Jack Ginnivan has despatched a scare via Collingwood after happening within the membership’s intraclub apply match on Friday.
The livewire ahead reportedly went down and “grabbed his knee right away” as trainers and teammates rushed to him instantly.
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The incident occurred simply earlier than half time and trainers surrounded him for an alarming time period.
Fears grew because the 20-year-old initially could not put any weight on his leg in any respect.
However the membership drew a collective sigh of reduction when he limped off the bottom with what seemed to be a reduce leg.
In excellent news, it is understood Collingwood have not dominated him out for his or her official apply matches.
Elsewhere in intraclub matches across the league, former Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe confirmed shades of his greatest type within the Dockers’ hit out on Friday.
Fremantle recruit Jaeger O’Meara predicts Fyfe will change into a harmful ahead this season after the previous skipper stood out.
Fyfe booted three targets in a show that has buoyed hopes that the two-time Brownlow medalist will likely be successful going ahead this 12 months.
O’Meara, who crossed from Hawthorn through the commerce interval, is happy about what Fyfe will be capable of produce in assault.
“He is getting higher and higher. He is working actually laborious on his craft,” O’Meara advised the membership’s web site.
“He will be a harmful ahead. And when the ball is in his space, he is fairly laborious to cease.
“If he would not take the ball with him, then he is taking a physique.
“He will be actually harmful, and I am wanting ahead to hopefully getting a great reference to him going inside 50m and him kicking some targets for us.”
Fremantle assistant coach Joel Corey was additionally impressed by Fyfe, who gave up the captaincy final week.
“Fyfey had a reasonably good day. The chemistry he is obtained with the ahead line is rising,” Corey mentioned.
“His repeated effort type of stuff (is essential). He is at all times a risk and a hazard ahead of the ball.
“He is a particularly laborious match-up. In case you assume again from December to now, there’s been some leaps made.”
Ruckman Sean Darcy didn’t play on Friday because of private causes, whereas Michael Walters (managed), Brennan Cox (contaminated knee), Andrew Brayshaw (sickness), and Nathan O’Driscoll (foot) have been different notable absentees.
Prized recruit Luke Jackson performed within the ruck and booted one objective in a powerful show.
Sebit Kuek, who was picked up in final 12 months’s mid-season draft, additionally impressed with three targets.
Josh Treacy pushed his case for a round-one call-up with two targets and a stint within the ruck.
However goalsneak Michael Frederick is in a race to be match for the season opener after injuring his quad at coaching earlier this week.
The addition of O’Meara into the midfield looms as an important a part of Fremantle’s premiership bid.
The 28-year-old carried out strongly in Friday’s intra-club.
“I believe my contact was fairly good, and good to get the Ks within the legs as effectively,” he mentioned.
“In these intraclubs, you are going as laborious as you possibly can, however you are additionally enjoying in opposition to your teammates, so that you’re not likely eager to do any accidents to anybody.
“It is good to get them (intraclub matches) out of the way in which. We have been enjoying in opposition to one another for fairly a while. I am wanting ahead to Adelaide subsequent week.”
– With AAP
