Geelong defender Tom Stewart has been dominated out of the Cats’ AFL conflict with Carlton however solely faces a brief stint on the sidelines after avoiding a severe knee damage.
Stewart needed to be substituted out of Friday night time’s loss to Collingwood on the MCG after injuring his proper knee, with scans confirming he suffered a grade two medial collateral ligament (MCL) damage.
The Cats anticipated Stewart to solely be sidelined for a short while.
“While disappointing Tom sustained an injury in last Friday night’s game, following scans it was pleasing news the injury is not severe enough to keep sidelined long term,” Geelong soccer boss Simon Lloyd instructed the membership’s web site.
“We expect Tom to return to the line-up in the short term.”
Defender Sam De Koning will not want to affix Stewart on the sidelines and is because of tackle older brother and Carlton ruck-forward Tom in Thursday night time’s match on the MCG.
The younger gun left the sector throughout the second quarter to have his knee assessed however returned to the sector after half-time and performed out the sport.
“Sam was able to return to the field after being treated by our staff during the game, he has been assessed by our medical team and we expect him to train and be available for selection this week,” Lloyd stated.
When Stewart and De Koning have been injured, they appeared to have bother with their footing on the MCG taking part in floor, which was re-laid after the Ed Sheeran live shows earlier this month.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
