Alex Rance [merged]

[Chuck17]

Neither, HBF for me, let him find his feet playing where he knows best. 

Defence is good for running straight down the line and with his big body he might just clean up a few more opposition players.

Tell you what with Green and Harvey going down to us we might start getting our ferocious tag back with continued hard play.

[Judge Roughneck]

CHB / HBF

His kicking is not that bad.

[Ramps]

Kid has heaps of potential and a substantial amount of courage. Pity most of his teammates arent in the same mould. Does anyone know the seriousness of his injury?

[wayne]

Heavy concussion and possible cheekbone fracture is what i've heard.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Just got home from the game and heard on Channel 10 that he will be okay, just concussion and that his parents and a Richmond medico were in a room with him at Epworth Hospital. He was just dazed after a knock like that.

[Francois Jackson]

a good player this kid and to see that was sickening. Shows he has what it takes unlike about 17 of his mates.

Compare that to the Edwards effort on the members side. Pathetic!!!

[one-eyed]

Heavy concussion and possible cheekbone fracture is what i've heard.

That's what is being reported on the 6pm newses. They said he was "lucky" to escape with only a fractured cheekbone.

[TigerTime]

i wish all our player shad his courage and jacksons balls

these blokes are more valuable to us than the silky ones like deledio.

rance always puts his head over the ball and jackson has the biggest balls in the team, see him rag doll mattner last week on the wing and he has bled enough for teh team as seen today

he and rance should inspire the team , but many in the team dont give a rats

[one-eyed]

Rance hit a 'car crash'
richmondfc.com.au
By Mic Cullen 7:18 PM Sat 09 May, 2009

RICHMOND youngster Alex Rance is in hospital with a suspected fractured cheekbone after one of the most sickening clashes in recent football history, with coach Terry Wallace comparing it to a car crash.

Rance and Brisbane Lions midfielder Joel Selwood had a literal head-on collision while contesting a loose ball on the members' wing at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.

With both players coming at the ball from opposite directions and at full speed, the crack as their heads hit could be heard around the ground.

Both players lay dazed on the turf as the game was halted for four minutes before Rance was taken to the Richmond rooms on the medicart. Selwood was assisted to the bench, just metres away.

Rance was taken directly to Epworth hospital while Selwood was unable to return to the field, although he did not suffer concussion according to the club.

Coach Terry Wallace said Rance's condition was uncertain at this stage, but hoped that it would be clearer tomorrow.

"He's in the Epworth having scans – we think it's more cheekbone at this stage than anything else, but obviously we'll get the reports back from those scans and we'll pass them on," Wallace said after the game.

"His family is with him and for that point-of-view he's OK, but obviously you have to see what damage is there."

The incident brought back memories of James Hird smashing his face on Mark McVeigh's knee at Subiaco Oval in May 2002, and Wallace compared the incident to the 2005 round five head clash between Tigers defender Chris Hyde and Saint Matt Maguire, which left Hyde with a 2cm crack in his skull.

"It was horrific – I was involved when Chris Hyde fractured his skull, and that was one of those car crash-type scenarios.

"Two blokes absolutely equally committed to the contest, and people who say that our game's not tough … it astounds me at times.

"You've got to be down at ground level to see how hard they hit.

"It was a fair-dinkum car crash."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/76520/default.aspx

[one-eyed]

Jon Ralph just said on Ch 10 that Rance has two fractures to his cheekbone.

[TigerTime]

we missed his run and aggressiveness after he went off injured
get well soon rance

[Francois Jackson]

Could be an eye socket also.

[one-eyed]

Dr. Pete Larkins on the Sunday Footy Show said Alex may be out of hospital as early as tomorrow. Rance has two small fractures - one at the base of the eyesocket and the other on the actual cheekbone. He'll have a couple of plates put in at each spot and depending on how quickly the swelling dies down he could even be back as early as 3-4 weeks time. Larkins said being a young player it'll most likely be a month long injury.
 

[one-eyed]

Murray Rance rang into 3aw and passed onto Caro that Alex actually has 3 cracks and he'll have his operation today (plates and a couple of screws inserted). They're saying 2-3 weeks now.

[WilliamPowell]

One of the most courageous acts I've seen by RFC player in a couple of years

It's a pity some of his more senior colleagues haven't got the same attributes

Get well Alex - you are a true Tiger