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He was great for us but.. Hard decisions need to be and look to have been made. Maybe he can get a gig as our rehab coach.
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I'll back him to keep going, work his way through the pre-season and force his way back into the team. I think he has the combination of courage and sheer stubbornness needed to do it.He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)Comment
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It does feel harsh to keep him on for 5 seasons and then to delist him after a half season of NEAFL games and with the prospect of a full pre-season. either there is a plan to pick him up as a rookie or there is medical advice that the knee is not ever going to be robust enough to put him in the mix. I hope it's the former.Comment
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I agree it seems very harsh, but maybe understandable to some degree.
AJ will need to perform at a significantly higher level than he was able to in the NEAFL (despite having some moments) this season to get anywhere near forcing his way back into seniors .
I thought the club would give him one final year on the main list to prove that he can get back to the level required - but moving him to the rookie list (I am very confident we will take him in the rookie draft unless the medical advice says otherwise) provides us with more flexibility in the upcoming draft period/maybe pick up a delisted free agent (though there are none I think would improve our team), and perhaps gives us the space to upgrade a current rookie. If AJ proves in 2018 he still can perform at the level needed to play AFL footy, then he will be back on the main list in 2019.
I will be bitterly disappointed if the club don't pick him up in the rookie draft, unless of course the medical advice suggests there is no hope of him making it back/he should retire."You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."Comment
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I think you can read into this that the club doesnt think he will recover to 2012 form.Comment
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I think it's a good decision.
As disappointing as it must have been to hear initially. When you unpack it, getting picked up in the Rookie draft takes the pressure of AJ to have to perform at a really high and intensive level potentially pushing his body too quickly and then re-injuring his knee and completely slamming the door on a comeback.
Getting a full pre-season into his body and then pushing for selection without the pressure of being on the senior list is a win-win for the club and AJ.
Providing the medical advice is a positive, then that gives space for the club on the list and AJ a full season to work his way back. Good move!Comment
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Here's some AJ news and it's not great......Minor setback for AJ - sydneyswans.com.au I'm worried for his footy future.....Comment
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You're only getting worried for his footy future now?
The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.Comment
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*()##@!!!! Poor AJ.All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)
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When I saw the headline I thought NO not his knee! Phew! It's not ideal though and I feel for him.
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Luckless Swan's setback only minor says Longmire
Sydney Swans coach John Longmire is hopeful that Alex Johnson?s latest injury setback is only minor, and he can hopefully push towards senior selection during 2018. "He had a pretty good pre-Christmas period, so it is a little setback for him. He doesn?t need any more operations, but we?re confident he will get over it... We?re understanding he?s had some significant challenges, but we?re hopeful he will get back and we?re in the same position as what we were in last year when we rookie listed him,? he said.Comment
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Bring AJ back
Round 18 vs SunsThe difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.Comment
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