Pies fear Treloar’s season finished
COLLINGWOOD’S premiership hopes have been dealt a massive blow with gun midfielder Adam Treloar’s hamstring injury worse than first thought.
Treloar has told friends that he has torn his left hamstring off the bone and also done damage to his right hamstring.
News Corp understands that Treloar will see more specialists today about the rare injury, but the Pies confirmed a tendon tear is a possibility.
That would require surgery that could keep the 25-yearold out for up to 10 weeks — effectively ending his season.
The silky Collingwood star was sprinting along the boundary line chased by Carlton’s Lochie O’Brien at top speed late in Collingwood’s MCG win on Sunday.
He leant forward to bounce at the same time as O’Brien lunged at him, putting a considerable amount of stress on his hamstrings. His legs went into spasm in the immediate aftermath.
Collingwood is yet to confirm exact details of his condition but it is believed injuries to both hamstrings in the same incident are extremely rare.
Treloar had scans yesterday but said immediately afterwards he still wasn’t sure about the damage.
“I got a scan just before on the hammies and (will) get a couple more opinions from a few people,” Treloar said.
“It just felt like a cramp, that’s why we’re trying to suss out what’s going on. I’ve never done a soft tissue or anything so I don’t really know what’s happened.”
The Pies are on the charge, riding a five-match winning streak with Gold Coast coming up at Metricon Stadium on Saturday night. But with contests against Essendon, West Coast, North Melbourne and Richmond ahead, Treloar’s loss is a significant setback.
Collingwood has been able to withstand injuries to star players Darcy Moore, Ben Reid and Jamie Elliott to climb into the top four.
Moore suffered a second hamstring strain for the year in Round 8 and despite missing six weeks is still several weeks from a VFL return.
The Pies might need to move exciting half-forward Jordan de Goey into the midfield to combat the loss of Treloar if he is out long-term.
In the heavy VFL loss on Sunday, medium-sized forward Ben Crocker kicked five goals, which could see him put into the forward line if Buckley reshuffles his midfield.
De Goey has played a mix of midfield and half-forward, as his manager Ben Niall continues talks with Collingwood’s list manager Ned Guy.
Niall had identified Round 15 as when he would recommence talks with the Pies, but those discussions have been ramping up for several weeks.
Niall has confirmed the parties were talking but said he didn’t want to conduct them through the media.