The League Injuries Thread

[GVGjr]

Sam Edmund

The Brisbane Lions are due to hold talks with Gabba chiefs on the spate of serious knee injuries its players have suffered at the venue. Six players have gone down with ruptured ACL’s at the Gabba since last July. No blame from club to ground, just due diligence.

I wonder if we will admit that we had some challenges with the move to Skinner? The injury rates have dropped a fair bit for us.

[angelopetraglia]

I wonder if we will admit that we had some challenges with the move to Skinner? The injury rates have dropped a fair bit for us.

There does appear to be a strong correlation with hard grounds and injuries. Do you recall before the installed the lights at Marvel and grew proper grass, that there was a narrative that players were getting more injuries if they had to back up at Marvel compared to all other grounds.

[angelopetraglia]

Tom Mitchell has been ruled out until Rd 13 at the earliest. Low-grade hamstring strain confirmed for Will Hoskin-Elliott. Sidelined until King’s Birthday. Jordan De Goey in doubt for Friday night with more groin issues

[azabob]

This one sucks…

Naismith injury update

Sam Naismith will miss the remainder of the season after suffering an ACL injury at Sandringham yesterday.

[bornadog]

Christian Petracca had surgery overnight. He sustained four broken ribs, lacerations to the spleen, plus a small puncture in the lung.

[bulldogtragic]

Christian Petracca had surgery overnight. He sustained four broken ribs, lacerations to the spleen, plus a small puncture in the lung.

**** me. Hope he recovers well.

[bornadog]

**** me. Hope he recovers well.

Not sure why he came back on the ground in the third quarter

[Testekill]

I hope that the greater AFL media has the same fire about Melbourne sending him back out there with cracked ribs.

[Sedat]

**** me. Hope he recovers well.

His effort to come back on and play the entire 2nd qtr was as brave as I've seen in a long time.

[angelopetraglia]

Horrific news about Petracca. All the best for a speedy recovery.

[Jasper]

His effort to come back on and play the entire 2nd qtr was as brave as I've seen in a long time.

It's also a dangerous decision.Very brave but had he copped another hit the long term effects could have been devastating.

[angelopetraglia]

AFL 2024: Melbourne star Christian Petracca undergoes surgery after suffering lacerated spleen

Melbourne superstar Christian Petracca had surgery last night for a lacerated spleen, a punctured lung and four broken ribs.

Petracca went under the knife and stayed in hospital overnight after it was discovered his condition was worse than first thought, following a heavy hit in the loss to Collingwod on Monday.

The injuries threaten to sideline Petracca for months in a major blow to the Demons’ spluttering season.

Collingwood’s Mason Cox spent six weeks out of the team in 2023 after he suffered a lacerated spleen in a marking contest.

Medicos have not ruled Petracca needing more time on the sidelines pending his recovery.

Petracca is one of Melbourne’s top two players and would deplete them team of much-needed goal scoring power in the second half of the season if he remains out for an extended period, as expected.

The Demons are preparing to release more information on his condition today after talks with medical staff.

Petracca played on in pain through the second quarter, but was sent to hospital in the third term for scans for, at the time, what was suspected multiple broken ribs.

Petracca suffered the injury after copping a knee to the back from Collingwood’s Darcy Moore on the quarter-time.

The incident will prompt discussion about whether Petracca should have been allowed to re-enter the game after coming off the ground for assessment at the end of the first quarter.

Club doctors approved his return to play in the belief he had a rib injury, but it became clear in the second term he was in significant discomfort.

“Like anything with a broken rib, or a cracked rib, you certainly get some pain relief and see how you can go on. It’s standard process when you’re working through these type of injuries,” Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin said post-match on Monday.

“It was pretty evident that he wasn’t going to be able to play on so we just pulled it straight away at half-time.”

[Grantysghost]

AFL 2024: Melbourne star Christian Petracca undergoes surgery after suffering lacerated spleen

Melbourne superstar Christian Petracca had surgery last night for a lacerated spleen, a punctured lung and four broken ribs.

Petracca went under the knife and stayed in hospital overnight after it was discovered his condition was worse than first thought, following a heavy hit in the loss to Collingwod on Monday.

The injuries threaten to sideline Petracca for months in a major blow to the Demons? spluttering season.

Collingwood?s Mason Cox spent six weeks out of the team in 2023 after he suffered a lacerated spleen in a marking contest.

Medicos have not ruled Petracca needing more time on the sidelines pending his recovery.

Petracca is one of Melbourne?s top two players and would deplete them team of much-needed goal scoring power in the second half of the season if he remains out for an extended period, as expected.

The Demons are preparing to release more information on his condition today after talks with medical staff.

Petracca played on in pain through the second quarter, but was sent to hospital in the third term for scans for, at the time, what was suspected multiple broken ribs.

Petracca suffered the injury after copping a knee to the back from Collingwood?s Darcy Moore on the quarter-time.

The incident will prompt discussion about whether Petracca should have been allowed to re-enter the game after coming off the ground for assessment at the end of the first quarter.

Club doctors approved his return to play in the belief he had a rib injury, but it became clear in the second term he was in significant discomfort.

?Like anything with a broken rib, or a cracked rib, you certainly get some pain relief and see how you can go on. It?s standard process when you?re working through these type of injuries,? Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin said post-match on Monday.

?It was pretty evident that he wasn?t going to be able to play on so we just pulled it straight away at half-time.?

That's insanely stupid by Melbourne's coaching and medical team. It was clear to everyone he was badly injured. There is a sub for this very reason I think there needs to be some explaining here. If he has permanent damage then if I was him I would be heavily questioning their reasoning for not sending him off to hospital immediately.

In short - Petracca to Dogs.

[Sedat]

That's insanely stupid by Melbourne's coaching and medical team. It was clear to everyone he was badly injured. There is a sub for this very reason I think there needs to be some explaining here. If he has permanent damage then if I was him I would be heavily questioning their reasoning for not sending him off to hospital immediately.

In short - Petracca to Dogs.

The medicos obviously didn't have the additional information on spleen and lung damage - I'm sure they would have ruled him out if they had that information at 1/4 time. For mine, it is just kudos to Petracca for being insanely courageous to play through obvious pain to assist his club on the day.

[Grantysghost]

The medicos obviously didn't have the additional information on spleen and lung damage - I'm sure they would have ruled him out if they had that information at 1/4 time. For mine, it is just kudos to Petracca for being insanely courageous to play through obvious pain to assist his club on the day.

Push on spleen. Ow. Dont play.