Hot Tigers lose Lambert, Lynch to 傷害s
Richmond are counting the cost of their 最新の AFL 勝利, with 首相の職 星/主役にするs Kane Lambert and Tom Lynch both 始める,決める for time on the sidelines through 傷害.
Lambert had a 延期するd start to the season because of a hip 問題/発行する and was 代用品,人d out of Saturday night's 32-point 勝利,勝つ over Essendon with soreness in the area.
Lynch then went 負かす/撃墜する with a hamstring 傷害, putting another sour 公式文書,認める on the Tigers' 11.14 (80) to 7.6 (48) victory at the MCG.
Coach Damien Hardwick said both players will 行方不明になる Friday night's important 衝突/不一致 with fellow 最高の,を越す-eight 味方する Sydney at the SCG.
The Tigers then have a bye before taking on Port Adelaide in a Thursday night opener to 一連の会議、交渉/完成する 13.
Richmond's 最高の,を越す goal-kicker this season, Lynch is in Coleman メダル 論争 with 31 majors.
But the 重要な 今後 failed to take his chances against Essendon, booting 0.4 on a rare off night.
Lynch will need to を受ける ざっと目を通すs on his 負傷させるd hamstring for Richmond to 決定する the 十分な extent of the 損失.
"He went 負かす/撃墜する and he felt something, so we're not too sure of the significance," Hardwick said.
"He's been in really good form and probably didn't have his goal-kicking boots on today but he had four or five 発射s before he went off.
"We'll be looking for some people to step up (in his absence)."
3倍になる-首相の職 player Lambert did not play until 一連の会議、交渉/完成する seven this year and Hardwick 譲歩するd the 後退 was 関心ing.
"Any other player wouldn't be playing. What he does to get up for games is incredible," Hardwick said.
"We thought we were going to probably get one or a 最大限 two games out of him and he's played the last four."
Lambert's return has 同時に起こる/一致するd with Richmond's form spike, with four-straight 勝利,勝つs seeing them 殺到する into the 最高の,を越す-eight.
"It probably shows you how important he is that all of a sudden we start winning our games," Hardwick said.
"His leadership both on and o ff the field is really important and he does get a two-week break now with the bye.
"He's 堅い, really 堅い, and the game means a lot to him, so that's why he keeps 押し進めるing through."