2-4 still gets him back round 3 if all goes well.
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Johannisen set to return
Jason Johannisen is in the frame to return from injury on Sunday against the Gold Coast Suns.
The influential defender has completed his rehabilitation program, and has returned to full training.
“JJ has ticked the final boxes in the return following his syndesmosis injury,” medical services manager Chris Bell said.
“He’s back into full training and completed a really good game-like session on the weekend.
“I’ll work with match committee this week to determine his availability for the weekend, and we’ll make a decision if it’s this week or the following.”
In more positive news, Tom Boyd (back) and Lin Jong (hamstring) are also on track to return to play over the coming fortnight.
However, a number of Bulldogs suffered setbacks in a VFL practice match over the weekend.
Ben Cavarra, coming back from a quad injury, copped a heavy hit which left him with a broken rib and internal bruising and bleeding. His return to play time frame is still to be determined.
Draftee Laitham Vandermeer (hamstring) is expected to miss up to five weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury in the same game.
Ruckman Jackson Trengove sustained an ankle injury, but is a test to be available for selection this weekend.
Player Injury Duration Jackson Trengove ankle test Lukas Webb neck test Jason Johannisen ankle test Lin Jong hamstring 2-3 weeks Tom Boyd back 2-3 weeks Buku Khamis knee 3-4 weeks Laitham Vandermeer hamstring 3-4 weeks Ben Cavarra ribs TBC Dale Morris knee indefinite * Injury list updated on Tuesday 4 April, 2019
Vandermeer first game back from a hammy does another. Never looks good.
What a great name
Sweet the only fit ruckman on our list after English. We're going to get to see what his tank is like at VFL levcel when he rucks most fo the day. I suspect we may not risk Trengove.
Not looking too bad the injury list.
TBoyd fit, healthy and firing would seem the big hole on the current injury list.
Curiously though I’m grappling to see how we would make room for him with our current crop healthy.
I love the idea of us continuing to put games into English, and as it stands the Schache / Naughton combo up forward looks our best option. To retain speed and endurance around the ground I’m not sure we could go with another tall in Tom’s mould.
Not a criticism of Bevo but the structure down back last week was quite different to what was selected in week 1 where the main question being raised was a concern with our selected defense being undersized against a tall Sydney forward line.
Whether it was our MCs astuteness or fortune that Sydney’s mids we’re dominated by our midfield, restricting clean delivery into the Sydney forward line I don’t know.
The balance down back now with Cordy, L Young and Wood playing as our talls brings a better balance, albeit Young / Roberts / Trengove could be interchangeable based on form, availability and / or matchups.