2018 Rd 4: Post Game Pain: Carlton vs North Melbourne

[LP]

LP, I'm not a physio but what exactly are Kreuzer's and Murph's injuries?

I had a groin tear and missed a season, could run in a straight line but couldn't move laterally.  Lost pace and power and it took 18 months to improve. 

Murph's injury sounds serious, is it related to an achilles strain?  I can see him missing a lot of football as well.

Kreuzer's injury hasn't really been reported in detail, but I doubted at the time it was a simple groin strain, it looked to me like it was an iliopsoas which is the muscle running from your spine across your pelvis to the inside of your thigh. It's the muscle that keeps you stable during lateral movement, and without it working correctly you lose a lot of power and agility. The common symptoms are no power jumping, not being able to stop suddenly, difficulty changing direction. But it's usually pain free after a week or so, and you can play on restricted. A couple of tells tonight, Kreuzer almost zero jump, often ended up stumbling onto his knees when trying to stop and change direction.

Murphy could be turf toe, or plantar fasciitism of the tendons that run from your heal along under your foot to your big toe. It could be two weeks or it could be many weeks.