Nathan Drummond [merged]

[potsclub]

Being last game, was it the only way to get Chol a game? to rookie him?

[one-eyed]

Injury woes behind Tigers mid after blitzing time trial

Nathan Schmook 
afl.com.au
November 14, 2016 1:55 PM



RICHMOND midfielder Nathan Drummond is ready to put his injury troubles behind him after winning the 3km time trial for the Tigers' 1-4 year players at the weekend.

Drummond edged out teammates Kane Lambert and Kamdyn McIntosh, as well as early returners Reece Conca and Brandon Ellis, to take the honours and set up his pre-season.

After missing more than 12 months of football with a serious knee injury, the 21-year-old appears poised for a breakout 2017 if he can enjoy a clean bill of health.

He played four senior games late in 2016, but his running performance to launch the summer program is a bright sign for the Tigers, who would see him moving into regular senior calculations.

Lambert, who trailed the versatile midfielder to the finish line, said the opening time trial was a positive start to a crucial pre-season for the Tigers.

"The boys ran well and I think 'Burgey' (physical performance manager Peter Burge) is pretty happy with the times," Lambert told richmondfc.com.au.

"I ran not a bad time, just off my 'PB'.

"'Drummo' ran really well and I tried to tack on to him as long as I could.

"This time of year we want to come back in great shape and set ourselves up for a big pre-season."

Lambert challenged the Tigers to bring a competitive edge to their pre-season after an eight-win 2016 that prompted a raft of off-field changes.

He said the club's new-look coaching panel, which now includes Justin Leppitsch, Blake Caracella and Xavier Clarke, was already having an impact. 

"In just a week we've already learned a hell of a lot off them … it's been great to get to know them," he said.

"The young boys are really excited and have a lot of energy and the place is vibrant.

"We have to challenge each other in everything we do, whether it's tackling or one-on-one, or time trials.

"We have to challenge each other to get better and that competitive edge is what we need."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-14/injury-woes-behind-tigers-mid-after-blitzing-time-trial

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Keep running, son.

[Diocletian]

Won't make it....

[WA Tiger]

Won't make it....

Why not, Batchelor and Edwards have....

[Diocletian]

touché....

[tdy]

Can he kick? Is he cool under pressure?

[Diocletian]

Nein & Nyet....

[lamington]

2016 is the year of slow arse tigers. At least some tigers are trying to catch up with the rest of the comp by improving their running. Interesting that Drummond edged out Brandon "all i can do is run and kick backwards"  Ellis.

[the claw]

Won't make it....

Tend to agree.

[the claw]

Won't make it....

Why not, Batchelor and Edwards have....

Have they or is it just that the bar is set so low .Fmd i might try and find the bootslong lost in the linen closet  and have a crack meself.

[big tone]

Won't make it....

Tend to agree.

Yep, but more than happy to be wrong....

[one-eyed]

As mentioned in the VFL game thread, Drummond has injured the other (left) knee to the one he did his ACL.


UPDATE: Nathan Drummond has sustained an injury to his left knee, scans are required to determine the extent of the injury.

https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL/status/855658797058080770

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Doesn't look like the early prognosis is promising for the young lad. This from The Age....

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Richmond fear youngster Nathan Drummond has again torn his ACL

Daniel Cherny
The Age
22 April 2017

Richmond are bracing for bad news regarding Nathan Drummond with the Tigers suspecting the 22-year-old will need another knee reconstruction.

While the club won't confirm the news until Drummond has scans, it is feared the third-year utility faces another lengthy stint on the sidelines after he left the ground in tears, helped by trainers, in the first half of Richmond's VFL clash with Sandringham at Trevor Barker Beach Oval on Saturday.

He went straight into the club's rooms, where he was visited by senior teammates watching the game, as well as senior coach Damien Hardwick.

The knee is not the same one he hurt almost two years ago to the day in his first AFL game against Melbourne on Anzac Day eve 2015.

After more than a year out of the game, Drummond bounced back in 2016, returning via the VFL before playing four AFL games late in the season.

The Victorian was drafted by the Tigers with pick 52 in the 2014 draft, and is a relation to former Carlton and Fitzroy footballer and South Australian governor Sir Doug Nicholls, after whom the AFL's Indigenous round is named.

Drummond signed a one-year contract extension with the Tigers last year, meaning his current deal expires at the end of this season.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/richmond-fear-youngster-nathan-drummond-has-again-torn-his-acl-20170422-gvqaw4.html

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Luckless Tiger carried off with knee injury in VFL

Staff writers 
afl.com.au
April 22, 2017 7:13 PM

RICHMOND midfielder Nathan Drummond will have scans on his 'good' left knee amid concerns he may have suffered another ruptured ACL.

Drummond was carried from the field in the Tigers' VFL clash with Sandringham with a left knee injury.

He was reportedly visited in the rooms by Richmond coach Damien Hardwick and some senior-listed players in attendance.

It comes almost two years to the day after the 22-year-old suffered a ruptured ACL in his right knee in his senior debut, against Melbourne in the 2015 Anzac Day eve clash.

Drummond returned to senior ranks in round 18 last year, playing four consecutive games before finishing the season in the VFL.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-04-22/tiger-nathan-drummond-carried-off-with-knee-injury-in-vfl