Rushing to get back playing after broken leg cost me 80 games - Nathan Brown

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Former Richmond forward Nathan Brown speaks to recruits at the AFL's induction camp

    Darryl Timms
    From: Herald Sun
    January 07, 2013 4:35PM


THE newest crop of AFL footballers were told today of the series of setbacks they can expect to encounter during their careers which on average will last only six seasons.

Former Richmond and Western Bulldogs forward Nathan Brown told the 106 first year players at the AFL players' induction camp at Etihad Stadium of the horrific broken leg he suffered with the Tigers in 2005.

The newcomers were shown the sickening replay of Brown's foot facing the wrong way after his leg snapped.

But it just wasn't the broken leg, mended with the help of a metal rod, which Brown said was his only setback but his haste to get back for the opening round of the following season to play against the Bulldogs probably robbed him of 80 or 90 games of footy.

Brown said he suffered on-going problems with the leg after his hasty comeback and admitted he shouldn't have returned for at least 12 months, instead of trying to be a "big man'' so he could line up against the Bulldogs.

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[gerkin greg]

Browny you nong

[dwaino]

Diddums

[Mr Magic]

Horrific injury. Shocking to see him struck down in his prime like that.
I understand his frustration. That injury robbed him of plenty.

[yellowandback]

Rushing to get a GF guaranteed membership after the 2008 season cost me $75 

[Phil Mrakov]

Horrific injury. Shocking to see him struck down in his prime like that.
I understand his frustration. That injury robbed him of plenty.

It wasn't that bad

[bojangles17]

I gotta admit im amazed with this default response from players to always get back for R1 , grimesy said the same thing. What's  the rush man, gee if it takes 2,3 or more years no problem...

[Chuck17]

Bloody RFC medical staff, wtf is going on

[tony_montana]

Bloody RFC medical staff, wtf is going on

Learn to pick the right mark when trying for wit peanut.

Last i heard the medical staff were responsible for monitoring rehab, proof is there that they erred and failed with this one. Trying to take the pee out of the posters that can the medical team with this one just makes you look dopier than usual.


Jeremy Cameron is a lazy dud

[Ox]

I don't think Caffeine tabs are conducive to bone density and agility....just saying

Maybe if he wasn't
Caff'd" of his tree he wouldn't have broken it so horrifically