Healing Hans may be Dan’s last chance
ST KILDA coach Brett Ratten couldn’t rule out injury plagued midfielder Dan Hannebery’s trip to Munich for special medical treatment as his last chance to play again, declaring “we’ve tried a lot” to fix the veteran.
Hannebery, who is out of contract at season’s end, is one of just four players on St Kilda’s injury list, giving Ratten the optimal platform for his team to find its best football, starting with Saturday’s clash against Geelong.
But while Ratten said he “didn’t know much” about the treatment being offered to Hannebery (pictured) in Germany
soft-tissue guru Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt, the St Kilda coached hoped it enabled the 30-yearold to add to the meagre 15 games he has played since crossing from Sydney on a lucrative deal at the end of 2018.
“I think we’ve tried a lot of things, so why not explore everything,” Ratten said.
“That’s what our medical group have done. We’ve got a bit of time, why not go over there and spend a week and see if it can help?”
The Saints have regained Jack Billings for his first game of 2022, leaving just Hannebery as well as Nick Coffield and Jack Hayes, who are out for the season, on the injury list, with Dan Butler just failing to recover from his ankle issue in time to play the Cats.
Ratten said the availability of nearly all his players could allow him to “throw” things at the opposition and work towards locking in his best possible line-up to achieve what he and the coaching staff were seeking, having lost the last two games to Port Adelaide and Melbourne.