Farewell #20 Will Kelly

[think better]

You mean he will be premiership player??

[Presti35]

Both the elbow and collar bone injuries coming from heavy collisions. Talk about bad luck.

[Uncle Jack]

Couldn't help but think in the warm up the other night when I saw Kelly had inherited the number 20 guernsey that it was some ominous joke of things to come. Then wouldn't you know it..... snapped collarbone. So let's look at it:

* 2018 TAC Season: 2/3 wiped out due to injury
* 2019: first season at Pies wiped out due to injury
* 2020: 1 game then broken shoulder
* 2021: 1 pre-season game and broken collarbone

Some guys just simply cannot take a trick aka:

* Sean Rusling
* Tom Davidson
* Danny Roach
* Mark Orval
* Chris Dalkin
* Ben Sinclair
* Tom Langdon etc....

Lee Walker

[Piesnchess]

His old man was a real tough bastard, hard as nails, cement head, hardly ever got injured. Just show, that good pedigree means nothing with injuries, its a shame but hes only a kid, give him time, he can make it.

[Back bucks]

He needs a bit more body mass and a bit more muscle ,but don`t expect him to emulate his old man like the Brown boys , Daics and Moore do. Different era and different style.

[simon tonna]

At least we saw a few seasons of Ben. Old biscuit bones needs a diet of cement and water.

[piedys]

Both the elbow and collar bone injuries coming from heavy collisions. Talk about bad luck.

I'd have to watch both incidents again, but... should an AFL player's body be able to absorb that sort of impact, without bone/joint damage?

[simon tonna]

Both the elbow and collar bone injuries coming from heavy collisions. Talk about bad luck.

I'd have to watch both incidents again, but... should an AFL player's body be able to absorb that sort of impact, without bone/joint damage?

Who knows. But that hospital ball from thomas(sigh) was a pearler and grimy made the most of it and so he should. A perfect placed knee on top of kellys collarbone. You see that collision all weekend and the terrible speeky attempt last year was dime a dozen but clumsy. Well know if it happens one more time me thinks.

[K]

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I'd have to watch both incidents again, but... should an AFL player's body be able to absorb that sort of impact, without bone/joint damage?

Looking for video of both... No luck so far.

[RudeBoy]

For Christ sake, give the kid a break.

[Johnno75]

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I'd have to watch both incidents again, but... should an AFL player's body be able to absorb that sort of impact, without bone/joint damage?

Looking for video of both... No luck so far.

Latest one was on a Kayo Mini, didn’t help that Josh Thomas put a simple pass over his head.

[K]

... didn’t help that Josh Thomas put a simple pass over his head.

Reminds me of the hospital handpass Beams gave Wells for the last act and injury of his career.

[inxs88]

I posted a year ago my fear was Kelly was Reid reincarnated. He is doing nothing to alter this perception. In fact I think EVERY SENIOR game he has played has been followed by a long term injury.

[Magpietothemax]

I posted a year ago my fear was Kelly was Reid reincarnated. He is doing nothing to alter this perception. In fact I think EVERY SENIOR game he has played has been followed by a long term injury.

Well fortunately he has not played many senior games, so it is still a small sample size.

[stui magpie]

Geez, if Kelly is going to be an All Australian CHB I'll take that