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Docherty.

So we know he ruptured his acl.  We also know that he played a quarter with it already ruptured.  He didn't go off right away remember?

Where did it tear?  Was hanging on by a thread?  Fully torn right through the middle?  Higher lower?  Closer further from the knee?   The medicos tend to describe a rupture as a full tear but they wouldn't have known until they operated and may have elected to keep that a bit quiet. 

So knowing this what's the recovery and rehab like? 

So if everything goes perfectly, with no post op complications, it is not unreasonable to have full motion back in the knee after 4 to 8 weeks and to be able to resume running in 12 to 16 weeks.  That's about 4 months.  Doch was playing his first game of the season off a full pre season and to quote him was in great condition when it happened.  These days with prp, and stem cell therapy they can accelerate the healing process and using the skinny side of the above guidance its not unreasonable for him to have been back in strength and conditioning training by the end of July being conservative and allowing for 16 weeks. That means he's spent minimum 4 weeks getting miles  in the legs and testing it out.

Given our teams on field fortunes I'd trust him to be in better nick than almost 10 of the players going out this weekend.   The timing of the injury is important.  Jsos did his before pre season. Docherty after he had already done one.  Was probably in really good nick when it happened and won't have the muscle issues the rest have.

@Thryleon

Doc was back running at the end of May.  His first run back on Princes Park got a fair bit of coverage.

He began non-contact training in early July and has been taking part in full contact training for the last six weeks.

all good djc.  I'm comfortable.  I was trying to show why anyone worried about him is worried about the strength and conditioning of the wrong player.

Selection day 

Debate will rage strongly tonight.  

You can almost bet though, that the team selected tonight won't be the team that takes the field Saturday, and there will be a late change or two.

And a couple of them will be re-injured by half time..

Wash your mouth out EB! 😇

Let's hope I'm wrong DJ but too many ins with questions marks doesn't make me comfortable. Strangely I think Sam Docherty will probably see the game out better than most...

Sounds like Charlie is pretty doubtful.

Give him another week and he'll be good to go in next week's semi.