Dempster Feeling Better - saints.com.au

saintbart · Post: # 663319Post **saintbart** » Mon 13 Oct 2008 10:22pm

Good to see Dempster is back on his feet and getting support from Hayes, Attard, and Goddard.

Says he should be playing by mid season, and running before Christmas.

All the best mate in your recovery.

Here is the link: http://www.saints.com.au/tabid/5315/Def ... wsid=68957

Iceman234 · Post: # 663323Post **Iceman234** » Mon 13 Oct 2008 10:27pm

Great news and am confident he will benefit from our medicos and training staff.

He's a bloke who really grew on me throughout the year after thinking he was getting a cheap game initially. I was clearly wrong.

Would be great if he can get back into the premiership side by round 15.

stinger · Post: # 663327Post **stinger** » Mon 13 Oct 2008 10:34pm

yep...i'm happy to admit i was wrong where dempster is concerned......

St. Luke · Post: # 663344Post **St. Luke** » Mon 13 Oct 2008 11:04pm

He'll bring some real bacon to the table next season. I wish him every success!

It's nice to see a few young blokes of his calibre rising up through the ranks and making an impression!

Teflon · Post: # 663351Post **Teflon** » Mon 13 Oct 2008 11:26pm

Must say many had this guy wrong including me - been a great get for the club and cant wait to get him back out there along with Attard....let the pressure for positions begin!!

evertonfc · Post: # 663356Post **evertonfc** » Mon 13 Oct 2008 11:55pm

Good on ya Sean, proved a lot of numpties wrong on here.

Teflon · Post: # 663358Post **Teflon** » Tue 14 Oct 2008 12:06am

but notyou hey ev? I mean you saw it coming well before us all yeah?

evertonfc · Post: # 663361Post **evertonfc** » Tue 14 Oct 2008 12:21am

Teflon wrote:but notyou hey ev? I mean you saw it coming well before us all yeah?

Hell no. I wavered.

I liked it when we got him...and then his performances were a little poor and I was unsure about whether he could add something. But he certainly improved as I had hoped as the year went on.

It's my view, Teflon, that we could have really done with him in the finals series, particuarly when Gilbert was being shredded by Mark Williams.

Not saying he would have been the difference, but I believe he would have helped us quite a bit. He's become important.

I nailed a big set of colours to the mast of the good ship Schneider, which is still trying to find a wet sail...hopefully it will come this summer.

Duggie1 · Post: # 663456Post **Duggie1** » Tue 14 Oct 2008 12:28pm

I have forgotten what his kind of injury was and the nature of the surgery. I do recall it was severe. Can someone pls fill me in?
We sure want him back 100%

Saints94 · Post: # 663457Post **Saints94** » Tue 14 Oct 2008 12:29pm

Hope he can get back by rd 1 guys.

True Blue Sainter · Tue 14 Oct 2008 12:29pm

Duggie1 wrote:I have forgotten what his kind of injury was and the nature of the surgery. I do recall it was severe. Can someone pls fill me in?
We sure want him back 100%

Did a knee mate ... An ACL if i recall correctly?

st_Trav_ofWA · Tue 14 Oct 2008 12:49pm

homework wrote:Hope he can get back by rd 1 guys.

highly unlikly an acl late in the year takes a while to recover from best case would be looking at round 6-8 at the very very best

joffaboy · Post: # 663498Post **joffaboy** » Tue 14 Oct 2008 2:44pm

Even back by mid season next year would seem unlikely. And if he does, dont expect anything until 2010. It takes a fair while for players to get back to their best.

Anyway good luck to the lad.

Never bagged him like all you other nuffies

matrix · Post: # 663500Post **matrix** » Tue 14 Oct 2008 2:47pm

numpties...LMFAO

classic

pity we'll win a flag without him next year.....then again, ya never know, stranger things have happened with knees.

Armoooo · Post: # 663548Post **Armoooo** » Tue 14 Oct 2008 4:17pm

stinger wrote:yep...i'm happy to admit i was wrong where dempster is concerned......

I'm with you mate, his first game for the club was right up there with the worst individual performances ever...

I didn't think he had anything to show for himself but to his credit he came back and became one of our most reliable contributors...