Paddy and Robbo maybe right for Rd 1

[tedtheodorelogan2018]

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/sai ... 513lx.html

Personal health is most important but let's hope these little hiccups they went through prove to be ok. Good luck Paddy and Robbo. All Saints fans are behind you.

<1 day ban fro baiting>

[skeptic]

Covered extensively here

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=97040

[Scollop]

Covered extensively here

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=97040

That's right. And extensively here too;

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=97024

[tedtheodorelogan2018]

Yeah...thats great.

The Age article came out at 5.45pm last night and is the most recent.

Anyway, back to the OP and most recent news on Robbo and Paddy.

[tedtheodorelogan2018]

St Kilda pair Dylan Roberton and Paddy McCartin, who had health concerns that put them in hospital on Sunday night, remarkably remain hopeful that they could play round one of the season.

Fantasticdadoodle news!

[skeptic]

I wonder if the journos get their information from what is posted from here.

Seems like saintsational was ahead of the curve on this one

[tedtheodorelogan2018]

They wouldn't keep their jobs very long if they did.

[skeptic]

Better that they listened to Ratten I guess

[SaintPav]

They wouldn't keep their jobs very long if they did.

Do you ever watch Media Watch?

It happens all the time.

[tedtheodorelogan2018]

Negative. ABC is the worst channel. Crap.

[The_Dud]

Negative. ABC is the worst channel. Crap.

More of a ‘Sky’ man I assume?

[Moods]

Patrick McCartin may not play in the AFL again, according to Tom Morris.

The Sportsday newsbreaker said the St Kilda young gun was weighing up the risk in playing on after he suffered yet another concussion against the Western Bulldogs on Sunday during the pre-season.

“The club will vehemently deny this, but my information is that he is strongly considering his future in the game,” Morris said.

Posted it in the other thread as well. Don't know who Tom Morris is and never heard of The Sportsday

[spert]

Negative. ABC is the worst channel. Crap.

More of a ‘Sky’ man I assume?

Not something anyone should own up to...

[saintsRrising]

Yeah...thats great.

The Age article came out at 5.45pm last night and is the most recent.

Well by that logic it is close thread time then as CH7 just reported that various players are more likely to be back round 2.

Personally I think that starting a new thread for every source on an ongoing story is pretty silly.

[degruch]

Negative. ABC is the worst channel. Crap.

Isn't there rule about saying 'negative' to another poster?

[MC Gusto]

Really quite disturbing news. Tom Morris isn’t your typical ‘hack’ journo. He would have sources as he used to work for the club.

Roberton sounds like he may be line ball as well.

Players health is key here but disasterous for the club

[WellardSaint]

Really quite disturbing news. Tom Morris isn’t your typical ‘hack’ journo. He would have sources as he used to work for the club.

Roberton sounds like he may be line ball as well.

Players health is key here but disasterous for the club

So club employees that might be Facebook mates with him, and know his profession, would tell him something so sensitive like this.
A bit hard to believe.

[asiu]

no one else is saying it
so best i do

the above banning is shite
(‘n i’m no real fan of he who can’t be named)

fair dinkum

whats happening here now Simon

any offence is a day at your discretion
or a week at your discretion
or permanent at your discretion

are those the new new rules we are actually playing by ?

bizzare and sad behaviour ... imo

[BackFromUSA]

no one else is saying it
so best i do

the above banning is shite
(‘n i’m no real fan of he who can’t be named)

fair dinkum

whats happening here now Simon

any offence is a day at your discretion
or a week at your discretion
or permanent at your discretion

are those the new new rules we are actually playing by ?

bizzare and sad behaviour ... imo

Opening post was designed to bait. A new thread was not required (as a thread existed) but was used to ensure that the bait had maximum impact. Clear breach of rules. A 24 hour holiday from posting. Can still read when banned.

[skeptic]

It’s the new world order ASIU and the rule is that nobody is allowed to bait and troll.

The rules are pretty clear and are applied without favouritism

[Enrico_Misso]

It seems more and more likely that Robbo and Paddy have played their last games of AFL - just when they both looked in career best form.

But good to hear Jacky boy is back and raring to go.

[fugazi]

As much as I love having Robo in the side....he is a young man with a family and hopefully a long life ahead of him.
If playing footy is putting that in jeopardy., then he should retire.
Same with Paddy.
Terrible for the Saints, but how much worse if we tried to keep them out there.

I reckon they're gone.

[asiu]

yep ... got all that

(if) it was a bait ... isnt that a ‘warning’

or is that mechanism for discipline gawn ?

[DJ Higgins]

I am not worried about Roberton as much as Paddy simply because his defibrillator didn't activate. This means his heart was beating in rhythm and didn't need correcting. From all accounts when it activates it's like being kicked in the chest by a horse so you would notice him reacting too it.

Paddy is more of a concern as he has taken too many hits to the head and if the next one causes serious damage then the club will get crucified not to mention Paddy future will be ruined. Then again he may never take a head knock again. Tough call that one

[samoht]

Has Paddy ever been concussed playing outside the F50?
I could be wrong, but I think his head knocks are usually when he's going up against 3 or 4 players in the forward line, when hips, knees, arms and legs are flailing about and are more likely to collect him, or when he's lunging head-first to mark a wide ball.
Maybe we should consider playing him as a tall ruck rover - outside the F50?

At least he won't be bombing the ball into the F50 (unlike a couple of our established midfielders) - he's got an accurate and penetrating low kick.