In better news for Geelong, star recruit Jeremy Cameron (hamstring) confirmed to SEN Breakfast had returned to full training, while defender Tom Stewart (quad) was also due to rejoin the main group this week. New to Kayo? 00:38 Mins. Scott said Duncan initially had a “minor issue” with his calf before looking likely of returning to full training. The diagnosis wasn’t as promising for Jones’ young teammate Ryan Byrnes, who’ll be out of action for at least eight weeks. The Cats have an informal scratch match against Collingwood on February 26, before their AAMI Community Series clash against Essendon on March 6. “I am a big traditionalist. Parfitt had surgery late on Tuesday. "You get back very quickly to doing what the team needs.". “It’s still settling in a bit,” Simpson told AAP. Viewed Ablett helped off ground (GF) An extraordinary and devastating start to the Toyota AFL Grand Final with both Gary… Video. "There are a lot of people reaching out and a lot of things happening, but he just said to really embrace it because it can be one of the best weeks of your life.". Scott also said superstar Patrick Dangerfield was “on track” for Round 1, ramping up his fitness recently after reporting groin soreness. The injury-ravaged Hawks were … "It's still settling in a bit," Simpson told AAP. Persistence has paid off for Sam Simpson (l), who will play in Saturday's grand final. Get your free trial now & start streaming instantly >. The Saints this week confirmed Jones, who impressed his maiden 16-game campaign with the Saints last year, sustained a left hamstring strain, with the aim of him being available for the start of the season. "Playing in big games, you've got to learn quickly, and these last two finals have been the two biggest games I've ever played," Simpson said. When Simpson finally got what looked like his big break this year, playing six matches through July and August, a serious hamstring injury put his finals dreams in doubt. Queensland's official pitch for the AFL Grand Final wrapped up last night with Lions and Suns chiefs joining the government to offer up the Gabba. STRENGTHS – Great dance moves, funky gear, social club experience. West Coast coach Adam Simpson has confirmed young gun Oscar Allen will miss tomorrow’s clash with Richmond, shutting down the prospect of a rest for Nic Naitanui and sealing Bailey Williams’ debut. GEELONG’S Sam Simpson has escaped serious injury after being knocked out by a freak collision with a teammate during the 2020 AFL Grand Final. 8 talking about this. I think the AFL grand final should be played at the MCG at 2pm every year,” he said. Assistant coach Jarryd Roughead, who was filling in as a player, tackled Paton as he gave off a handball. However Cats coach Chris Scott told AFL Media that he’d be surprised Duncan played either of those games. Sam Simpson was literally the last player picked for Geelong’s AFL finals campaign. “Lachie’s so brave. “I’d be surprised if, and this is me talking – I’m not the doctor or the head physio – I’d suspect he might miss a bit of the pre-season games which might leave him in a slower position to start the season. Playing a bit of match play and just backed into a pack and was a bit sore around the ribs. Simpson's tale has been one of persistence since he was taken with pick 53 in the 2016 rookie draft. Cameron also revealed new No. Simpson crashed into the Gabba surface in a sickening aerial Grand Final collision that saw him land heavily on his head and left side. Queensland’s AFL Grand Final pitch continues. WEST Coast must improve its team defence ahead of a date with its Grand Final conqueror Hawthorn next Sunday at the MCG, according to Eagles coach Adam Simpson. The club has won the second most premierships (four, second to Hawthorn) in that time and were the first non-Victorian team to compete in and win an AFL Grand Final, achieving the latter feat in 1992.The Eagles have since won three more premierships, in 1994, 2006 and 2018. Mr Simpson agrees 2020 is the year to trial an AFL grand final held at night. BRISBANE coach Chris Fagan has declared key defender Darcy Gardiner a non-starter for Round 1 due to a knee issue. “He won’t be playing in any of the pre-season games, but Lachie’s fitness base does allow him to step back into our program pretty quickly.”. Co-captain Jarryn Geary is expected to be back running in five to six weeks as he continues his recovery from a fractured leg. ST KILDA has been dealt another pre-season injury blow, with defender Ben Paton understood to have broken his tibia and fibula in a freak incident at training on Thursday. The other spanner in the works was a lack of an organised competition like the VFL - which was scrapped this year because of the coronavirus - in which to press his case for a recall once he was fit again. We scanned him the next day … and we found that he had a bruised liver, which was the first time I’ve ever heard of it.”