Scott Pendlebury will miss Collingwood’s cutthroat wildcard ultimate subsequent week and will properly have performed his ultimate match in black and white.
The Magpies revealed on Saturday that the VFL/AFL games-record holder had suffered a hamstring pressure within the membership’s loss to the Brisbane Lions on the MCG on Friday night time, ruling him out for “two to 3 weeks”.
In an extra blow to Collingwood, rugged defender Brayden Maynard strained the MCL in his left knee throughout a Saturday-morning coaching session and also will seemingly miss a number of weeks.
The Pendlebury damage will depart coach Craig McRae lamenting a call to play his veteran chief in a match that finally had no bearing on their ladder place. Many felt he ought to have rested the previous skipper.
“These are clearly disappointing setbacks for each Scott and Brayden,” Magpies head of soccer Charlie Gardiner mentioned on Saturday afternoon.
“Scott skilled tightness behind his knee throughout final night time’s recreation. Scans earlier right this moment confirmed a hamstring pressure, and we anticipate Scott to be sidelined for 2 to 3 weeks.
“Brayden sadly left the monitor early this morning throughout a coaching session, with scans confirming he sustained a grade one MCL pressure. This is similar knee however unrelated to his earlier damage.
“These are unlucky setbacks, particularly right now of 12 months however Scott and Brayden are absolute professionals and can do all they will to get again as rapidly as attainable.”