The Injury List

[Saintberra]

According to the official AFL website, St. Kilda is the only club that boasts a completely empty list of injured players.

Is there anything that we can attribute this too? Did we prepare better at the beginning of the year/was there any fitness staff changes? Or is it pure luck?

[freely]

I posted somewhere else how Dempster had a big hand in our offseason training regime. Obviously there's a lot of luck keeping everyone on the park but I don't think it's done any harm having a footballer involved in the conditioning program.

[Rosco]

so what you're saying is that the injury list has been DEMPSTERED.

[saintsRrising]

I posted somewhere else how Dempster had a big hand in our offseason training regime. Obviously there's a lot of luck keeping everyone on the park but I don't think it's done any harm having a footballer involved in the conditioning program.

Not sure you would call it a "big hand". As part of his studies he has worked at the club. This will help set him out for his intended post-playing career. I am sure it added value, but would imagine it was only a small added benefit rather than a large one given our extensive team of doctors, physios and sports scientists etc


Football Department


Aaron Hamill Assistant Coach - Forwards
Matt Hornsby High Performance Manager
Adam Kingsley Assistant Coach - Midfield
Adam Skrobalak Assistant Coach - Ruck
Alan Richardson Senior Coach
Andrew Waddington Head Trainer
Andrew Wallis Head Physiotherapist
Billymo Rist Player Welfare Co-ordinator
Callum Willis Football IT Coordinator
Chris McKay IT Assistant
Chris Toce Recruiting Advisor
Chris Liberatore Recruiting Anaylst
Danny Frawley Specialist Defensive Coach
Danny Sexton Director of Coaching & Strategy
Ian Stone Medical Officer
Alison Miles Dietician
Jamie Cox General Manager - Football Performance
John Beveridge Recruiting Advisor
Josh Low Strength & Conditioning Manager
Julie Rackstraw Executive Assistant - Football
Lindsay Gilbee Development Coach
Luke O'Brien Football Services Manager
- Strength & Conditioning Coach
Stephen Forcone Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Luke Howie Strength & Conditioning Consultant
Marcus Krygger Strength & Conditioning/Rehabiliation Assistant
Mark Smart Recruiting Advisor
Mark Spargo Sports Psychologist
Paul Collins Recruiting
Paul Hudson Sandringham Coach/Development Coach
Paul Trainor Physiotherapist
Peta Searle Development Coach
Peter Maddern Logistics Manager
Richard Citroen Physiotherapist
Robbie Chancellor Football IT Manager
Rohan Welsh Assistant Coach - Defence
Simon Kearney Sports Science Manager
Simon McPhee Head of Player Academy & Development
Tim Barbour Medical Officer
Tony Brown Player Development Manager
Tony Elshaug Recruiting & List Manager
Wayne Hughes Pro Scout

[BigMart]

Injuries and footy are just a matter of when or not

It's a ballistic collision game

They can occur to the most well prepared and not to an unprepared....

[freely]

Yes, SR there are certainly a lot of people in the football department, but I'm not sure how many of those involved in conditioning (4?) have played at this level of the AFL week-in, week-out. My point is that it's probably a good thing to have a player involved in that space - which does indeed bode well for Dempster's post-footy career.

[Stephen Theodore]

Injuries and footy are just a matter of when or not

It's a ballistic collision game

They can occur to the most well prepared and not to an unprepared....

Agree, only have to look at Gold Coast injury list, couple of soft tissue injuries, but majority are impact injuries, just bad luck, not underprepared

[bigcarl]

If only we'd won the Hawks and North games we'd be in a position to push for finals this year. I mean how often do you have virtually a full list available?

[freely]

Interesting to note though that commentators are talking up Richmond's chances of making the 8 - and they're still below us on the ladder. They did beat Sydney of course...

[Goose is king]

[quote="bigcarl"]If only we'd won the Hawks and North games we'd be in a position to push for finals this year. I mean how often do you have virtually a full list available?[/quote]


If we won those two games we would have over achieved as a result of few-now no injuries.
Those two losses have us where we belong on the ladder.

[Griggsy]

jinxed it! Billings out with an ankle

[BigMart]

2009

We had virtually no injuries

It was a must win season

[Con Gorozidis]

We might quibble over order but I think we would all agree our best six players this year have been:

Steven
Armo
Roo
Ross
Dempster
Joey


When was the last time one of these six missed a game? We have had an incredible run with injuries.

[saynta]

We might quibble over order but I think we would all agree our best six players this year have been:

Steven
Armo
Roo
Ross
Dempster
Joey


When was the last time one of these six missed a game? We have had an incredible run with injuries.

Not so loud.