Who has actually been on the Princess Park oval the boys train on, is the ground too hard or something?
Because we seem to have a lot of stress fractures in the summer leading up to the start of every season.

It's lush... carpet like. Not an issue.

Who has actually been on the Princess Park oval the boys train on, is the ground too hard or something?
Because we seem to have a lot of stress fractures in the summer leading up to the start of every season.

Disappointing for TDK. Another year where we enter round 1 already a few players down. Will be relying quite heavily on Levi again this year. He’s probably pencilled in already for a key forward spot given Charlie isn’t playing for at least half the year (realistically it will likely end up being a lot more than that). He’s now the only bloke on the list that can actually back up Pittonet in the ruck if need be. He’s also still probably the best back up key position defender behind Weiters and Jones. Think Oscar McDonald will get the nod to join the list eventually but I’d still probably back Levi to do a job back there over him - like at the end of 2019 when he performed well as a key defender. I’m generally a fan of Levi - he gives it a crack and he’s durable - but at some point we need these young tall blokes to get fit and demand positions otherwise what’s to say we won’t be in this same position 12 months down the track

Where is Princess Park?

The drive to Maryborough and back each day must be pretty tough on the body.

Which young talls?

Marchbank & Parks might be ok to replace either Plowman or Docherty, but we’ll have to find a whole new set up if Jones or Weitering are out of action. McDonald will be added to the list, but he’s different again, certainly not as mobile as the two big guns & a bit of a risk at 95% game time.

The drive to Maryborough and back each day must be pretty tough on the body.

Not good news on the AFL site re Charlie

https://www.afl.com.au/video/549401/inj ... 3363600001

A KNEE setback for Nic Newman could rule the defender out for the beginning of the season, but Tom De Koning is ahead of schedule following his back injury.

After a largely faultless pre-season in his return from a ruptured patella tendon, Carlton will take a cautious approach with Newman with the season just over three weeks away.

1/4 of the list on injury list and we haven't hit the park yet

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Four of those ten are available for round one.

I am starting to get really frustrated with the preparation of the squad. Andrew Russell was touted as the best in the business 3 years ago now we are getting more soft tissue injuries than ever. That may not be true but it certainly seems that way. FFS can someone at the club sort this out.