Cogs thread [merged]

[WilliamPowell]

Great city to visit Munich  .

 

I'll drink to that although personally I reckon Berlin is better 

[Smokey]

Great city to visit Munich  .

 

I'll drink to that although personally I reckon Berlin is better 

Just don't mention the war.

 

[Tigermonk]

lol Smokey our thread is back on
lets hope its all good news, if Cogs proves me wrong l will gladly admit so 

[blx]

Great city to visit Munich  .

 

I'll drink to that although personally I reckon Berlin is better 

talk about a footy mad town!

as a young lad backpacking around in the 80's i arrived in Munich intending to stick around for a few days and check it out.

when i arrived at the station it was chaos!

Porto were playn Bayern in the final of the UEFA Champs and as a consequence i had to jump on the train to vienna as there was absolutely no accomadation availiable anywhere in Munchen.

but i just couldnt believe how footy mad it was there! scarves, singing songs everywhere, painted faces and i have a vivid memory of a guy dropping all his drinksd as he tried to get out the door of a pub cause it was so packed inside!

made our GF look rather lifeless! 

[Smokey]

lol Smokey our thread is back on
lets hope its all good news, if Cogs proves me wrong l will gladly admit so 

Yeah TM.  I'm watching with great interest and hope as well.  Honestly, I'm not super confident he will survive the attempt but where there's hope....  As you said, it will be good news if Cogs can prove you wrong because that's a win for the footy club - our debate is irrelevant to that outcome.  Here's hoping.   

[one-eyed]

Fearless Coughlan set for return
richmondfc.com.au
By Mic Cullen
12:53 PM Fri 04 July, 2008

RICHMOND midfielder Mark Coughlan will return to football this weekend, playing with VFL side Coburg.

The 26-year-old said he was feeling confident about his troublesome hamstrings, which saw him trek off to Germany for treatment.

"I'm feeling good. It's taken a while, but since my well-documented trip it's been good," he told richmondfc.com.au.

"I went over there with quite a weak hamstring, and came back and it's felt pretty strong since.

"All the physio work I've had over here has been great, and in the last two weeks there's been a noticeable change.

"I'm feeling pretty strong out on the track, and it's pulling up well, so I'm pretty confident about playing out the year."

Coughlan said the fear about returning had passed.

"No, I've lost the trepidation – I did have that last time I came back and played for Coburg, I just wasn't quite sure on it, but I've lost that feeling," he said.

"I guess once you get through a couple of full training sessions with the guys and it pulls up well, then it gives you a bit of confidence and you lose that hesitation about going for the ball, and all that type of thing.

"It all feels pretty good and ready to go."

The 25th pick in the 2000 draft said the coaching staff had supported him fully, although he hadn't spoken to senior coach Terry Wallace all that much.

"I guess I haven't played too many games, so I haven't had a chance to talk to him about how I'm going to play, but he's been pretty supportive – when he's needed to he's been there to say 'just get it right'," he said.

"I actually haven't had too much pressure from the coaches in terms of getting out and playing, which has been good, and has allowed my body to recover.

"I think in the long run, it'll benefit the club."

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsid=62698

[one-eyed]

Just repeating here as it'll get lost in the Coburg thread.

bg25 said Cogs got through the ressies game. Played in 10 minute spurts and did ok and will be better for the run. Had 7 possies (from BF) and kicked a goal in the first quarter.

[one-eyed]

Mark Coughlan takes steps towards Richmond return
Chris Mitchell | July 07, 2008

INJURY-plagued midfielder Mark Coughlan hopes to string enough VFL games together to force his way into the Richmond side before the end of the season.

Coughlan finally returned to football yesterday for the Coburg reserves, playing the first three quarters in the Tigers' eight-point win against Box Hill at Box Hill City Oval.

While he struggled to have a significant impact, the 26-year-old played in the midfield, kicked a goal and had 19 possessions in a sign he has recovered from a serious hamstring injury.

The 2003 Richmond best-and-fairest winner tore his left hamstring at training in May and travelled to Munich, Germany, for intensive treatment, enduring 102 injections over 12 days in a visit to the clinic of Dr Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfarth.

A victim of two right knee reconstructions, Coughlan has not played at AFL level since Round 12, 2006, and is itching to break back into the Richmond side.

"It would be nice. The boys are playing pretty well, particularly in midfield," Coughlan said.

"I've got to prove myself at VFL level and it is then up to the coaching staff at Richmond."

