Fremantle forward Matthew Pavlich is set to miss Saturday’s clash with Brisbane due to a groin injury.
Pavlich aggravated the injury in Freo’s round 11 clash with Essendon and has also been suffering from a virus.
“He’s been carrying a bit of a groin and he’s got a bit of a virus so as a combination it’s not great,” senior coach Ross Lyon said.
“He took a mark (against Essendon) and wound back the clock a bit, (but) landed heavily and that flared it up.
“It’s a little disappointing as he played some really good football last week, but we’ll sort through those issues.”
Ruckman Jonathon Griffin is also set to miss the next three weeks due to a hamstring injury but Lyon said the setback would pave the way for two of Freo’s younger big men to come back into the side.
“It’s a standard hamstring (injury), Lyon said.
“We’ll definitely play Zac Clarke and Jack Hannath (against Brisbane), and if Matthew (Pavlich) doesn’t come up then Tanner Smith will come in.”
