We have had a bad run of injuries so far this season but we can't feel too unlucky to lose these two players to injury. We knew they were injury prone when we got them.
Well, that's not going to be happening for a while now, is it? All good in theory, but always unlikely with a guy on the wrong side of 30 with a dodgy knee.
Now we're basically back to where we started from. Who's going to be our main forward from now on? Can White be developed into that role? Do we need to recruit someone else?
As far as Kennelly goes, I thought he would probably breakdown before the halfway point this year. I was crucified for suggesting it. Unfortunately I was right. But at least we've got plenty of replacements for him.
Sheesh, talk abot an over reaction! I would hardly call a 4 week medial ligament injury 'breaking down'. AFL is a contact sport where the body and its parts move in more directions at the speed of light than any other sport. Injuries oocur whether you are 22 or 32. Kennelly is more of an asset than not.
Swannies for life!
Got Braddy for nothing and he's kicked 25 goals in 7.5 games. It was a no brainer to get him and it still is. He's out for about two weeks, which happens to a lot of players across a season. McGlynn has a history of injury, should we have not recruited him either?
If Bradshaw doesn't play another game for the club, we've lost nothing in terms of developing the team. He obviously will play again and we get the opportunity to watch a very good footballer play in Swans colours for a couple of years.
Last edited by Plugger46; 24th May 2010 at 11:13 PM.
Bloods
"Lockett is the best of all time" - Robert Harvey, Darrel Baldock, Nathan Burke, Kevin Bartlett, Bob Skilton
How? He's out for two weeks. I'm a Jesse fan but he's certainly not capable of doing what Braddy can do just yet. Johnston's not ready to have a team built around him. What was the alternative? Tell me how getting Bradshaw was a bad thing. I didn't understand it during the pre-season when you were going on about it and I still don't.
Bloods
"Lockett is the best of all time" - Robert Harvey, Darrel Baldock, Nathan Burke, Kevin Bartlett, Bob Skilton
If he lasts that long.
Don't get me wrong, his best is very good. It's a pity we didn't have him earlier.
My point is that we need a reliable, long term forward to serve the role played by Lockett and then Hall. I don't think we have him yet. It might be Jesse White, perhaps Lewis Johnston. Perhaps we'll have to recruit someone.
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