Nathan Foley [merged]

[Ox]

Apparently a really nice kid...not that i give a stuff.

Jake-u should be dwn here now.

[Danog]

He's injured once and our moronic medicos decide to keep him on the field.  Give him as much time as he needs.  Aim for mid-season return.

[Ox]

He's been playing injured for years-cant blame medicos for a one timer.
His groin is stuffed,his ankle is stuffed- he's stuffed.

[Ox]

and plus,he makes really poor decisions,turns the stuffen thing over continually-what else do u want from a half season warrior.?

[the_boy_jake]

Apparently a really nice kid...not that i give a eff.

Jake-u should be dwn here now.

Did you have a white christmas mate lol?

[mightytiges]

Axel injured his ankle before last season started and even though it still wasn't right by our last training before round 1 he was still picked and allowed to play against the Bluebaggers. They just jabbed the ankle to the max. Had a shocker too with heaps of clangers as he couldn't kick. The ankle hasn't been right since. Got to be honest it is concerning  .

[peggles]

Axel injured his ankle before last season started and even though it still wasn't right by our last training before round 1 he was still picked and allowed to play against the Bluebaggers. They just jabbed the ankle to the max. Had a shocker too with heaps of clangers as he couldn't kick. The ankle hasn't been right since. Got to be honest it is concerning  .

not as if we're gonna do any good this season anyway, so we need to keep him on ice until he is right.  also gives our young mids a chance to shine.  only let foley return when he is 100% healed.

[mightytiges]

not as if we're gonna do any good this season anyway, so we need to keep him on ice until he is right.  also gives our young mids a chance to shine.  only let foley return when he is 100% healed.

Totally agree peggles. The problem in the past has been we have been such a ordinary side we've lived from week to week on the either good or moreso poor result of the previous game and selections are made to just get through the next game in desperation to snatch a win. It's one thing to take it one week at a time but not at the expense of a player or the team going forward. Better to lose a good player for a week or two than have him playing injured and below par for the whole season.

[Stripes]

Foley still has a few injury plagued years up his sleave before he can even be considered remotely close to Cogs in lost potential. It's a management situation now.

[Ramps]

Needs to be put up at years end to the Gold Coast for a decent pick, same goes for McGuane. We can live without both and the picks could be quite valuable going forward IMHO.

[Francois Jackson]

Needs to be put up at years end to the Gold Coast for a decent pick, same goes for McGuane. We can live without both and the picks could be quite valuable going forward IMHO.

too late Ramps we should have got rid of him last season. If he has anothret dud year he would be worthless like many before him.

the only A Grade footballer we have on our list is Lids. Fact!! we need to find some and find some fast and Axel has played his best football.

[wayne]

Richmond midfielder Nathan Foley is on target to play in Richmond’s opening match of the 2010 season as he continues his recovery from injury.

Foley played in all of the Tigers’ first 14 games in 2009, before being forced to sit out the remainder of the season due to an ankle injury.

He underwent surgery in August last year, and has been working his way toward full fitness in the Club’s pre season training campaign.

“Nathan has been on an individual program since his ankle was operated on late last year,” Richmond’s Elite Performance Manager Matthew Hornsby said.

“We were always going to take a cautious approach with his rehab and it is tracking very well.

“He is dedicated to his rehabilitation and is doing everything he can to get his body right in time for the season.”

Before the injury struck last year, Foley averaged 26 disposals, including six games of 30 touches or more.

The 24-year-old still managed to finish sixth in the Club Best and Fairest despite missing the last eight games of the season.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/default.aspx?newsid=88711

[MADTIGER2010]

Hope we get similar news on Cotchin soon 

[WA Tiger]

Great to see and best of luck to him, Floey is an important part of our midfield and was sorely missed when he went down. Also interesting to note that he finished 6th in the club B&F after missing the last 8 games. Considering some players in the top 10 finished further back than him and they played 21-22 games!!!!

[yellowandback]

Great to see and best of luck to him, Floey is an important part of our midfield and was sorely missed when he went down. Also interesting to note that he finished 6th in the club B&F after missing the last 8 games. Considering some players in the top 10 finished further back than him and they played 21-22 games!!!!

interesting that cousins finished 5th after playing a similar number of games. Not sure if that is credit to then or tells us poor the others were.