Alex Johnson reinjures knee

[Meg]

The only positive thing to say about this nightmare for AJ is that he is only young. So if (and fingers crossed when) the next op holds he still has plenty of years of good football to look forward to.

[Rod_]

Bugger!

AJ get fixed up, do the hard work and we will see you soon.

Hope for a speedy recovery!

Rod

[Meg]

No same knee. Longmire talks about it (very glumly as you would expect) in his video interview after the match.

[annew]

Sadly there are precedents for repeated failures from ACL ops. From AFL report on AJ:
"First injuring his knee in last year's NAB Cup campaign, Johnson's initial traditional reconstruction failed, leading him to undergo the LARS procedure in August.

But that has also failed, putting the 22-year-old in a desperately sad club of players to repeatedly suffer the dreaded injury which includes Geelong's Daniel Menzel (four times) and Fremantle's Anthony Morabito (three)."

I thought it was his other knee, that's what some reports say.

[Meg]

Sadly there are precedents for repeated failures from ACL ops. From AFL report on AJ:

"First injuring his knee in last year's NAB Cup campaign, Johnson's initial traditional reconstruction failed, leading him to undergo the LARS procedure in August.

But that has also failed, putting the 22-year-old in a desperately sad club of players to repeatedly suffer the dreaded injury which includes Geelong's Daniel Menzel (four times) and Fremantle's Anthony Morabito (three)."

[Matt80]

The medical team will have to work out wether yesterdays ACL was a freak accident, that could have happened to anyone who through themselves into the same contest, or was systematic of a knee that is struggling to hold together!

Can anyone with experience be able to provide any insights?

[ScottH]

I can't imagine how he must be feeling.
I'm gutted enough.

[Sandridge]

Absolute disaster for AJ.... I believe he is off contract this year as well is he not? To me, despite the disgraceful and pathetic loss, this is by far the greatest disaster of the day.

Get well soon AJ - we are all thinking of you!

Yes - it made a shocking day even worse. Good luck AJ!

[Industrial Fan]

Horrific. Feel so sorry for the guy.

[Meg]

It is in fact the same knee. He has to have yet another op. Devastating news, that's this season gone.

Johnson faces third knee reconstruction - sydneyswans.com.au

[bodgie]

Absolute shocker. I had assumed it was the same knee

[mcs]

Absolute disaster for AJ.... I believe he is off contract this year as well is he not? To me, despite the disgraceful and pathetic loss, this is by far the greatest disaster of the day.

Get well soon AJ - we are all thinking of you!

[BillyRayCypress]

Very sad news but AJ has now done the ACL in the other knee during the Reserves trial game.

Just showed footage on Fox Footy and he just jumped up in the air for a spoil and it gave way when he came down.