Brown, who suffered a season-ending ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury earlier in the year, damaged the patella on his other knee during a hike.
There was no further damage to his reconstructed knee.
Brown was one of four Magpies players on the mid-season trip to Arizona.
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Tags: sport, australian-football-league, collingwood-3066, united-statesWestern Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade says he has no plans to quit before the end of the season.
Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australiaPort Adelaide coach Matthew Primus has warned players to improve their form ahead of a clash with the West Coast Eagles in Perth.
Tags: australian-football-league, adelaide-5000Posted June 17, 2011 12:37:00
West Coast ruckman Dean Cox is set to finish his career with the Eagles after signing with the club for a further two seasons.Cox, a four-times All-Australian, is back in career-best form and says his desire to be a one-club player convinced him to re-sign until the end of 2013.
"It's great to have the contract signed at this stage of the season," he told the Eagles' website.
"I'm excited about the future and want to be a part of what this club is building towards.
"We are getting closer to another serious finals assault and I want to be a part of that with this playing squad.
"I have been here for the whole of my career and I certainly want to finish my playing days with the West Coast Eagles.
"We have a terrific group that has shown great improvement this season and I have no doubt that this is merely the start of the upward swing."
Cox joined the Eagles through the 2001 rookie draft and has since established himself as the greatest ruckman in the club's history.
The 213-match veteran is also playing a crucial role in the development of 21-year-old ruckman Nic Naitanui, who is still raw but improving by the year.
The pair will team up on Sunday to take on Port Adelaide's Dean Brogan at Subiaco Oval.
- AAP
Tags: sport, australian-football-league, perth-6000After promising much, both teams have just 3 wins for the year and will struggle to make the finals, placing their coaches under enormous pressure.
But the big stage of Friday Night Footy gives them a chance to show the competition they future in bright, and for either team a win is critical to silencing the critics.
Hawthorn travel to Tasmania to host Gold Coast in what will no doubt be cold and trying conditions.
The Hawks have been cursed by injury in recent weeks and, with the finals fast approaching, coming home with no more long term injuries will be just as important as claiming the 4 points.
The Suns welcome back Karmichael Hunt but lose ruckman Zac Smith who will be rested.
It will be a tough ask for the new boys in the competition to match it with one of the more elite clubs, but in what could be a low scoring game anything could happen.
The badly out of form Bombers host a resurgent North Melbourne at Docklands.
Essendon have dropped their past three matches, while the Roos have won their last two, and suddenly these teams appear to be fighting it out for what could be the last spot in the finals come September.
Saturday night Brisbane host Richmond at the Gabba in what is shaping up as one of the closest matches of the round.
Two gun forwards in Riewoldt and Brown will stand at either end of the ground, but it will be the midfield battle that will determine the winner.
St Kilda meets Geelong in another tough encounter at the MCG.
The Cats are in superb form and have yet to lose this season, while the Saints are slowly working their way back into form after a horror start to the year.
These two teams have played some cracking matches in recent years, but it appears on paper that Geelong will be far too good.
Sunday the Dockers fly to the MCG to play Melbourne.
Freo finally won last week without Aaron Sandilands, and they will need to repeat the effort again this week with their ruckman still missing with a toe injury.
The Dees have inconsistent all season, so following that form they should produce a good effort this week after their thrashing by the Pies last Monday.
It shapes as another close match that could go either way.
Carlton has moved to third place on the ladder and are clearly the next best team after the big two in Collingwood and Geelong.
This week they have a big test against the Swans, who have continued to win despite not playing their best footy.
Both teams will feature in the action come finals time, so a win now will give them confidence should they meet again in September.
The final match of the round sees Port Adelaide return from the bye with a trip to Subiaco to play West Coast.
The Eagles have been the big improvers this season and should have no trouble accounting for the Power.
Their match-up earlier in the season saw the Eagles win on the Power's home turf and with Port struggling at the bottom of the ladder it should be a similar result.
Do they make football shorts with a special thermal insert? The reason I ask is that it was minus two degrees in Ceduna early this week. Minus two degrees! I don't need to point out how cold that is for Eyre Peninsula when I'm already shivering into my jacket, scarf and gloves on a 14 degree morning.
Needless to say watch those fingers this weekend!Let's take a look around the grounds to see what's happening in Eyre Peninsula football this weekend.
Great Flinders rolls into game 7 this weekend, or game two of round two. It's what I'm calling the division round where the top three teams take on the bottom three - and with a big gap in between the groups the margins might be wide this weekend.
Saints out: Brad Foster (hamstring - training), Scott Fitzgerald (Bali), Darryl 'Boof' Marshall (unavailable - kicked five goals for Elliston the other week on a clearance)
Saints in: Matt Schramm, Joseph's brother Jason Burgoyne played the last game for the Saints against Ramblers and has been picked for this week.
