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Linton Lodger wrote: ↑Sat 01 Jun 2019 4:36pm
Food poisoning, unless severe, only lasts 24 hours. As long as they're hydrated & well nourished after that, I reckon they'll be fine.
OK, all good. I hope you're right. Is that why they're sending over other players then?
IF this story is true as is being reported that the players went out to a strange restaurant in a strange city, in a different country in Asia, where stomach bugs are prevalent and anything can be put in your food, less than 48 hours before a very important match in terms of season defining and marketing of the club on the international stage, it was very poor decision making.
We don't even know its food poisoning, it could be something they picked up on the plane?
Then in China they'd be eating in the best restaurants available, with food prepared by serious Chefs. They're guests of the Party. There can be a lot of chilli in the local food, maybe that's the issue?
Eating street food would be foolhardy, but there's no indication that occurred and I doubt it did.
Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. Fact is, as funnily bad luck as it is, it could be nothing and a simple virus that has spread a bit.
I blame Blake Acres - isn't he out ill?
Posters that have admitted they were wrong about Hanna's gastro and the club didn't create a cover story.
Total = 1.
Linton Lodger wrote: ↑Sat 01 Jun 2019 4:36pm
Food poisoning, unless severe, only lasts 24 hours. As long as they're hydrated & well nourished after that, I reckon they'll be fine.
OK, all good. I hope you're right. Is that why they're sending over other players then?
IF this story is true as is being reported that the players went out to a strange restaurant in a strange city, in a different country in Asia, where stomach bugs are prevalent and anything can be put in your food, less than 48 hours before a very important match in terms of season defining and marketing of the club on the international stage, it was very poor decision making.
We don't even know its food poisoning, it could be something they picked up on the plane?
Then in China they'd be eating in the best restaurants available, with food prepared by serious Chefs. They're guests of the Party. There can be a lot of chilli in the local food, maybe that's the issue?
Eating street food would be foolhardy, but there's no indication that occurred and I doubt it did.
Again that is why I am prefacing my posts with 'IF'. And I have already posted that it might be something they picked up on the plane - after all Acres was ill on arrival in Shanghai. As long as that is all it is then you can't help bad luck, and what will be will be. However, in the scenario you are suggesting I would say that Chinese food is not the sort of food I would be serving to athletes of a top flight professional sport less than 48 hours before a match, and I lived in Asia for years, and have worked there off and on for a long time since then. But as you have said, this may not have happened.
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tedtheodorelogan2018 wrote: ↑Sat 01 Jun 2019 4:10pm
We were joking about how bad the local food was yesterday. Apparently they went out for dumplings last night. Should have stuck with the hotel food....
Oh well. Game over already.
complete bulls*** Ted, all players ate at the hotel, please don't make s*** up.
tedtheodorelogan2018 wrote: ↑Sat 01 Jun 2019 4:10pm
We were joking about how bad the local food was yesterday. Apparently they went out for dumplings last night. Should have stuck with the hotel food....
tedtheodorelogan2018 wrote: ↑Sat 01 Jun 2019 4:10pm
We were joking about how bad the local food was yesterday. Apparently they went out for dumplings last night. Should have stuck with the hotel food....
Oh well. Game over already.
complete bulls*** Ted, all players ate at the hotel, please don't make s*** up.
Jay Clark has reported that several St Kilda players and Alan Richardson have gone down with food poisoning in Shanghai ahead of their clash with Port Adelaide tomorrow.
Ben Paton and Nick Hind are currently flying over to replace their sick team mates.
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It is believed that Jack Billings is one of the players.
LISTEN:
The club went out to a Chinese restaurant for dumplings last night according to midfielder Luke Dunstan.
tedtheodorelogan2018 wrote: ↑Sat 01 Jun 2019 4:10pm
We were joking about how bad the local food was yesterday. Apparently they went out for dumplings last night. Should have stuck with the hotel food....
tedtheodorelogan2018 wrote: ↑Sat 01 Jun 2019 4:10pm
We were joking about how bad the local food was yesterday. Apparently they went out for dumplings last night. Should have stuck with the hotel food....
Oh well. Game over already.
complete bulls*** Ted, all players ate at the hotel, please don't make s*** up.
I think what ted posted may be on the money according to some reports.
tedtheodorelogan2018 wrote: ↑Sat 01 Jun 2019 4:10pm
We were joking about how bad the local food was yesterday. Apparently they went out for dumplings last night. Should have stuck with the hotel food....
Oh well. Game over already.
complete bulls*** Ted, all players ate at the hotel, please don't make s*** up.
