{"id":389172,"date":"2024-04-29T09:43:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T09:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=389172"},"modified":"2024-04-29T22:05:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T22:05:32","slug":"dangerfield-defends-cats-training-program-after-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=389172","title":{"rendered":"Dangerfield defends Cats training program after injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geelong<\/a> captain Patrick Dangerfield has defended the Cats pre season training program after he suffered a second hamstring injury in a matter of weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During Geelong's 13-point win against Carlton in round seven, Dangerfield was chasing a loose footy in the third term when he grabbed hold of the ball as he fell to the ground.<\/p>\n

He handballed it on, but after getting up, looked extremely ginger on his leg.<\/p>\n

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The 2022 premiership star was then helped off the ground, looking in pain, before being subbed off with a hamstring injury and replaced by Tom Atkins\ufeff.<\/p>\n

At the start of the season, Dangerfield was struck down by \ufeffanother hamstring injury, against Adelaide.<\/p>\n

\"Dangerfield<\/p>\n

Back in February, Dangerfield outlined the changes Geelong had made to their pre season training program on his podcast.<\/p>\n

"We've changed from three main sessions a week, to two main sessions," he said on his podcast Reel Adventures.<\/em><\/p>\n

"The reason for that is that we've really increased our high speed. We've changed. Personally, I've gone from 450-odd metres in terms of high speed\ufeff. High speed is above 24 kilometres an hour.<\/p>\n

"The reason behind it is to try and bullet-proof hamstrings, so by the time you hit games, it should feel like games are almost the de-load."<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeelongCats\/status\/1784812354523345142<\/a><\/p>\n

Kane Cornes expressed his concerns \ufeffsurrounding that very program<\/a>, considering Dangerfield's unfortunate luck to repeat the same injury just weeks apart.<\/p>\n

"That's such a big increase in high speed and load," he said on Nine's Sunday Footy Show.<\/em><\/p>\n

"I wonder, for Dangerfield, at his age, whether Geelong reflect now and go, 'did we get that program wrong?'<\/p>\n

"When you look back and have a look at the training that they've changed up at his age\ufeff, perhaps they got that one wrong with his management throughout the pre season."<\/p>\n

\"Dangerfield<\/p>\n

But, the 34-year-old Brownlow medalist\ufeff has quashed fears surrounding the program.<\/p>\n

"Depends how you look at it, had I not done that work, is it a far worse injury potentially? You don't know," Dangerfield said on Monday.<\/p>\n

He remained as cool as ever when explaining the extend of the injury.<\/p>\n

"Same hamstring, feels the exactly the same spot," Dangerfield said.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"It is what it is to be honest. There's people and players with far worse injuries from the weekend, compared to me\ufeff."<\/p>\n

The Cats now look ahead to their clash with Melbourne at the MCG on Saturday.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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