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CibbuanoButler in line for a recall
June 4th 2008 23:23
WEST COAST could be bolstered by the return of midfielder Sam Butler for Saturday night's clash against Sydney at Subiaco Oval.
Butler has had a horrendous run of groin problems which has seen him not play since the Eagles' 2006 premiership win over the Swans.
The 22-year-old began his comeback in the WAFL reserves before playing several senior matches for Perth. His planned rehabilitation included being rested last weekend.
In some bad news for West Coast, promising centre half-forward Josh Kennedy will be sidelined for at least two weeks with a slight tear in his posterior cruciate ligament. The club is confident he will not require surgery.
Kennedy looks set to be replaced by injury-prone forward Ashley Hansen, while first-year midfielder Chris Masten is expected to earn a recall after being rested last weekend with general soreness.
Small forward Mark LeCras, who has been struggling with osteitis pubis, played for West Perth in his first solid hit-out since round one and is close to earning a recall, while key defender Adam Hunter (knee) and Shannon Hurn (fractured leg) will be sidelined for at least another month.
Butler has had a horrendous run of groin problems which has seen him not play since the Eagles' 2006 premiership win over the Swans.
The 22-year-old began his comeback in the WAFL reserves before playing several senior matches for Perth. His planned rehabilitation included being rested last weekend.
In some bad news for West Coast, promising centre half-forward Josh Kennedy will be sidelined for at least two weeks with a slight tear in his posterior cruciate ligament. The club is confident he will not require surgery.
Kennedy looks set to be replaced by injury-prone forward Ashley Hansen, while first-year midfielder Chris Masten is expected to earn a recall after being rested last weekend with general soreness.
Small forward Mark LeCras, who has been struggling with osteitis pubis, played for West Perth in his first solid hit-out since round one and is close to earning a recall, while key defender Adam Hunter (knee) and Shannon Hurn (fractured leg) will be sidelined for at least another month.
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