Adelaide forward Taylor Walker cleared of serious hamstring damage. Picture: Getty Source: Morne de Klerk / Getty Images
ACE Adelaide forward Taylor Walker has been cleared of serious damage to the hamstring he hurt at training on Saturday.
Walker — close to resuming from a knee reconstruction — had precautionary scans on his hamstring late yesterday and the damage was listed as being "at the very minor end of the scale''.
The club says the soreness will have "minimal'' effect on his return to the game, although it might delay his return by a week or two.
Walker reported hamstring soreness after training on Saturday morning.
He was not in the frame for selection against St Kilda this week but was considered a chance to resume for the Crows in the SANFL against Central District on April 19.
Walker, who ruptured the ACL in his right knee against Carlton at the MCG on April 27 last year, resumed full training two weeks ago.
A club spokesman said it wasn't unusual for a player to feel soreness after increasing his training workload after a long injury lay-off.
But the winless Crows have vowed to take every precaution with their No. 1 forward, despite desperately needing him back in their side to spearhead their attack.
Three other Crows who played in last Saturday's crushing 63-point home defeat to Sydney — midfielders Scott Thompson (corked thigh), Sam Kerridge (poke in eye) and Mitch Grigg (adductor soreness) — will face fitness tests before being cleared to play against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Dual club champion Thompson was subbed out of the Swans clash at quarter-time, Kerridge was injured in the third term and Grigg was hurt in the last quarter but played out the game in attack.
The club expects all three to win their fitness battles as the Crows chase their first win of the season.
Veteran Jason Porplyzia suffered a corked buttock in Adelaide's inaugural State League loss to North Adelaide on Sunday and must also pass a fitness test before being considered for an AFL recall.
Key utilities Tom Lynch (shoulder) and Andy Otten (knee) are still a week or two away from resuming.
St Kilda has lost important defender Sam Gilbert for the clash with the Crows with a foot injury.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Tex cleared of major damage
Dengan url
http://olahragasehatiku.blogspot.com/2014/04/tex-cleared-of-major-damage.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Tex cleared of major damage
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar