A.Hamill - knee - 2 weeks

True Blue Sainter · Wed 02 Sep 2009 1:51pm

Damn...Looks like Gwilt may have to step into that 3rd tall forward role again

perfectionist · Wed 02 Sep 2009 2:37pm

Up until 2004 Aaron had a good run with injuries, missing just 10 through injury or suspension in around 160 games.

In 2004, Aaron played 18 of the 22 H&A games, including round 22. A "knee" injury prevented him playing in the finals, including being a late withdrawal from the PF.

In 2005, he played 12 games, missing Rounds 7 to 17 with first an ankle injury then a calf injury. He played in the QF in which we beat Adelaide but re-injured his calf again and missed the PF (again).

In 2006, he injured his knee (pcl) in a front on clash of knees against Geelong in Round 7. He returned in Round 21 and played three games but was not right, his last game being the EF against Melbourne.

He never played again.

Animal Enclosure · Wed 02 Sep 2009 3:05pm

With Aaron in our current side I'd be that confident of a premiership it is not funny.

The missing piece to the puzzle that can hopefully be overcome.

One of the great football tragedies that his career was cut short.

Thanks for those stats Perfectionist, there's too many people out there that just remember those last 2 years & bag the bloke.

IMO Hamill was hugely significant in changing the mindset of this place around & helped instill the great leadership and work ethic skills in Rooey that he now shows.

Prodgers · Post: # 809324Post **Prodgers** » Wed 02 Sep 2009 4:03pm

This is has been the longest 2 weeks of my life, i can't remember the last time i saw him play.

BaysideSaint · Wed 02 Sep 2009 4:06pm

get over it Mooksy, s eriously dude .. move on. life is too short!

matrix · Post: # 809326Post **matrix** » Wed 02 Sep 2009 4:06pm

yeah used to love the style

just a bull in a china shop
ended up costing him tho

shame

saintbrat · Post: # 809393Post **saintbrat** » Wed 02 Sep 2009 5:25pm

BaysideSaint wrote:get over it Mooksy, s eriously dude .. move on. life is too short!

no mooksy's right

new injury at the weekend..

saintm · Post: # 809420Post **saintm** » Wed 02 Sep 2009 6:02pm

saintbrat wrote:
BaysideSaint wrote:get over it Mooksy, s eriously dude .. move on. life is too short!
no mooksy's right
new injury at the weekend..

Not knee related, though, according to The Age - a torn calf muscle ended Aaron's game on Saturday.

thejiggingsaint · Wed 02 Sep 2009 8:10pm

Sammy played his final game against Footscray at the dome in 2007
(When roo kicked the point after the siren to give us the draw) We never made finals that year.

clarky449 · Post: # 809531Post **clarky449** » Wed 02 Sep 2009 9:00pm

thejiggingsaint wrote:Sammy played his final game against Footscray at the dome in 2007
(When roo kicked the point after the siren to give us the draw) We never made finals that year.

Are you sure?

Winmarvellous · Wed 02 Sep 2009 9:10pm

Had captaincy written all over him.Loved the bloke, and was so sad to see him go out the way he did.

perfectionist · Wed 02 Sep 2009 9:12pm

clarky449 wrote:
thejiggingsaint wrote:Sammy played his final game against Footscray at the dome in 2007
(When roo kicked the point after the siren to give us the draw) We never made finals that year.
Are you sure?

The draw was round 18. Alas, Aaron did not play in that game or any other that year. This link desribes his retirement announcement:

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/i ... 37650.html

And yes, if he was in the team at the moment, we would be absolute certainties. Then again, had he been fit to play in either PF and then the GF we would have won both flags, in my view. He was the forward pressure in those days. It is just that these days others are emulating his work.

mustangjack · Wed 02 Sep 2009 10:23pm

A cardboard cut out of sammy at CHF would have been enough to win those finals

Stillwaiting · Wed 02 Sep 2009 10:27pm

mustangjack wrote:A cardboard cut out of sammy at CHF would have been enough to win those finals

That cardboard cut out would win us the flag this year for sure,Imagine all those chicken shyte defenders daring not to go near Roo as they know it would be instant death by Ha

mil

Snakeman66 · Wed 02 Sep 2009 10:33pm

clarky449 wrote:
thejiggingsaint wrote:Sammy played his final game against Footscray at the dome in 2007
(When roo kicked the point after the siren to give us the draw) We never made finals that year.
Are you sure?

His last AFL game was the Elimination Final v Melbourne 2006.

mustangjack · Wed 02 Sep 2009 10:40pm

Stillwaiting wrote:
mustangjack wrote:A cardboard cut out of sammy at CHF would have been enough to win those finals

That cardboard cut out would win us the flag this year for sure,Imagine all those chicken shyte defenders daring not to go near Roo as they know it would be instant death by Ha mil

Yeah bet ya Roo misses him big time

Stillwaiting · Wed 02 Sep 2009 10:47pm

mustangjack wrote:
Stillwaiting wrote:
mustangjack wrote:A cardboard cut out of sammy at CHF would have been enough to win those finals

That cardboard cut out would win us the flag this year for sure,Imagine all those chicken shyte defenders daring not to go near Roo as they know it would be instant death by Ha mil
Yeah bet ya Roo misses him big time

Gawd I miss him big time to