St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says the five-day break before his side’s round 2 win over Collingwood likely played a role in the hamstring injury to star recruit Liam Henry.
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says he wants his side playing more big games under lights – even if it takes a physical toll.
It’s likely experienced speedster Zak Jones will also enter the Saints’ starting side after he had 15 disposals as the sub following Wood’s horror concussion in the first quarter. “Probably a little bit unlucky not to have been in – he kicked 20 goals in his first year, averaged a goal a week, pretty good number, big contested mark, so I’m sure he’ll come in and compete.”
Lyon said Henry, who could miss up to eight weeks with a hamstring tear that initially looked like an innocuous cramp in the closing minutes of the Magpies clash, had likely paid the price for a short turnaround from the season opener in Geelong. “Henry was a big one, wasn’t it? The demands of the game and early in the season, we really want to be on prime time, so Thursday night’s great, but there’s a cost with that off round 1 at Geelong.
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