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  • stevoswan
    Veterans List
    • Sep 2014
    • 8543

    Originally posted by liz
    So much for our much-vaunted (on here) depth if the possible restriction of one player is our doom.
    +1

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    • TheBloods
      Suspended by the MRP
      • Feb 2020
      • 2047

      Originally posted by royboy42
      I've said before that not everything is black or white. We would find it hard to replace Mills, IF we had to.But, of course, someone would step up.It would not be the end!
      Chad would step up , i look forward to it , but still wont be enough . He and Parker need help and reckon the cliff will come fast for Joey

      Hope Stephens gets a go , he will smash it

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      • Ludwig
        Veterans List
        • Apr 2007
        • 9359

        Originally posted by TheBloods
        We are @@@@@@ without Mills , pardon my french
        You can write 'merde'. The filter doesn't pick it up. See?!

        Mills didn't rupture his Achilles. He just has tendinitis, I believe. It is a tricky injury though, because it requires a combination of both rest and work. But what combination? I hope our physio knows.

        Anyway, I had JPK as the medical sub or replacement for Mills or Parker. So we should be okay even if Mills isn't quite ready for round 1. Hopefully it's no worse than a delayed start to the season, because he is a critical player.



        Here's part of the Physio's report from 12 Aug 2021 on Callum:

        It's a really unfortunate situation for Callum after he was a late withdrawal from the game with some Achilles tendon pain.

        Callum has been really good with managing his Achilles tendon throughout the year but had a minor setback when he had to go into isolation for 14 days.

        His pain worsened and had a setback last week off the back of the Essendon game, but he managed to train okay during the week, but his Achilles flared up during the pre-game warm up.
        Last edited by Ludwig; 16 February 2022, 04:42 PM. Reason: Added news from August 12 2021

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        • AB Swannie
          Senior Player
          • Mar 2017
          • 1579

          Heeney is the man. Mark my words.

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          • Auntie.Gerald
            Veterans List
            • Oct 2009
            • 6474

            yep but two guys of the level of Mills and Heeney plus Kennedy makes for very challenging opposition coaching

            It is a tricky injury to manage for Mills

            Fingers crossed
            "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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            • Ralph Dawg
              Senior Player
              • Apr 2018
              • 1729

              Originally posted by liz
              So much for our much-vaunted (on here) depth if the possible restriction of one player is our doom.
              We're not doomed. We've got Chad and RB, Stephens, JMac, Heeney even Papa who can play inside. And that's even before we need to turn to our two draftees in Sheldrick and Roberts.

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              • Auntie.Gerald
                Veterans List
                • Oct 2009
                • 6474

                Has anyone else heard where and when for the intra club this friday 4qtrs ?

                Was mentioned by Jmac in his interview this week
                "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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                • Mountain Man
                  Regular in the Side
                  • Feb 2008
                  • 907

                  If they have another 4 quarter hitout tomorrow then they are super fit.
                  I watched 3 quarters of about 20 minutes time with full oval and proper umpiring.
                  Impressive morning from 9am on a hot day. Maybe they bought it forward.

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                  • liz
                    Veteran
                    Site Admin
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 16733

                    Originally posted by Mountain Man
                    If they have another 4 quarter hitout tomorrow then they are super fit.
                    I watched 3 quarters of about 20 minutes time with full oval and proper umpiring.
                    Impressive morning from 9am on a hot day. Maybe they bought it forward.
                    Today?

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                    • Scottee
                      Senior Player
                      • Aug 2003
                      • 1585

                      Originally posted by Mountain Man
                      If they have another 4 quarter hitout tomorrow then they are super fit.
                      I watched 3 quarters of about 20 minutes time with full oval and proper umpiring.
                      Impressive morning from 9am on a hot day. Maybe they bought it forward.
                      Thanks Mountain Man. Anything more to report?
                      We have them where we want them, everything is going according to plan!

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                      • Mountain Man
                        Regular in the Side
                        • Feb 2008
                        • 907

                        Yes I watched today as I was in Sydney last night. I did get distracted - partly by LRT who was watching with his father and by a young lady who wanted to know what was going on. As an 80 year old, that was indeed a welcome distraction and I barely picked up anything.

                        1. Stephens was has reversed any 'hesitancy' of last year and was throwing himself about with effective abandon.

                        2. Gould was 'guarding space' rather than filling a lockdown defensive role. Of course the Coach instructions were totally unknown, but that role went against what I and others are hoping for him in 2022.

                        3. Bell is a ferocious tackler and seemed to be in lots of contests - didn't always stick marks that he perhaps should have taken but definitely a player with different skills to others.

                        4. Haywood was 'up the ground' quite a lot.

                        But really my report is based on fleeting impressions, but it was not gentle on the oval and a very solid session.

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                        • mcs
                          Travelling Swannie!!
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 8149

                          Originally posted by Mountain Man
                          Yes I watched today as I was in Sydney last night. I did get distracted - partly by LRT who was watching with his father and by a young lady who wanted to know what was going on. As an 80 year old, that was indeed a welcome distraction and I barely picked up anything.

                          1. Stephens was has reversed any 'hesitancy' of last year and was throwing himself about with effective abandon.

                          2. Gould was 'guarding space' rather than filling a lockdown defensive role. Of course the Coach instructions were totally unknown, but that role went against what I and others are hoping for him in 2022.

                          3. Bell is a ferocious tackler and seemed to be in lots of contests - didn't always stick marks that he perhaps should have taken but definitely a player with different skills to others.

                          4. Haywood was 'up the ground' quite a lot.

                          But really my report is based on fleeting impressions, but it was not gentle on the oval and a very solid session.
                          Thanks MM - any snippets are always appreciated - even if your observations were undoubtedly reduced by the presence of Red and White royalty, and a young lady as well

                          Great to hear Stephens getting stuck in. For some players it just takes time to find that confidence to go flat chat at the top level - both in their bodies ability to handle it, and in the confidence of their own skills.
                          "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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                          • liz
                            Veteran
                            Site Admin
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 16733

                            Originally posted by Mountain Man
                            If they have another 4 quarter hitout tomorrow then they are super fit.
                            I watched 3 quarters of about 20 minutes time with full oval and proper umpiring.
                            Impressive morning from 9am on a hot day. Maybe they bought it forward.
                            My guess is that that was it. In the Cox video recently uploaded onto the Swans' site, he describes today's hitout as "the last intraclub". That's a shame as I was planning on wandering down tomorrow, alarm clock permitting. Guess I'll have to find something else to do instead.

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                            • Auntie.Gerald
                              Veterans List
                              • Oct 2009
                              • 6474

                              Bugger
                              Had the day planned also to watch the lads run out a 4qtr intra

                              Oh well, looks like a pretty good day for a long hike.
                              "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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                              • bloodspirit
                                Clubman
                                • Apr 2015
                                • 4448

                                Me too. If anyone knows for sure whether it's on or not, please advise.
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