Coughlan, who has played 83 games for Richmond since making his debut in 2001, said he had grown tired of training and was happy to get through the game unscathed.

"It was good to just get out there," he said. "I was a bit more confident about coming back this time around.

"I've only really played a half (of footy) this year. I wasn't really nervous.

"I felt pretty good in the body. I felt like I would get through all right and I have, so I'm pretty happy."

Coburg senior coach Jade Rawlings, who is also on the Richmond match committee, said Coughlan must prove he is fully fit before being considered for an AFL return.

"He just has to be able to prove he can play a full match," Rawlings said.

"He will play when it's deemed he's fit enough and there's a spot available.

"It's in his control somewhat. It was his first step back on the road to recovery."

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,23979175-19895,00.html

[one-eyed]

Cogs' diary: part two
richmondfc.com.au
By Mark Coughlan
Mon 07 July, 2008

Mark Coughlan has been to Germany for radical treatment on his troublesome hamstrings with Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wolfhart. This is part two of his story of the trip.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsid=62661

"When you do a hammy, the actual tear stays in the muscle for 10 weeks. For anyone who's not a footy player, they tell you not to do major physical activity for 10 weeks, whereas we have the pressure to get back out there. It's part of the game."

[Tigermonk]

Cogs' diary: part two
richmondfc.com.au
By Mark Coughlan
Mon 07 July, 2008

Mark Coughlan has been to Germany for radical treatment on his troublesome hamstrings with Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wolfhart. This is part two of his story of the trip.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsid=62661

"When you do a hammy, the actual tear stays in the muscle for 10 weeks. For anyone who's not a footy player, they tell you not to do major physical activity for 10 weeks, whereas we have the pressure to get back out there. It's part of the game."

never heard of anyone being told a hammy is 10 weeks, god who is looking after this lad

[Ox]

sorry but the guy aint Lazerus...

I just can't see a fairytale ending....sad aint I.

[tigersalive]

Cogs' diary: part two
richmondfc.com.au
By Mark Coughlan
Mon 07 July, 2008

Mark Coughlan has been to Germany for radical treatment on his troublesome hamstrings with Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wolfhart. This is part two of his story of the trip.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsid=62661

"When you do a hammy, the actual tear stays in the muscle for 10 weeks. For anyone who's not a footy player, they tell you not to do major physical activity for 10 weeks, whereas we have the pressure to get back out there. It's part of the game."

never heard of anyone being told a hammy is 10 weeks, god who is looking after this lad

I assume he means when the hamstring tears it takes 10 weeks to fully heal.  That's why there's always in increased risk of tearing in the immediate few games after the return, it's not fully healed.

Sounds right to me.

[Tigermonk]

he must have weak limbs, that be the reason. seen many bad hammy & never been 10 week'ers
l aint heard any doc tell me or others any different but l suppose his does  cause he be a idiot & probably tell him footy is bad for him also, like a doctor telling me all my tattoo's are very bad & can cause cancer but she had a nose stud which can cause major bacterial infections  they tell you anythjing if they dont agree with it themselves but when they get home from work attack the drugs & grog just like us 

[Infamy]

Just cause a player can play again after 3-4 weeks doesn't mean that it's fully healed. He's spot on and would know more about it than you clowns. It takes 10+ weeks for any soft tissue injury to be completely healed.

[Tigermonk]

Just cause a player can play again after 3-4 weeks doesn't mean that it's fully healed. He's spot on and would know more about it than you clowns. It takes 10+ weeks for any soft tissue injury to be completely healed.

hey l'm in my mid 40's & still get out on the training track every week, l reckon l got better hammies than him
His body is not able to stand up to AFL football cant you see that, sorry forgot your not very bright we are all clowns that are laughing remember
had plenty of soft tissue injury, some very serious, can show you the scars but none of them took 10 weeks to heal ever & l played 368 senior games
some players have softy bodies that cant handle the rigors, & doctors of today are against football & want it softened up thats why all these injuries these days are made out to be so serious & take so long to heal
Also Imfamy l have done trainer courses in my time in football so that l can get out & put back into the game l enjoyed
There is a current AFL employed head trainer in my family & ex players VFA/VFL/AFL in my family but we all stuffin clowns in your books & know nothing

if a hammy took 10 weeks to cure Robert harvey would never had played so many games of AFL & is still playing stuffin wake up from your armchair lad