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(08-14-2024, 08:17 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:A lot of them were broke before we got them and arrived from their original clubs who couldnt fix them...
They can be. Management works wonders for most. There are some exceptions like Fantasia, who was a last pick punt, Marchbank, who just runs into crap luck with injuries not always soft tissue related. Most tough go on if looked after right, not played if they're injured or not ready. Martin played more games for his old club, even some full seasons. Other clubs seem to do that better than us. You learn the manage their loads.
I've had to do it. In the case rehabbing hammy tendon after tendon surgery in that scar tisdue got on the sciatic nerve. .Finished alot of our walkers in the past as they tried to go back into their heavier loads, as happens when they are high level. The one I had I managed her load very carefully at each step of her preparation before lifting it, making sure tendon strength caught up with the muscle, before moving to the next step. Alot of stabilising strength work work too. Eventually got to World Masters, won 3 gold medals and broke to age world records from 5 to 20km. Key is, we took our time. Different admittedly with blokes who have to run long and hard week to week playing footy but the principle is similar.