No News On Swans Pair

Sydney Swans coach Paul Roos hasn't offered too much to DT coaches on the injuries to Daniel Bradshaw and Tadgh Kennelly.

$296k fwd Bradshaw and $254k def Kennelly both picked up knee injuries during the loss to the Dockers on Saturday which will worry plenty of DT coaches.

And Roos couldn't reveal much about the extent of those injuries post-game.

“I really am not sure," he said. "I haven't caught up with the doctors afterwards.

"Both were knees, I don't know how badly they both got knocks, but I'm really not too sure.”

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Pies Shown Up Again By A True Premiership Contender

What do we think of the Pies after losing to Geelong again? They seem to really struggle against the top teams and haven't beaten either of last season's Grand Finalists in their past seven attempts. That's a worry. Click on the link and read about it on The Roar.

http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/05/22/pies-shown-up-again-by-a-genuine-premiership-contender/

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Friday's Blockbuster Is No Grand Final Preview, Yet!

Big game coming up this weekend, but is it really that BIG?
http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/05/19/fridays-blockbuster-is-no-grand-final-preview-just-yet/

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Should the Crows sack Craig?

Tough times have befallen Neil Craig and the Adelaide Crows. The fans are irate as the team's finals hopes look gone, when they were promised a premiership challenge. So is Craig a goner!

Read about it here;
http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/04/20/craig-attracts-critics-with-direction-less-crows/

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Trade Burgoyne ASAP

Hawks Media Update;

Shaun Burgoyne will miss between 3-6 weeks having sustained a fracture to his jaw in Sunday’s VFL match against Geelong.

Scans last night revealed a fracture to his jaw following a head clash with Geelong’s Max Rooke in the second quarter.

A specialist today confirmed that the injury will sideline Burgoyne for at least 3 weeks.

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Injury Lists

In a press release from the Blues today, this is their injury list;

Injuries
Mark Austin – Groin –Test
Paul Bower – Leg – Test
Brad Fisher – Knee – 7-8 weeks
Brock McLean – Hip – Test
Rhys O’Keeffe – Hip – 1-2 weeks

In a press release from Adelaide, this is their injury list;

Injuries
Nathan Bock (hamstring): 1-2 weeks
Trent Hentschel (knee): TBC
Nathan van Berlo (hamstring/back): Test
Rory Sloane (ankle): 3-4 weeks
James Sellar (hamstring) 2 weeks
Scott Stevens (concussion): Test
Sam Shaw (shin): 2-3 weeks
Brad Symes (knee): indefinite
Brad Moran (knee): indefinite
Brodie Martin (knee): indefinite
Andy Otten (knee): season

Same applies for the Dogs below;

Injuries
Tim Callan- Knee- To be assessed
Ayce Cordy- Shoulder- 3 weeks
Christian Howard- Hip- 4 weeks
James Mulligan- Hamstring- 1 week
Liam Picken- Ankle- 5-6 weeks
Shane Thorne- Knee- 12 weeks
Callan Ward- Groin- 5 weeks
Easton Wood- Knee- Test

And again for Port Adelaide;

Injuries
John Butcher, back – indefinite
Daniel Motlop, hamstring – 1-2 weeks
Marlon Motlop, fractured foot – indefinite
Jay Schulz, knee bruising - test
Matthew Westhoff, groin - 2-3 weeks

And for Essendon;

Injury update
Leroy Jetta – Thumb - Available
Mark McVeigh – Elbow – Test
Angus Monfries – Quad – Test
Brent Stanton – Back - Test
John Williams – Ankle – Test
Mark Williams – Ankle – Test
Darcy Daniher – Quad – Test
Michael Quinn – Quad – 1 week
Ben Howlett – Ankle - 1-2 weeks

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Josh Gibson Gone For A Dozen

Press release from Hawthorn:

Hawks defender Josh Gibson will undergo surgery later this afternoon to repair a damaged hamstring tendon injured in last Sunday’s match against the Western Bulldogs.

The surgery will see Gibson sidelined for up to 12 weeks.

Hawks General Manger Football Operations Mark Evans confirmed the news today.

“Josh has a high-grade hamstring tendon injury,” said Evans.

“After consultation last night and this morning with our Club medical staff and surgeon it was determined that a surgical procedure will deliver a better outcome than non-surgical options. Josh will have surgery later this evening.”

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Fremantle Not Interested In F-Word

The Fremantle Dockers are pretty hot right now. But they've been hot in the past and let the fans down. So will they do it again?

After observing them first-hand on Sunday, I'm convinced they won't. This seems a team on a mission. Have a read.
http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/04/13/fantastic-that-freo-arent-interested-in-f-word/

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