Browny may be back in a fortnight

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Brown may return in a fortnight
22 May 2007   Herald-Sun
Michael Horan

RICHMOND saw some light through the gloom yesterday when star forward Nathan Brown continued to train free of pain.

Brown, 29, could play as early as the weekend after next if his track form continues its rapid progress.

"He's getting better. He's run the last two weeks pain-free and he's a big chance to come back within the next two or three weeks," Tigers football operations manager Paul Armstrong said yesterday.

"He's missed a lot of football, so it would be hard for him to come straight back in at the top level.

"Coburg Tigers have a bye this week, but after that he'd be a chance for the next week or two weeks later."

Brown has not played a regular-season match since Round 18 last year when he tore a hamstring, but it is the "hot spots" in the right leg he broke badly in Round 10, 2005 that continue to hamper his fitness.

He ran strongly at training at Punt Rd yesterday, despite a slight limp.

The dual All-Australian has some chance of making a return in his home town of Bendigo against the Bombers in the VFL on Sunday week.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,21772312%255E20322,00.html

[mightytiges]

Great that Browny isn't running in any pain anymore but he'll need to have played a couple of games in a row without pain before we can say he's back.

[bluey_21]

Great news that browny might be back soon

[mightytiges]

I wonder if Coburg can squeeze him in 

[WilliamPowell]

I wonder if Coburg can squeeze him in 

I am sure they'll manage it somehow but if it is going to be the game in a fortnight it's a bit of bummer (no pun intended).

Coburg are due to play Bendigo in Bendigo

[Ratman]

Thats great that he is running pain free. But has the hot spot cleared up? Do they know how to prevent it from reoccuring? If the answers are no to either, we are just waiting for a reoccurence.

[WilliamPowell]

Thats great that he is running pain free. But has the hot spot cleared up? Do they know how to prevent it from reoccuring? If the answers are no to either, we are just waiting for a reoccurence.

Don't think they know how to prevent it Ratman because they don't know what caused it

[mightytiges]

Browny said if he gets through training tomorrow pain free and trains next week he'll play for Coburg against Bendigo.

[bluey_21]

Looked a bit ginger though

[mightytiges]

Until we see Browny play an actual game the speculation about his future will continue.

His line about Jack being a better player than Nick because he hasn't cried yet was a good one 

[Mopsy]

Until we see Browny play an actual game the speculation about his future will continue.

His line about Jack being a better player than Nick because he hasn't cried yet was a good one 

Looks like he will be playing against the man who made Nick cry tomorrow.
That will be a sledge

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Brown is nearing comeback for Tigers
Greg Denham
The Australian
May 28, 2007

RICHMOND, which went tantalisingly close to its first win of the season against Essendon on Saturday night, could have star forward Nathan Brown back playing within a fortnight.

Brown has played 10 senior games in two years since fracturing his leg in two places, and has not played since round 17 last season. He will resume with VFL affiliate Coburg this weekend.

Richmond coach Terry Wallace confirmed yesterday that Brown was ready to kick-start his career that stalled in round 10, 2005. And the Tigers could have No.1 ruckman Troy Simmonds back playing at the elite level early next month.

Brown's start to 2007 has been delayed because of a stress reaction in the same leg he fractured, but he trained without pain last week and pulled up well.

"We're not expecting any more setbacks with both players," Wallace said. "We want to make sure, that when they come back, they stay back."

Simmonds missed the first two rounds with an ankle injury, and has not played since round six when he aggravated the problem against Geelong.

Late withdrawal Dean Polo, who dislocated his shoulder in the previous round, but played out the match, is expected to be available to face Brisbane at Telstra Dome on Saturday night.

Richmond remains winless after nine rounds, but Wallace was upbeat yesterday after his young team let a 23-point third-quarter lead slip.

"What cost us was our inexperience and lack of maturity with three minutes to go, but in 12 months that won't happen," Wallace said. "I'm reasonably happy with where we are, because I know we're on the right path. We all live for now, but in two years' time we'll be OK."

Full article at: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21803578-2722,00.html

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[mightytiges]

If Browny trains as well and as freely as he did last Friday then he'll play. Wallace said they want him to comeback via the VFL so they have control over how much time Browny spends on the ground whether it be 40 or 70 minutes. If he starts to feel sore in any way they can pull him off and keep him off.

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Snippet from Sportal:

Richmond football manager Paul Armstrong told Sportal on Monday that Brown would play for Coburg this weekend as long as he comes through the rest of this week's training unscathed.

"At this stage he is on track to play," Armstrong said of the dual All-Australian.

"The last two or three weeks he has been progressing well and training pain-free so unless something untoward happens this week, we expect him to play this week."

http://sportal.com.au/football.asp?i=news&id=99444