Tyson Goldsack says Collingwood will rally around injured defender Lynden Dunn
Tyson Goldsack says it’s been difficult watching so many players go down with ACL injuries this season, adding that Collingwood will support Lynden Dunn as he battles his heartbreaking second tear.
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Collingwood will rally around Lynden Dunn as he battles a heartbreaking second ACL tear within nine months knowing that the much loved defender will remain a strong part of the group throughout his rehabilitation, according to teammate Tyson Goldsack.
Goldsack, who successfully returned from a pre-season knee reconstruction to play in last year’s final series, said he wasn’t surprised 31-year-old Dunn still attended the Magpies’ rooms at halftime on Thursday, just hours after injuring his knee in a VFL game a few hours earlier.
“We will support ‘Dunny’ during the entire process as much as we can, and that’s still short of what he will do for us,” said Goldsack, who was playing in the VFL match.
“It wasn’t a shock (to see him at the MCG). That’s just the sort of bloke he is.”
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Goldsack admitted it had been a difficult start to the 2019 season, seeing players such as Dunn and Richmond star Alex Rance and a handful of others go down with ACL injuries.
He almost responded to a tweet which focused on Rance’s season being “over” after he suffered his injury in the Round 1 clash with Carlton, saying you just never know with ACL injuries.
But Rance beat him to the punch, responding with a reference to his season “most likely” being over.
The Magpie doesn’t see himself as an expert in terms of recovering from an ACL injury, despite his quicker than usual rehabilitation last year.
He is reluctant to give advice to players such as Rance, and Carlton co-captain Sam Docherty, who haven’t yet given up hope of a possible return late in the season.
“All I would say to them is to listen to their bodies, because your body will tell you so much if you are willing to listen to it,” Goldsack said.
“I would say it is OK to miss sessions, and it is OK to be sore. You don’t have to go ‘balls out’ every session.
“It is also important to keep a happy and positive mindset as well.”
He “felt sick” when he saw Rance go down, as he knew “it is not the injury that hurts, it is the rehab process.”