Injury List - 2021

[The Bulldogs Bite]

It sucks, but a silver lining could be that we get a look at what life would be like without him. Can we cover him with Wallis/Lipinski/Garcia/etc and/or some deck shuffling?

That might go a long way to helping us decide if we should cash him in for a couple of first rounders to Essington come seasons end.

Agreed.

My concern is that our midfield with Dunks gave us such a huge competitive advantage over every other side, to the point that if things kept rolling as they were, I'm not sure any side could go with us.

This means we need a player or two to really step up.

I'm thinking Bailey Smith needs to go back inside (he has struggled in recent weeks) and Lipinski needs to make the wing his own.

[comrade]

Agreed.

My concern is that our midfield with Dunks gave us such a huge competitive advantage over every other side, to the point that if things kept rolling as they were, I'm not sure any side could go with us.

This means we need a player or two to really step up.

I'm thinking Bailey Smith needs to go back inside (he has struggled in recent weeks) and Lipinski needs to make the wing his own.

He’ll be back for finals and we will have that advantage again (all things going well). Out of the big 5 (Bont, Macrae, Dunks, Treloar and Libba), Dunks is probably the one ‘easiest’ to cover.

I’m looking forward to seeing who steps up from the next tier.

[hujsh]

He’ll be back for finals and we will have that advantage again (all things going well). Out of the big 5 (Bont, Macrae, Dunks, Treloar and Libba), Dunks is probably the one ‘easiest’ to cover.

I’m looking forward to seeing who steps up from the next tier.

My worry is that we lose a lot of defensive edge from the midfield mix. Hopefully it's something that team effort can replicate but I think Dunkley's 1%er numbers have been elite. Has me leaning more towards a West than a Lipinski if we're looking for a replacement.

[comrade]

My worry is that we lose a lot of defensive edge from the midfield mix. Hopefully it's something that team effort can replicate but I think Dunkley's 1%er numbers have been elite. Has me leaning more towards a West than a Lipinski if we're looking for a replacement.

For sure, it’s not possible to replace him completely which is why banking 6 wins already is increasingly important and gear up for a massive surge upon his return. Hopefully it will be the making of one of the next tier guys.

[Bulldog4life]

The silver lining is we’ll be injecting a fresh and raring to go A grade mid into our team late in the year while others will be pretty beaten up. As mentioned above, we also get to accelerate the development of the likes of Lippa/Garcia/West or bring Bazlenka inside and give someone like Butler a run on the wing.

We need to win enough games to make top 4 now and try to be as fit as possible come finals time. From there, anything can happen.

I like that.

[bornadog]

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Josh Dunkley	Shoulder	12-16 weeks
Tim English	Concussion	1-2 weeks
Ryan Gardner	Shoulder	3-5 weeks
Toby McLean	Knee	4-6 weeks
Lin Jong	Hamstring	10-12 weeks
Ed Richards	Ankle	3-5 weeks
Bailey Williams	Collarbone	2-3 weeks

[Bumper Bulldogs]

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Josh Dunkley	Shoulder	12-16 weeks
Tim English	Concussion	1-2 weeks
Ryan Gardner	Shoulder	3-5 weeks
Toby McLean	Knee	4-6 weeks
Lin Jong	Hamstring	10-12 weeks
Ed Richards	Ankle	3-5 weeks
Bailey Williams	Collarbone	2-3 weeks

Guess it’s a short list but a case could be made to say that they all would be in our best 22.

[Vred]

Guess it’s a short list but a case could be made to say that they all would be in our best 22.

Has shades of 2016 about it doesn't it?

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Has shades of 2016 about it doesn't it?

All over it.

[comrade]

Updated injury list:

Tim English (concussion) test
Laitham Vandermeer (back) test
Bailey Williams (collarbone) 1 week
Ryan Gardner (shoulder) 1-2 weeks
Toby McLean (knee) 3-4 weeks
Ed Richards (ankle) 3-5 weeks
Lin Jong (hamstring) 10-12 weeks
Josh Dunkley (shoulder) 12-16 weeks

Williams and Gardner back next week is good news.

[bulldogtragic]

Updated injury list:

Tim English (concussion) test
Laitham Vandermeer (back) test
Bailey Williams (collarbone) 1 week
Ryan Gardner (shoulder) 1-2 weeks
Toby McLean (knee) 3-4 weeks
Ed Richards (ankle) 3-5 weeks
Lin Jong (hamstring) 10-12 weeks
Josh Dunkley (shoulder) 12-16 weeks

Williams and Gardner back next week is good news.

6 players who might claim to be best 22 coming back in 5 weeks. That’s heart warming.

[GVGjr]

Updated injury list:

Tim English (concussion) test
Laitham Vandermeer (back) test
Bailey Williams (collarbone) 1 week
Ryan Gardner (shoulder) 1-2 weeks
Toby McLean (knee) 3-4 weeks
Ed Richards (ankle) 3-5 weeks
Lin Jong (hamstring) 10-12 weeks
Josh Dunkley (shoulder) 12-16 weeks

Williams and Gardner back next week is good news.

The cavalry is coming.

[MrMahatma]

Toby seems to be progressing quickly. He did his knee in Sept didn’t he?

[Vred]

Toby seems to be progressing quickly. He did his knee in Sept didn’t he?

Patented Morris Bone Broth

[macca]

Patented Morris Bone Broth

i think the have bottled the Morrisiah magic healing dust. Its phenomenal Toby is back to full training. Really looking forward to see him back.
I can't believe Garnder is back in 2 weeks.

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