Hickey goes off injured

[saintsRrising]

Hickey goes off injured in the Sandi game.

Looks like an ankle???

Went straight into rooms.

[saintsRrising]

UPDATE: Club Doc has ruled him out for remainder of game.

Commentators believe it to be some form of a knee injury.

[Bluthy]

UPDATE: Club Doc has ruled him out for remainder of game.

Commentators believe it to be some form of a knee injury.

And this is why we need to keep both Longer and Hicks. s*** happens and you need coverage.

[SuperSaint]

Didn't look serious. Maybe being precautious with this weather.

[samuraisaint]

UPDATE: Club Doc has ruled him out for remainder of game.

Commentators believe it to be some form of a knee injury.

And this is why we need to keep both Longer and Hicks. s*** happens and you need coverage.

Spot on Bluthy - A football team needs two ruckmen. Billy would have been playing next week anyway, he was sensational last night, but now that Hickey is injured for a week at least, we now need Longer to be out there available to play, no matter what his form line was like.
Holmes is okay for an emergency backup, he's a good clubman, and Pierce is still developing, but at the moment it is Longer and Hickey as our rucks, and there may be games which require two ruckmen in the same side anyway.

[Goose is king]

Severity?

[Bluthy]

Severity?

We don't know. Won't be back this game.

[samuraisaint]

Severity?

Watching on Tv so don't know except to say that he put his hand up straight away after doing the injury, and he hobbled off the field in pain with the assistance of trainers in the first quarter and taken straight to the rooms.
Commentators didn't know if it was an ankle or knee injury.
Ruled out for the rest of the game.

[bigcarl]

Any update on this?

[bigcarl]

UPDATE: Club Doc has ruled him out for remainder of game.

Commentators believe it to be some form of a knee injury.

And this is why we need to keep both Longer and Hicks. s*** happens and you need coverage.

Also the fact that both are very good players with different strengths.

[Jacks Back]

Any update on this?

"The Saints said they will await scans on Monday to determine the extent of the damage".
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/paddy- ... 05dbfa8dd3

[shrodes]

Any update on this?

"The Saints said they will await scans on Monday to determine the extent of the damage".
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/paddy- ... 05dbfa8dd3

Was there any clip of it given it was televised?

[Jacks Back]

Any update on this?

"The Saints said they will await scans on Monday to determine the extent of the damage".
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/paddy- ... 05dbfa8dd3

Was there any clip of it given it was televised?

It was on channel 7 in Melbourne but I'm not sure if there is a clip anywhere.

[bigcarl]

Any update on this?

"The Saints said they will await scans on Monday to determine the extent of the damage".
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/paddy- ... 05dbfa8dd3

Thanks, let's hope it's just a hyperextension.

[Wayne42]

With Hickey getting hurt, Longer gets the chance to own the ruck role.

I don't care who our ruckman is, as long as he can win his share of hit outs and contribute around the ground.

[SaintPav]

From what I understand he was injured when he landed awkwardly.

Knee wasn't iced abd he didn't look concerned.

[supersaints]

So .. All those who want to trade Longer , what if it's a serious injury? I hope it's not at all serious as I'm sure everyone does, but surely some of you may now see why we have our ruck depth, and why we need to keep it.
Hickey and Longer are both required

[kosifantutti]

Check out the URL.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/[b]pad ... -suspended[/b]-tom-hickey-injured-while-jack-redpath-returns-from-injury/news-story/4f67ce49b6603145a7300105dbfa8dd3

Paddy's gone already.

[jackstevo]

So .. All those who want to trade Longer , what if it's a serious injury? I hope it's not at all serious as I'm sure everyone does, but surely some of you may now see why we have our ruck depth, and why we need to keep it.
Hickey and Longer are both required

They may both be required but there is no way one will be there next year.

[magnifisaint]

Check out the URL.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/[b]pad ... -suspended[/b]-tom-hickey-injured-while-jack-redpath-returns-from-injury/news-story/4f67ce49b6603145a7300105dbfa8dd3

Paddy's gone already.

WHere to?

[Bluthy]

So .. All those who want to trade Longer , what if it's a serious injury? I hope it's not at all serious as I'm sure everyone does, but surely some of you may now see why we have our ruck depth, and why we need to keep it.
Hickey and Longer are both required

They may both be required but there is no way one will be there next year.

They've got to have someone who wants them, and want to go there (ie go interstate if needed). There could be interest in Hickey if he was kept out by Longer and wasn't happy or vice versa. But most teams have developing rucks as well. If the third man rule doesn't change, Hicks needs to show he has the necessary strength to go one on one with ruck monsters. Longer needs to be more effective outside the ruck.

But both might be happy to stay and push each other on to be their best. If the rotate the ruck this year maybe they will both be happy to contribute to a winning club playing around 11 games each. Not so strange in the modern age of exhausting, congested footy.

[Bernard Shakey]

Looked like it may be a medial ligament to me. If they thought it was an ACL he would have had scans today.

[jackstevo]

So .. All those who want to trade Longer , what if it's a serious injury? I hope it's not at all serious as I'm sure everyone does, but surely some of you may now see why we have our ruck depth, and why we need to keep it.
Hickey and Longer are both required

They may both be required but there is no way one will be there next year.

They've got to have someone who wants them, and want to go there (ie go interstate if needed). There could be interest in Hickey if he was kept out by Longer and wasn't happy or vice versa. But most teams have developing rucks as well. If the third man rule doesn't change, Hicks needs to show he has the necessary strength to go one on one with ruck monsters. Longer needs to be more effective outside the ruck.

But both might be happy to stay and push each other on to be their best. If the rotate the ruck this year maybe they will both be happy to contribute to a winning club playing around 11 games each. Not so strange in the modern age of exhausting, congested footy.

I don't know any AFL footballers but I know local ones and I don't know anyone who will be pleased in rotating. If they have the real desire to play AFL footy they will want to play every game. And I think it is strange even in todays footy to rotate an even amount of games. Cant think of any players who have done that previously.

I think Hickey would get us a much better pick and I reckon he would be required at a few clubs. The problem is both seemed to want to come to Victoria so that may limit the clubs who can get him.