Injury list Aaron Naughton (knee) – available Pat Lipinski (concussion) – 1 week Tom Liberatore (knee) – 1-2 weeks ... Jun 12, 2020 275 266 AFL Club Western Bulldogs Jun 26, 2020 #113 X_box_X said: It took me six months to recover from syndesmosis - it's a prick of an injury. The Western Bulldogs (formerly the Footscray Football Club) is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition.
Though they slipped to eleventh place in 1930, 1935 and 1937, in 1938 they became the first of the new clubs to reach the finals. Video highlights of the match between Gold Coast and Western Bulldogs in Round 8 of 2020. The match will take place on Friday night.One man that will play is Ned Cahill - with the young small forward to debut against the Dogs.But Worsfold told reporters on Wednesday that McKenna was still a chance to take on the Dogs.“The good news is he’s had the all-clear to play providing he feels like he’s able to play at the level he’d like to perform at,” Worsfold said.McKenna broke his finger during the Bombers’ 14-point win over North Melbourne last week and looked likely to join several star teammates on the injury list.“It just means he needs to get that calf right before he needs to start to build up his volumes again.The small forward from Mt Eliza kicked a bag of five in a scratch match against North Melbourne last week and was told he was in the senior team at training on Wednesday.“These setbacks will happen along the way.”Star Essendon defender Conor McKenna has been given the all-clear to play against the Western Bulldogs on Friday night, despite having surgery on his hand this week.Worsfold is still hopeful of seeing Daniher play at some stage this season, despite straining his calf at training recently.Worsfold said he’s particularly happy with his team, given they’re winning games while still learning a different game plan under him and senior coach-in-waiting Ben Rutten.“The grading system that the MRO uses, the tribunal leaned pretty heavily on that as well.Despite their hefty injury list, Essendon have only lost to Carlton in 2020 and a win against the Bulldogs would solidify a top-four position with a game in hand.Sam McClure is a sport reporter for The Age and winner of 'best news reporter' at the AFL Media Association awards.Bombers coach John Worsfold said the Irishman will be given every opportunity to play but that ultimately the decision will rest with McKenna as to whether he does.“It seems as though it was a pretty close call, unfortunately it didn’t go the way we would’ve liked it.”Worsfold was clearly disappointed with the outcome.“We saw a lot in it that we felt we had a good enough argument to go to the tribunal."When it’s your player you’re going to want a different grading and that’s there’s no intention and everything is accidental," he said.“We won’t know that until it settles after this operation. In a brace. AFL Injury List: Records : AFL Round 8 2020 Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs Match Highlights.