Port Adelaide veteran Travis Boak has been cleared of great harm after a nasty collision with West Coast defender Jeremy McGovern in Friday’s observe match at Mineral Resources Park.
Former Power skipper Boak got here off second greatest after McGovern fell on him in a marking contest late within the first half of the Eagles’ slender pre-season victory.
Boak wanted the assistance of two trainers to get off the bottom and was despatched for scans which confirmed no fracture however in depth bruising round his ribs and lung space.
The membership stated in an announcement that the 34-year-old would get extra medical assessments over the approaching days forward of the membership’s ultimate pre-season recreation in opposition to Fremantle at Fremantle Oval on Thursday.
It comes as assistant coach Nathan Bassett revealed a trio of huge names are set to return in opposition to the Dockers, headlined by hulking ahead Charlie Dixon who was a late out for the West Coast conflict with soreness.
“We’ll have a few back in so Charlie Dixon will be back, Zak Butters (AC joint sprain) will be back and Darcy Byrne-Jones (back/ribs) will be back so we’ve got some good experience sitting on the sidelines that are ready to go next week,” Bassett stated.
“(We’ll be close to) what our full-strength looks like for round one, Jeremy Finlayson (syndesmosis) is probably touch and go for round one but certainly those three guys will add something that’s significant for our team.”
Port Adelaide will stay in Perth till after Thursday’s match in Fremantle, likewise with their cross-town rivals Adelaide who additionally tackle each WA groups inside per week.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
