Despite the injury to Greene, it's a relatively healthy list at the moment with the return of Boyd, Jong and JJ although Boyd might need a long period of getting back his match fitness.
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Despite the injury to Greene, it's a relatively healthy list at the moment with the return of Boyd, Jong and JJ although Boyd might need a long period of getting back his match fitness.
Update on Fergus injury:
Developing Western Bulldogs forward Fergus Greene is set for a stint on the sidelines after injuring his ankle in the VFL on Friday night.
Greene had booted two goals against the Magpies at Olympic Park before being caught in a tackle and sitting out the remainder of the game.
“The mechanism of his injury has caused him to damage one of the small bones in his ankle,” said Bulldogs’ Medical Services Manager, Chris Bell.
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“He’s in a protective CAM boot for the next two to three weeks, and a return to play plan will become clearer after he comes out of his moon boot.”
Meanwhile, a trio of young Bulldogs are inching towards a return to the field.
Ben Cavarra (ribs), Laitham Vandermeer (hamstring) and Buku Khamis (knee) are all expected to be available in the weeks following the Club’s VFL bye this weekend.
The 22 which played for the Dogs against Collingwood last Friday night are all expected to be fit for selection for Sunday’s home clash with Carlton at Marvel Stadium.
Player Injury Duration Fergus Green ankle TBC Buku Khamis knee 2 weeks Laitham Vandermeer hamstring 2-3 weeks Ben Cavarra ribs 2-3 weeks Dale Morris knee indefinite * Injury list updated on Monday 15 April, 2019
Dear God, the Slav in me wants to smack you over the back of the head, don't say stuff like that - you'll put the mozz on us!
We'll have an ACL, a broken arm, two concussions and a dislocated foot by the end of the Carlton game...
*makes the sign of the cross three times*
Player Injury Duration Buku Khamis knee test Laitham Vandermeer hamstring test Ben Cavarra ribs test Matt Suckling groin 2-4 weeks Fergus Greene ankle 4-6 weeks Taylor Duryea hip 6-8 weeks Dale Morris knee indefinite * Injury list updated on Tuesday 23 April, 2019
We can't take a trick with Suckling since crossing to us.
He barely missed a game playing for the poo and wees, and at least managed to stay on the park for us in 2017, but we just can't get him to stick in a settled lineup.
Well he must have been in the habit of playing hurt a lot in that case!
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Even better, Suckers injured himself showing the boys his roost at training. Awesome.
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Scans have also confirmed Matt Suckling will miss the next 2-4 weeks of football, after suffering a groin injury during a training session last week. “During training last week, Matt Suckling went to rocket one of his notorious kicks around the corner,” Bell said.
“He did have a grab in his adductor groin muscle, and scans have confirmed that this is a moderate grade injury and we expect him to return in 2-4 weeks.”
Cool.