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August 27th 2008 03:30
WESTERN BULLDOGS defender Tom Williams' season is over after suffering a recurrence of a quadricep injury.
The 22-year-old had been earmarked to play on star Hawthorn forward Lance Franklin in the first week of the finals but suffered a setback with the quad injury and will now undergo the shoulder surgery the club had hoped to leave until the end of the season.
Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade tried to underplay the loss of Williams.
"It's a bit of a blow, but I think people are making more of a kid who's 22 years of age and has played 19 games," he said.
"It would have helped our structure, but having said that he's only played seven or eight games this year and we have coped OK without him.
"There's a fair bit of pressure on the young lad and it's more unfortunate for him that he didn't get up.
"He was pretty devastated on Monday. I think it's the fact he's had so many injuries, and I think the best thing for him is to get his shoulder done so he can have a good pre-season and hopefully get an uninterrupted next year."
The 22-year-old had been earmarked to play on star Hawthorn forward Lance Franklin in the first week of the finals but suffered a setback with the quad injury and will now undergo the shoulder surgery the club had hoped to leave until the end of the season.
Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade tried to underplay the loss of Williams.
"It's a bit of a blow, but I think people are making more of a kid who's 22 years of age and has played 19 games," he said.
"It would have helped our structure, but having said that he's only played seven or eight games this year and we have coped OK without him.
"There's a fair bit of pressure on the young lad and it's more unfortunate for him that he didn't get up.
"He was pretty devastated on Monday. I think it's the fact he's had so many injuries, and I think the best thing for him is to get his shoulder done so he can have a good pre-season and hopefully get an uninterrupted next year."
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