Cooney

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Cooney

I can see why people think that but I do believe he can get back to a reasonable standard.
As long as he has a contract I suspect he will be at the club.

It's the only thing that will save him.

He won't be here in two years.

[Sedat]

Re: Cooney

Permanent forward doesn't cut it for me. He needs to be part of the midfield rotations with short stints up forward. If his body cannot stand the rigours of that then unfortunately it is a great career cut short in its prime. Really not sure what the value is of playing him for the last couple of games this season.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Cooney

I have no idea if he has any ambitions to coach (or the ability), but it could be an option for us to push towards him. Develop him as a midfield/stoppage coach, working with the young mids.

Might take some time/resources to develop him as a coach, but his knowledge could be useful for mids -- particularly those of similar ilk who spread from the contest.

[gohardorgohome]

Re: Cooney

I'm reasonably sure that Cooney is contracted for next year. We need to do,what we can to get a him right.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Cooney

Permanent forward doesn't cut it for me. He needs to be part of the midfield rotations with short stints up forward. If his body cannot stand the rigours of that then unfortunately it is a great career cut short in its prime. Really not sure what the value is of playing him for the last couple of games this season.

Certain players in the AFL have been given instructions on how to run, to minimize the impact of their injuries. Rioli reported to have spent the preseason practicing running using shorter steps to minimize hamstring issues. Adam is great at standing up in tackles, and using his body strength. I'm fairly sure he can do as well as Boyd or Cross, with some modifications to his game. It's when he tries to do what he used to that he's going to run into trouble.

[Mantis]

Re: Cooney

Certain players in the AFL have been given instructions on how to run, to minimize the impact of their injuries. Rioli reported to have spent the preseason practicing running using shorter steps to minimize hamstring issues. Adam is great at standing up in tackles, and using his body strength. I'm fairly sure he can do as well as Boyd or Cross, with some modifications to his game. It's when he tries to do what he used to that he's going to run into trouble.

Adam's biggest problem is that he can't train because he pulls up lame so can't improve his aerobic fitness... The 2 players mentioned set the standard on the track in terms of work ethic and the amount of ground they cover on game day so I'm not sure how what has been stated here is relevant.

And his problem is completely different to Rioli's.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Cooney

I still can't believe we even played him this week. Seriously what was the point?

To try and get more supporters to the game?

[LongWait]

Re: Cooney

I still can't believe we even played him this week. Seriously what was the point?

To try and get more supporters to the game?

The club suggested he put the cue in the rack for the season but he told the media he wanted to play the remaining games this season.

[westdog54]

Re: Cooney

The club suggested he put the cue in the rack for the season but he told the media he wanted to play the remaining games this season.

Why is what he wants even a consideration. Surely the Match Committee have an overriding responsibility to a) Make selction decisions in Adam's best interest; and b) Make the right call for the club, both at the time and going forward? If they think that he should be put on ice for the rest of the year then that's what should bloody well happen. By all means seek his opinion but the final decision surely needs to be with the selectors.

[LongWait]

Re: Cooney

Why is what he wants even a consideration. Surely the Match Committee have an overriding responsibility to a) Make selction decisions in Adam's best interest; and b) Make the right call for the club, both at the time and going forward? If they think that he should be put on ice for the rest of the year then that's what should bloody well happen. By all means seek his opinion but the final decision surely needs to be with the selectors.

I'm pretty sure that Cooney doesn't have veto rights over the MC's selections. He must have convinced the MC that he should play and when they agreed he then told the media that he wanted to play the season out.

[stefoid]

Re: Cooney

You might play him for our last home game of the season if player and club were coming to some sort of decision.

[LongWait]

Re: Cooney

You might play him for our last home game of the season if player and club were coming to some sort of decision.

Agree. I'm just reporting what the AFL website and a couple of journos have reported, so I have no idea whether he should have played on the weekend. I don't think any of us knows enough about Cooneys' knee to make the call. Perhaps Adam and the club got it wrong - I suspect they did.

[Greystache]

Re: Cooney

Why is what he wants even a consideration. Surely the Match Committee have an overriding responsibility to a) Make selction decisions in Adam's best interest; and b) Make the right call for the club, both at the time and going forward? If they think that he should be put on ice for the rest of the year then that's what should bloody well happen. By all means seek his opinion but the final decision surely needs to be with the selectors.

I understand the thought behind putting him on ice, but the reality is Cooney plays a couple of games, his knee blows up, and then he needs to miss between 2-6 matches for it te settle down. Rinse and repeat. Putting him on ice for the last 3 games won't make any difference to his knee being any better at round 4 next year than it would be if he plays the last 3 games this year.

His issue isn't one that's going to get better with rest, managing it is our only option. He's a professional footballer and wants to play, if he's right to play at the moment I don't see the point in not playing him.

[Ozza]

Re: Cooney

How long does Cooney have on his contract?

Its pretty sad to sit and watch him/his situation.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Cooney

How long does Cooney have on his contract?

Its pretty sad to sit and watch him/his situation.

One year to run, I understand that the club is looking all over the world for solutions to his knee. There are some radical procedures but will they work and is it worth the try. I mean really if they can get his knee to even 50% and play him in the second half of games, become a super sub that would be awesome, fresh legs, Cooney's legs breaking packs in the second half would be great.

Sadly I dont think that will happen, I think they may just play out his contract and let him slip away. Such a great player to fade so early due to injury, not the first and wont be the last.