Collingwood veteran Steele Sidebottom seems set for a stint on the sidelines after struggling a game-ending knee damage within the first quarter of his three hundredth sport.
The Magpies confirmed Sidebottom had suffered a medial collateral ligament damage in his proper knee in a clumsy deal with on North Melbourne’s Cameron Zurhaar at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.
Collingwood have been celebrating Sidebottom’s milestone and Mason Cox’s one hundredth sport however the event was soured after lower than 10 minutes when the wingman tackled Zurhaar then began feeling for his proper knee, clearly in discomfort.
He headed to the bench quickly afterwards, then went straight down the race for evaluation earlier than being formally substituted out of the sport and changed by Will Hoskin-Elliott.
“He’s done an MCL and will miss the rest of the game unfortunately,” Collingwood soccer boss Graham Wright stated in an announcement posted to the Magpies’ Twitter account.
“His 300th game so we were disappointed, but we’ll get the job done without him.”
Sidebottom was later proven on the bench with ice on his knee.
The 32-year-old is simply the fourth Collingwood participant to succeed in the 300-game mark.
Rejuvenated underneath Craig McRae final 12 months, he had averaged 22.7 disposals on the wing this season earlier than the Kangaroos sport and had racked up 4 fast disposals earlier than his damage.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
