Injury List 2024

[angelopetraglia]

Isn't L.Smith new? Not near senior selection so it doesn't matter much to the AFL team but still

I was referring to the AFL team.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Medical Room l Round 3

Bulldogs defender Nick Coffield is set to spend an extended stint on the sidelines after suffering a shoulder injury over the weekend.

The 24-year-old will have a shoulder reconstruction surgery tomorrow, before beginning his road to recovery in the coming weeks.

"Unfortunately, Nick suffered a shoulder dislocation early in the game against the Suns during an aerial contest,? Bell said.

?This is the same shoulder Nick injured five years ago while he was at the Saints.

?This is devastating for Coff, who has been incredibly diligent and professional in working hard to build some continuity in his training after having an injury interrupted couple of years before arriving at the Dogs.

?Nick will require a shoulder reconstruction surgery to repair the damage to his shoulder. This reconstruction will be completed tomorrow, and we will update his return to play plan in the coming months.?

Ed Richards will miss the upcoming fixture against the Eagles due to concussion and is currently inside the 12-day protocols.

James O?Donnell has recovered from his concussion during a VFL practice match and should be available this weekend providing he completes main training.

Player Injury Estimated return

James O'Donnell Concussion Test
Jordan Croft Shins Test
Ed Richards Concussion TBC
Ryan Gardner Foot 3-4 weeks
Nick Coffield Shoulder 12-14 weeks
Aiden O'Driscoll Concussion Indefinite
Bailey Smith ACL Season

Link https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/n...l-room-round-3

I woder what "damage" there was.
Stretched ligaments?
Was the surgery to shorten the tendons?
Did the shoulder ball pop out of socket?
Is it liable to be chronic?

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Medical Room l Round 3
Woder=wonder.
Bulldogs defender Nick Coffield is set to spend an extended stint on the sidelines after suffering a shoulder injury over the weekend.

The 24-year-old will have a shoulder reconstruction surgery tomorrow, before beginning his road to recovery in the coming weeks.

"Unfortunately, Nick suffered a shoulder dislocation early in the game against the Suns during an aerial contest,? Bell said.

?This is the same shoulder Nick injured five years ago while he was at the Saints.

?This is devastating for Coff, who has been incredibly diligent and professional in working hard to build some continuity in his training after having an injury interrupted couple of years before arriving at the Dogs.

?Nick will require a shoulder reconstruction surgery to repair the damage to his shoulder. This reconstruction will be completed tomorrow, and we will update his return to play plan in the coming months.?

Ed Richards will miss the upcoming fixture against the Eagles due to concussion and is currently inside the 12-day protocols.

James O?Donnell has recovered from his concussion during a VFL practice match and should be available this weekend providing he completes main training.

Player Injury Estimated return

James O'Donnell Concussion Test
Jordan Croft Shins Test
Ed Richards Concussion TBC
Ryan Gardner Foot 3-4 weeks
Nick Coffield Shoulder 12-14 weeks
Aiden O'Driscoll Concussion Indefinite
Bailey Smith ACL Season

Link https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/n...l-room-round-3

Woder = wonder.

[GVGjr]

Despite displaying no concussion symptoms the club has made the sensible decision to place Tom Liberatore in the concussion protocols.

[angelopetraglia]

Despite displaying no concussion symptoms the club has made the sensible decision to place Tom Liberatore in the concussion protocols.

100% the right decision, but we have not covered the abscence of Libba well over the last few years.

[ledge]

100% the right decision, but we have not covered the abscence of Libba well over the last few years.

Garcia in for sure now and maybe Mc Neill for Sanders.

[Axe Man]

Tom Liberatore to have tests on heart and lungs after scary Friday night collapse

Western Bulldogs draftee Aiden O?Driscoll?s return to football from concussion will be guided by upcoming meetings with medical experts and a concussion panel as the Dogs show extreme caution over head knocks this season.

Star Tom Liberatore has been put into the concussion protocol by the Dogs after consultation with the AFL?s medical boss Michael Makdissi despite clearing a SCAT 6 concussion test on Friday night.

His dramatic collapse on Friday night in the loss to Essendon came after a crunching tackle from former teammate Jake Stringer, with the Dogs aware of the optics if he had played this week against St Kilda.

The Dogs will conduct a battery of tests on Liberatore ? including on his heart and lungs ? in coming days to ensure he has no further medical complications.

