West Coast premiership captain Shannon Hurn looks certain to miss only his second match in five years in Sundays stand-alone clash with Sydney at the SCG.
The reliable 259-game defender sat out the final term of a belligerent Eagles 10-goal win over the Western Bulldogs in Perth with a niggling hamstring injury on Sunday.
Hurn has missed just one game since the end of 2014.Credit:AAP
West Coast medical advisors are tipped to leave the normally durable skipper out of action with the Eagles having their mid-season bye a week after a trip to Sydney.
Hurn, 31, is likely be set for return against Essendon in Perth in “Thursday Night Footy” to launch round 14.
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Hurn was a first-time All-Australian last season as he led West Coast to a famous premiership and has missed just one game since the end of 2014.
He is expected to be replaced in the efficient Eagles defence by emerging young defender Josh Rotham.
Another alternative to Eagles management is to recall hard-nut backliner Jackson Nelson.
But Nelson, 23, failed to make the most of his chance at the highest level with just four disposals as West Coast stormed back from 33 points down to topple Adelaide in Adelaide a fortnight back.
Veteran midfielder Chris Masten has also pressed for a recall after accumulating 30 disposals in theRead More – Source
West Coast premiership captain Shannon Hurn looks certain to miss only his second match in five years in Sundays stand-alone clash with Sydney at the SCG.
The reliable 259-game defender sat out the final term of a belligerent Eagles 10-goal win over the Western Bulldogs in Perth with a niggling hamstring injury on Sunday.
Hurn has missed just one game since the end of 2014.Credit:AAP
West Coast medical advisors are tipped to leave the normally durable skipper out of action with the Eagles having their mid-season bye a week after a trip to Sydney.
Hurn, 31, is likely be set for return against Essendon in Perth in “Thursday Night Footy” to launch round 14.
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Hurn was a first-time All-Australian last season as he led West Coast to a famous premiership and has missed just one game since the end of 2014.
He is expected to be replaced in the efficient Eagles defence by emerging young defender Josh Rotham.
Another alternative to Eagles management is to recall hard-nut backliner Jackson Nelson.
But Nelson, 23, failed to make the most of his chance at the highest level with just four disposals as West Coast stormed back from 33 points down to topple Adelaide in Adelaide a fortnight back.
Veteran midfielder Chris Masten has also pressed for a recall after accumulating 30 disposals in theRead More – Source
