Gold Cruise’s Lachie Weller will miss the remainder of the AFL season after scans confirmed the speedster has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his gorgeous knee.
Weller crashed to the turf as he modified direction for the length of the closing quarter of the Suns’ broad steal over North Melbourne on Saturday.
Gold Cruise at as soon as feared the worst, with Weller now role for a stint on the sidelines as the Suns scamper a long-awaited finals berth without him.
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“It be surely depressed data for Lachie,” Gold Cruise soccer boss Wayne Campbell said.
“(He) went in for scans (on Monday) afternoon to search out out the tubby extent of the damage, with the effects exhibiting he has torn the ACL in his gorgeous knee.
“Lachie will now meet with a surgeon later within the week, sooner than having an operation to restore the ligament.”
There is more fit data for Suns key forward Levi Casboult, who’s determined to return from a calf damage after this week’s bye.
Gold Cruise favor on Adelaide in round 14.
Within the period in-between, Geelong midfielder Brandan Parfitt will endure surgical treatment to restore a hand damage sustained for the length of closing Friday night’s steal over the Western Bulldogs.
Parfitt has conducted every game this season nonetheless is now rated a “brief-to-medium time interval” prospect.
“After evaluation and session, Brandan might per chance well have surgical treatment on his hand within the impending days to ensure that the actual recovery for him – brief and long time interval,” Cats head of clinical and conditioning services and products Harry Taylor said.
“Brandan’s assign might per chance well be assessed post-surgical treatment, however, it’s expected he might per chance well be unavailable for the brief to medium time interval.”