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CibbuanoButler to miss
June 26th 2008 05:05
WEST COAST premiership midfielder Sam Butler will miss Friday night's clash against Hawthorn at the MCG after suffering a recurrence of his chronic groin injury.
Until a few weeks ago, Butler's last match at AFL level was the 2006 grand final. West Coast coach John Worsfold said he expected the 22-year-old to be back after the split round.
"It's not a bad groin strain, but whether it's just some scar tissue that he's torn a little bit, we're not really sure, but it's only minor," Worsfold said.
"We expect that with the two week break – this week and the bye week – that he'll be right to go."
Worsfold said fellow premiership midfielder Chad Fletcher has been dropped because his performances had been well below what the club had expected.
"He was left out of the side this week because his last two performances, we felt, were below what's expected of a player of his ilk.
"If he gets back into top form and comes in and plays at the level that we know that he can play, then he might hold his spot in the side.
"That's down the track.
"But it'd be fair to say that we don't believe he did enough to warrant selection in the side this week."
Veteran David Wirrpanda (back) and hard-running defender Brett Jones (ankle) will miss the clash against the Hawks, with Jaymie Graham, Steven Armstrong, and promising youngsters Ryan Davis and Jamie McNamara all travelling to Melbourne.
Until a few weeks ago, Butler's last match at AFL level was the 2006 grand final. West Coast coach John Worsfold said he expected the 22-year-old to be back after the split round.
"It's not a bad groin strain, but whether it's just some scar tissue that he's torn a little bit, we're not really sure, but it's only minor," Worsfold said.
"We expect that with the two week break – this week and the bye week – that he'll be right to go."
Worsfold said fellow premiership midfielder Chad Fletcher has been dropped because his performances had been well below what the club had expected.
"He was left out of the side this week because his last two performances, we felt, were below what's expected of a player of his ilk.
"If he gets back into top form and comes in and plays at the level that we know that he can play, then he might hold his spot in the side.
"That's down the track.
"But it'd be fair to say that we don't believe he did enough to warrant selection in the side this week."
Veteran David Wirrpanda (back) and hard-running defender Brett Jones (ankle) will miss the clash against the Hawks, with Jaymie Graham, Steven Armstrong, and promising youngsters Ryan Davis and Jamie McNamara all travelling to Melbourne.
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