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Pocock out for up to 3 months after undergoing 'minor knee surgery'
Dang......... although the optimist in me looks forward to seeing:
6. Valetini 7. Cusack 8. Naisarani
Pocock out for up to 3 months after undergoing 'minor knee surgery'
I'm sure he understands it, it just doesn't fit his narrative.G&GR should start handing out a free stubby holder for every 100th poster that displays a misunderstanding of Pocock's contract....
G&GR should start handing out a free stubby holder for every 100th poster that displays a misunderstanding of Pocock's contract....
G&GR should start handing out a free stubby holder for every 100th poster that displays a misunderstanding of Pocock's contract....
Well he certainly has taken Australian rugby for an expensive ride
Pocock out for up to 3 months after undergoing 'minor knee surgery'
Pocock is set to miss up to three months after surgery on an ongoing knee issue, that he said had plagued him for years.
The procedure means Pocock may not return to the Brumbies side until round nine of this Super Rugby season, but a more optimistic prognosis could see him back four rounds into the season.
Pocock played through the issue during the recent 2017-18 Top League season, in which Panasonic finished second, and the 29-year-old said he could have played with the issue on his return, but the ACT franchise was keen to take the safe route rather than risk a longer-term injury.
“It's a problem I've been managing for a while and could've kept managing it and playing but talking to the Brumbies and (surgeon) Peter Myers, we all decided it was probably the best decision to get it sorted now and be right to go for the rest of the year rather than potentially have something happen halfway through the season,” he said
“I've been managing it for ages now. It's something that's been brewing for the last few years I guess.
“It's been manageable but the Brumbies were really keen for me to get it sorted out rather than manage it through the season, which is fair enough.”
$1.2 million this season for someone injured when playing in Japan.
$1.2 million this season for someone injured when playing in Japan.
I'm assuming that he's made it worse in Japan, and didn't delay it to maximise his cash intake.
I understand his contract perfectly and it's stupid for this exact reason. WTF is the point of taking a year off to extend your playing career when you play 2 seasons in Japan and then need surgery?
People cam say hindsight. There were a lot of us saying this a year ago.
PS: I'd be fine with the contract if he played no rugby, even if he sustained an injury whilst hugging a rhino
So why didn't he?The injury predates his time in Japan....
If anything he should've had the surgery in his down time before he played in Japan.
The article doesn't say he made it worse in Japan, it says it has been an issue for some years. I'm guessing it was an educated gamble that he might have been fine, but it turns out he wasn't. The only thing I'd be interested in is whether the option of surgery while he was "off" was considered. But really, it's between him and his surgeon.
The injury predates his time in Japan....
If anything he should've had the surgery in his down time before he played in Japan.