Fresh finals heartbreak for Pies veteran; Blues respond to concussion controversy: Cas Ward
Adams suffered a groin tear that prematurely ended his 2022 finals campaign last season.for the clash in what will be his first match since round 21’s loss to Hawthorn, when he suffered a knee injury.is hopeful of playing next week despite dislocating his shoulder in the win over Melbourne on Friday night.
Docherty suffered the injury in the second quarter but returned to play in the second half and set up the matchwinning goal in the dying stages. “His dislocated shoulder is going to be a real concern, but we still think he’s likely to play in that preliminary final,” Herald Sun reporter Jon Ralph told Fox Footy.“It’s not about the pain, it’s all about the strength in that shoulder and how he’s able to withstand it next week. I certainly think he’ll play.”, who looked to aggravate an existing collarbone injury on Friday night but like Docherty played out the match and helped seal the win.“It probably was cracked already.
“We know that bruised collarbone in round 24, he got a significant fend off from Christian Petracca, was able to still withstand that pain ... he will not be at any risk of not playing next week but he’s going to be a very sore boy.”on Friday night, but put him through one post-game as a precaution following a contest with opponent Joel Smith in the final quarter.
Weitering looked dazed after the incident, but the Blues on Saturday said contact was made to Weitering’s throat and he was having trouble breathing.