How did Max get injured?

Bono · Post: # 436387Post **Bono** » Sat 18 Aug 2007 10:05pm

9 minutes into the match and he does his quad. Only explanation is that he mustn't have warmed up well enough. If that is the case thre is absolutely no excuse. He is meant to be a professional footballer and the club is meant to have the staff around the players to prepare them in the best and most appropriate way.

midas_touch · Sat 18 Aug 2007 10:08pm

He pulled up immediately when he was trailing Pavlich on the lead in the Freo F50. Jogged off the ground and went straight into the rooms.

Oh When the Saints · Sat 18 Aug 2007 10:16pm

Should have been detected if it was going to go that early in the game.

The fitness staff have a role in the warmup, but Maxie is also a professional 200-game footballer ... he should know that he has a responsbility to look after his body.

perfectionist · Sat 18 Aug 2007 10:19pm

The one good break we had all day. If he never plays again it will be too soon.

ausfatcat · Post: # 436412Post **ausfatcat** » Sat 18 Aug 2007 10:21pm

what the hell are you on perfectionist?????? Obviously a troll..

Anyway he was closing in on PAV and grabbed his left upper thigh

duckduckduckgoose · Sat 18 Aug 2007 11:18pm

they are saying its his thigh
"Lyon said Hudghton, who came off the field after pulling up abruptly while in pursuit of Matthew Pavlich, has sustained a "significant" injury"

sounds like 2007 could be over for max?
unless we end up deep into september

Dan Warna · Post: # 436508Post **Dan Warna** » Sat 18 Aug 2007 11:31pm

perfectionist wrote:The one good break we had all day. If he never plays again it will be too soon.

go die plz perfectionist and do everyone a favour.

max is a club champion and our best defender and should we make the finals a WALK up starter.

Bernard Shakey · Sat 18 Aug 2007 11:32pm

Max got hurt just being Max.

stinger · Post: # 436519Post **stinger** » Sat 18 Aug 2007 11:40pm

perfectionist wrote:The one good break we had all day. If he never plays again it will be too soon.

another quality post to add to your previous 13........

rexy · Post: # 436528Post **rexy** » Sat 18 Aug 2007 11:47pm

Does pose the question I asked a couple of days ago worth giving some more thought though.

Are we in danger of Max breaking down more quickly than we had anticipated leaving us a KP backman short. Is the Max Hudghton contingancy plan advanced enough?

duckduckduckgoose · Sat 18 Aug 2007 11:59pm

rexy wrote: Is the Max Hudghton contingancy plan advanced enough?

good question.
Off the top of my head- the fact that guys like goose raph and gilbo have LOTS of room for improvement (not a negative comment) in their game, makes me think once max retires we should be well covered.

rexy · Post: # 436545Post **rexy** » Sun 19 Aug 2007 12:07am

At the right price ( Ie dollars and pick number) should we be looking at a Jason Cloke type out of the VFL as insurance for a 1 year contract next year? Someone strong enough, mature enough to hold big forwards to under 4 goals.

Sam23 · Post: # 436559Post **Sam23** » Sun 19 Aug 2007 12:15am

Did it in the first quarter when Pav was on the lead....Pavlich first shot at goal ....about the 8 minute mark...looked like a hammy to me when he first did it but when he ran off seemed obvious it wasn't a hammy.

Such a shame to lose him.

mad saint guy · Sun 19 Aug 2007 12:42am

rexy wrote:At the right price ( Ie dollars and pick number) should we be looking at a Jason Cloke type out of the VFL as insurance for a 1 year contract next year? Someone strong enough, mature enough to hold big forwards to under 4 goals.

We wouldn't be able to get anyone cheap that would be any real improvement on Gwilt.

If Max breaks down next year, we'd be right as long as Chips, Goose and Gilbo are fit. If one of those guys are injured Gwilt would come in. If one of those guys are injured then we could play any of Allen, R.Clarke or even Kosi as a tall back.

We have plenty of players who could come in and do a reasonable job, so there isn't any point in recruiting to plug holes in the short-term. What we need to do is draft and develop a player who can do a very good job on monster forwards for 10 years.

rexy · Post: # 436598Post **rexy** » Sun 19 Aug 2007 12:49am

Agreed with all of your sentiments Mad saint guy. Hope Gilbert can get a little bigger in the off season (weight wise) and that Goose and Raph have uninterrupted preseasons also. We just need to sure ourselves up for the big forwards I think. Someone with a Clement type body, athletic but strong and not pushed off the ball to easily, Gilbert is strong for his size and age and I thought he would be our next full back but it almost looks like he is to damaging up the ground now. Could be Scarlett like with a little extra strength and size, attacking full back.

Bono · Post: # 436919Post **Bono** » Sun 19 Aug 2007 5:09pm

[quote="Oh When the Saints"]Should have been detected if it was going to go that early in the game.

The fitness staff have a role in the warmup, but Maxie is also a professional 200-game footballer ... he should know that he has a responsbility to look after his body.[/quote]

At least one person responded along the lines of what I was getting at. I was at the game and saw him do it!! Its got me stufed how a player can injure himself like that 9 minutes into a match. There no was he could have warmed up properly before he game. Poor on his part and also the fitness coaches.

And about the contingency plan for when he retires - he is 15 months away. His name is Michael Hurley and he plays for the Northern Knights but is to young to be drafted this year.

borderbarry · Sun 19 Aug 2007 5:17pm

Hurley will go too high next year for the Saints to have a crack at him (I hope).