Membrey Long Term

[B.M]

Out for 8 - knee soreness

Lyon also a bit red faced about Steele comments

[SaintPav]

Ross mentioned that “consistent messaging” was important.

Is that the same as honest messaging?

[Zed]

Coincidence or not , it feels typical of the messaging this year.
Soften everyone up with a good news story about one player, back it up a day or 2 later with a setback story for another player

[Teflon]

He’s been consistent on Steele from day 1
Steele door stopped ….not so clear
That’s the frustration
Lyon AGAIN categorically- no knee issue…. anyhoo people still looking for the smoking gun..
Membrey? Player doesn’t feel confident in his knee
Why would you force him to play
Not long term plans anyway

[B.M]

They got the messaging wrong - conflicting stories

Made the club look foolish

He is obviously sore - does Lyon think everyone’s dumb

[Teflon]

They got the messaging wrong - conflicting stories

Made the club look foolish

He is obviously sore - does Lyon think everyone’s dumb

Did they?
You must have inside knowledge clearly
Do reveal your sauce
Or just more speculation dressed up as fact

[StPeter]

They got the messaging wrong - conflicting stories

Made the club look foolish

He is obviously sore - does Lyon think everyone’s dumb

Did they?
You must have inside knowledge clearly
Do reveal your sauce
Or just more speculation dressed up as fact

The source was Steele himself who clearly said in two separate grabs on the channel 9 and channel 7 evening news bulletins that he was having problems with his knee.

[CQ SAINT]

They got the messaging wrong - conflicting stories

Made the club look foolish

He is obviously sore - does Lyon think everyone’s dumb

Did they?
You must have inside knowledge clearly
Do reveal your sauce
Or just more speculation dressed up as fact

The source was Steele himself who clearly said in two separate grabs on the channel 9 and channel 7 evening news bulletins that he was having problems with his knee.

On the 13th, Steele said he hurt his knee a couple of weeks ago. Im assuming that was against Hawthorn on the 27th.

Turns out it was a grade 2 strain.

Obviously, he carried it through the bye rested for up to 10 days and was under done against Sydney on the 8th where he picked up 24 disposals, 16 of them uncontested and he had 6 score involvements. He looked ok.
No doubt he was sore, he just played football and went to get himself checked out and he went to see what options are available. His employer, just like mine, has a duty of care to follow doctors orders.
Clearly, having a week off wasnt pressed by the doctor becuase there was a bye, then a decent game against Sydney and probably because he had 9 days to prepare for Richmond and then took it easy at training again and was under done again. He has been under done since he came back from shoulder surgery.
This is Superman, Captain Courageous, AA, B&F legend, The man of Steele we are talking about. Media beat up indeed.

Interesting that McGuire junior gets a lead, Jack gives info saying he was injured 2 weeks ago, Channel Maguire chases him in an ambulance for a throw away catch, 'You've been to the doctor Steeley, did you hurt yourself on the weekend Jack?' the response was probably , Nah, I've got a sore shin, I'm getting my shoulder looked at, probably gonna get a script for this cryptonite infection and I hurt my knee a couple of weeks ago, a bit of everything really, but there is no way I'm not playing. Please!

[Templar]

An AFL club playing ducks and drakes with the media? WOW!!!!