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News.com.au
02-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
AFL 2025: Essendon coach Brad Scott on Zach Reid, Darcy Parish, Kyle Langford and injury opportunity
The narrative reads a little differently to Essendon coach Brad Scott. The Bombers' wretched run of injuries has deepened over the past fortnight, with Mason Redman, Darcy Parish, Kyle Langford and Zach Reid all pulling up sore from training. Setbacks to Parish, Langford and Redman all occurred during the Bombers' bye week while Reid was injured at training on Wednesday. Return dates for Parish (calf) and Langford (quad) are undetermined, while Redman (hamstring) will miss at least a week. Reid was sent for scans on a hamstring issue after edging closer to a return from previous injury. Essendon has 11 unavailable for Gold Coast this weekend – nine of them serving long-term stints on the sidelines. But Scott — prior to training on Wednesday — refused to view it as a 'crisis' and said he shared the same view of the fringe players who are getting premature chances at senior level. 'That's the thing about the headlines, 'injury crisis' and all these things – I guarantee you it's not a crisis to those players who are on the fringe of selection,' he said. 'It's an opportunity to put their name up in lights and get their opportunity they've been working so hard for. 'That's the silver lining for us. It's clearly not ideal, we'd love to have better availability, but we've had players emerge who wouldn't have had their opportunity. 'Even if we did make seven changes this week, Angus Clarke wasn't going out regardless. I couldn't have said that seven weeks ago.' Parish has played just three matches this year after missing the start of the season with the same calf issue. Langford, six games, has also been troubled by a quad issue in the past. Scott admits there is a level of concern for the pair, as their injuries are a repeat of previous setbacks – but he hasn't put a line through their respective seasons. 'I've heard some people say, 'That's it for the season', that's not our attitude. We're going to rehab them as best we can and get them back playing as soon as possible,' he said. 'It leaves (Parish) in rehab again trying to get back before the end of the season. He's a really important part of our team and he come back in after a long lay-off and looked pretty sharp. 'It's a loss to us but we've got to keep pushing ahead and (Parish), with our full support, got to try get to the bottom of why he's had another recurrence. 'It's always a concern when you have a recurrence, injuries are an unfortunate part of our game. You try to minimise them as much you can, but when you have a recurrence to an existing injury it is a concern. 'We've got to deal with it, I understand the interest in it … but my focus is purely on the 23 we pick to go and get the job done on Saturday.'
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Gun Bombers defender sent for scans on hamstring
On the cusp of returning from injury, ace Essendon defender Zach Reid has been sent for scans after feeling tightness in his hamstring. Sidelined with a hamstring strain for the past five weeks, the highly rated but injury-prone Reid had been pressing his case for selection. But after training fully at Tullamarine on Wednesday, the 23-year-old experienced tightness late in the session and has gone for scans. The latest news on the injury front as we get ready to face the SUNS.@Homedics — Essendon FC (@essendonfc) July 1, 2025 Reid has suffered a difficult start to his AFL career after being drafted with pick 10 in 2020. He had been restricted to just nine games across his first four seasons, but had been enjoying a breakout year before being injured in the Dreamtime win against Richmond six weeks ago. Reid's setback comes after Essendon's bye week was blighted by injuries on the training track to Mason Redman, Darcy Parish and Kyle Langford. Redman (hamstring) will miss at least this Saturday's clash with Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium, but Parish (calf) and Langford (quad) have been ruled out indefinitely. Fourteen players were on the Bombers' injury update, released on Tuesday, with four of them out for the season. Before training on Wednesday, Essendon coach Brad Scott attempted to focus on the positives instead of the dire state of their injury list. "We're just in a situation at the moment where we've just got to roll on," Scott said. "We'll select 23 fit and very capable players this weekend. "That's the thing about the headlines, 'injury crisis' and all these things. "I guarantee you it's not a crisis to those players who are on the fringes. "It's an opportunity to put their name up in lights and get their opportunity. "It's clearly not ideal, we'd love to have better availability, but we've had players emerge who wouldn't have had their opportunity otherwise."
News.com.au
17-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Redman: Tonight's not what we stand for!
AFL: Essendon Bombers' Mason Redman speaks after Essendon Bombers heavy 91-point defeat to the Western Bulldogs.
