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Fremantle sweat on scans after Nat Fyfe and Aaron Sandilands suffer injuries in loss to Brisbane
FREMANTLE coach Ross Lyon has refused to blame the loss of Aaron Sandilands and Nat Fyfe for his team’s insipid display in their 55-point loss to lowly Brisbane as the club sweats on scans on the injured duo.
FREMANTLE coach Ross Lyon has refused to blame the loss of Aaron Sandilands and Nat Fyfe for his team’s insipid display in their 55-point AFL loss to lowly Brisbane.
Sandilands succumbed to a right calf injury just minutes before the opening bounce on Sunday, while Fyfe injured his right hamstring midway through the second term. MATCH REPORT: BOLD LIONS MAKE A STATEMENT The Dockers will await the results of scans to determine how long the pair will be sidelined. Brisbane made the most of the injuries by running rampant in the 18.11 (119) to 9.10 (64) win at Optus Stadium, stunning the 41,674-strong crowd. RECAP THE SUNDAY ACTION IN OUR BLOG BELOW Lions ruckman Stefan Martin dominated in the absence of Sandilands, finishing the match with 46 hit-outs, 19 disposals and seven clearances in his 150-game milestone. Fyfe struggled to assert his influence on the match opposed to tagger Jarrod Berry. The Fremantle skipper received some treatment on his hamstrings early in the match and ended the first quarter with just five disposals and one clearance. Fyfe tallied just three more disposals in the second term before pinging his right hamstring while leaning forward to collect the ball on the wing. “He got checked and (as is the way) it was a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ answer and it was ‘yes’ and then he’s gone on to do it,” Lyon said. “He (later) said ‘look, I’m not sure, it’s in the hammy’. “It’s not ideal but soft-tissue injuries happen. Our sports science team are very good for a long period of time and these things happen — some things are out of your control.” Watch every match of every round of the 2018 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. SIGN UP NOW >
Originally published as Fremantle sweat on scans after Nat Fyfe and Aaron Sandilands suffer injuries in loss to Brisbane