Nathan Foley [merged]

[eliminator]

Hope he has a speedy recovery. Important player for the club. Club did the right thing not to risk his health. Hopefully he will be injury free next year

[Penelope]

Does this mean we're now officially tanking?

Couldn't help yourself could you? 

Didnt he go in for a second op to clean up after the first surgery?
If he now needs another cleanup then that is a super worry.

Obviously the initial surgery has not solved the problem if that is the case.

[mightytiges]

Hope he has a speedy recovery. Important player for the club. Club did the right thing not to risk his health. Hopefully he will be injury free next year

Ditto.

It's a concern  that Foley has to go back into the surgery for a problem he's had since round 1 last year when he was allowed to play when he clearly wasn't right at training two days beforehand. The Club has done the right thing this time around. Best of wishes to Axel that he can get this achilles/ankle problem finally right.

[Ox]

career is over.

[TigerTimeII]

career is over.

yep, should have traded him when he had currency

i mentioned this a week or so ago in another thread i was told by someone every close to him  that his yr was over and looks like his ankle is stuffed for life

[cub]

Shame, because the training sessions I went to Axel allways was one of the most impressive.
I stuck fat for Cogs for no result and just feel this one aint worth the fight.

[tony_montana]

what exactly is his injury?  Ankle's can be a nuisance. When I did mine(longer term problem was ligaments not bone), it was a full 18 months before i could pay with little to no pain.

[Judge Roughneck]

Big bad ben griffs on ice along with foley untill 2011?

[mightytiges]

Foley was on Bigpond internet TV earlier this arvo discussing the round and how this year Dimma has only focussed on developing the gameplan and getting our 'structures' right. I notice in the training photos over the past week or so Axel is back training at least in the rehab group. Hopefully he is finally over his ankle/achilles problem and can get a full preseason this summer and be right for round 1 next year  . He'll be virtually a new recruit given all the footy he has missed over the past two years.

[cub]

Hopefully he hasn't lost that explosive burst, would be real handy in this team.

[Judge Roughneck]

What's wrong with Foley?

I hope he gets promoted soon coz I really beleive he will be a good player.  He has real clean hands, but most important of all he knows how to get the footy and reads the play really well.  I think he can be a great rover.  He has gained 7kg over summer so his body is almost right weight wise.  His kicking was his main weakness, but hopefully he can rectify this. 

Heck, if chumps like Pettifer, Chaffey, Hilton can get a spot on an AFL list, then so can Axle.

Go Foley - I like the kid. 

foley
deledio
cotchin
Martin
pick 6

foley is vital

[mightytiges]

We need all up at least 12 decent mids with those names Bents being our A-graders.

Hopefully he hasn't lost that explosive burst, would be real handy in this team.

Let's hope so CUB. The main now is for him not to break down again.

[Owl]

The couple of games he played were nothing to complain about though, even Dimma said he didn't realise how good he was.  I think they just decided to get the long term pain out of the way bite the bullet with the surgery and tuck him away for 2011.  What was the surgery arthoscope or reco?  I mean if unless he damaged it seriously I would of guessed artho which is just a clean up of loose crap that might be causing some pain in the joint.

[Stripes]

Foley will be just taking the place of Cousins if he is fit next year in the centre so he won't be adding anything extra to our midfield strength or numbers next year. We need some more quality to add to the wings, HFF and bench if we are to challenge in the future. Do you believe any of Jackson, Tuck, Collins, White, Morton, Hicks, Contin, Nason, Webberley will be good enough to step up to that quality 2nd midfield tier?

Stripes

[one-eyed]

Richmond midfielder Nathan Foley on track to play in Round 1

    * Al Paton
    * From: Herald Sun
    * January 11, 2011

FORGOTTEN Richmond midfielder Nathan Foley is on target to play against Carlton in the 2011 home-and-away season opener.

Foley has played just four of the Tigers' past 30 matches because of recurring ankle problems.

But Richmond's elite performance manager Matt Hornsby said today the 25-year-old was progressing well in his rehabilitation.

In a live chat with fans on the Tigers' website today, Hornsby said Foley was "tracking well" with the aim of playing the Blues at the MCG on March 24.

"Nathan has joined full training post Christmas and we anticipate that he will have an involvement in our practice match series in preparation for Round 1," he said.

Hornsby said all players in the rehab group were on track to be ready for next season and at this stage the Tigers were hopeful of having a full list to choose from in Round 1.

He dismissed concerns midfielder Trent Cotchin did not run a time-trial with teammates around The Tan last week, and suggestions Dustin Martin had returned to training out of shape.

"(Cotchin) did complete a time trial on grass at Punt Road Oval, with a group of players we keep off hard surfaces.

"Dustin is in excellent shape at the moment, and is regularly doing extra boxing sessions to improve his fitness."

Hornsby said troubled teenager Troy Taylor, who returned to the Northern Territory before Christmas to ponder his future, was focused on building his AFL career.

"Judging by his training, he seems to be in a good frame of mind at the moment."

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-midfielder-nathan-foley-on-track-to-play-in-round-1/story-e6frf9jf-1225985573723