Brumbies 2014

[Braveheart81]

Wasn't Colby backup 7 last year and the GS was parachuted in?

Smith arrived before Pocock got injured. In fact, Smith's first game was the Canberra game against the Tahs where Pocock did his knee.

 

[Slim 293]

Having just seen this, it seems to have been the right move to rid Canberra of the Fainga'a clan:

Retweeted by Colby Fainga'a

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Saia & Ant Fainga'a ‏@FaingaaTwins
Jan 31
Was an honour and privilege to meet @TonyAbbottMHR: Good to meet the @FaingaaTwins in Brisbane today. #griffithvotes pic.twitter.com/gSjUctlNcj”

 

[oztimmay]

Colby is starting 7 this week so I don't think he's too worried

Source? Haven't seen a team announcement yet.

 

[en_force_er]

Source? Haven't seen a team announcement yet.

I'd be stoked to see McGann rotate a bit. Just 1 or 2 in the forwards and 1 or 2 in the backs.

This early in the season without injuries you usually have 20 guys fighting for starting spots anyway and fresh legs will be golden in a few weeks time.

 

[oztimmay]

I'd be stoked to see McGann rotate a bit. Just 1 or 2 in the forwards and 1 or 2 in the backs.

This early in the season without injuries you usually have 20 guys fighting for starting spots anyway and fresh legs will be golden in a few weeks time.

Yeh I wouldn't mind either, just didn't know if it was fact or a desire. Without fear of hijacking the brumbies thread I migth do my team dreaming in the right thread

 

[Rock Lobster]

Can't reveal my source Oz but you'll find it is spot on

 

[oztimmay]

Can't reveal my source Oz but you'll find it is spot on

And I'll never ask you to I'll leave it to the mysteries of the internet. Just tell your source to not F**k with a winning formula too much. This fan is a very happy one right now (like most other Rebel fans).

 

[Braveheart81]

Still nothing conclusive on Pocock.

"The scans were inconclusive so I have to go back and talk to the team doctor and Peter Myers, and obviously talk to the coaches about a way forwards, but at this stage I'm not really sure," Pocock told Fox Sports in Brisbane on Wednesday.
The Brumbies say they are hoping for more conclusive results by Thursday.

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/wallaby-pococks-scans-inconclusive-20140305-346gu.html

 

[oztimmay]

Still nothing conclusive on Pocock.




http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/wallaby-pococks-scans-inconclusive-20140305-346gu.html

 

[oztimmay]

Looks like the George SOs option isn't a winner with his management.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby/...for-david-pocock/story-fndptwp4-1226845745140

Also, hopefully it's only a 6 - 8 week lay-off for bam bam, as the article speculates.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

too much gun work at the expense of the quads? knees just couldnt hack the massive upper body development?

 

[qwerty51]

I wouldn't say he neglected areas of his body but I think intensive gym work during his adolescent development could be to blame here.

 

[Braveheart81]

I wouldn't say he neglected areas of his body but I think intensive gym work during his adolescent development could be to blame here.

Maybe he's just suffered a setback after returning from a knee reconstruction.

I don't think you can blame his knee injuries on his muscle bulk or anything else. It's par for the course in many sports, particularly contact sports.

 

[Muttonbird]

Am I right in thinking gym work (with machines) doesn't replicate the jarring and collision found in match situations? Certainly looks like he spends more time on bulk than anything else.

Anyway, he's injured far too much for a 25 year old for it to be an accident.

 

[qwerty51]

Were both his prior knee injuries on the same knee? I know this one was on the previous injured knee.

 

[Ruggo]

too much gun work at the expense of the quads? knees just couldnt hack the massive upper body development?

Are you implying that he spent to much time on the firing range than in the gym?

Interesting theory.

 

[mxyzptlk]

Am I right in thinking gym work (with machines) doesn't replicate the jarring and collision found in match situations? Certainly looks like he spends more time on bulk than anything else.

Anyway, he's injured far too much for a 25 year old for it to be an accident.

Machine work won't replicate the range of motion that free weights will, and I'm not sure if machines or free weights would necessarily replicate the collisions in a match situation (although free weights would be closer).

But Pocock posted some of his recovery training on twitter; much of his recovery was core-based and lower-body-based, not beach muscle-based, and with a hell of a lot of free weights. One exercise that made me wince was putting a barbell on his shoulders and then backing up against a wall so the weights were rolling against it, then lowering down on one leg -- like a combo one-legged squat/wall sit -- and then exploding back up.

No idea what could have caused this latest re-injury. Maybe he rushed the recovery in the gym, so the muscles built up quickly to provide superficial support, but the ligament didn't properly heal. But it does seem like the guys who reached bodybuilder status at a young age have more of these ligament and tendon issues than the rest of us mortals.

 

[Brumby Jack]

BREAKING: Brumbies Hearts...


Pocock underwent surgery today and is done for the season...

 

[Ruggo]

Test season also BJ?

 

[GaffaCHinO]

Just read on twitter poet has gone under the knife and is out for the season again. Got to feel for the bloke if true.

Edit just confirmed by Brumbies wow tough luck for the guy.


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