The Western Bulldogs are breathing a sigh of relief, with star Jake Stringer avoiding serious injury.
Stringer’s knee was twisted under a tackle from Brandon Ellis in the third term of the Bulldogs' five-point win over Richmond on Saturday.
Scans have revealed he has suffered a medial ligament strain, meaning he will miss two to three weeks.
“Jake was involved in a tackle where his knee got twisted and caught under himself,” Bulldogs’ Head Physiotherapist Chris Bell said.
“The mechanism of that tackle has caused Jake to damage the medial ligament in his knee. We’ll put a framework around Jake from a rehab sense.”
Meanwhile, the news is not so good for Josh Dunkley, who will require surgery after dislocating his shoulder in the final term.
“In the final stages of the game on the weekend Josh sustained a full shoulder dislocation,” Bell said.
“We were able to relocate the shoulder in the rooms immediately after the dislocation.
“We found Josh has extensive damage to the shoulder joint. Without surgical reconstruction of the shoulder joint he would have recurrent dislocations.
“We’ve decided to operate on Josh’s shoulder, and we’re optimistic he’s going to return to playing before the end of the home and away season.”
