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THE WESTERN Bulldogs are sweating on scans to determine the severity of an injury to prized draftee Jake Stringer.
The 18-year-old rolled his ankle and was subbed off during the fourth quarter of the Bulldogs' one-point win over Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium on Friday night.
His departure from the ground sent a scare through the Dogs camp, given Stringer badly broke his leg as a junior.
But the injury was to the opposite leg to that which was broken.
Stringer, the fifth pick in last year's NAB AFL Draft, had started his first game in Bulldogs colours as the sub, and kicked a superb snap goal with his first kick before the mishap.
"It was unfortunate, because he was looking like he was going to get his hands on the ball," Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney said.
"We'll get some scans and find out [the severity of the injury] quite soon; probably tomorrow morning."
McCartney said the Bulldogs would regain gun midfielder Adam Cooney for next week's clash with Fremantle in Mandurah, after he was rested from the drought-breaking win with a minor hip complaint.
And the Bulldogs coach said forward Shaun Higgins would sit out again next round, but would play the following week.
+THE WESTERN Bulldogs are sweating on scans to determine the severity of an injury to prized draftee Jake Stringer.
The 18-year-old rolled his ankle and was subbed off during the fourth quarter of the Bulldogs' one-point win over Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium on Friday night.
His departure from the ground sent a scare through the Dogs camp, given Stringer badly broke his leg as a junior.
But the injury was to the opposite leg to that which was broken.
Stringer, the fifth pick in last year's NAB AFL Draft, had started his first game in Bulldogs colours as the sub, and kicked a superb snap goal with his first kick before the mishap.
"It was unfortunate, because he was looking like he was going to get his hands on the ball," Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney said.
"We'll get some scans and find out [the severity of the injury] quite soon; probably tomorrow morning."
McCartney said the Bulldogs would regain gun midfielder Adam Cooney for next week's clash with Fremantle in Mandurah, after he was rested from the drought-breaking win with a minor hip complaint.
And the Bulldogs coach said forward Shaun Higgins would sit out again next round, but would play the following week.
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