his entire career.

I don't see him getting on the field by round 1 2013 unfortunately, after such a bad injury. Happy to be proven wrong but hopefully he'll be our x-factor midway through 2013 on our quest for back-to-back flags

[AnnieH]

I really hope I'm wrong but I'm seriously worried that Gary may look to a move back to Vic in the near future when his contract is up as he is a really family orientated bloke

Nah.
Gaz is more than happy to stay in Sydney for as long as we want him.
He told me.

[swansrob]

I don't see him getting on the field by round 1 2013 unfortunately, after such a bad injury. Happy to be proven wrong but hopefully he'll be our x-factor midway through 2013 on our quest for back-to-back flags

I'm pretty sure he's due to start running in October, so there's no reason he won't be ready to go by March.

[Big Al]

Nah.
Gaz is more than happy to stay in Sydney for as long as we want him.
He told me.

Exactly what I'd expect a player to say to a fan. He's not exactly going to say "yep, I can't wait to get out of the joint but keep that to yourself"

[Cpt. Kirk]

Nah.
Gaz is more than happy to stay in Sydney for as long as we want him.
He told me.

Hope so, i think the days are gone were good players would go home back to melbourne. I think we create a culture that helps keep the younger future stars at the swans.
It is a massive injury though and if anyone can come back from it, from what i have heard it is him.

[Beerman]

I'm pretty sure he's due to start running in October, so there's no reason he won't be ready to go by March.

That is very optimistic. Even if he is back by round 1, I wouldn't expect to see much from him for the first half of the year at least. An injury that severe (oops! nearly wrote "sever") takes 18-24 months to fully recover from.

It seems a long time ago that he broke his leg and to hear that he is only now walking laps shows what a long road he has to go. Every interview I have heard from him though he has had a really positive, enthusiastic attitude so the future is bright.

And I am optimistic in the long run - I think he can come back just as strong and fast as ever. Medicine has come a long way since these types of injuries ended a player's career.