Greater Western Sydney will be without Jesse Hogan and Jake Stringer after the star forwards picked up injuries in the lead up to the AFL opening round.
Reigning Coleman medallist Hogan broke his thumb after accidentally jamming it in a door, while off-season recruit Stringer has been sidelined with a low-grade hamstring strain.The first match of the AFL season will be held on Friday between Sydney and Hawthorn, after the postponement of Brisbane vs Geelong due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Greater Western Sydney will be without Jesse Hogan and Jake Stringer after the star forwards picked up injuries in the lead up to AFL opening round .
Stringer, who already has a sordid history of soft-tissue injuries, had complained of hamstring tightness in a VFL practice match on Saturday, leaving the field after one quarter.GWS coach Adam Kingsley was already mulling the make up of his squad after the departures of mainstays Harry Perryman, Isaac Cumming and James Peatling.
The Giants will at least welcome back forward Callum Brown from a hamstring injury, while ruckman Kieren Briggs has overcome illness and is available for selection."I managed to get a big block of pre-season in and I'm firing and ready to go."
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