. ... Cats to wait for shot at AFL Grand Final … See the guys behind this page, Footy Couch, perform at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Video. “It was really unusual,” Cameron told SEN Breakfast. Federer feels that 'the story's not over', Messi votes in Barca presidential election, Dockers hopeful Lobb has avoided ACL tear, Wanderers down Western United in A-League. "It's been good to get that experience at that level.". With the thirteenth pick in the 2021 AFL Simpsons Draft, St Kilda select… DISCO STU. Ruck-forward Rowan Marshall suffered a foot injury that will see him miss Round 1. Whitfield earlier this month suffered a bruised liver after backing into a pack during an internal trial match. Jordan Clark wins in this thrilling Colgate AFL Grand Final sprint. “We thought he was going to be right for the Grand Final if we were able to get through the prelim,” Fagan told AFL Media. “I expect him to be available by Round 2 or Round 3, but we’ve just got to get the running loads into him,” Fagan said. Byrnes, who played one game in 2020, will undergo surgery on his right hamstring after an training incident last week. Doedee missed the back-end of Adelaide’s 2020 campaign due to a hamstring injury, while an ACL rupture restricted him to just one game in 2019. Sam’s dad Sean Simpson told the Geelong Advertiser on Monday that his son was “doing well” following the dangerous head knock – luckily walking away with only a fractured rib. West Coast AFL coach Adam Simpson says skipper Shannon Hurn's hamstring injury is only minor, but the skipper will be monitored during the week. The 23-year-old, who’s played just 10 of the Crows’ past 39 games, had re-aggravated a groin injury earlier this week. Get the latest AFL injury news in Casualty Ward. The 22-year-old has had to fight to be considered for a role in the star-studded Geelong side and didn't manage a single senior game last year despite performing well enough to win the reserves' best-and-fairest award. Paton, who played every game for the Saints in 2020 and impressed with his ball use and defensive lock-down ability, ignored trade interest from Essendon last year — as reported by foxfooty.com.au — and re-signed with St Kilda for two seasons. It means the midfielder is all but certain to miss the Round 1 clash with the Blues. “These types of injuries are ones that you just need to monitor and take your time with, so we’ll work closely with Rowan to make sure it continues improve so that he can return as soon as possible early in the season.”. In one direction Geelong's Patrick Dangerfield was racing into a contest for the loose ball before he extended his fist to punch it away. Hawthorn star Josh Gibson has spearheaded the reigning AFL premiers' 46-point win over West Coast in the grand final re-match. In the Grand Final victory against Geelong, Prestia booted two goals from 14 disposals. “Hopefully it’s not too bad and it’s only a couple of weeks, but we’ll have to wait and see,” Cameron told SEN Breakfast. In Saturday’s grand final, unless the Cats or Richmond spring a selection shock, the 14-game midfielder will be the least experienced player on the ground. Preuss was traded from Melbourne during last year’s AFL exchange period, filling a ruck chasm at the Giants. The 2020 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between Richmond and Geelong at the Gabba in Brisbane, Queensland, on Saturday 24 October 2020.It was the 124th annual Grand Final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 2020 AFL season.The match was originally scheduled for the last … ... Jack Redden will miss another game as he recovers from an adductor injury. The club was formed in 1986, and played its first season in the competition in 1987. "It's still settling in a bit," Simpson told AAP. Gardiner was a late withdrawal from his side’s preliminary final against Geelong due to a knee bone bruising — and that issue has lingered, prompting the 193cm defender to undergo a small clean-up surgery last month. RICHMOND could be without three-time premiership player Dion Prestia for the club’s season-opening clash against Carlton. A coaching decision that went by the wayside has Geelong fans out for blood, claiming it cost them the 2020 AFL grand final. By Callum Twomey, AFL Media on Dec 8, 2020, 4:45pm. Richmond defended its premiership in a history-making