News: Scott Gumbleton
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NEWS: Gumbleton has not played AFL football since round 18, 2010 but amazingly had 14 possessions, 5 marks and kicked 3 goals in his return in Round 16 against Port Adelaide. Essendon coach James Hird said "I'm pleased, not as pleased as he is - don't worry, there's a lot of relief on Scott Gumbleton's face. We played him not knowing what we were going to get. We're just very happy for him ... for this football club that was a remarkable result out there. He competed, he contested, he wasn't the best player on the ground by any stretch of the imagination, but he showed he's going to be a very good player." | ||||
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NEWS: Booted 3.0 from 5 grabs and 14 possessions on Trengove | Gumbleton also had 2 tackles. | |||
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NEWS: Gumbleton was dealt a blow in the VFL that left him with minor concussion and needing stitches. Bombers football manager Paul Hamilton told AFL.com.au "My report was that he had a couple of stitches, it was quite a number, something like 12, but I haven't had that confirmed yet. He just had to get stitched up and he might have been a touch groggy. He might have some minor concussion, that's probably the term." | ||||
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NEWS: Gumbleton will return this weekend in the VFL after having off-season back surgery to recover from chronic hamstring injuries. Paul Hamilton, Essendon's general manager of football operations, told The Age, ahead of the game for Bendigo against Collingwood at Victoria Park "It's a good step forward for him. He's good. He's done a lot of work and we're happy he's got to this stage. We're happy that he's going to be out there getting a feel for the competitive part again." | ||||
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NEWS: Essendon are hopeful Gumbleton's surgery will get him playing good football again. Before the operation the doctor believed Gumbleton only had a 70% chance of playing football again. Essendon football manager Paul Hamilton said "We wanted Scott to come back not just to play but to perform. That's probably the key to it all." | ||||
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NEWS: James Hird is happy that his Number #2 Draft Pick in the 2006 National Draft, is recovering well from his back surgery in November and could be playing again as soon as 6 weeks. He has been completing a series of running drills and mini pre-season camps, and is looking extremely fit. Over the coming few weeks they will bring ball work into his training. | ||||
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NEWS: Gumbleton is recovering from a back injury and is not expected to return until mid season. He just can't seem to stay on the park and has never reached his potential. Cash Cow Potential: Expensive, injured and uninviting. | This is a 2012 outlook article. | |||
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NEWS: He is recovering from a back injury. He just can't seem to stay on the park and has never reached his potential. We don't want to rub salt in the wound for any Essendon supporter but did you know that Gumbleton was Pick #2 in the 2006 National Draft. Pick #4 Matthew Leunenberger, Pick #5 Travis Boak and Pick #7 Joel Selwood. | ||||
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NEWS: Gumbleton's surgery is said to be the end to his hamstring & back problems. The Key forward with so much promise has had serious trouble trying to stay on the field his entire career. Hopefully it is past him and he has a successful 2012 season. | ||||
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NEWS: Gumbleton came back from injury on the weekend and kicked 3 goals. With the Essendon Forward line not performing as it was earlier in the season, you just never know. He may get a recall soon. | ||||
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NEWS: 3 disposals plus 3 hit outs and 2 tackles | ||||
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NEWS: Blake on him... 7 possessions and 3 marks with 3 tackles... corkie to the left side of the ribcage in Q1... eventually returned in Q3 | ||||
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NEWS: Booted 1.1 from 12 touches and 5 grabs on Brown | Gumbleton also had 4 tackles. | |||
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NEWS: 8 possessions on Davis | Gumbleton added 5 marks and 2 tackles. | |||
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NEWS: Booted 1.0 from 4 grabs and 7 touches with 3 tackles on Schoenmakers... no touches in the first half | ||||