{"id":614224,"date":"2026-04-18T03:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T03:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614224\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T03:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T03:08:11","slug":"season-ending-fears-for-gun-ball-winner-gryan-miers-as-geelong-investigate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614224\/","title":{"rendered":"Season-ending fears for gun ball-winner Gryan Miers as Geelong investigate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\"><a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/sport\/geelong-cats\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Geelong<\/a> are investigating a potential ACL tear to star ball-winner Gryan Miers in a bizarre medical case that threatens to end his season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">7NEWS understands Miers underwent scans early in the week that revealed damage to his right ACL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The Cats pointed to knee discomfort on Thursday night and a potential 1-2 week layoff when Miers was removed from the line-up on to face the Western Bulldogs on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-h2mhmv-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">However, the club is examining follow-up tests and speaking to specialists around whether the injury is a full or partial tear to the ACL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Miers did not appear on Geelong\u2019s injury list when that was released on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A full tear would obviously spell the end of his season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5a91a56ce58e7fef644342d5476e2184122be4d7-161x229-x7y0w720h1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gryan Miers was not on Geelong\u2019s injury list when that was released on Tuesday night.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"1024\" width=\"720\"\/>Gryan Miers was not on Geelong\u2019s injury list when that was released on Tuesday night. Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Players have previously managed to return from partial tears within several months, however they often also require full reconstructions which require a 12-month recovery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Brisbane forward Eric Hipwood last year played for several weeks with a partial tear to his ACL before the injury was discovered. 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