In-form Carlton have misplaced one other high midfielder to a hamstring damage as Adam Cerra joins Sam Walsh on their casualty listing.
The Blues confirmed on Monday that Cerra had suffered a low-grade pressure after he was subbed out within the third time period of final Friday night time’s upset win over high facet Collingwood.
They say it’s going to put him out of motion for 2 to a few weeks.
Walsh missed the Collingwood recreation – Carlton’s sixth win a row – due to his damage, whereas Cerra returned from hamstring tightness to play the Magpies.
Cerra’s setback comes as Blues livewire Jack Martin declares he’s “absolutely confident” he has overcome his damage woes and can be capable of play a key position as Carlton search an finish to their decade-long AFL finals drought.
Martin missed three months due to calf hassle throughout the first half of the season and was substituted out of his first two video games on return.
He additionally sat out the beating of West Coast in spherical 19 however returned with a bang in final week’s upset of ladder leaders Collingwood, booting three targets.
It would have been 4 – an equal career-best tally – if a gettable late shot on the run had not drifted broad.
Clearly relieved to be again on the park, Martin mentioned he had “been everywhere, seen everyone” in his bid to beat his calf points.
“I missed a chunk of footy in the front half of the season but I’ve been able to get myself right and the body’s feeling good,” Martin instructed AAP.
“I’m just happy to be back out there playing footy with the boys.
“I’ve seen a number of totally different specialists and I’ve tweaked a number of issues in my program, and plenty of energy work is definitely serving to.
“I’m trying to turn every stone over to get my body right.”
The successful streak has thrust Carlton again within the high eight in spite of everything hope regarded misplaced on the midway level of the season.
The Blues can strengthen their grip on a finals spot with victory over fellow top-eight facet St Kilda on Sunday earlier than conferences with Melbourne, Gold Coast and GWS within the run in direction of September.
“(Beating Collingwood) gives us a lot of confidence,” Martin mentioned.
“It was more about us and what we wanted to bring because we knew that our game would stand up against anyone.
“Collingwood’s been an ideal facet all 12 months and there was no higher option to check ourselves.
“It was an unbelievable win by the boys. We really focused on contest and pressure and everything happened on the back of that.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
