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Lucas placed on long-term injury list
The AFL has approved for champion Essendon forward, Scott Lucas, to be placed on the long-term injury list, as he recovers from a Grade 3 tear of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL), which means he is ineligible to play until Round 10.
The AFL has approved for champion Essendon forward, Scott Lucas, to be placed on the long-term injury list, as he recovers from a Grade 3 tear of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL), which means he is ineligible to play until Round 10.
Chief Operating Officer, Travis Auld, said the club will not be promoting a rookie at this point but can do so at any time during that period.
“Given Scott's injury will span over 8 weeks, it's sensible to place him on the long-term injury list in case there is an opportunity down the track to promote a rookie,” Auld said
“There is no requirement to promote a rookie - that decision will be made by the coaches - but Scott’s injury does create an opportunity for a rookie to be promoted if his form warrants it.”
Bookmakers would be sweating ahead of Saturday night’s rivalry blockbuster between the Bombers and the Blues. Regardless of where these two teams sit on the AFL ladder, their encounters always guarantee a hard contest and fans are often left on the edge of their seats until the final siren sounds. This occasion looms to be another epic test.