I think what ted posted may be on the money according to some reports.
tedtheodorelogan2018 wrote: ↑Sat 01 Jun 2019 4:10pm
We were joking about how bad the local food was yesterday. Apparently they went out for dumplings last night. Should have stuck with the hotel food....
Oh well. Game over already.
complete bulls*** Ted, all players ate at the hotel, please don't make s*** up.
I think what ted posted may be on the money according to some reports.
Thanks but hope it's wrong!
We need a fit 22.
Posters that have admitted they were wrong about Hanna's gastro and the club didn't create a cover story.
Total = 1.
tedtheodorelogan2018 wrote: ↑Sat 01 Jun 2019 4:10pm
We were joking about how bad the local food was yesterday. Apparently they went out for dumplings last night. Should have stuck with the hotel food....
Oh well. Game over already.
complete bulls*** Ted, all players ate at the hotel, please don't make s*** up.
I think what ted posted may be on the money according to some reports.
what reports ?
Jay Clark has reported that several St Kilda players and Alan Richardson have gone down with food poisoning in Shanghai ahead of their clash with Port Adelaide tomorrow.
Ben Paton and Nick Hind are currently flying over to replace their sick team mates.
Post
It is believed that Jack Billings is one of the players.
The club went out to a Chinese restaurant for dumplings last night according to midfielder Luke Dunstan.
ILLNESS is sweeping through the St Kilda camp and reinforcements are on their way, with Ben Paton and Nick Hind making a last-minute flight to China after Jack Billings, Shane Savage and Daniel McKenzie missed Saturday's training session.
That trio is in doubt to face Port Adelaide on Sunday afternoon but football manager Simon Lethlean is confident all will take to the field.
"We had three guys who felt ill on Friday afternoon and while they are recovering well, we wanted to cover all bases," Lethlean said in a statement.
"Speculation of a specific meal being the cause of these minor illnesses is completely false. As everyone knows, travelling overseas can present these challenges and we expect the players to be back to full health tomorrow (Sunday).
"With Blake Acres already withdrawn from the team with a virus, it made sense to ring over Nick and Ben. At this stage, we expect both will be onlookers tomorrow."
The club says the illness that ruled Acres out of the crunch clash was different to what the trio has contracted.
Hind and Paton were not among the four emergencies named for the clash. The Saints wouldn't be penalised for fielding a player not originally named in the 26-man squad as long as they didn't line up ahead of one of the existing emergencies.
The whole process needed to be ticked off by the AFL.
Shane Savage in action during Friday's training session in Shanghai.
The illnesses haven't been confined to the players either, with coach Alan Richardson also feeling off-colour and missing his weekly press conference.
He was replaced by Lade but the assistant coach wasn't concerned about the three sick players being right to face the Power.
"We had a couple stay back at the hotel, but they’re all fine. Shane Savage, Dan McKenzie and Jack Billings," Lade said.
A club spokesperson said none of that trio went out for dinner on Friday.
Hard-nosed captain Jarryn Geary was called in to replace Acres. The Saints also have Hunter Clark, Nick Coffield and key defender Darragh Joyce as emergencies.
Hind is yet to debut and is a zippy backman while Ben Paton has been impressive down back in his six games this season, before a right knee issue kept him out of last week's win over Carlton.
Both were due to line up for Sandringham on Sunday against Coburg.
Richardson also skipped the training session.
"Richo's just feeling a little bit off, so he stayed at the hotel and will get a bit of rest and hopefully he'll be right tomorrow," Lade said.
Saints coach Alan Richardson has fallen ill after taking charge of Friday's session.
Despite the complications, Lade insisted the side hadn't been deterred from making the trip to China.
It's the Saints first time in China, and they have signed an agreement to face the Power here in 2020 and 2021 as well.
"Definitely not (enough to put us off the experience). It's great coming here to Shanghai. I've been here the last two years with Port. For a group to come over and spend four or five days here, that's really good for the group and we just need to get the result now," Lade said.
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ILLNESS is sweeping through the St Kilda camp and reinforcements are on their way, with Ben Paton and Nick Hind making a last-minute flight to China after Jack Billings, Shane Savage and Daniel McKenzie missed Saturday's training session.https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-06-01/ ... s-fall-ill
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saint1974 wrote: ↑Sat 01 Jun 2019 6:22pm
Instagram Matty Parker
Looks like another one crook,think it’s Young not good,
So what is the truth?
Matty, if he's gone public, might need to be gently informed to hold the party line,
and not go rogue.
AFL players have to maintain a united front and not allow mixed messages.
A real Sainter will pledge allegiance to the ❤ and despise the Pies, the Blues, and the Injectors.
Remember one of the 10 Commandments : Thou shalt have no other team before thee
and despise the Pies, the Blues, and the Injectors.