Eagles out: Kade 'Doof' Dufek, Stephen 'Spoggy' Crettenden (AC joint shoulder/concussion)
Eagles in: Tim Boehm, Jarrod 'Chops' Phillips
Emma reckons: When I spoke to Ron Simpson yesterday he said he was almost at the point when you don't want to answer your phone because you don't want to know who else is injured. I think most coaches know how that feels but when you don't have much depth to dig new players out of, it can be a struggle.
The Eagles are on a good run this season despite losing Spog Crettenden to an AC Joint and concussion injury in the first game of the Mortlock Shield against Eastern Eyre last weekend.
At the end of the day the Eagles have got the Saint's measure and will take the points this weekend - by 5-8 goals.
After the game: the Saint's are holding their end of seeding cut-out with Port Lincoln musician Nick Krieg performing - and it's free.
Cougars out: Ben Finlayson (Bs), Luke Spook Moroney (medial ligament in knee in Mortlock),
Cougars in: Landon Gregory (back from hamstring), Ben Green.
Roos out: Tom Reynolds, Scott Reynolds, Guy Morton (ligaments in ankle - bad), Saxon Kay (and Alistair Stairs Pearce still out injured).
Roos in: Matthew Siviour (First A grade game), Brody Burrows, Travis Beard, Josh Dearman (all up from the colts). There aren't 21 players at the level to play As from within their squad or the Colts, so they'll have to pull another one from the B Grade.
Emma reckons: Cougars are devastated to lose their curly haired son in Spook Moroney to a knee injury which I'm guessing happened in the last game against Port Lincoln in the Mortlock Shield last weekend.
While this injury is bad they've got another in Landon Gregory returning from a bad hamstring injury into the forward so he'll be very handy for them.
Lock on the other hand are still struggling to find 21 players to take to the ground for a match. With three colts up and another to find from the B Grade it's going to be a struggle for them to kick goals today.
Cougars by 10+ goals.
Blues out: Michael 'Maggot' Curtis (hamstring), Luke 'Pardo' Partington (colts), David 'Butts' Butler (away).
Blues in: Jacob 'Gearbox' Cave, Scott Edmonds, Will 'Nanks' Nankivell
Ramblers out: Jim 'Goldie' Holman (baby watch), Scott 'Jock' Blacker, Tom Haarsma, Sam Guidera, possibly George 'Pigdog' Pedler (baby watch)
Ramblers in: Adam Haarsma, Cody 'Skiv' Pilgrim, Craig Fitzgerald, Billy Pilgrim
Emma reckons: I haven't been this excited for a game of football since last year's Grand Final. The idea of the twilight game came about last year and it's a brilliant concept for country football. To play under lights brings a new dimension into the game and the only thing we need to work with us is the weather.
But will the weather be playing along? According to the ABC Eyre Peninsula website weather forecast Friday afternoon it's going to be 18 degrees (down to 11) with WNW winds up to 17 knots in the afternoon and there's fifty per cent chance of between 1-5 mm of rain. Hopefully that falls in the morning.
The Blues A squad had a trial twilight match against the Blues colts last week which was a bit of fun and also great experience in getting used to playing in those conditions.
This weekend Ramblers are producing some more footballers and netballers for the future of their club but with three of their best in Jim Holman and possibly George Pedler out (he says he hopes so), along with the not-breeding-as-far-as-we-know-it Blacker out of the line-up - it's the closest the Blues might get to the black and white in 2011.
Ramblers to win by 3 goals with a nip of port for both sides at half time!
After the game: it's the Blues player's auction - your chance to "buy buy the Blues" footballers and netballers of your choice.
It's game six for Port Lincoln teams this weekend.
Mallee Park Vs Tasman @ Mallee Park
After the game: Kurruru Youth Performing Arts are bringing their show 'Nunga Funny' to the Peckers clubhouse from 7pm. It's a showcase of SA's funniest Aboriginal and Torrest Strait Islanders. It's just $10 for Adults.
Waybacks Vs Lincoln South @ Ravendale
Marble Range Vs Bostons @ Wangary
The red and blue crew are rolling into round eight this weekend.
Ports Vs Rudall @ Port Neill
Kimba Districts Vs Cleve @ Kimba (check out their new clubroom facility).
Cowell has the bye.
Far West kick off game six for the year this weekend.
Ceduna Blues Vs Koonibba @ Ceduna
Thevenard Vs Westies
It's game eight for the Mid West League this weekend.
Elliston Vs Central Eyre @ Elliston
Western Districts Vs Wudinna United @ Minnipa
West Coast Hawks Vs Wirrulla @ Piednippie.
After the game at Piednippie: The Hercules Hawk has spoken, announcing that it's Rubik's Cube night, where people come dressed in all the colours of the 80s toy, but by the end of the night you have to swap clothes to be all the same colour - just like you would attempt with the cube. Get amongst it.
