News On Jonathon Brown's Injury

There's some good news for DT coaches with Jonathon Brown in their sides after Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss told the media the bigman isn't injured.

$310k fwd Brown - owned by 46% of DT coaches - was kept goalless on the weekend but Voss says it just wasn't his day rather than injury restricting him.

“He hasn’t come out and trained for the last two or three weeks and is missing that continuity of being able to get out there and feel the football”, he said.

“Browny is struggling a little bit with his body but then Fevola comes out and kicks five and he is the same situation if not a little bit behind Brown.”

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Melksham In Doubt, Fletcher OK

Essendon coach Matthew Knights had revealed the extent of concerns for Bombers duo Dustin Fletcher and Jake Melksham.

"We had a few sore boys in the last 15 or 20 minutes, when we took Fletcher off and he had a slight inconvenience with his back," Knights said after the match. "He should be fine."

"Jake Melksham was obviously really courageous with what he did to go back on," Knights said.

"Ankles can tend to be a little bit tedious ... so we'll know more in the next 48 hours. I would have thought he was possibly in some doubt for Friday considering it's a six-day turnaround."

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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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