A SCARE was sent through the Melbourne camp last Friday when Max Gawn left the training track holding his knee, but fortunately the Dees ruckman shouldn’t be hindered in the lead up to Round 1.
The 28-year-old was fashioning a knee brace as he left Maroochydore on Tuesday, but General Manager of Football Operations Josh Mahoney says the damage isn’t as bad as it seems.
“His knee’s OK in the context of people thinking the worst,” Mahoney said on RSN Breakfast Club on Thursday morning.
“He had a bit of an incident at training where he’s hurt his medial ligament and at this stage it probably looks like about three weeks that he won’t be able to join in full training for.
“But in terms of his preparation for the season, there’ll be a couple of weeks where he’ll be able to get at least one, maybe two, practice matches in before the season, so good result overall.”
Melbourne faces Adelaide and Hawthorn in the Marsh Community Series, but will also be having unofficial hit-outs against Essendon and North Melbourne prior to the commencement of the home and away season.
PRACTICE MATCHES LOCKED IN AGAINST BOMBERS AND KANGAROOS
