Collingwood veteran Scott Pendlebury’s street to sport 400 has been hit with a serious setback, within the type of a severe bicep damage.
And the 36-year-old’s absence has been felt deeply already, with the Pies happening to the Western Bulldogs by 18 factors on Friday night time.
Sitting on 394 video games, Pendlebury is predicted to overlook as much as a month of footy, after struggling a partial tendon tear of his bicep muscle in his left arm.
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After present process an ultrasound on Monday, Pendlebury nonetheless took to the coaching observe two days later.
An ultrasound of the bicep on Monday confirmed a slight pressure permitting Pendlebury to coach on Wednesday.
The Pies struggled with out Pendlebury in spherical 12. Getty
“Scott was cleared to coach on Wednesday and whereas he obtained by a lot of the session, it was over the last tackling drill the place he examined it and felt soreness return in that bicep,” Collingwood excessive performamcve supervisor Jarrod Wade stated.
“It is a slight setback for Scott who will rehabilitate his bicep over the approaching weeks, and we anticipate to see him return to full health following our bye in spherical 15.”
The lack of Pendlebury was felt closely by Collingwood’s spherical 12 loss to the Bulldogs, because the Pies have been held goalless within the last time period, whereas their opponents piled on 5 unanswered objectives.
Bontempelli starred with 38 disposals. AFL Images through Getty Pictures
Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli collected a whopping 38 disposals, whereas teammate Adam Treloar had 37 and Bailey Dale had 35 touches.
But it surely wasn’t all pleasure for the Canines, who now six 6-6 ater 12 rounds.
Younger ahead Sam Darcy, who kicked two essential objectives within the Canines’ win, will probably spend as much as two weeks on the sidelines, after a late bump on Magpie Brayden Maynard.
The act occurred early within the first time period at Marvel Stadium, with Darcy leaping into Maynard’s again as he took a mark simply exterior Collingwood’s ahead 50.
Darcy may very well be in sizzling water for this bump. Fox Footy
Maynard went straight down onto the turf, the place he lay in ache.
He later handed his HIA and SCAT5 take a look at, returning to the match.
Darcy’s act will probably be graded careless, which equates to a two week ban.
