Lachie Weller is actually knocking on his coach’s door to safe an AFL return for Gold Coast’s essential Darwin double-header.
And Stuart Dew would like to welcome the graceful mover again, however the coach is cautious of speeding after his newest knee damage.
Dew mentioned Weller returned to operating final Friday and was “half a chance” to face Western Bulldogs at TIO Stadium on Saturday after pestering the coach a few return to play Brisbane on the weekend.
“He’ll play in the next one to three weeks. He’s confident, actually knocked on my door a couple of days ago,” Dew mentioned.
“We want to be 100 per cent with this one.”
Weller has missed three weeks in his newest setback after making a high-quality return from an ACL tear earlier this season.
Rory Atkins has discovered a house at half-back in Weller’s absence however Dew admitted Weller’s all-round package deal can be useful to have at his disposal.
“You can put him anywhere,” Dew mentioned.
“If you want prototype footballer … it’d be nice to have him back.”
Captain and midfielder Touk Miller (knee) has additionally been out however the Suns’ engine room have managed that absence effectively to sit down 4-6 and a win exterior the highest eight.
They trailed the Lions by simply 5 factors early within the ultimate quarter on Saturday earlier than shedding by 43.
It adopted wins over Richmond and West Coast and a decent five-point loss to Melbourne.
Back-to-back Darwin video games in opposition to the in-form Bulldogs and Adelaide now loom as pivotal within the Suns’ quest for a maiden finals marketing campaign.
“We’ve got to stay the course; we’ve had a pretty consistent six weeks from a mindset point of view,” Dew mentioned.
“It feels like every fortnight is important; every month, every week. So it’s relentless in that sense,
“But that is that is the best way it’s and that is as a result of it is so even. Everyone’s on the hook.”
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