It turns out that the ankle injury suffered in the last Masters intraclub game was more severe than first thought, and it will keep me out of the AFL National Masters carnival in Coffs Harbour next month.
I've done as much as I thought I could to get over the injury, but there is still a lot of soreness in the injury, and I have no confidence it will be ready in two weeks, and I also don't have the mental confidence that, even if it was better, I could trust it.
This is a real kick in the guts for a number of reasons. Firstly, I was looking forward to the carnival so I could play in quality football over the week. The week in Coffs itself would have been a good opportunity to get away for a mini holiday. It's also a kick in the guts because it's the second time injury has prevented me from playing in an event I'd been working all season towards. The last time I played competitive AFL was in the BDAFL reserve grade comp in 2015, and I played almost every game that year, only to have my shoulder dislocated in the semi-final, meaning I missed out on playing in a winning grand final team.
This has been similarly depressing. I've taken supplements, icing the ankle, been to the doctor, tried a local steroid, and now am undergoing physio treatment, but I can tell it won't be ready in time. I also don't see the point of risking re-injury for an amateur competition. The doctor said it will take 6 weeks to heal 90%, and the carnival would be 5 weeks from injury. And the next 10% takes a further 6 months to heal, so I don't want to re-injure the ankle and end up with weak ankles. This is shitty. The only upside is I will save the money that I was going to spend there.
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A quick update on the AFL finals. So, the Swans game was a bit of a dud, but to be honest, I also didn't think we would win. And I've been saying for year I think our roster is not very good, and weaknesses have been masked by good performances by some individuals. Hopefully the team will go through a rebuild, because I can't see us advancing with the current squad. The team look set for a bit of a clean out anyway. Gary Rohan and Dan Hannebury look to be going, as does Lloyd, and Newman is also being targeted by other teams. Reece Shaw has also left.
Since then, I've been able to put the Swans loss behind me pretty quickly, and have jumped on the Dees for the rest of the way. It's been interesting to watch my mates who are Melbourne supporters go through the rollercoaster of emotions as their team has progressed. In some ways I envy them, in other ways I'm glad it's not me - as they've said many times, it is very nerve-racking, and draining. I'm hopeful they'll beat West Coast, but clearly they are underdogs. Either way, I don't see Melbourne or the Eagles beating Richmond.
Also interesting, I haven't made many plans for grand final day yet. I had anticipated driving to Coffs the fay after the grand final, so wasn't picturing a big day out, but obviously that is now no longer on the cards. However, I also feel I faux pased the other day when watching the footy with Nayls, Ruth, Benny D and Sophie, asking the women if the boys could watch the grand final together, instead of asking if they wanted to watch it with us. So I might not plan anything this year, and see what happens. It might just mean watching it alone, or down at the pub by myself with a few bets on. Bones will probably be heading to Coffs, Joe is still overseas, and Furey will probably want to watch it himself as Richmond will probably be in it and favourites to win.
I don't mind that. We'll wait and see.
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