The Brisbane Lions bandwagon is struggling with fantasy stars like Matt Maguire and Jonathan Brown out injured.
INJURIES
Scott Thompson: Tagged by Sewell… 10 possessions… knock to the left eye socket in Q2 bruised up early… did not return Steven Salopek: Right shoulder dislocated yet again in Q3 and off to hospital for X-rays… 13 disposals Tom Williams: In the tracksuit after half time with hamstring trouble… 2 disposals Raphael Clarke: Ran off Fyfe… 4 possessions and 2 marks with 2 tackles… did not return after half time Nick Maxwell: 8 touches and 2 tackles plus 3 marks… limped off with right ankle problem in Q2 and didn’t return
REPORTS
David Wojcinski: 19 possessions and 3 marks… reported for striking Davey in Q2 Justin Koschitzke: Booted 2.1 from 16 possessions and 7 grabs on Grover… reported for striking Silvagni in Q2 but there was nothing in it
SORE PLAYERS
James Podsiadly: Booted 5.1 from 10 grabs and 17 touches on Fletcher… carrying groin soreness Paul Chapman: Knock to the neck in Q3… 1.1 from 25 possessions with 5 tackles Levi Greenwood: 14 possessions and 4 marks with 4 tackles… left thigh corked in Q2 Richard Hadley: Head to head with Swallow… 20 disposals and 7 tackles… sore right hamstring in Q4 Eddie Betts: 5.1 from 12 disposals and 3 marks on Rawlings including three majors in Q2… left knee knock in Q4 Chris Judd: Head to head with Wells… 23 possessions and 2 marks… knock on the outside of the left knee in Q4 and it was a corkie Mitch Robinson: Cork in the right thigh in Q1… 13 disposals and 4 tackles Brent Guerra: 15 possessions and 4 marks… copped a knock to the left side in Q1 Stephen Gilham: On Tippett… right hamstring restrapped in Q1… 9 touches and 3 tackles Heath Hocking: 9 disposals… bleeding from the lip after copping one in the moosh in Q1 Brett Ebert: 11 possessions on Roberts-Thomson… right ankle rolled in Q2 Ben Nason: 3.0 from 16 touches and 5 marks on Stevenson… had a good Q3… off in Q4 after landing awkwardly in a marking contest but returned later in the quarter Chris Newman: 17 possessions… copped Astbury’s knee in the ribs in Q3 Kelvin Moore: Minding LeCras… 13 disposals and 2 tackles… rolled right ankle in Q4 landing on LeCras’ boot in a marking contest Robert Murphy: Playing halfback on Banfield… 25 disposals and 6 marks… right knee tweaked in Q3 Mitchell Clark: 4 hit outs and 4 tackles with 14 possessions and 8 marks… also 0.2… achilles soreness starting in Q2 Brent Staker: Playing CHF in Brown’s absence… 1.0 from 13 touches and 7 marks with 4 tackles… limped off in Q2 after left kneecap slipped out with extra medial ligament damage… returned heavily strapped later in the quarter Jay van Berlo: Moved from Schneider to Montagna in Q3… 7 disposals and 3 tackles… rolled his right ankle in Q4 Dale Thomas: Head to head with Morton on a wing… 16 kicks among 23 touches with 3 marks… stinger in the left shoulder in Q3
CONCUSSED PLAYERS
Leigh Montagna: Tagged by Crowley then van Berlo… 17 possessions and 5 tackles
POST-MATCH
Jonathan Brown is out for at least a month. Matt Maguire has a staph infection after going to hospital for treatment on his foot injury, and is listed to be out for 3 weeks. Mark Williams will not return to play Hawthorn this week but Cale Hooker will. Paul Bower will be among as many as four ins for Carlton this week.
No reports, including one for tripping on Brad Dalziell, resulted in suspensions. Daniel Bradshaw is a likely starter against Collingwood but Mark Seaby is still several weeks away.
Maxwell is “hopeful” and “50/50” for the Swans match. Alan Didak, Luke Ball, Ben Johnson are all likely. Mark Nicoski will be out for two weeks with a shoulder, while Tom Swift is doubtful and Chris Masten will return through the WAFL.
Salopek may miss the rest of the season with his dodgy shoulder. Hamish Hartlett will miss the next game with a quad strain.
Scott Thompson was not on the injury list on Tuesday.
Tom Williams will miss one week.