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The top 10 draft pick has played just nine games in his first four AFL seasons after a long list of injury problems.
Reid pulled up sore after Wednesdayโs training session in the wet. A scan revealed a small issue, but further investigations have suggested there could be a more serious problem.
Itโs the third season in a row the Bombers have been significantly hampered by consistent injuries.
โWe do a lot of work and investigation into whatโs happening, as all clubs do on a regular basis, and we do that as an ongoing matter of process. The risk for me personally, is that we get distracted from the task at hand, which is 12:30 at Marvel [against Gold Coast] this Saturday, so weโll just stay locked into that,โ coach Brad Scott said on Wednesday.
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โThatโs the thing about the headlines [of] injury crisis and all these things, I guarantee itโs not a crisis to those players who are on the fringe of selection. Itโs an opportunity to put their name up in lights and get the opportunity that theyโve been working so hard for, thatโs the silver lining for us.
โWeโd love to have better availability, but weโve had players emerge that wouldnโt have had their opportunity so far this year, so thatโs exciting for our fans, and even if we did make seven changes this week, Angus Clarke wasnโt going out regardless. I couldnโt have said that seven weeks ago.โ
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