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YOUNG DEMON SUFFERS SECOND ACL INJURY THIS YEAR
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Melbourne youngster Aaron Nietschke has suffered a second ACL injury in his first season at the Demons.
Nietschke re-injured his right knee at training last Friday with scans confirming a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
He is expected to miss the entirety of the 2020 season in what is a cruel blow for the 19-year-old after injuring the same knee in February.
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“Unfortunately, scans have confirmed that Aaron has ruptured his ACL graft, which will likely sideline him for the 2020 season,” GM of Football Operations Josh Mahoney told melbourne.com.au.
“This is obviously incredibly disappointing news for Aaron and the whole team.
“He had really attacked his rehab and was in great shape prior to this incident.”
Nietschke was selected by Melbourne with pick No.53 in the 2018 AFL Draft from Central Districts in Adelaide.
The Demons will extend Nietschke’s contract beyond next year in a sign of faith and confidence in the young utility.
BY SEN 20 MINUTES AGO
Melbourne youngster Aaron Nietschke has suffered a second ACL injury in his first season at the Demons.
Nietschke re-injured his right knee at training last Friday with scans confirming a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
He is expected to miss the entirety of the 2020 season in what is a cruel blow for the 19-year-old after injuring the same knee in February.
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“Unfortunately, scans have confirmed that Aaron has ruptured his ACL graft, which will likely sideline him for the 2020 season,” GM of Football Operations Josh Mahoney told melbourne.com.au.
“This is obviously incredibly disappointing news for Aaron and the whole team.
“He had really attacked his rehab and was in great shape prior to this incident.”
Nietschke was selected by Melbourne with pick No.53 in the 2018 AFL Draft from Central Districts in Adelaide.
The Demons will extend Nietschke’s contract beyond next year in a sign of faith and confidence in the young utility.
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I was literally listening to the Dr SuperCoach podcast debating Buddy Franklin with the host JB saying he will most likely get injured in the first two games and pistol saying he could make money early when I opened the AFL app and saw this news. Crazy.
Hope he can turn it around and have a decent year.
Hope he can turn it around and have a decent year.
Sydney have an extra experienced forward in Sam Gray this year, who I originally thought may have freed up Heeney a bit. Heeney can take a really good mark, so I guess Horse may now want to keep him forward a bit more if Buddy misses a significant amount of games. He's still a good selection when he is playing forward, even better if he gets more midfield time.
