Staker and Macaffer

Ringo · February 10, 2013, 10:27:11 PM

Just an update on Staker - No link to article in Sunday Mail found,

News reports today suggest that Staker will be having a pre-cautionary arthroscope on reconstructed knee this week. May have to exercise caution as I do not like it when they say pre-cautionary in reports.

Benus · February 10, 2013, 10:30:34 PM

Quote from: Ringo on February 10, 2013, 10:27:11 PM
Just an update on Staker - No link to article in Sunday Mail found,

News reports today suggest that Staker will be having a pre-cautionary arthroscope on reconstructed knee this week. May have to exercise caution as I do not like it when they say pre-cautionary in reports.

Can confirm this - just read it in the Sunday Mail 5 mins ago and was about to post the same thing

PICCOLLO · February 10, 2013, 11:20:44 PM

See what happens in NAB. Hes gotta play at least one game there for me to pick him.

auscoyote · February 11, 2013, 11:04:01 PM

Quote from: Ringo on February 10, 2013, 10:27:11 PM
Just an update on Staker - No link to article in Sunday Mail found,

News reports today suggest that Staker will be having a pre-cautionary arthroscope on reconstructed knee this week. May have to exercise caution as I do not like it when they say pre-cautionary in reports.

WTF can you please keep us all updated in the coming weeks Ringo.(cheers in Adv)
You would think if he is feeling 100% with it and burning up the track that he wouldn't bother with an arthroscope.

Ringo · February 11, 2013, 11:17:21 PM

Latest report was having the scope to do some minor clean up. So hopefully only minor and back reasonably quickly.

strikes91 · February 12, 2013, 12:35:24 AM

was on the news tonight, only minor was mentioned

Benus · February 13, 2013, 01:54:25 AM

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-02-12/another-setback-for-staker

Seems like he's not gonna get a gig until round 2 :S guess all we can do now is watch his recovery closely

Shihan7 · February 13, 2013, 02:38:38 AM

Gonna have to stack the forward line now. Hopefully a couple of rookies pop up in NAB.

The_Captain · February 13, 2013, 02:50:10 AM

Will probz start him if he is fit by round 2. Could be useful for the captain loophole. But anything after and will have to hope someone else gets a round 1 gig!

nightwalker_1310au · February 13, 2013, 11:40:27 AM

Relax fellas you sound like its the end of the world. I'm going to keep him as it states minor surgery. So either he will start round one or round two. Remember he is only cheap so worst case scenario he plays a handful of games then that is money in the bank for upgrade. Best case scenario he plays whole season and scores average 80-85 a game then you keep him. It's so weeks till round one with today's technology and surgery and meds he would be back fully for before we know it. Brisbane would not of picked him up if they did not take his knee prob in first place.

Hagebear · February 13, 2013, 07:27:41 PM

Yeh I will hold onto him. It's on his opposite knee to his recons, so just a minor cleanup now. If he's likely to play rd 2 I'll save a trade and keep him in the pine.

quinny88 · February 13, 2013, 07:32:09 PM

Quote from: Hagebear on February 13, 2013, 07:27:41 PM
Yeh I will hold onto him. It's on his opposite knee to his recons, so just a minor cleanup now. If he's likely to play rd 2 I'll save a trade and keep him in the pine.

Round 2 can quickly become round 3, round 4, round 5.. Its happened plenty of times. If he's not named round 1 i wont be picking him

Nige · February 13, 2013, 07:34:23 PM

Quote from: quinny88 on February 13, 2013, 07:32:09 PM
Quote from: Hagebear on February 13, 2013, 07:27:41 PM
Yeh I will hold onto him. It's on his opposite knee to his recons, so just a minor cleanup now. If he's likely to play rd 2 I'll save a trade and keep him in the pine.

Round 2 can quickly become round 3, round 4, round 5.. Its happened plenty of times. If he's not named round 1 i wont be picking him

This is kinda why I'll probably be looking at other rookies, just in case.

The_Captain · February 13, 2013, 10:06:19 PM

Quote from: NigeyS on February 13, 2013, 07:34:23 PM
Quote from: quinny88 on February 13, 2013, 07:32:09 PM
Quote from: Hagebear on February 13, 2013, 07:27:41 PM
Yeh I will hold onto him. It's on his opposite knee to his recons, so just a minor cleanup now. If he's likely to play rd 2 I'll save a trade and keep him in the pine.

Round 2 can quickly become round 3, round 4, round 5.. Its happened plenty of times. If he's not named round 1 i wont be picking him

This is kinda why I'll probably be looking at other rookies, just in case.

Yeh.. Problem is.. Not too many around in the forward line. The way its looking ill be fielding 6 premo forwards and only 1 or two premo backs at this rate haha

pikla · February 13, 2013, 11:00:29 PM

Quote from: quinny88 on February 13, 2013, 07:32:09 PM
Quote from: Hagebear on February 13, 2013, 07:27:41 PM
Yeh I will hold onto him. It's on his opposite knee to his recons, so just a minor cleanup now. If he's likely to play rd 2 I'll save a trade and keep him in the pine.

Round 2 can quickly become round 3, round 4, round 5.. Its happened plenty of times. If he's not named round 1 i wont be picking him

This. having niggles so close to the season is causing me to re-consider. Also, bucks said that Macaffer has been impressive so I think I am beginning to lean back towards Macaffer at this point if you had to choose from the two