Injuries & Suspensions
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WHILE GWS continue to be struck by an injury curse, there is some light at the end of the tunnel.
The Giants are set to regain star midfielder Josh Kelly for the trip to the MCG to face Melbourne on Sunday while co-captain Phil Davis and Ryan Griffen face fitness tests.
With a top-four spot on the line, the Giants need all the fit bodies they can find this week.
Kelly is a huge gain for the Giants after he missed the Sydney derby loss due to concussion.
“We don’t want to be pushing too hard to get the training loads back but at the same time we need to be able to tick all the boxes from a concussion perspective," head of athletic performance David Joyce told the club website.
“He trained today, we expect him to train again on Thursday and put his hand up for selection.”
Davis struggled to finish out the match last week – playing as a forward – but has pulled up well while Griffen got good news on his hamstring.
“He’s done everything right,” Joyce said.
“He’s got a couple of quad corks and other things as well because he’s a combative sort of player but he’s showing signs of really nice recovery.
“We need to see how (Griffen) goes this week and if he’s feeling really good and he’s improved, and if we can get him through training and the like, he’ll feature this week but it certainly doesn’t look like a long term injury."
WHILE GWS continue to be struck by an injury curse, there is some light at the end of the tunnel.
The Giants are set to regain star midfielder Josh Kelly for the trip to the MCG to face Melbourne on Sunday while co-captain Phil Davis and Ryan Griffen face fitness tests.
With a top-four spot on the line, the Giants need all the fit bodies they can find this week.
Kelly is a huge gain for the Giants after he missed the Sydney derby loss due to concussion.
“We don’t want to be pushing too hard to get the training loads back but at the same time we need to be able to tick all the boxes from a concussion perspective," head of athletic performance David Joyce told the club website.
“He trained today, we expect him to train again on Thursday and put his hand up for selection.”
Davis struggled to finish out the match last week – playing as a forward – but has pulled up well while Griffen got good news on his hamstring.
“He’s done everything right,” Joyce said.
“He’s got a couple of quad corks and other things as well because he’s a combative sort of player but he’s showing signs of really nice recovery.
“We need to see how (Griffen) goes this week and if he’s feeling really good and he’s improved, and if we can get him through training and the like, he’ll feature this week but it certainly doesn’t look like a long term injury."
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Longmire confident, me not so much.
Swans confident Buddy will face Hawks
Liam Twomey
Sydney coach John Longmire is confident Lance Franklin will overcome a groin injury in time for Saturday night’s high-stakes showdown with Hawthorn.
The superstar forward is in doubt as the Swans and Hawks clash for an all-important top-four berth in the final-round showdown.
Franklin was not involved in training with the main group on Tuesday after tightening up in the late stages of the Swans’ weekend comeback win over Sydney rivals GWS.
“He’s going OK. It’s not unusual that he doesn’t do much training during the week,” Longmire said.
“If you understand what he’s able to play with during the year, you’re usually pretty confident in his ability to get himself right.
“If anyone can play, we tend to back Buddy in because he’s just got the ability to get himself up week in, week out.
“He’s shown it for a long time.” Longmire was so confident that the four-times Coleman Medallist would be fit to tackle his former club that he refused to discuss possible replacements.
“Clearly we’d much prefer him to play,” the coach said.
“If he doesn’t, what the team looks like I’m not sure yet because we haven’t crossed that bridge at the present time because we don’t have to.
“So we’ll see how the week goes and we’ll have a bit more of an idea on Thursday.
“But obviously we’ll give him every chance and if it’s not Thursday, then we’ll give him until game day.”
Longmire confident, me not so much.
Swans confident Buddy will face Hawks
Liam Twomey
Sydney coach John Longmire is confident Lance Franklin will overcome a groin injury in time for Saturday night’s high-stakes showdown with Hawthorn.
The superstar forward is in doubt as the Swans and Hawks clash for an all-important top-four berth in the final-round showdown.
Franklin was not involved in training with the main group on Tuesday after tightening up in the late stages of the Swans’ weekend comeback win over Sydney rivals GWS.
“He’s going OK. It’s not unusual that he doesn’t do much training during the week,” Longmire said.
“If you understand what he’s able to play with during the year, you’re usually pretty confident in his ability to get himself right.
“If anyone can play, we tend to back Buddy in because he’s just got the ability to get himself up week in, week out.
“He’s shown it for a long time.” Longmire was so confident that the four-times Coleman Medallist would be fit to tackle his former club that he refused to discuss possible replacements.
“Clearly we’d much prefer him to play,” the coach said.
“If he doesn’t, what the team looks like I’m not sure yet because we haven’t crossed that bridge at the present time because we don’t have to.
“So we’ll see how the week goes and we’ll have a bit more of an idea on Thursday.
“But obviously we’ll give him every chance and if it’s not Thursday, then we’ll give him until game day.”