West Coast’s harm nightmare has resurfaced because the membership prepares to be with out near half of their finest 22 for the subsequent few weeks.
Forward Jamie Cripps is prone to miss the remainder of the season season when he has surgical procedure on his damaged ankle on Tuesday that may sideline him for 4 months.
The Eagles are sweating on scan outcomes to evaluate the severity of vice-captain Jeremy McGovern’s hamstring harm which coach Adam Simpson has already conceded was on a long-term one.
Captain Luke Shuey prevented a severe hamstring harm however continues to be prone to be sidelined for a minimum of a fortnight, whereas Simpson stated Campbell Chesser would miss a couple of weeks with a knee harm.
Running defender Alex Witherden will even miss with concussion because the Eagles proceed to depend the price of their 41-point western derby defeat at Optus Stadium on Sunday.
In an excellent signal high-flying ahead Liam Ryan walked laps amongst a gaggle of greater than a dozen gamers at Mineral Resources Park on Monday morning, having completed the sport with a sore hamstring and again after a heavy fall in a marking contest.
Forward Sam Petrevski-Seton had a solid on his left hand and could possibly be doubtful for Sunday’s conflict with Melbourne.
Elliot Yeo (calf) didn’t look able to play his first sport of 2023, doing little on the observe. It provides to an harm checklist that features three-time All-Australian ruckman Nic Naitanui (Achilles) who received’t be again till a minimum of the mid-year bye.
Simpson flagged six to seven modifications for his or her conflict with the Demons following the derby.
“We had two or three guys who shouldn’t have been playing, not to the point where they’d get further damage to the injury, but we just had to leave them out there and try to hide them as best we could,” Simpson informed AFL 360.
“There was another two guys, we’re still waiting on results so I won’t declare them, but two guys who will miss between four and eight weeks and they still played.”
Shuey has been tormented by tender tissue accidents for the previous three years and Simpson conceded there was nothing extra the membership may do to stop them.
“No one works harder than Luke, so if this is to be his last year, it may not be, he’s worked so hard on being the best version he can be with his preparation and how diligent he’s been with his body,” Simpson stated.
“His performances all season have been first-class. We’ve been playing him down back a little bit, he’s provided some real springboard delivery and he was having probably a best-on-ground performance in the first 40 minutes of the game (against Fremantle).
“We’ll miss him, but it is a minor one believe it or not and that’s the killer for us because everything he does with his hamstrings, they’re one or two weeks injuries. They’re barely a soft tissue but they’re there, so he’s hoping it’s a short turnaround.
“We just keep backing him in, actually there’s nothing more we can try. We’ve tried everything in the past two years.”
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