Winderlich update
Bomber Jason Winderlich has endured a difficult road to recovery over the past twelve months after injuring his anterior cruciate ligament in round four of the 2011 home and away season. Winderlich played one match this year during the NAB Cup, but is now in the process of recovering from a hamstring injury he sustained last month. This latest setback is expected to delay his return for an additional four to six weeks.
Read More »No Round Eight for Cooney
Bulldog Adam Cooney was missing from the midfield last weekend against the Kangaroos after experiencing swelling in his knee late last week. Unfortunately, he is expected to miss another match when the Dogs meet the Suns in the Round Eight clash this weekend. As his recovery continues, the club hopes resting him another week will mean he is fit to return next week against the Cats.
Read More »Walker gets two weeks for tackle
Crow Taylor Walker has received a two match ban for a sling-tackle on Cat Harry Taylor during Adelaide’s fifty point win over Geelong on Saturday afternoon. Although the Geelong Football Club didn’t believe the tackle was of medium impact, it chose not to appeal the decision. If unsuccessful, Walker could have faced a harsher penalty of three weeks and the Cats were not willing to take the risk.
Read More »Bartel and Fisher late withdrawals
On Thursday night Jimmy Bartel was named as a certain starter for the Cats when they meet the Crows on Saturday, after sustaining an ankle injury last weekend. However, it was announced today that Bartel is a late withdrawal from the Geelong team. The Cats have named emergency players as Shannon Byrnes, Tom Gillies, and George Horlin-Smith, with one of them expected to take Bartel’s place.
Return of three Suns
Gold Coast will see the return of three players this Saturday with captain Gary Ablett, David Swallow and Michael Rischitelli all training strongly this morning. Ablett is likely to play in the forward-line for the Suns giving his teammates a chance to enhance their performance in the midfield.
Read More »Ablett and Rischitelli training well
While injured Suns, captain Gary Ablett and Michael Rischitelli showed great improvement at training this morning, it remains to be seen whether they will make their comebacks this weekend against Greater Western Sydney. Coach Guy McKenna has said the club don’t want to risk either player’s long-term safety by bringing them back into the team unless it believes they have completely recovered.
Scans confirm worst for O’hAilpin
Setanta OhAilpin’s season could be over before it’s even begun with scans today confirming that the GWS forward ruptured his ACL in Sunday’s 67-point loss to Carlton.
O’hAilpin, 29, was making his debut for the Giants against his former club in Carlton when he landed badly during a ruck contest in the third quarter and had to be subbed out of the game. Read More »
Adam Goodes to miss 6 weeks
Sydney star Adam Goodes will miss the next 6 weeks of football after tearing his quad muscle in Saturday nights narrow 5-point defeat against the Crows.
Goodes left the ground 5 minutes into the final quarter on Saturday night and failed to return to the field. Read More »
VFL for Jurrah, Watts and debutant Viney
As Melbourne’s Liam Jurrah returns through the VFL this Saturday against Geelong, he will be joined by debutant Jack Viney. The Demons are confident Jurrah is ready for his first match for the year after battling a wrist injury through the pre-season. Melbourne’s football manager, Josh Mahoney confirmed on the club’s website that Jurrah has been training well over the last few weeks and is ready for the VFL.
Meanwhile, Viney has been granted special approval to join the Demon’s VFL side a year early and is expected to be drafted by the Demons at the end of this year. Viney’s drafting to the senior side will be consistent with the AFL father-and son rule.
On Thursday night, Jack Watts was not named in the Melbourne line-up for this weekend. It has been announced Watts will also play in the VFL match on Saturday.
McMahon battles viral condition
After being hospitalised last week, it has been revealed that Kangaroo Scott McMahon is still recovering from a condition called urticaria, otherwise known as hives. McMahon is currently in hospital being treated for the condition with cortico steroids in an effort to reduce the rashes and joint inflammation he has been experiencing.
Understandably, McMahon’s return to the North Melbourne defense is being approached with caution by the club. Steve Saunders, the Roos’ Director of Medical Services has said that it McMahon will be considered on a week-to-week basis until the club is confident the condition has been completely treated and McMahon is no longer at risk.
Nonetheless, Saunders doesn’t think McMahon will miss too many games and believes if all goes we he will return to the side within the coming weeks.
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