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CibbuanoWounded Lions pay heavy price
June 1st 2008 00:42
THE Brisbane Lions have paid a heavy price for their 31-point win over the Kangaroos at the Gabba last night with co-captain Jonathan Brown nursing a hyper-extended knee and four other players in doubt for next weekend.
Brown has been cleared of any serious damage and should be right to play against Fremantle next Sunday. Ash McGrath, Jason Roe and Josh Drummond all finished the game on the bench with tight hamstrings, while defender Joel Patfull suffered what appeared to be a lower-leg injury.
Matthews is confident of all being fit for selection for the clash against the Dockers, but said the Lions had enough depth to cover those that wouldn't be able to prove their fitness.
With Patfull and Drummond hampered, impressive youngster Mitch Clark spent some time in defence and performed admirably.
”When it happens, the load gets less spread – we had three guys who tightened up in the hamstrings,” Matthews said.
”What that means for the future I don’t know yet. They didn’t seem to do anything really bad but they all suffered. We were down to 19 players in the end.
”Mitch is more than capable of playing tall defence, ruck or key forward. He gives us pretty good flexibility.”
Brown has been cleared of any serious damage and should be right to play against Fremantle next Sunday. Ash McGrath, Jason Roe and Josh Drummond all finished the game on the bench with tight hamstrings, while defender Joel Patfull suffered what appeared to be a lower-leg injury.
Matthews is confident of all being fit for selection for the clash against the Dockers, but said the Lions had enough depth to cover those that wouldn't be able to prove their fitness.
With Patfull and Drummond hampered, impressive youngster Mitch Clark spent some time in defence and performed admirably.
”When it happens, the load gets less spread – we had three guys who tightened up in the hamstrings,” Matthews said.
”What that means for the future I don’t know yet. They didn’t seem to do anything really bad but they all suffered. We were down to 19 players in the end.
”Mitch is more than capable of playing tall defence, ruck or key forward. He gives us pretty good flexibility.”
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