GWS coach Adam Kingsley says necessary midfielder Harry Perryman will miss at the very least one week with a hamstring harm, becoming a member of two concussed stars on the sidelines.
Perryman was substituted early within the first quarter of the Giants’ stirring win over Adelaide, with the 24-year-old compelled to look on alongside necessary duo Josh Kelly and Lachie Whitfield after the pair entered concussion protocols.
Kingsley stated he anticipated the latter pair to be obtainable for the Giants’ spherical 3 conflict in opposition to Carlton.
The trio cowl spades of territory for the Giants, with arduous runners Cooper Hamilton and Ryan Angwin more likely to enter the choice equation for spherical 2, together with halfback Josh Fahey, who’s but to debut.
“Whitfield and Kelly are ruled out with concussion, so that’s the 12-day protocols – they’ll be available the day before round 3, so I’ll expect to have them back for the Carlton game,” he instructed SEN Breakfast.
“Perryman will have a scan later (on Monday) with his hamstring … I don’t think it’s too severe but I don’t know. He won’t play next week – I’m not sure when he’ll be back.”
Late withdrawal Leek Aleer (quad pressure) “may be available” subsequent week after the minor setback, Kingsley stated.
He praised the efficiency of Jacob Wehr, who returned to the bottom after being despatched for a head affect evaluation following a brutal bump from Shane McAdam that’s set to land the Crows ahead in sizzling water with the MRO.
The 24-year-old, who performed 11 video games throughout halfback final yr, impressed in a brand new position on the wing as he continued on to assist the Giants to their 16-point victory.
“I’ve been super impressed with Jacob, to be quite fair I didn’t know a lot about him coming up here,” Kingsley stated.
“I think he was the last pick in the draft three years ago, played wing and halfback and is a beautiful left-footer, uses the ball really well, runs really well and puts his head over the ball when he needs to.
“He’s slotted into that wing role for us really well. He certainly works hard on that outer side trying to work back and help our backs, and when he gets the chance to push forward he also finishes really well.”
Kingsley stated the Giants would “move on pretty quickly” in the direction of Sunday afternoon’s conflict with West Coast in Perth regardless of taking positives from the 47-point turnaround in stifling 36C warmth at Giants Stadium.
“It was certainly a brutal game. You could see it watching that last quarter, both teams were out on their feet,” he stated.
“It was a courageous win, we’ll celebrate that and then move on pretty quickly.”
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