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Reece Conca - so long and thanks for all the fish
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Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
He's had stress fracture problems with his foot before..hope it's not related. :-\
He's had stress fracture problems with his foot before..hope it's not related. :-\
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
So anytime a player gets an injury its because of bad player management by the medical staff?
Poor Daniel Menzel. Continually badly managed by the Geelong medical staff. They should have just told him to retire after his first knee.
Jukes Extended said:
So anytime a player gets an injury its because of bad player management by the medical staff?
Poor Daniel Menzel. Continually badly managed by the Geelong medical staff. They should have just told him to retire after his first knee.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
agree. in some ways he is the player i wouldve least liked to get injured as he is really starting to become a serious mid. im enjoying watching his development.
SCOOP said:
agree. in some ways he is the player i wouldve least liked to get injured as he is really starting to become a serious mid. im enjoying watching his development.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Questions need to be asked about the boots our players are using.
or
Is it the new surface of puntroad.
Questions need to be asked about the boots our players are using.
or
Is it the new surface of puntroad.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Interesting article under the circumstances.
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2013/02/13/359182_gfc.html
Interesting article under the circumstances.
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2013/02/13/359182_gfc.html
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Grounds are dry heavily drained and surfaced with a thin carpet of grass over packed sand nowadays, there's bugger all spongieness so all the running impact transfers straight through the players feet n calves.
Probably a bit like our race track set up, we rarely have tracks below good to fast, poms n euro's come over in spring n complain our tracks are like concrete compared to what they are accustomed to. Even some of the local trainers *smile* about tracks supposedly rating as good then being uprated to fast after the first couple of races then their horses jar up on the concrete tracks.
Pretty sure players used to suffer most foot problems pounding the pavement during the summer pre season and training on rock hard grounds as well. Was rare for them to suffer these problems playing on moist spongy grounds during winter.Tigers of Old said:
Grounds are dry heavily drained and surfaced with a thin carpet of grass over packed sand nowadays, there's bugger all spongieness so all the running impact transfers straight through the players feet n calves.
Probably a bit like our race track set up, we rarely have tracks below good to fast, poms n euro's come over in spring n complain our tracks are like concrete compared to what they are accustomed to. Even some of the local trainers *smile* about tracks supposedly rating as good then being uprated to fast after the first couple of races then their horses jar up on the concrete tracks.
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
"They've both got mild stress reactions in their feet, they're in moonboots and won't be considered for game time for at least 10 weeks, which is potentially a little bit conservative," Scott said.
This was the part I found most interesting and concerning. If Reece's situation is similar his season is just about done. :-\
Leysy Days said:
"They've both got mild stress reactions in their feet, they're in moonboots and won't be considered for game time for at least 10 weeks, which is potentially a little bit conservative," Scott said.
This was the part I found most interesting and concerning. If Reece's situation is similar his season is just about done. :-\
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Wouldn't conservative in this instance mean they'll probably be back sooner? Maybe he means 'ambitious'?
Tigers of Old said:
Wouldn't conservative in this instance mean they'll probably be back sooner? Maybe he means 'ambitious'?
Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
derailed a key player in a critical year in his development, huge loss, extremely disappointing, be unlikely to get back to his best after sitting on his behind for 6 weeks.
derailed a key player in a critical year in his development, huge loss, extremely disappointing, be unlikely to get back to his best after sitting on his behind for 6 weeks.
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Re: Reece "Squirrel" Conca
Burge clearly said Conca's injury is a "stress reaction" and not stress fracture, hence the 4-6 weeks as opposed to the 10 weeks for the two cats players in the article.
It is a worry and as someone else pointed out in this thread, Conca has had prior issues with this type of injury from memory which is a major concern IMO.
Just as he was really starting to find his feet (and after a limited pre-season also). Bad timing and a real shame for him and us. Foley can't get fit and come back quick enough now...
Burge clearly said Conca's injury is a "stress reaction" and not stress fracture, hence the 4-6 weeks as opposed to the 10 weeks for the two cats players in the article.
It is a worry and as someone else pointed out in this thread, Conca has had prior issues with this type of injury from memory which is a major concern IMO.
Just as he was really starting to find his feet (and after a limited pre-season also). Bad timing and a real shame for him and us. Foley can't get fit and come back quick enough now...
