Injuries to key fantasy players like Adelaide’s Phil Davis keep happening to ruin teams.
INJURIES
Troy Simmonds: Last game before retiring… 13 hit outs and 9 disposals Andrew McLeod: Tagged by Van Berlo… 9 possessions and 2 tackles plus 1.0… calf problem in Q3 and tracksuit on at 3QT Phil Davis: Following Pavlich… 7 disposals and 2 marks… bumped by Sandilands in Q2 and stretchered off with heavy concussion Ashley McGrath: Minding Thomas… 9 possessions and 2 marks… right hamstring torn in Q2 Adam Selwood: Tagging Ablett jnr… 13 disposals and 2 tackles… Enright hurt his shoulder in Q3 with a late bump Angus Monfries: 11 disposals and 4 marks plus 3 tackles on Rohan… pulled his right hamstring in Q3 and iced up David Hille: No possessions in Q1… 4 hit outs and 2 disposals plus 0.1… left hamstring tweak late in Q2 and mothballed Clinton Young: 1.1 from 11 disposals and 2 marks… torn left quad iced up at half time Shaun Higgins: 12 possessions and 2 marks on Toovey… carried off with recurrence of previous left ankle injury in Q1… back on halfway through Q2… eventually iced up in Q4
REPORTS
Jarrad Waite: Booted 3.1 from 19 possessions and 10 marks on Rivers… also 6 tackles… reported for charging on Bate in Q2 but there wasn’t much in it Ben Hudson: 19 hit outs and 16 possessions wiht 4 marks and 4 tackles… reported for rough conduct after slam tackling Ball in Q2
SORE PLAYERS
Dustin Martin: 24 possessions and 4 tackles… heavy cork in left knee in Q2 but struggled his way through the second half Jonathan Brown: Grima standing him… statless in Q1… booted 3.3 from 10 grabs and 16 disposals… had an awesome Q3 to pull the Lions back into it Brian Lake: Had Leigh Brown at FB… 8 marks and 14 touches… left knee restrapped in Q3 and moved forward onto Maxwell where he played a lot better Ben Nason: Playing wide of Gilbert… copped a punch in the breadbasket in Q3… 8 possessions Raphael Clarke: 26 possessions and 10 marks… right hamstring tweak in Q4 but returned Bret Thornton: 14 disposals and 6 marks plus 2.0… right ankle problem in Q3 and got strapped to return in Q4 Kade Simpson: First goal… tagged by Bartram… 21 possessions and 5 marks plus 1.1… cut on the nose in Q3 James McDonald: Tagging Judd… 15 touches and 5 tackles… right leg knock in the last minute of Q4 Nathan Jones: 8 kicks among 17 disposals plus 1.0… tweaked left hamstring in Q3 Matt Maguire: 8 handballs among 20 disposals with 10 marks… ankle problem late in Q4 Jared Brennan: Tagged by Firrito… 12 disposals and 1.0… obviously favouring the previously injured ankle that still hasn’t fully healed Cameron Mooney: Left ankle rolled in Q2 and also a calf problem in Q3… 6 possessions on Wilkes Jake Melksham: 10 touches and 3 tackles with 2 marks… left ankle rolled in Q4 Rick Ladson: Tagging Pearce… 16 possessions and 3 marks plus 2.2… also 5 tackles… corked right thigh in Q4 Jarryd Roughead: 1.0 from 9 possessions and 3 marks with 5 tackles on Carlile… cut above the right eye in Q2 Sam Mitchell: Tagged by Kane Cornes… 17 touches and 5 tackles plus 0.1… cut on the lip in Q2 David Rodan: Tagged by Sewell… 19 possessions and 8 tackles plus 0.1… left medial ligament problem in Q3 Daniel Stewart: 4 marks and 7 touches… left ankle problem in Q3
CONCUSSED PLAYERS
Ben Cousins: 24 disposals including 19 by hand… head clash with Goddard in Q2