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CibbuanoNaitanui to undergo knee surgery
January 9th 2009 07:18
WEST COAST youngster Nick Natanui will miss the start of the season after scans showed a fracture in his knee.
The No.2 selection overall in last year's national draft will have arthroscopic surgery on his knee early next week and is expected to miss up to three months.
West Coast football operations manager Neale Daniher said the club believed it was in Natanui's best interests to have the surgery now.
"We see Nick as being a ten-year player for the club and we thought it would be best to address this issue now," Daniher said.
"We are confident of a full recovery and with Nick now expected to miss the entirety of the pre-season fixtures, we will look forward to him returning early in the 2009 season."
The No.2 selection overall in last year's national draft will have arthroscopic surgery on his knee early next week and is expected to miss up to three months.
West Coast football operations manager Neale Daniher said the club believed it was in Natanui's best interests to have the surgery now.
"We see Nick as being a ten-year player for the club and we thought it would be best to address this issue now," Daniher said.
"We are confident of a full recovery and with Nick now expected to miss the entirety of the pre-season fixtures, we will look forward to him returning early in the 2009 season."
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