AFL: North Melbourne are continuing their efforts to secure pick one, as the continue to deal with the Eagles on securing it.
North Melbourne rookie Brayden George’s horror run with injury has continued after dislocating his elbow in a “freak gym accident”.reports George had been taking part in a session at a local gym when he fell while attempting a box jump.“Instead of successfully bracing for his fall he dislocated his elbow and needed surgery on Thursday,” journalist Jon Ralph reported.
George has endured a tough start to his AFL career, after sliding out of top 10 draft contention when he tore his ACL in his draft year. The young forward missed the entire 2023 season as a result, but was still snapped up by the Roos with pick 26.Last year’s interim coach Brett Ratten only had high praise for the teen, who was tipped to help partner Nick Larkey in attack.
“He could be the most talented out of this year’s crop. That’s a big call because Sheezel is playing so well and Wardlaw we know is very, very talented, but Brayden has got some real strong AFL attributes,” Ratten said during a North Melbourne member Q&A earlier this year.“To think what he could do next year, and he hasn’t even played, we’re just virtually getting a top 10 pick for nothing.
“Brayden has shown tremendous strength of character and resilience during his ACL rehab this year and we know he will attack this injury with the same attitude.“While this will obviously impact his pre-season, we expect Brayden to be back running soon … We don’t expect the injury to impact his availability for the upcoming season.”
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