PRE SEASON INJURY UPDATE. Key Crows Tom Lynch and Kyle Hartigan will be ready for the start of pre-season after recovering from serious injuries. Lynch, 24, spent a month in a brace after suffering a small fracture in his neck in a sickening front-on collision during the Club’s Round 20 clash with the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba. He has received medical clearance and will train with his teammates when the full group returns to West Lakes on November 17. Kyle missed the last month of the season as the result of a nasty clash while playing for Adelaide’s SANFL team. He narrowly avoided losing his spleen after suffering internal bleeding in a heavy collision during the SANFL Showdown in July. spending three days in Intensive Care where he was diagnosed with a lacerated spleen, fractured rib and sprained AC joint. Kyle has also been cleared medically and will start pre-season when Adelaide’s 1-4-year players return on Wednesday (November 5). Nathan van Berlo will also be ready for day one of pre-season after missing the entire 2014 campaign because of a ruptured Achilles. A handful of Crows will be eased into full training after post-season surgery. Forwards Eddie Betts and James Podsiadly both had minor hip operations, while Club Champion Daniel Talia and veteran midfielder Scott Thompson had minor knee surgery. Talia is already back running as is young defender Sam Siggins, who had wrist surgery. Adelaide has two longer-term injury concerns in defenders Andy Otten and Sam Shaw. Andy is three months into his rehabilitation from a second knee reconstruction. Sam is recuperating from hamstring surgery and will be monitored closely upon his return to training after Christmas. He had surgery as a result of a full review into his ongoing hamstring issues. We wish all of these boys all the very best in their respective recoveries and training. GO CROWS
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 23:53:59 +0000
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