FIND out what’s being said about the club in the major daily newspapers on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Herald Sun
Season over for Grimes
By Jon Ralph and Matt Windley
MELBOURNE insists Jack Grimes' serious foot injury is not career-threatening, despite the club ruling the star defender out for the year. In a horror day for the Demons, Grimes was diagnosed with a navicular fracture and back-up ruckman Jake Spencer received confirmation he had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. And young tall Jack Fitzpatrick has a severe sprain of the syndesmosis - which binds together the fibula and tibia in the leg - and could miss eight weeks. It compounds the loss of midfielder Jack Trengove, who was offered a two-match suspension by by the match review panel for his sling tackle on Adelaide's Patrick Dangerfield on Sunday. The injury to Grimes is the same one that ended the career of Geelong defender Matthew Egan and also troubled James Hird. But Egan returned too quickly from the injury, and the Demons are intent on ensuring Grimes is given the best rehabilitation possible. Melbourne hopes Grimes can return to full fitness in the same manner as defender Colin Garland, who suffered the same injury.
Two game ban for Trengove
By Michael Horan
MELBOURNE midfielder Jack Trengove has been offered a two-match ban by the AFL's match review panel for high contact against Adelaides Patrick Dangerfield during Sunday's clash at the MCG. Trengove's tackle on Dangerfield was assessed as a level three rough conduct offence. That Dangerfield did not return to the field because of concussion - combined with a damning post-match report from Crows medical staff - did not help the 19-year-old's cause. The incident was assessed as negligent, high contact and high impact, drawing 325 demerit points. An early guilty plea today will reduce the sanction by 25 per cent to 243.75 points and a two-match ban. Trengove's suspension comes after the Dees turned to former Melbourne Storm skipper Robbie Kearns for a swift lesson in tackling, an area badly lacking in the loss to West Coast in Round 6. "Robbie came and spoke to us ... about the culture that Melbourne Storm have, how tackling is their major focus," Garland said yesterday.
The Age
Grimes gone as Dees look to Roos as gauge
By Jesse Hogan
THE yardstick of Melbourne's improvement - or otherwise - this season following its erratic start was not Sunday's demolition of Adelaide. It will instead come on Saturday against one of the league's cellar-dwellers. That the Demons have not been able to beat Geelong, Hawthorn and St Kilda in the past 5½ seasons is not a shock based on their rivals' lofty placings in that period. That North Melbourne is the other team it has been incapable of beating is less explicable. But the Demons' bid to retain their top-eight position, by defeating the Kangaroos this weekend, was undermined by confirmation late yesterday that the foot injury suffered by Jack Grimes on Sunday is likely to keep him out for the rest of the year. Key defender Colin Garland was drafted by Melbourne three months after its round-20 victory over the Kangaroos in 2006. In the following eight matches the Kangaroos have triumphed on every occasion, most recently the engrossing and free-flowing match in round 22 last year when both teams' finals chances were already buried. Garland, 23, is particularly eager to sever that losing streak on Saturday at Etihad Stadium. ''We don't want to be a team that yo-yos, from a West Coast performance to a performance like yesterday. We want to keep that same intensity every week and be consistent,'' he said.
The Australian
Herald Sun
Season over for Grimes
By Jon Ralph and Matt Windley
MELBOURNE insists Jack Grimes' serious foot injury is not career-threatening, despite the club ruling the star defender out for the year. In a horror day for the Demons, Grimes was diagnosed with a navicular fracture and back-up ruckman Jake Spencer received confirmation he had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. And young tall Jack Fitzpatrick has a severe sprain of the syndesmosis - which binds together the fibula and tibia in the leg - and could miss eight weeks. It compounds the loss of midfielder Jack Trengove, who was offered a two-match suspension by by the match review panel for his sling tackle on Adelaide's Patrick Dangerfield on Sunday. The injury to Grimes is the same one that ended the career of Geelong defender Matthew Egan and also troubled James Hird. But Egan returned too quickly from the injury, and the Demons are intent on ensuring Grimes is given the best rehabilitation possible. Melbourne hopes Grimes can return to full fitness in the same manner as defender Colin Garland, who suffered the same injury.
Two game ban for Trengove
By Michael Horan
MELBOURNE midfielder Jack Trengove has been offered a two-match ban by the AFL's match review panel for high contact against Adelaides Patrick Dangerfield during Sunday's clash at the MCG. Trengove's tackle on Dangerfield was assessed as a level three rough conduct offence. That Dangerfield did not return to the field because of concussion - combined with a damning post-match report from Crows medical staff - did not help the 19-year-old's cause. The incident was assessed as negligent, high contact and high impact, drawing 325 demerit points. An early guilty plea today will reduce the sanction by 25 per cent to 243.75 points and a two-match ban. Trengove's suspension comes after the Dees turned to former Melbourne Storm skipper Robbie Kearns for a swift lesson in tackling, an area badly lacking in the loss to West Coast in Round 6. "Robbie came and spoke to us ... about the culture that Melbourne Storm have, how tackling is their major focus," Garland said yesterday.
