The Brisbane Lions will consult specialists about the best course of action for defender Marco Paparone’s hamstring.
“Marco’s had some ongoing issues with the tendon in his hamstring,” Lions Head of Physiotherapy Shane Lemcke told LionsTV.
Paparone hasn't played since the Lions Reserves NEAFL match against the Northern Territory on June 25.
“It’s caused problems throughout the year. He was able to play but felt like he was impeded in terms of his kicking and running and he wasn’t able to play to his full potential.
“We’ve decided to pull him out at this point in time and spend some to rehab it and we’re going to involve some specialists from around the country to make sure we’re ticking every box there,” said Lemcke.
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In better news, Lions Medical Staff are confident Darcy Gardiner (ankle), Daniel Rich (concussion), Daniel Merrett (knee) and Mitch Robinson (shoulder) will all be fit to play against the Giants on Sunday.
Robinson completed a skills session with the rehab group today and ran laps of the boundary.
“Mitch hurt his shoulder in the first quarter but was able to finish the game. He is a bit bruised and banged up so we’ll modify his training this week.
"We imagine he’ll be ready to play come Sunday.”
The Lions are also set to be steadied by the return of running defender Tom Cutler to face the Giants.
Cutler had minor hamstring damage sustained in the Lions' loss to the West Coast Eagles in Round 13.
The 21-year-old, who is enjoying a career best season, trained with the main group today.
Young Lion Josh McGuinness is a 50-50 chance to be available this weekend. He injured his hamstring in the Reserves.
“Josh tightened up in his right hamstring at the end of the second quarter. He’s had issues in that area in the past so we decided to be conservative on the day and see how it panned out.
“It’s pretty minor and we’re hopeful he might get up this weekend, if not he might just miss the one game.”
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