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Heath Shaw, Josh Kelly add to Giants injury list, re-cap all the Super Saturday AFL action below

GIANTS star Heath Shaw faces an uphill battle to return this season after suffering a knee injury in GWS’s win over Adelaide. Meanwhile, Collingwood kept its top-four hopes alive with a win over Brisbane. BLOG RE-CAP

HEATH Shaw hopes he can return for GWS’s finals campaign.

The star defender was confident he had avoided an ACL tear and knee reconstruction after hyper-extending his knee in the win over Adelaide. However, a PCL injury is more likely meaning a possible recovery of six weeks. LIVE LADDER: WHERE WILL YOUR CLUB FINISH? RE-CAP THE SUPER SATURDAY ACTION IN OUR BLOG BELOW GAWN COLUMN: DIFFERENT DEES GEL AS ONE “I think it’s a PCL,” he told Channel 7. “That’s 6 weeks I think. “If we get to the Grand Final and we draw it, I might be right for the week after. “I have to (hope). I’m going to push as hard as I can to get back. “It’s not ideal (but) I have to do my rehab right and hopefully I can get back.” Giants coach Leon Cameron updated Sam Reid and Josh Kelly’s condition after the match. “Reid has been assessed for a hamstring but we don’t know if it’s neural or actually a hamstring,” he said. “Shaw doesn’t look great but they don’t think it’s an ACL so looks like a PCL but we won’t know how long until scans on Monday. “Kelly has a bit of a headache, he’s not just an outstanding footballer but he’s a tough cookie. These things happen but I think all 18 clubs are better at making sure sling tackles aren’t a regular thing.” Watch every match of every round of the 2018 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. SIGN UP NOW >

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