The Age
Grimes gone as Dees look to Roos as gauge
By Jesse Hogan
THE yardstick of Melbourne's improvement - or otherwise - this season following its erratic start was not Sunday's demolition of Adelaide. It will instead come on Saturday against one of the league's cellar-dwellers. That the Demons have not been able to beat Geelong, Hawthorn and St Kilda in the past 5½ seasons is not a shock based on their rivals' lofty placings in that period. That North Melbourne is the other team it has been incapable of beating is less explicable. But the Demons' bid to retain their top-eight position, by defeating the Kangaroos this weekend, was undermined by confirmation late yesterday that the foot injury suffered by Jack Grimes on Sunday is likely to keep him out for the rest of the year. Key defender Colin Garland was drafted by Melbourne three months after its round-20 victory over the Kangaroos in 2006. In the following eight matches the Kangaroos have triumphed on every occasion, most recently the engrossing and free-flowing match in round 22 last year when both teams' finals chances were already buried. Garland, 23, is particularly eager to sever that losing streak on Saturday at Etihad Stadium. ''We don't want to be a team that yo-yos, from a West Coast performance to a performance like yesterday. We want to keep that same intensity every week and be consistent,'' he said.
The Australian
Dees pay price for atonement
By Stephen Rielly
MELBOURNE'S atonement at the MCG on Sunday was delivered at considerable cost. Less than 24 hours after the finest four-quarter performance in coach Dean Bailey's time, the Demons learned that out of the 96-point rout of Adelaide, they face an immediate future without two of their best young players, Jack Grimes and Jack Trengove. The worst of it is that Grimes is likely to miss the rest of the season. Scans yesterday confirmed that the 21-year-old had fractured the navicular bone in his right foot in the first quarter of the match against the Crows, an injury that almost certainly means an extended period on the sidelines. Grimes was to see a surgeon last night to establish whether an operation is required, but the club was conceding that "the likelihood is that Jack will miss the remainder of the 2011 season". Melbourne doctor Andrew Daff, who was involved with Demon Colin Garland's recovery from a similar injury in 2009, said the club was very confident that Grimes would recover fully. While Garland and James Hird and Shane Woewodin have recovered from navicular bone injuries in the past, former Geelong defender Matthew Egan had his career finished by the same problem. "This is clearly a serious injury, but we have time on our hands to manage it correctly to ensure he has no long-term issues in the future," Daff said.
Tackle costs Trengove two games
By Greg Denham
YOUNG Melbourne midfielder Jack Trengove was yesterday offered a two-game ban by the match review panel for his dangerous tackle on Adelaide's Patrick Dangerfield. Trengove was charged with engaging in rough conduct a day after the midfielder's head hit the turf with force while his arms were pinned, and risks a three-game ban should he unsuccessfully challenge the verdict. Based on video evidence and a medical report from Adelaide, the incident was assessed as negligent conduct, high impact and high contact. An early guilty plea would reduce Trengove's sanction to two matches, with carryover points of 43.75 for the next 12 months.
By Stephen Rielly
MELBOURNE'S atonement at the MCG on Sunday was delivered at considerable cost. Less than 24 hours after the finest four-quarter performance in coach Dean Bailey's time, the Demons learned that out of the 96-point rout of Adelaide, they face an immediate future without two of their best young players, Jack Grimes and Jack Trengove. The worst of it is that Grimes is likely to miss the rest of the season. Scans yesterday confirmed that the 21-year-old had fractured the navicular bone in his right foot in the first quarter of the match against the Crows, an injury that almost certainly means an extended period on the sidelines. Grimes was to see a surgeon last night to establish whether an operation is required, but the club was conceding that "the likelihood is that Jack will miss the remainder of the 2011 season". Melbourne doctor Andrew Daff, who was involved with Demon Colin Garland's recovery from a similar injury in 2009, said the club was very confident that Grimes would recover fully. While Garland and James Hird and Shane Woewodin have recovered from navicular bone injuries in the past, former Geelong defender Matthew Egan had his career finished by the same problem. "This is clearly a serious injury, but we have time on our hands to manage it correctly to ensure he has no long-term issues in the future," Daff said.
Tackle costs Trengove two games
By Greg Denham
YOUNG Melbourne midfielder Jack Trengove was yesterday offered a two-game ban by the match review panel for his dangerous tackle on Adelaide's Patrick Dangerfield. Trengove was charged with engaging in rough conduct a day after the midfielder's head hit the turf with force while his arms were pinned, and risks a three-game ban should he unsuccessfully challenge the verdict. Based on video evidence and a medical report from Adelaide, the incident was assessed as negligent conduct, high impact and high contact. An early guilty plea would reduce Trengove's sanction to two matches, with carryover points of 43.75 for the next 12 months.
