Ghost of 29 said:
Agree, though there are plenty of cases where it is not that easily remedied either.
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Hamstring problems....yes or no??
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Agree, though there are plenty of cases where it is not that easily remedied either.
What I have read we should send Ben to Germany then rest then to the physio, chiro, masseuse and osteopath.
Oops forget the ballet as well.
When does he train and play?
Oops forget the ballet as well.
When does he train and play?
Tigers of Old said:
Excellent response to Mel. Like you, Collingwood, StKilda and cast of 000's, I'm concerned how he will come back in his 31st year - was always one my issues with this facination in him. I am less concerned about his recovery than I am about his capacity to avoid recurrance - just as the excellent article you linked us to indicates - thanks ToO!
Just to add a little, while watching an old game from 2006, there was a notable absentee from West Coast's team - Ben Cousins, missing his 3rd week with a hamstring injury. My understanding from living in WA is that Cousins has had back related hamstring issues for a number of years. The two he did in 2007 were certainly not the first time he'd had problems.
freo2008 said:
Yeah thanks for the add, good call Freo2008................. sorry about your name though - prob wouldn;t make any difference what year you use in it while Harvs is coaching :hihi
I'm a WCE supporter and can confirm Ben has had issues with his hammys for a good few years. Really seemed to be aggravated when he came back from his time off. We were being very conservative with him and he ofgten missed more games than he was originally going to (even for supposed tweaks). I wouldnt be at all surprised if the hammy was the reason for the Pies cooling on him. Ben has been in awesome condition his whole life and his current build is typical so I wouldnt look too much at that as an indicator of him possibly staying injury free.
Chances are he will have a hamstring injury at least once sometime this year. The test will be how Richmond and Ben handle it. Just like Buckley at the Pies and Ben with us in 07, what would be a 2 week injury for a normal player could easily turn into a 6 weeker and they all add up. Like to wish Ben luck though. He'll always be WCE favourite son and much loved player.
Chances are he will have a hamstring injury at least once sometime this year. The test will be how Richmond and Ben handle it. Just like Buckley at the Pies and Ben with us in 07, what would be a 2 week injury for a normal player could easily turn into a 6 weeker and they all add up. Like to wish Ben luck though. He'll always be WCE favourite son and much loved player.
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I think the quote was "bad hammys" so that narrows it down to 2 options Westy, either way bad news for us.
ROLLS ROYCE said:
Agree RR. But hoping it was his good one :-[
Luck you didnt fly down for the game RR!
Not so lucky were my golden labrador ( now a shiny black labrador...and my brand new Richmond Football Club beanbag.....now being humped relentlessly by the shiny black labrador)WesternTiger said:
Honestly just makes the RFC look even stupider! Cant even medically manage the players let alone get them to play respectable footy!
6 weeks. It's best he just takes the season easily as we are NO finals side. Just run the kids.graystar1 said:
