Buchanan Out For 4-6, Adcock 50-50

Brisbane Lions coach has revealed the injury problems of pair Jed Adcock (ankle) and Amon Buchanan (thumb).Voss said on Monday about Adcock: "Pretty good actually, walking around, but he's 50-50. "He made quick advancements yesterday but they can hang around and grumble a little bit so we'll just wait and see in the next 48 hours how he's going, but we'll give him every chance."Voss added about Buchanan: "He'll have an operation tomorrow on his thumb. It's largely determined on the outcome of whether it's a clean break, that determines the longevity of it."Best case is two weeks, but history shows you never operate off best case. "But probably...

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Brad Johnson Feeling Fit

If you were thinking about signing up Western Bulldogs veteran Brad Johnson, you'll be interested to know he thinks he's injury-free. Johnson was sidelined during pre-season with an Achilles/calf injury.The $431k forward posted just 59 in Round One, although the Dogs face juicy Richmond in Round 2.Johnson said today: "No issue whatsoever with my injury, I hadn't felt it for a couple of weeks."I got through quite wel...

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Brisbane Lions Injury Report

Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss has revealed the extent of his side's injury problems following their win over West Coast on Saturday.Josh Drummond ($333k def), Amon Buchanan ($268k fwd), Jed Adcock ($371k def) and the popular Matt Maguire ($101k def) all had concerns.Voss said: “Drummo's fine, Buchanan has broken his thumb, we believe and Jed has done his ankle, how bad, I think it's just a little tweak, but that'll put him in doubt with four or five days to go, for next week.”He added about Maguire: “We suspected he might of hurt his hamstring, but it was just a cramp. And that's what Round One doe...

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