There are concerns for Geelong star Jeremy Cameron after he succumbed again to a right hamstring injury that troubled him in 2021.
Also, Carlton’s finals bid has been dealt another blow with a crucial midfielder ruled out for the year.
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GEELONG they are sweating over the fitness of the star forward Jeremy Cameron following confirmation, he will miss the clash with West Coast this weekend.
Cameron reported some “low-level hamstring symptoms” at the end of the win against Gold Coast.
“We chose to take a risk-free policy and decided not to return to the field,” Cats head of medical and conditioning services Harry Taylor said.
“Scans today have confirmed a low fluid level consistent with a minor strain.”
7NEWS reporter Mitch Cleary said Cameron’s hamstring injury was on his right side, the same side he injured three times in 2021.
“With its history, it will remain a great watch,” Cleary tweeted.
But the club remains hopeful Cameron will be ready for the first week of the finals, given the bye looming in Round 23.
“We will monitor his progress throughout the week and it will be managed according to benchmarks. Hopefully Jeremy will be ready for our first final.”
Rhys Stanley he also won’t appear against the Eagles after being substituted in the win against the Suns.
“Rhys experienced some adductor strain during the game against Gold Coast,” says Taylor.
“He’s had a scan after this game which shows a low-grade adductor strain. Rhys will start a rehab program.”
Like Cameron, the Cats expect him to be fit in a fortnight.
In some good news, John Ceglar he is expected to be fit to replace Stanley in the ruck.
Ceglar had missed the win over the Suns under the AFL’s concussion protocols.
CARLTON has confirmed a midfield strike ahead of their last-round mini-final against the Magpies, with Matthew Kennedy ruled out for the rest of the season.
Kennedy has suffered a Lisfranc injury in his foot, which means he will not return even if the Blues qualify for the final.
It’s another blow to the midfield of Michael Voss’ side with Adam Cerra, who missed the heartbreaking loss in Melbourne, to be assessed for availability in round 23.
Their rivals for the last place in the eighths WESTERN BULLDOGS admit pattern Marcus Bontempelli he’s not fully fit, but he keeps pushing.
“He finished the game well, didn’t he?” said coach Luke Beveridge after the win over GWS on Saturday.
“He’s struggling a little bit with one or two kinks. I had Marcus and Chrissy Bell in my office yesterday talking, he’s got a bit of an adductor.
“Both Marcus and Chris were confident he would get through the game.
“He’s not 100 percent. He had some discomfort today.”
Jason Johannisen he is one of four players asking for a senior withdrawal if they can all prove their fitness.
Johannisen has not played since round 20 after injuring his ankle in a training mishap.
He joins Hayden Crozier (ankle), Anthony Scott i Reserve Thursday (both concussion) while undergoing fitness testing this week.
“Khamis suffered a knock to the head in the VFL a week ago and is recovering well during the concussion protocol period,” the club said.
“The defender completed a session over the weekend and will be assessed during main training to determine his availability.”
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COLLINGWOOD Manager Craig McRae says the club will take no chances Jordan de Goey for the big round 23 clash with Carlton if the star is not fully fit.
De Goey withdrew late in the loss to Sydney with a tight hip flexor, while the Pies are also sweating on the youngsters’ fitness. Jack Ginnivan after being substituted at half-time.
“(De Goey) got up quite a bit on Friday after practice and we thought, ‘Oh, he’s got 48 hours, so we’ll get him in here and work,'” McRae said after the game.
“But he wasn’t getting better, so we probably made the decision (Saturday) afternoon to be honest or at least gave him the night to sleep on it to get something better, but it hasn’t been like that.
“Are we sure he’ll play next week? Kinda.
“He’ll have to get through training.”
But McRae said it will be a cautious approach with De Goey given the finals series looming.
“There’s a lot to lose at this time of the year by putting a man not at 100 per cent and he could potentially do a lot of damage. There will be a bit to play for this week,” he said.
“If he is not fit, he will not play. Going into the game, we could have played him (against the Swans) but if we did and he did something wrong, his season is over.
