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News.com.au
5 hours ago
- News.com.au
Eyebrows raised over Hawthorn star Will Day's latest injury
Hawthorn has copped a crushing blow with star midfielder Will Day ruled out for the rest of the season with a recurrence of his worrying foot issues. But a closer look at his struggles during Friday night's 14-point loss to Adelaide surely raises some question marks over why he played out the match. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. The 24-year-old Day, who missed six games in 2024 with a foot issue, was forced out of another 16 matches this season following surgery on a navicular bone after the round three clash with GWS. He had only returned against the Blues in round 20 but picked up yet another foot injury against the Crows, with the club confirming he has another 'bone stress injury' in his foot. Day was sent for scans in Melbourne on Saturday following the 14-point loss against Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval and revealed another navicular issue. 'We know Will has put in a mountain of work to get back to playing, and indeed performing, at the elite level and we are really disappointed for him,' Hawthorn football manager Rob McCartney said in a statement. 'The club's medical and high performance team have taken extra precautions with Will throughout his rehabilitation this year. 'This included very closely managing his workload and consulting external specialists both in Victoria and interstate to help guide his return to play timeline. 'Will is an outstanding person who has showcased an incredible amount of resilience and we know he will engage his rehab with the same attitude. 'As a club, we will obviously support Will throughout every stage of his rehabilitation and wrap our arms around him as he navigates this tough period.' There were various reports that Day had been stomped on during the game. Day was also the subject of some fierce speculation over a possible flaunting of the rules deep in the fourth quarter when play was stopped and he was taken from the ground with apparent cramp. But the fact Day was playing with a broken bone in his foot must paint that speculation in a different light. The youngster was seen struggling to shake off a leg problem at various times during the game, particularly in the final term. He also started the second half on the bench and was shown getting treatment midway through the fourth term. And yet he continued coming back onto the ground. Yes it was a close game and the Hawks are in a finals battle, but surely his long-term future is of paramount importance and any hint of a foot problem should have set off alarm bells. Fox Footy commentator Jason Dunstall noted Day was on the bench after halftime, while the midfielder appeared to be favouring his right foot before he came on. It all came after Hawthorn kicked the first five goals of the match, before the Crows responded with seven straight and held the Hawks scoreless in the second term to leave the Victorian club under the pump to start that third quarter. 'Interesting Will Day is starting on the bench second half,' Dunstall said. 'I would've thought you'd want him front and centre.' Fellow commentator Garry Lyon then noticed Day returning to the bench. 'You talked about Will Day not starting in the centre bounce which we all find a little unusual,' Lyon said. 'He's just emerged from up the race.' Anthony Hudson added: 'That will make Hawthorn fans nervous.' Day finally entered the second half at the 16-minute mark of the third quarter and battled to play out the game, despite clearly having trouble with the foot. 'He's coming off Will Day,' Dunstall said in the fourth quarter. 'He just copped a couple of knocks there, he's spent and needs a spell. 'They'll need another effort from him late.' Pick six in the 2020 draft, Day ultimately spent 71 per cent of the game on the ground, finishing with 19 disposals, nine tackles and seven clearances. But he appeared in more discomfort the longer the game went and didn't return after going off the ground with just over three minutes remaining. When he went off, with the commentators all focusing on cramp, Lyon said: 'It's not Will Day's fault. 'It's the umpire who should've identified 'no, you've got a cramp, get out of the road and get on with it'.' Considering what we know now, perhaps there was more to it than simply cramp, and the situation raised eyebrows on social media. After the news of the injury broke, journalist Ronny Lerner tweeted: 'Wow. That's extremely concerning to have two bouts of that in such quick succession. Reminds me of James Hird. Almost ended his career. Hawks have to take an extremely conservative approach with such an important player.' One X user replied to Lerner: 'Foot injury management will be professional in the AFL one day.' Another fan wrote: 'According to the morons commentating on the game it was only a cramp.' Kane Cornes slammed Day's 'cramping' situation on on Saturday morning. 'What are we doing stopping the game for cramp?' he said. 'Football is about the hardest, toughest football team wins and we are giving a team an advantage because one of their players is under prepared and can't get through.' X user Michael Emmerson noted that, tweeting: 'Kane Cornes, love your work, but will you be apologising along with the Seven commentary team regarding Day's cramp when actually it was a serious injury?'
ABC News
10 hours ago
- ABC News
2025 Super Netball grand final: Melbourne Vixens vs West Coast Fever, live updates
It's the biggest netball game of the year and we're expecting a record crowd at Rod Laver Arena, as the West Coast Fever and Melbourne Vixens meet in the 2025 Super Netball Grand Final. Will the home team send their departing coach Simone McKinnis out on a high after 13 seasons at the helm? Or will Fever goal shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard complete a fairytale comeback after suffering devastating pregnancy loss in January and re-joining the team in round three? Follow the live blog below, with the deciding match starting at 7:30pm AEST.
Perth Now
11 hours ago
- Perth Now
McQualter left questioning his side after brutal Demons loss
West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has questioned his team's toughness in the wake of another thumping loss, an 83-point defeat to Melbourne at Marvel Stadium. 'We're not tough enough at all as a football club, as a football team at the moment,' McQualter said. 'That's got nothing to do with age. That's something that we just can't accept.' The Eagles officially claimed their third wooden spoon in a game where the Demons won contested possession 145-103. McQualter said he might have to revert to an old-school, physical approach to training with games coming up against top-of-the-table Adelaide, a rampaging Western Bulldogs and Sydney to finish of the season. 'It's a good question. We might have to (go old school), because at the moment, when you get performances like that, you have to improve them by training,' he said. 'That might be what we have to do. It's intent, it's desire. We've got to put the right plans in place and put the people in the right places, but there's too many times where it's not at the level required.' Melbourne kicked 10 goals in the third term, but McQualter said the loss wasn't just about one quarter. 'Disappointing game, not the way we wanted to play today,' he said. 'I think it was a bit more than that (one quarter) today, clearly at the moment the gap between our best and our worst is far too great and we can't handle it. 'Teams have momentum against us, and the scoreboard just flows too easily. We have to find ways to do it better.' The Demons had 58 forward entries and McQualter said the back six did not handle the pressure. 'I thought we were beaten in that area of the ground today. 'I thought we gave way too many free kicks and I thought they scored a little bit too easily at times. But that's not just on the backs. That's on the whole team, but I don't think we had many winners on the ground today. 'It was pretty broad today, I think first half clearly ... we couldn't compete in the air, it was a pretty big thing in the game in the first half. 'We adjusted that a bit, took the game away from that space a little bit, but we got beaten by 40-somethig (42) contests, you can't compete in AFL football with that.' Liam Ryan finished the game with staples in his head, but passed an HIA test during the game, while forward Archer Reid left the ground late with what appearad to be sore ribs. 'Hopefully it's not too serious, but I haven't really got an update on it yet. He's a bit sore at the moment.' The Eagles coach said the team needed to get something out of the final three rounds. 'We have to be better than we were today, because we've got three tough opponents coming up. 'We have to challenge our team, our coaches, our staff, our club, that we still need to improve clearly, and the next three weeks is more opportunity to do that, so we'll just review this game the same way as we do, we'll get really clear on what we're going after. 'But we need to close the gap on our best and our worst. That's a big thing we're going to focus on the next three weeks.'
