West Coast will search outdoors assist in a determined bid to seek out a solution to Nic Naitanui’s damage woes and have now eliminated any timeline across the star ruck’s return.
Naitanui will now be despatched to a specialist as he continues to battle a long-term Achilles downside and the Eagles rely the price of one other brutal weekend of carnage that added insult — and sickness — to damage.
The 33-year-old was final week anticipated to return inside five-to-six weeks, after coach Adam Simpson earlier this yr conceded the membership had misled followers across the extent of his damage.
“Nic will see a specialist as we attempt to gather as much information as we can to make a decision on the next steps about the management of his Achilles,” head of well being Mark Finucane stated.
“When we have more information we will provide a further update.”
It comes as Liam Duggan stays below commentary in hospital with sickness within the newest merciless twist to the Eagles’ unavailability disaster.
It additionally meant Duggan’s one-match ban for a harmful deal with on Collingwood’s Taylor Adams will stand, with the membership pulling its enchantment in opposition to the tough conduct cost, confirming he’ll add to the mounting record of gamers unavailable for Saturday’s conflict with Adelaide.
But the Eagles might be set to welcome again captain Luke Shuey, Luke Edwards and Samo Petrevski-Seton, whereas key ahead Jack Darling can also be an outdoor probability to face Adelaide.
Shuey should get by means of major coaching this week to be cleared to return from his newest mushy tissue set-back, whereas Edwards is ready for a last tick in his restoration from concussion and Petrevski-Seton additionally should be cleared on the monitor.
“Luke, Luke and Samo just have to get through main training this week to be available for the weekend,” Finucane stated.
“All have progressed through their respective rehabilitation programs.
“Jack’s been an absolute pro in looking after his arm so he’s actually pushing to play this weekend.
“He’s got to get through training later in the week and then he might be a chance to play against Adelaide.”
Duggan was on the membership because the Eagles braved depressing situations for a light-weight run at Mineral Resources Park on Monday, however didn’t be a part of teammates within the session.
He will develop the ballooning damage record that on Saturday added veteran Shannon Hurn with a hamstring downside, Connor West with a knee damage and first-year participant Elijah Hewett with a concussion after he was struck by Jordan De Goey’s brutal late bump.
Crucial defender Tom Barrass will miss at the least the Adelaide conflict after being pulled from the aspect late on the weekend with a hip flexor problem.
As first reported by The West Australian, Callum Jamieson is out for an indefinite stint with a hip damage and first-year pair Coby Burgiel and Jordyn Baker have each suffered hamstring accidents.
Speedy defender Burgiel could have surgical procedure on his hamstring, whereas rookie Baker’s is much less extreme. The pair had been each pulled from the membership’s WAFL loss to Swan Districts on Sunday.
Hurn’s newest devastating soft-tissue blow is just anticipated to maintain him out for two-to-three weeks, which suggests he might return for the post-bye journey to Sydney.
No timeline has been positioned on the knee damage which pressured Connor West out of the sport in opposition to the Magpies within the first quarter.
After racking up a club-high 10-straight defeats in Saturday’s loss to Collingwood, the Eagles are staring down the barrel of one other undesirable milestone. If they lose their eleventh consecutive sport by greater than 40 factors they are going to equal the league-record set by North Melbourne simply final yr.
Just six gamers, Zane Trew, Campbell Chesser, Harry Barnett, Jack Williams, Tyrell Dewar and final week’s high mid-season draft decide Ryan Maric performed for the Eagles of their WAFL defeat to Swan Districts on Sunday.
Dewar is a rookie-listed mission participant, Williams is recovering from a spleen damage and Maric had landed within the State for the primary time simply three days earlier than that sport.
Meanwhile defender Tom Doedee has turn out to be simply the third participant on Adelaide’s damage record — and solely member of the most effective 22 — dominated out for the season with an ACL damage.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
