Hopper 直面するs 膝 cleanout as Tigers 天候 傷害 run
Richmond are 辞職するd to 存在 without onballer Jacob Hopper for another couple of weeks as they 天候 their bad run of AFL 傷害s.
Coach Adem Yze said after Sunday's 30-point loss to Port Adelaide at the MCG that Hopper might need a 膝 cleanout.
Hopper was の中で six 傷害s for the Port game, with the Tigers 軍隊d to make a late change when Maurice Rioli tweaked his 支援する in the warmup.
After he and Tim Taranto were 新採用するd from GWS at the end of 2022, Hopper played 16 games last season まっただ中に calf and concussion 問題／発行するs.
"He's going in tomorrow just to have a bit of a look inside his 膝 - so he might be out for two weeks," Yze said.
"They might have a bit of a cleanout.
"He probably could have tried to 押し進める his way through it, but he's too important.
"We want him to be able to train and get on 最高の，を越す of that now."
Yze said they did not appear to 苦しむ any more 傷害s against Port and could 回復する Nathan 幅の広い and Rioli for next Sunday's MCG game against unbeaten Sydney.
While they are 0-3, Richmond have 押し進めるd Carlton and Port Adelaide in their last two games.
They led at halftime on Sunday and were only seven points 負かす／撃墜する at the last change before Port finally shook off their challenge.
Tigers fans will point with 強調 to the 13-23 解放する／自由な kick count against them.
"I get it. We're proud and we 推定する／予想する to 勝利，勝つ, but we have to be 現実主義の about it - it might take a little bit of time and there could be some 失敗s," Yze said.
"I'm more excited about what we are producing when we do play th e 権利 way. We 明白に have to 茎・取り除く the flow when they have the 勢い.
"Seven goals (to Port) in the third ４半期/4分の1 is just not good enough."
One 最高潮の場面 was the debut of New Zealand native Mykelti Lefau, who was honoured with a haka in the Richmond rooms before the game.
初めは 選ぶd as their sub, Lefau was brought into the 22 when Rioli was 傷つける.
"His story is amazing ... he's played on the MCG in 前線 of his family," Yze said.
"He's just had the 適切な時期 of a lifetime. He'll just be better for the run.
"There were times when he looked lost out there and that's okay. We're just really proud of his story."
