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Swans duo cleared of serious injury
Injured Sydney duo Lewis Roberts-Thomson and Nick Malceski have been cleared of structural damage and could be fit to face Adelaide at the SCG on Saturday.
Tall utility Roberts-Thomson, who only recently returned from a fractured cheekbone, suffered another facial cut in Sunday's AFL win over Hawthorn.
Dashing half-back flanker Malceski incurred a knock to his knee during the game in Launceston, which Sydney won by 37 points to extend their perfect season record to 5-0.
"LRT's face and also Nick Malceski's knee are both OK structurally, we will just see how they go later in the week," Sydney coach John Longmire told reporters on Monday.
"Hopefully they will both be able to play. One of them might play, I'm not too sure, but will see how we go on Thursday's training session."
Longmire wasn't getting too excited about Sydney's scintillating start to the season, more focused on the next challenge of tackling Adelaide (4-1).
He said the reason behind the Swans' success wasn't rocket science and they needed to maintain the pressure footy that helped dismantle the Hawks in the second half.
Longmire acknowledged the importance of beating a legitimate title contender.
"It's important for players' confidence to be able to do that," Longmire said.
"The players we have brought into the team over the last couple of years, and even this year, are younger players and have been able to play their roles really well."
AAP
Tags: sport, australian-football-league, sydney-2000, australia First posted April 30, 2012 16:07:53Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Jack cleared of serious ankle injury
Jack was subbed off midway through Saturday night's one-goal loss to Collingwood at the Olympic stadium, amid fears he had suffered a recurrence of the injury, which sidelined him for five weeks earlier in the season.
But Swans coach John Longmire says that the 2010 club best and fairest award winner could play against the Crows.
"A lot can happen between now and Thursday. We've got our fingers crossed that he's still a chance," Longmire said.
"He's got to get through the agility session on Thursday before he trains."
- AAP
Tags: sport, australian-football-league, sydney-2000Sunday, May 22, 2011
Judd cleared of serious injury
The dual Brownlow Medallist midfielder limped off the field just before half-time at Docklands stadium and spent the second half in a forward role.
However ruckman Robbie Warnock, who missed a late shot at goal that would have given the Blues victory, spent the night in hospital after suffering a knock to the head in the closing stages of the match.
He has been cleared of any structural damage.
Blues coach Brett Ratten said Carlton's poor goalkicking in the last term, 3.6 to Geelong's 3.1, was a key factor in the 15.12 (102) to 14.16 (100) loss.
However the Blues mentor was upbeat about Judd's move forward in the second half after the 27-year-old suffered a sprained ankle just before half-time.
"He just couldn't get I suppose the last five or 10 per cent of his power to run through the midfield so we thought we'd play him forward," Ratten said.
"It was a great goal that left-footer and he looked dangerous all the time up there so it was worth keeping him out there.
"It's good for our (midfield) group to have to adjust and take up the slack when Chris is not in there.
"He's a great player to play forward and for Chris' longevity he needs to play forward a little bit more in his games."
Ratten said the Blues showed a great hunger to compete, although he was critical of goalkicking and concentration errors.
"It hurt us. Three goals six in the last quarter to three-one, we had our chance," he said.
"It was 15 inside-50s to nine but we couldn't put it through the big sticks."
- AAP
Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, carlton-3053, melbourne-3000 First posted May 21, 2011 11:54:00