Carlton captain Patrick Cripps must show his health for subsequent week’s AFL blockbuster in opposition to Collingwood, with the Blues frightened about his harm.
Cripps and fellow high midfielder Adam Cerra (hamstring tightness) will miss Saturday’s Marvel Stadium match in opposition to West Coast.
It needs to be clear lower for the Blues, who’ve gained their final 4 video games and are coming off a giant victory over Port Adelaide, whereas the Eagles are final within the ladder with just one success thus far this season..
Carlton have additionally misplaced Harry McKay (knee) and Jordan Boyd (suspension), however they continue to be sizzling favourites.
While coach Michael Voss stated the accidents to Cripps and Cerra had been “on the minor end”, he admitted Cripps had given them trigger for concern.
Carlton are solely saying the reigning Brownlow medallist has a “cork” and haven’t specified the place the bleeding is.
Cripps will most probably have to go a health take a look at subsequent week.
“Chez (Cerra) wasn’t able to finish the game (against Port), so that was a bit more obvious,” Voss stated on Friday.
“Probably the one that came as a bit more of a surprise was Crippa – the cork bled a little bit more than we would have liked.
“That actually inhibited him this week. He hasn’t been in a position to practice.
“His last 24 hours, he’s settled down a little bit. As of yesterday, he was a fair bit of risk even for next week.”
Voss added the Blues medical crew had checked out draining the affected space, however determined that was pointless.
The accidents to Cripps and Cerra imply fringe midfielder Paddy Dow will be capable to stake his declare after solely managing 4 senior video games thus far this season.
“We feel like he is extremely ready. We don’t want him doing any more than what he has been doing,” Voss stated.
“He has been in really good form, and he knows what it takes to get out there and play well,” Voss stated.
The coach added regardless of their run of sturdy type, which has put Carlton again in finals rivalry, the crew stays a piece in progress.
“We still have a lot of work ahead of us and we can’t take for granted where we are and what we’ve been able to do,” he stated
“We have a laser focus on our next opponents … West Coast.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
