Sydney ruckman Sam Naismith has likely suffered a cruel injury blow in last night's loss to the Western Bulldogs.
There are fears that Naismith tore his ACL late in the game in what has been a wretched run of injuries for the big man.
The 27-year old missed all of the the 2018 and 2019 seasons with knee problems and now looks set to miss the rest of 2020.
Naismith will undergo scans today to confirm the injury, but the club fears the worst.
โUnfortunately we think heโs done his knee,โ a dejeted John Longmire told reporters post-match.
โWeโll confirm it with a scan but it looksโฆ yeah it looks like heโs done his knee.
โIt was in the last quarter at some stage, Iโm not exactly sure, I only spoke to him briefly.
โHe missed two years of footy and he come back and plays Round 1 and plays really well then obviously the break. He lost his sister (Kristi to pancreatic cancer) through that break and then he comes back and does his knee.
โItโs a terrible run for him.โ
Asked what he would say to Naismith to comfort him, Longmire replied: โThereโs nothing you can say. Youโve just got to be there, sometimes itโs just sitting there,โ he said.
โWe need to give him to time to digest it. It obviously has to get confirmed but he needs some time and weโve got to be with him and look after him.
โHeโs had a terrible run in a number of ways so weโve just got to look after him.โ
The Swans face Melbourne next Sunday at the MCG (AEST).
