Power Head Fitness Coach Dan Comerford takes us through the Power injury list that includes seven other young players…
Troy Chaplin came close to being available last week but it was only four and a half weeks since his fracture and it would normally take five to six weeks to heal. He had a pin so it’s a bit stronger but being Round 1 we didn’t want to take the risk and it will be significantly better this week. He’s available to play.
Adam Cockshell hurt his knee playing for Norwood on a Friday night two weeks ago. He missed the weekend’s round of matches and could be out for one more week.
Fabian Deluca injured his knee playing for Sturt on the AFL’s off-weekend. We’ve listed him as a ‘test’ and are hopeful he could be right to return this week.
Jonathan Giles has an ankle injury which he sustained on 15 March while playing a trial for Centrals. Like Fabian, he’s a test for this week.
Robbie Gray has been troubled by an adductor injury since training in the week following our last trial game against Fremantle. He needs to be assessed through the week.
Gavin Grose, who’s on our rookie list, injured his ribs playing for North Adelaide back on Saturday 8 March. He should be OK for this week.
Nathan Krakouer has had a niggling calf injury since 6 March. He’s missed the last three weeks of football but we’re expecting him to get through training this week and be available on the weekend.
Ryan Willits missed the SANFL’s trial matches over Easter after picking up a quad injury playing for West a week earlier. We’ll see how he goes this week as to whether he will line up on the weekend.
Michael Wilson as you all know is working on returning some time during the middle of the year and continues to make steady progress.
So there’s a few in our medical rooms this week but Wilbur is our only long-term problem so we’ll be trying to keep it that way!
Hope you had a safe and enjoyable Easter.
The Power's injury list for the week beginning Monday 24 March 2008 is as follows...
| PLAYER | INJURY | SUSTAINED | AVAILABILITY |
| Troy Chaplin | hand | NAB Cup Round 1 | available |
| Adam Cockshell | knee | SANFL trial 14Mar08 | test |
| Fabian Deluca | knee | SANFL trial 20Mar08 | test |
| Jonathan Giles | ankle | SANFL trial 15Mar08 | test |
| Robbie Gray | adductor | training 12Mar08 | test |
| Gavin Grose | ribs | SANFL trial 8Mar08 | test |
| Nathan Krakouer | calf | training 6Mar08 | test |
| Ryan Willits | quad | SANFL trial 15Mar08 | test |
| Michael Wilson | Achilles | Prelim Final 07 | ongoing assessment |
