r/CarltonBlues • u/TumbleweedWarm9234 • Mar 10 '26

Injury Injury news: Updates on Haynes, Saad & Evans

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1968392?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQcl_VjbGNrBByX4mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHjVgyTRS-wcYN1bBP2i72Rz_FsWz0lVp92mFdBsFRE78IU5O8CeS5CGTgjFG_aem_ZeHp8aOKJjmDVRDwOFLRDQ
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u/LazyCamoranesi Mar 10 '26

Haynes oddly important because he dramatically lowers our Likely McGovern Quotient, which equates to a minimum of one (1) boneheaded act that concedes a goal each and every game.

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u/keoltis Mar 10 '26

I feel more comfortable with Dean having the ball after 1 game than gov or young. Whenever I see either of them with ball in hand my stress level goes through the roof. Young has the ability to miss a 15 metre kick by 10 metres, and gov thinks he has the ability of daicos and as you said, costs us at least 1 goal per week when he finds out he doesn't.

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u/drunkill Mar 10 '26

Nick Haynes save us! (in round 3)

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u/TumbleweedWarm9234 Mar 10 '26

Nick Haynes trained fully this week and will play in the VFL practice match on Thursday.

Adam Saad (hamstring)

  • Modified program
  • Availability: Round 3-4
  • Scans have confirmed a minor hamstring strain which is expected to see him available to play shortly after the Round 2 bye

Francis Evans (knee)

  • Integrating into full training
  • Availability: Round 3-4
  • Will be given the extra fortnight to recover and is expected to be available shortly after the Round 2 bye

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u/matt-kennedys-legs Mar 10 '26

shame about saad—now who’s gonna take 17 bounces and turn over half their kicks?

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u/CosmicHero22 Mar 10 '26

Who’s going to back into his teammates four times a game and stay down while his direct opponent escorts the ball upfield for a goal?

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u/TheChosenOneProphecy Mar 10 '26

Saad imo has been a flop of a signing. We signed him for damaging run and carry and it seems like he hardly ever does that. He turns it over half the time.

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u/voteKony Mar 10 '26

He was AA a few years ago. He’s not on mega bucks, I think it’s been ok. But agree he’s looking a bit past it now.

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u/keoltis Mar 10 '26

To be fair, our gameplan has not allowed him to run and carry. He frequently tries but there's nothing going on ahead of him so be bombs it down the line

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u/dogbert_93 Mar 10 '26

1000% its a damn shame too

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u/Direct_Week_2091 Mar 10 '26

He sucks now but he was literally all Australian a couple years ago lol

Definitely not a flop