Just thought that this was worth repeating.fingers wrote:This is a good thread and sometimes there is a lot of repeating in threads.
Ooh! And this one.fingers wrote:Sometimes there is a lot of repeating in threads.
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n1ck wrote:Article in the age todcay too:
Lyon starts new year full of confidence
January 9, 2008 - 1:20PM
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Most importantly for the Saints' on-field prospects, they overhauled their football department and so far appear to be finally making headway with their injury management.
Matt Maguire is back running, Michael Gardiner is training well and Brendon Goddard has had no setbacks in his comeback from a knee reconstruction.
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wen't they on the park last year pre season, and they got injured during the year? similar to the previous number of years.fingers wrote:You're right - the difference I see this year is that guys are actually on the park.saintsRrising wrote:So lots of positive news at present.....but pre-season is always normallya time of spin....so how much is spin and how much is accurate????
But then again compared to last year......
saintly wrote:wen't they on the park last year pre season, and they got injured during the year? similar to the previous number of years.fingers wrote:You're right - the difference I see this year is that guys are actually on the park.saintsRrising wrote:So lots of positive news at present.....but pre-season is always normallya time of spin....so how much is spin and how much is accurate????
But then again compared to last year......
remember luke ball saying last year that he did the preseason and it went well, and then look what happened.
The caveat I suppose is that while obviously good to remove those who are straight up injured, with the individual training programs it becomes difficult to tell who is truly coming good vs. rehab (i.e. Goddard, Goose, Gardiner).yipper wrote:I think you'll find that last pre-season there was:
No M.Gardner (inj)
Kosi - rehab
Goose - rehab
Lenny - rehab
Ball - rehab
Both Clarkes - inj
Rooey - did Hammy
Hamill - inj
Maxie - rehab
and i or 2 others.
This year appears markedly different - with the inclusion of fit new recruits and the full training of others.
dan the saints fan wrote:hey all went down to moorabbin this morning there was a light skills and training session and some game plan stuff .
However none of this featured g or kosi . The other noticeable absentess where king gardner and no sign of goose ..
Oh no the sky is falling in and we're all doomed !!!!!!saint66au wrote:I think a few people need to realise that the days of the entire senior group doing exactly the same training at exactly the same time, are gone forever.
I guess our run with injuries has created some suspicion, but for heavens sake, , Player X (no pun intended) not showing at training for one session or not doing full contact doesnt mean he's gonna miss the first 6 rounds ffs
Not implying that at all.....was just recording what occured...or in this case what did not occur.saint66au wrote:I think a few people need to realise that the days of the entire senior group doing exactly the same training at exactly the same time, are gone forever.
I guess our run with injuries has created some suspicion, but for heavens sake, , Player X (no pun intended) not showing at training for one session or not doing full contact doesnt mean he's gonna miss the first 6 rounds ffs
Only a hearsay report from a neighbour who saw him through a window with soapy hands. It's not conclusive, no. He might have been doing some hand washing or preparing to carry out an operation.rodgerfox wrote:This thread is for ground breaking facts only - do you have proof he did the dishes?st.byron wrote:Was that before or after he did the dishes?rodgerfox wrote:Gardiner broke wind at approx. 8:52pm last night.
Animal Enclosure wrote:I've very rarely ever used 'sources' in my posts but a very very reliable friend (with connections very high up in footy) spoke to the surgeon who operated on Gardiner's foot. The word was that Gardiner's foot problems are over (that just leaves his knees, etc!) & that he is working very nicely towards full fitness.
My slant on all this is that Gardiner is taking up one spot on the list & Lyon has made the call that he is a better option on the list than Brooks, Watts, etc. With the acquisition of King (& even McEvoy) to add to Rix, Kosi, etc means that Gardiner is not the saviour as some put it. If he can get fit & in form he will give us, potentially, a very handy 2nd ruckman.
Kosi can still play the 'Spider' role of around the ground, drifting forward as well as chipping in with some ruck duties as required.
Bottom line is that most of us are hoping that Gardiner can get fit and have some sort of an impact. Absolute bonus if he does.
yep, would have to be the most boring thread this site has ever had IMO...rodgerfox wrote:Gardiner scratched his bag yesterday.
Cause it was itchy. No cause for concern.
Don't wait for the light at the end of the tunnel to appear, run down there and light the bloody thing yourself!
You and Rodger do not have to post in it.....and it is a Forum...so please feel free to start other strings.St Fidelius wrote:yep, would have to be the most boring thread this site has ever had IMO...rodgerfox wrote:Gardiner scratched his bag yesterday.
Cause it was itchy. No cause for concern.
A thread on a player that has done stuff all for four years and it had know gone onto it 10 page....
Utter crap IMO.......
FAIR DINKUM....
Lets start up a thread on some decent players and forget players that have not played a decent game since year dot...
Gee, Why don't we start a Rix watch thread and see if it beats this crap?
Don't wait for the light at the end of the tunnel to appear, run down there and light the bloody thing yourself!