St Kilda captain Jack Steele has lived as much as his title and can by no means have his braveness questioned once more after the extent of a collarbone harm was revealed by a sickening x-ray.
The 27-year-old was injured through the third time period of his membership’s rousing 51-point demolition of the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night time, taking the brand new Ross Lyon period to a 2-0 begin.
After a fast examine and strap, he performed on within the ultimate quarter, regardless of a part of his collarbone left floating beneath his shoulder after a nasty break.
The x-ray revealed a grotesque scene for Steele, with two massive breaks clearly seen.
He underwent surgical procedure on Monday with a metal plate set to be implanted, and the membership hopes to have their star again inside three weeks.
However, 4 weeks seems extra possible.
Steele had surgical procedure on the identical shoulder final 12 months for an AC joint harm that value him 5 weeks, with the steel pins nonetheless seen within the present x-ray.
“He’ll get a plate inserted… we’re hoping for three or four weeks,” Lyon stated on TripleM.
“Doctors are saying four, but he’s the man of steel, so I’m tipping three.”
Acting General Manager of Football David Misson praised the All-Australian’s braveness.
“Jack’s as courageous as they come, and to play out the game with a broken collarbone was a fantastic effort,” he stated.
“We’re looking at a four-week recovery window for Jack.”
However, some folks have questioned whether or not he ought to have been allowed again on the bottom, particularly with the sport nicely in hand.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
