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The Geelong Football Club has released a health update ahead of Friday’s clash with the Gold Coast Suns
Geelong Cats can provide the following GMHBA Health Update ahead of their Round 14 match against Gold Coast at the GMHBA Stadium this Friday night.
Lawson Humphries will be available for selection against the Suns after missing last week due to an ankle injury.
Tom Stewart is in the AFL’s concussion protocol following a contest seconds before the final siren sounded in last Thursday night’s game against the Crows.
Geelong Cats EGM Football, Andrew Mackie said, “Tom was assessed post-game by our medical team and subsequently has entered the concussion protocol. He will miss Friday night’s match and we will continue to monitor him through the protocols.”
Brad Close and Mitch Knevitt will both be tests this week. Close left the field during the last quarter of Saturday’s VFL match with an ankle sprain, while Knevitt was a late withdrawal in a conservative approach after experiencing some hip soreness.
Jay Polkinghorne returned to the VFL line-up last Saturday and kicked two goals in the Cats’ win over Sandringham.
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Round 14 | GMHBA Health Update
Player
Injury
Timeline
Mitch Knevitt
Hip
Test
Brad Close
Ankle
Test
Keighton Matofai-Forbes
Foot
1 week
Tom Stewart
Concussion Protocol
Concussion Protocol
Nick Driscoll
Concussion Protocol
Concussion Protocol
Toby Conway
Foot and knee
TBC
Jacob Molier
Quad Strain
TBC
Tyson Stengle
Individualised Program
Harley Barker
Knee
Indefinite