Pendlebury 'Not Too Bad'

Plenty of DreamTeam coaches will be buoyed by news that Collingwood believes star $455k midfielder Scott Pendlebury will miss only 2-3 matches.

Pendlebury hurt his knee early in Saturday night's win over Sydney but the Pies believe it isn't a severe injury.

Collingwood football chief Geoff Walsh said today, "It's not too bad."

"Our docs are pretty confident it's just a strained medial (ligament) and nothing more than that, which isn't too bad.

"He's probably looking at two to three (games out)."

Collingwood will still need to assess scans during the week but that is positive news. Nevertheless it still does throw up a dilemma for many DT coaches.

But they'll be enthused by the fact that because Pendlebury got injured so early in Saturday's match he scored a donut thus his price won't be affected so his sale value will still be strong.

Other injury news for Collingwood is positive, with late withdrawal Nathan Brown likely to be okay for next round despite knee soreness, while forward John Anthony is expected to be cleared to play next week after a corked hip on Saturday night.

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McVeigh Report Worries Knights

Essendon coach Matthew Knights has admitted he's worried about star midfielder Mark McVeigh's availability in the next few weeks after being reported in Friday's win over Melbourne.

McVeigh, a $321k midfielder, was reported in the third term of the Demons clash after striking Melbourne's Jared Rivers.

Knights said after the game, “We’d love to have him available for Carlton and Collingwood [in the next two weeks] … so it would be disappointing if he was rubbed out.

“I must admit I’d just come down from the box just before the break and I saw the scuffle break out.

“I was just preferring that our boys kept themselves out of trouble [but] that wasn’t the case.

“I haven’t seen the incident live yet, so I’ll have a look at that when I go home tonight. I’ve just got to see how it looks.”

McVeigh, a star man at Windy Hill, has only just returned to the AFL after a long layoff with injury. His slow recovery from injury has meant his DT value is sliding into a good price but this latest suspension setback may put off potential suitors.

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DT Round 12 Injury & Suspension News

The split-round, again, means another short edition. But anyway here's where I'll keep track of the injury and suspension news over the course of the weekend.

Fremantle v Geelong; The big worry is Dockers defender Antoni Grover who is on report for striking. Geelong Cameron Ling might be in trouble too after a gut punch on Byron Schammer. Youny Docker Clancee Pearce had a hamstring problem which is a concern too.

Collingwood v Sydney; The Pies' popular $455k midfielder Scott Pendlebury is the big news after a bad knee injury. It's been confirmed as a medial strain to his left knee but the damage will be assessed during the week. Other concerns are defender Nathan Brown who was a late withdrawal after his sore knee didn't come good, while forward John Anthony struggled with a nasty rib injury. For the Swans, Jared McVeigh copped a shoulder injury but played on, while Jared Crouch probably shouldn't have been playing as he struggled with a knee worry.

Essendon v Melbourne; Having just returned from injury Mark McVeigh may spend more time on the sidelines in the next few weeks after being reported for striking. It was a jumper punch which didn't look good. Injury-wise, $293k def/forward Adam McPhee went off early with a calf injury but came back, while Brent Prismall went off after a knee to the ribs but told 3AW after the game he was fine.

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