Collingwood star Nick Daicos thought his injured knee was “smashed to smithereens” after struggling a blow that would finish his season and Brownlow Medal hopes, with six weeks on the sidelines looming.
But as he turned as much as the membership on crutches on Monday he mentioned he was hopeful he might but return in the course of the finals.
The Dacios damage has turned the marketplace for the Brownlow Medal the other way up and ladder-leader Collingwood’s closing hopes taken successful after affirmation the younger gun suffered a hairline fracture in his proper knee throughout Saturday’s shock defeat to Hawthorn.
While Daicos has averted surgical procedure, restoration time could possibly be as much as six weeks for the 20-year-old, however he’s vowed to place the frustration behind him and do feverish rehab to get again as quickly as attainable.
“I‘m pretty disappointed, obviously,” Daicos informed reporters on Monday.
“I met with the surgeon (and) don‘t need surgery, which is a huge positive.
“Bone healing is different for everyone, so there’s no certainty around when I’ll return.
“We’re going to do our best to get the swelling down as soon as we can and get moving again, as to a return date … it’s going to be something we’re going to have to play by ear.
“I’ll be doing everything I can to return as soon as possible.”
With simply three common season rounds to go, plus a pre-finals bye, the six-week window for restoration might imply a return within the second or third week of finals, ought to the Magpies progress that far.
Daicos revealed he went into the conflict towards the Hawks, throughout which he was closely tagged and racked up simply 5 disposals earlier than his damage, with bone bruising sustained the earlier week towards Port Adelaide.
“I felt something in my knee a little bit when I went on the ground and it was pretty sore and then in the third quarter on the impact of the Hawthorn player I straight away knew that something wasn’t right,” Daicos mentioned.
“I think I sort of smashed it to smithereens.
“I was hoping it was just a corky, but obviously it was something worse.”
The Magpies may also be with out key defender Nathan Murphy for as much as three weeks with an ankle damage.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
