Port recruit’s latest moment of madness

LINDSAY Thomas could miss as few as two weeks for the crunching bump that took Scott Selwood out of Saturday night’s Port AdelaideGeelong game.

The Cats said yesterday said Selwood was “a bit worse for wear” after Thomas (pictured) ran past the ball to concuss him with a hipand-shoulder.

Cats coach Chris Scott said the clash “was a serious incident”, and labelled Scott “a sick boy”.

But in almost every case the match review officer Michael Christian categorises bumps as careless, saying the player didn’t enter the contest to cause a reportable act.

If the incident was also graded as high force, Thomas would miss only two weeks of action.

The Cats remonstrated forcefully in a game full of brutal and spiteful moments.

Cats captain Joel Selwood shoved Thomas’s head into the turf in protest at his actions against his brother in an incident that has split commentators on its legality.

Cats defender Tom Stewart yesterday said Selwood was still battling with his concussion symptoms.

“Scooter is all right, he’s a Selwood. He has a pretty hard head, but obviously Lindsay got him a ripper,” he said. “He is a bit worse for wear today but he will do everything he can to get up next week. He is a crucial part of our midfield.”

Geelong takes on Sydney at GMHBA Stadium next Saturday, with Scott unsure of Selwood’s availability.

If he does not get up travelling emergency George Horlin Smith adds valuable depth after 26 possessions and two goals as a late replacement when Tom Hawkins pulled out with back spasms.

“I don’t really know, he’s a sick boy,” said Scott about Selwood.

“It was a serious incident. So it was pretty clear right away he wouldn’t be able to come back on. With issues like this, they can seem really innocuous and players miss weeks.

“And the ones that seem serious, they can be right in a few days, so I always make it a policy to reserve my judgement.”

It was Thomas’s first game for his new club after an at times controversial career at North Melbourne.

Kangaroos coach Brad Scott said yesterday his former forward Thomas (pictured) had the capacity for moments of madness.

(I’m) really disappointed to see the incident, but Lindsay plays right on the edge and if his mind is not completely on the job, those things can happen,” he said.

“He will be back. We saw some of the great things he did last night as well.”