Adelaide veteran Rory Sloane is back at West Lakes after his latest eye injury
After yet another eye injury, Rory Sloane was at Adelaide training on Monday. So what’s next for the former Crows captain?
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Adelaide veteran Rory Sloane is set to start exercising again from Wednesday as the former Crows captain begins his comeback from a second surgery on a detached retina.
Sloane was at Crows’ training on Monday at West Lakes, where he walked laps.
The 33-year-old had surgery on a detached retina for a second time after he noticed he had lost some of his peripheral vision during training.
It is the sixth eye issue Sloane has experienced during his 255-game AFL career.
As Sloane looks at getting goggles to protect his eyes during his recovery from the latest surgery, he is set to ramp-up his training load this week.
“We know how positive Sloaney is and how important he is for the group – and it is great to have him back at the club,” Crows defensive coach Jack Hombsch said.
“I think the plan, for this week and over the next few days, is to get him moving a bit and doing some exercise. He is infectious and comes in with such good energy so it is good to have him back again.”
Sloane will miss the Crows’ internal trial in Port Lincoln on Friday evening.
Young midfielder Jake Soligo is back at training, but is also a doubt to feature in the hitout after he suffered an ankle injury just under two weeks ago.
Hombsch said the Crows would begin the game with their likely best-22.
“We have one more go at the internal trial and then we can get at Port Adelaide and West Coast,” Hombsch said. “But to the boys’ credit, they have had a really strong pre-season, they are fit and ready to go I’m really looking forward to seeing them in (Port) Lincoln.
“I think at the moment we will look at a probable-22 for the first half and then will do a bit of a mix-and-match for the second half. It will be a good chance for the boys.”
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