“We live on the edge. Some critical decisions have to be made by the end of the week.
“We’re trying to manage his loads and get him fitter and stronger.”
McRae also gave an update on Ginnivan after he ended the SCG clash with his right hamstring on ice.
“I had some tightness in my hamstring,” he said.
“He played the last 10 minutes, even kicked that goal with a tight hamstring.
“It was close to a strain. Well, you need to work on it. It’s unlikely he’ll play next week, I would have thought.”
Will Hoskin-Elliott He is expected to be fit to face Carlton, despite spending more than 20 minutes on the bench after repeated knocks to the nose.
The Magpie was sent off the field with the blood rule twice for two separate blows to the nose in the first and third terms and ended up returning to the game with his nose firmly bandaged.
“He didn’t play long, did he?” McRae said.
“That was the reality of that hit in the first quarter, he had very low minutes … then he came in and took another hit.
“It’s very frustrating for him. He gets to the last quarter and we think his legs are fresh, but he can’t breathe.”
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FREMANTLE Manager Justin Longmuir has defended the club’s decision to substitute Rory Lobb out of the late win over West Coast, despite admitting then that he expects the star to play next weekend.
Lobb has been carrying a shoulder injury for the past few weeks and appeared to aggravate it in a scoring contest in the third term.
But the big forward waved off medical staff and continued to play, despite clearly wearing his right shoulder.
“He’s sore,” admitted Longmuir after the game. “We don’t think it’s too significant. We are proud of his efforts after he got injured and cut some contests in half and stayed in the game and kept working.
“(We hope) he plays (against GWS).
“The players have played many times after being substituted.
“He was carrying his arm around so he’s got an injury. He’s been carrying it for three weeks so it hurt and he couldn’t go on tonight but we think he’ll be fine.”
Longmuir said he would enjoy the win over West Coast before considering having both Lobb and a big forward Matt Taberner unavailable for away clash with GWS.
“I’ll worry about that when I get home,” he laughed.
“It’s not ideal and I would love for Lobby to play next week. We haven’t crossed that bridge yet.
“When you see a player out there carrying his arm, you want to protect him, that’s why we replaced him.
“He’s a quick healer. He played the week after he hurt it the first time in memory. So fingers crossed, he gets up. He doesn’t let it go when he’s carrying injuries into games and he’s having a great time.
“He’s 205 cm and we needed a forward ball game.
“I’m very proud of his efforts to keep competing, sometimes with one arm.”
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The call to remove Lobb from the game came with just four minutes left when the game was close to winning.
“The doctors came out and checked him and probably decided he couldn’t go on any longer,” Longmuir said.
“He fought as well as he could for as long as he could. We had to get him out for his own good.”
Lobb’s possible absence could hurt Fremantle’s front four with Taberner already out. pattern Nat Fyfe There is no guarantee he will return from his hamstring injury in round 23 with Longmuir adamant the club would take a cautious approach.
“We don’t need (to bring him back) but if he’s fit to play he’ll put his hand up for selection,” Longmuir said.
“If he is not declared fit, we will not put him out and put him in danger. You get injured this time of year and you have a repeat injury to that hammy, then your season is pretty much over.”
Longmuir said Fyfe could even return to the WAFL for a second time this year to improve fitness ahead of the finals.
“If it’s not this week, then we’ve got the bye and a WAFL game on the bye, so we’ll look at that,” he said.
SAINT KILDA‘s Jimmy WebsterThe season is over after he injured his hamstring in the loss to Brisbane.
With the Saints now only a mathematical possibility of the finals, Webster is ready to scan the coming days.
He was substituted in the loss to Brisbane early and was iced out for the rest of the clash.
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ADELAIDE come in Shane McAdam is a doubt for this weekend’s Showdown with Port Adelaide.
McAdam was substituted out of the win over North Melbourne with a hamstring complaint.
“Forward Shane McAdam injured his hamstring while driving the ball in the last quarter and was substituted out of the game,” Crows high performance coach Darren Burgess said.
“He will be evaluated in the coming days before next week’s Showdown.”
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