Grand Final at the Gabba. An extraordinary and devastating start to the Toyota AFL Grand Final with both Gary Ablett and Nick Vlastuin forced to leave the field early following two heavy collisions Young midfielder Brandan Parfitt also fractured his thumb in the Grand Final and kept playing. Foxfooty.com.au understands Paton will undergo surgery at The Avenue as early as Friday morning and miss the entire 2021 season. Sarah Olle and Tom Morris dissect all the AFLW news on the latest AFLWeekly Fox Footy podcast. "He was super stoked and he was probably getting a bit nervous as well because he knows how the week goes," Simpson said. It’s a little unknown. Oct 24th, 2020 Richmond defender Nick Vlastuin was stretchered off just minutes into the 2020 AFL grand final after a nasty collision in the opening quarter. ... His 2020 season was kept to just nine games due to a syndesmosis injury, returning ahead of the finals. Sam Menegola unwittingly knocked teammate Sam Simpson out of the game as the Geelong star became the latest victim in one of the most brutal grand finals in recent memory. He reportedly spent over a week in hospital recovering from the incident. The West Coast Eagles is an Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia, currently playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). I can’t say whether he’s going to be ready for Round 1 yet because the doctors and specialists need to see him week by week and see how that bruise on his liver is actually mending. Plus a Richmond star has suffered a frustrating setback, while a gun Lion will be sidelined for Round 1. West Coast coach Adam Simpson has urged suspended forward Willie Rioli to open up to the Eagles about how he is coping after his long-running AFL anti-doping case was resolved. Sam Simpson underwent post-season shoulder surgery that typically would sideline him for up to five months. “These things are more complicated than ‘he’s done it twice’.”. AFL Grand Final player ratings: West Coast Eagles. The pair spoke soon after the son's important contribution - 14 disposals and five clearances - in last week's preliminary final win over Brisbane helped seal the Cats' progression to their first season decider in nine years. GEELONG could be without one of its best players for Round 1, with star midfielder Mitch Duncan suffering a calf setback. AFL grand final: Eagles coach Adam Simpson's family focus puts West Coast on the brink ... session ahead of AFL grand final. Four ADELAIDE players have been ruled out of Saturday’s intraclub match due to injury, including luckless defender Tom Doedee. 1 ruckman Braydon Preuss had sent a minor scare through the club after he suffered a shoulder injury earlier this week. “To have this happen right before the season is obviously disappointing given Rowan is such an important player in our squad,” Saints chief operating officer Simon Lethlean said. A sickening blow has knocked Sam Simpson unconscious in the AFL Grand Final. The other three Crows that will miss the internal trial game will be veteran Daniel Talia, free gent acquisition Mitch Hinge and recent draftee Brayden Cook. A St Kilda defender has suffered a shocking double leg break after a freak accident at training. Watch every match of the 2021 NAB AFLW Competition LIVE on Kayo. "Late in the week it will hit me a bit more.". “Fortunately, we identified the injury very early, Rowan is not in any pain and there’s no fracture to the bone which is a good result. Cook, who was taken at Pick 25 in last year’s draft, hasn’t taken part in contact training yet as he continues his rehabilitation from a shoulder reconstruction last year. Simpson's father, Sean, played 121 AFL-VFL games with St Kilda and Geelong, and featured in the Cats' grand final loss to West Coast in 1992. Having lost the 1991 grand final to Hawthorn, the club won premierships in 1992 and 1994, becoming one of the most successful teams of the 1990s. Get your free trial now & start streaming instantly >. Sam Simpson was literally the last player picked for Geelong's AFL finals campaign. The West Coast Eagles are one of the most successful clubs in the AFL era (1990 onwards). In Saturday's grand final, unless the Cats or Richmond spring a selection shock, the 14-game midfielder will be the least experienced player on the ground. Speaking to SEN Breakfast, Cameron said aerobic beast Whitfield would hopefully start running at some stage over the next couple of weeks, but added he wouldn’t play in any of the club’s pre-season games as it’s unknown when he’ll be allowed to rejoin contact training.

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