The decision to put Liberatore into the concussion protocol was made by the Dogs alone but they had consulted with the league.

All clubs are increasingly aware of the legal ramifications of concussion but the Dogs are also being sued by former player Liam Picken.

In his statement of claim Picken says he suffered multiple concussions across his career and believes the club breached its duty of care to him.

A Dogs outfit that kept free agent Tim English out of contact drills for a month over summer after he suffered ?migraine-related symptoms? has shown similar caution with O?Driscoll.

He was knocked out in a collision with teammate Aaron Naughton that was so sickening the intraclub session was cancelled.

His concussion symptoms are gone and he has been cranking out 10km training sessions as the club?s best runner after being taken at pick 55 in last year?s draft.

But he is yet to be given permission to resume playing since that late January incident.

His brother Nathan O?Driscoll said last week he was set to meet with an AFL concussion panel to be given full clearance to resume his AFL career.

The club is hopeful he will be able to make his debut in the VFL in coming weeks but will be guided by the medical experts.

Back-up ruckman Rory Lobb only lasted a half in the VFL on Friday night after injuring his ankle and could miss next week.

Liberatore?s absence came as coach Luke Beveridge admitted the club was in transition in a season where All Australians Caleb Daniel, Jackson Macrae and Bailey Dale have all been the starting sub at times.

Top 10 draft pick Ryley Sanders threw a water bottle in frustration after he was subbed off again, and it drew a withering reaction from AFL coaching record holder Mick Malthouse on ABC Radio.

?You have got to be part of the team and cop what you cop from the coach and it doesn?t matter how disappointed you are, walk off and go to your teammates and pat them on the back and help your teammates, not be part of the problem on the bench,? he said.

?Fair dinkum, I?d kick his backside so hard his toenails would curl up and he wouldn?t play next week.?

Beveridge said post-match the club would work through Sanders? frustrations as a young first-year player upset to be taken out of the game.

[Axe Man]

Medical Room | Round 7

Tom Liberatore will be a test heading into Saturday night's clash against Fremantle at Optus Stadium.

Post the Essendon defeat, Liberatore was moved into concussion protocols and according to Head of Sports Medicine Chris Bell, he is tracking well.

"Tom Liberatore continues to eye a return this week after missing the game on the weekend," Bell said.

We still have some boxes to tick within our concussion protocol."

"We will look to work through this over the next 48-72 hours before we can determine Tom's availability."

Young ruckman Lachlan Smith remains a chance to return to the VFL after recovering from a knee injury.

Injury List

Tom Liberatore - Concussion - TEST

Lachlan Smith - Knee - Test

Nick Coffield - Shoulder - 8-10 weeks

Aiden O'Driscoll - Concussion - Indefinite

Bailey Smith - ACL - Season

[angelopetraglia]

Good news on the injury list .... touch wood.

[bulldogtragic]

Good news on the injury list .... touch wood.

Eastern West tried that, now he can’t go within 500m of Easton.

[angelopetraglia]

Eastern West tried that, now he can’t go within 500m of Easton.

Ha .....

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Medical Room | Round 7

Tom Liberatore will be a test heading into Saturday night's clash against Fremantle at Optus Stadium.

Post the Essendon defeat, Liberatore was moved into concussion protocols and according to Head of Sports Medicine Chris Bell, he is tracking well.

"Tom Liberatore continues to eye a return this week after missing the game on the weekend," Bell said.

We still have some boxes to tick within our concussion protocol."

"We will look to work through this over the next 48-72 hours before we can determine Tom's availability."

Young ruckman Lachlan Smith remains a chance to return to the VFL after recovering from a knee injury.

Injury List

Tom Liberatore - Concussion - TEST

Lachlan Smith - Knee - Test

Nick Coffield - Shoulder - 8-10 weeks

Aiden O'Driscoll - Concussion - Indefinite

Bailey Smith - ACL - Season

An injury free weekend for both teams. Having a very good run injury wise.

[EasternWest]

Eastern West tried that, now he can’t go within 500m of Easton.

Ha .....

That's what Easton and I want you to think.

[bornadog]

Looks like VDM is ok to play. He won't be dropped now

[The Adelaide Connection]

O'Driscoll is a bit of a worry. I hope it is just a case of being massively overcautious, but his head knock was a month or so ago wasn't it (or did he have another)?