you think in a game we were only 3 goals up at 3/4 time we deliberately took off our biggest and best key defender? no chance.
if it was Soldo I could understand scepticism, but no way with took Balta off for no reason.
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if it was Soldo I could understand scepticism, but no way with took Balta off for no reason.
Balta pulled up immediately after he kicked the footy and grabbed the top of his hamstring and then made the most dramatic of exits basically hopping on one leg from the centre to the bench.
Staggered that when i watched the replay that neither the commentators or their esteemed
boundary riders failed to mention such a significant injury. What's worse because Balta smiled on the bench they called for the sub rule to be looked at , (Vlaustin all over again), please @Smoking Aces don't succumb to commentators conspiracy theories, you will only end up with egg on your face.
I was at the game and missed him coming off the ground. I am only going by what I saw on the replay. No ice on the hammy was what I was questioning plus his reaction was one of not being too concerned. I never questioned he wasnt injured but just how serious?Balta pulled up immediately after he kicked the footy and grabbed the top of his hamstring and then made the most dramatic of exits basically hopping on one leg from the centre to the bench.
Staggered that when i watched the replay that neither the commentators or their esteemed
He was iced up after that first bench shot at top of the hamstring not behind the knee and noticeably limping when coming out to shake opponents hands post match. I am hoping it is only the standard 3 weeker and not worse.
good news.Looks like a standard hammy for Noah?, spent an hour running cones today, (not doing cones like Dimma
Will in all likelihood only miss the 2 games and available after the bye.
Don’t they use Dr Peter ‘Panic Merchant’ Larkins as their medical advice guy? They’re hardly ever right.
I asked a Richmond physio if it was just a standard hammy for Noah and he said yes, maybe I were fed a porky pie?
Anyway game after the bye is 4 weeks anyway so still reckon he only misses the 2 games.
**Dimma did say it was a kicking hammy not a running hammy so they had do be careful, (what's the difference between a running hammy and a kicking hammy?)
Updated - May 17, 2022
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Dr Peter Larkins diagnosis are almost as bad as Dr Gerard Healys. I swear they must use the google doctor regularly. Got a headache - you will die, got a sore arm - you will die, my big toe hurts - you will die.
The high speed running type hammy tends to be the biceps femoris muscle whereas the stretching type one is generally the semimembranosus.
No difference in the actual muscle fibers, but the BF does about twice the moving so much more common to damage. If you hurt the SM you really want to get the repair right, as it has to cope with a more explosive action.
There's also a tendency to be more likely to damage tendons with the stretch type action.
Dimma said he’s back probably after the bye so hopefully he misses just 2 games
Yep essentially that’s 26 days from the hawks match to the port game. Hopefully that’s enough.
unfortunately that includes the Swans and Franklin. He would have been the perfect match up. instead it will need to be someone slow- Tarrant-, someone small- Grimes/Broad- or someone young- Gibcus/Biggie. it will be interesting which way they go.Looks like a standard hammy for Noah?, spent an hour running cones today, (not doing cones like Dimma
Will in all likelihood only miss the 2 games and available after the bye.
