Gold Coast utility Wil Powell will miss the remainder of the AFL season after scans revealed ligament harm in his left ankle.
Powell was stretchered off in the course of the Suns’ 28-point away loss to Adelaide on Saturday after his left ankle buckled in a marking contest.
Last yr, Powell suffered a damaged and dislocated proper ankle in a sport in opposition to the Crows.
The unfortunate 23-year-old will seemingly require surgical procedure this week to restore the newest harm.
“Wil landed awkwardly from a marking contest and he’s injured the medial ligaments of his ankle,” Gold Coast head physiotherapist Lindsay Bull mentioned.
“That will require us to see a specialist tomorrow (Tuesday) and he’ll likely have surgery this week.
“Usually it’s a 12-week restoration interval, so we anticipate Wil to have fairly low season and be able to go for day one in all pre-season.”
Powell’s injury compounded a loss that all but ended Gold Coast’s finals push.
The Suns sit in 14th place, eight points and percentage outside the top eight with just three rounds left to play.
Fellow finals hopefuls the Western Bulldogs will be unable to call on forward Mitch Hannan for the rest of the season after he ruptured an Achilles tendon while playing in the VFL on the weekend.
Hannan, who played six AFL games this season, has had surgery and faces up to a year on the sidelines.
It continues a frustrating run of injuries for the 29-year-old since the 2021 grand final.
“With a 9-12 month restoration interval widespread for all these accidents, we are going to put our arms round Mitch to help him over the following few weeks earlier than we begin to map out his rehabilitation plan,” Bulldogs head of sports medicine Chris Bell said.
Alex Keath is ready to return from concussion for the Bulldogs in opposition to Hawthorn this week, whereas fellow key defender Ryan Gardner (ankle/toe) and Hayden Crozier (hamstring) face health checks.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
