Melbourne are respiration a sigh of reduction with captain Max Gawn avoiding the dreaded ACL tear.
Gawn suffered a knee harm within the opening minutes of Friday night time’s loss to Brisbane with fears he might be sidelined for your complete season.
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However scan outcomes confirmed a medial ligament sprain, which suggests the skipper will solely be sidelined for 4-6 weeks.
“Max has seen a knee specialist and is working with our medical and high-performance workforce to find out the very best return to play rehabilitation program,” normal supervisor of soccer efficiency Alan Richardson mentioned.
Gawn was the sufferer of a pleasant hearth conflict with Jack Viney, who fell throughout Gawn’s knee after a middle bounce stoppage.
Viney landed awkwardly throughout Gawn’s left knee and the skipper instantly grabbed at it earlier than hobbling off the sector.
It did not take lengthy earlier than Melbourne medical workers had him on ice and subbed him out of the sport, with Jake Melksham taking his place.
Gawn minimize a dejected determine within the Melbourne rooms with ice on his knee earlier than strolling out of shot.
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