Madi Scanlon faces a month on the sidelines with scans revealing two fractures for the unlucky defender.
The first-year defender sustained both injuries in Fremantle’s round four draw with Carlton and is now listed as four weeks away from returning to football in the latest Perth Radiological Clinic injury update.
Senior Physio Gabby Charlton said Scanlon’s wrist had been giving her a few problems and was sent for further scans as a result.
“We followed up on some imaging and it’s unfortunately come back with a small fracture in her hand,” Charlton said.
“She also injured her knee in the same contest (in the Carlton match) and some subsequent testing and imaging has shown another small fracture in her leg, so unfortunately those two injuries will sideline her for a few weeks.”
In another blow to the side, midfielder/forward Dana East has been ruled out of Saturday’s clash with the Crows in Adelaide.
“Easty developed some delayed concussion signs after our Melbourne game,” Charlton said.
“She’s already on the improve and will touch base with our Club doctors tonight. Hopefully, she will repeat her testing and progress through the AFL concussion protocols."
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Makaela Tuhakaraina is also having a tough run and is yet to play in Season 7 of the AFLW competition.
“Tux went through shoulder reconditioning after her stabilisation and unfortunately at the back end of that felt unwell, so she’s been out of football for a few weeks,” Charlton said.
“Luckily, we’ve been able to return her to a few contact progressions this week, so we hope to still see Tux at the end of our season.”
Winger/forward Ebony Antonio also remains on track, with a hopeful return from a pre-season knee injury in Fremantle’s round eight Pride Round clash against Collingwood at Fremantle Oval.
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INJURY LIST
Ebony Antonio (knee) - 2-4 weeks
Makaela Tuhakaraina (illness) - 3 weeks
Madi Scanlon (wrist/leg) - 4 weeks
Dana East (concussion) - TBA
Matilda Sergeant (foot) - TBA
Kara Antonio (hamstring) - TBA
Mikayla Morrison (knee) - TBA
