Collingwood midfield coach Garry Hocking has provided an update on injured defender Lynden Dunn, saying the club is bracing itself for miserable news.
Dunn made his return to football in a VFL practice match against Richmond at Punt Road Oval on Thursday, twisting and re-injuring the same knee in which he ruptured his ACL in Round 15 last year.
Hocking told SENโs The Captainโs Run that both Dunn and the club are hoping for the best but expecting the worst.
โHeโs not confident,โ he said.
โBut again, with these things, weโll get all the scans to do all the stuff that you need to do and I think a decision will probably be pending very soon.
โAll I can say is that itโs not looking good but fingers, toes, legs, everything crossed because Dunnyโs an absolute star.โ
Hocking said that Dunnโs injury had been felt throughout the entire club.
โHeโs such an inspiration to all the players, all the staff, our whole footy club.
โIf it is the case, heโll put his head down, the boys will get around him.
โWeโll try and support him as much as we can.โ
Despite the injury, the Magpiesโ spirits will be brightened by the clubโs 44-point victory over Richmond on Thursday night.
Collingwood will host West Coast at the MCG on Saturday night in round three.
