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McCarty's brilliant season cut down by knee injury
Shepparton Swans winger Matt McCarty will miss the rest of the Goulburn Valley Football League season after surgeons told him he would have to undergo a knee reconstruction.
McCarty had scans on his injured right knee last Wednesday and visited Melbourne specialist Cameron Norsworthy last Friday and was given the bad news.
``I've ruptured the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and done damage to the medial (ligament) and cartilage,'' McCarty said.
McCarty sustained the injury just more than a fortnight ago during the third quarter of the Swans' 58-point loss against Seymour.
He visited a local doctor and was told he may have just dislocated his kneecap, but the scans revealed more extensive damage.
It is a hard blow to the 25-year-old, who was in superb form this season, and it is the first major injury of his career.
``I've had one of my best starts to the year and to get an injury like this is pretty disappointing,'' McCarty said.
``I've been with the Swans since 2000, played my junior footy there and in that time I think I've only missed one game.''
McCarty will go under the knife in Melbourne on June 25 and hopes to start rehabilitation a couple of weeks after that.
``I've got to do some rehab to strengthen my hamstring and calf before the operation,'' McCarty said.
``After the operation I'll be on crutches for a week or two and then I hope to be right to start rehab.''
Swans coach Peter White is disappointed to lose a player of McCarty's ability.
``He's probably leading our best and fairest at the moment,'' White said.
``He's a bit of a character and everyone at the club is disappointed for him.''
In a positive for Shepparton Swans, Michael Hare played in the reserves on Saturday in his first game in just less than 12 months.
The skilful backman damaged his anterior cruciate ligament in round 12 last year and could make a return to the senior line-up in a fortnight.
Swans captain out for a week
Shepparton Swans captain Brett Warburton has been suspended for one game after the Goulburn Valley Football League tribunal yesterday reassessed its verdict on a case involving him a week ago.
Warburton was given a reprimand after being found guilty on a misconduct charge relating to making forceful front-on contact to Seymour's Brendan Liddell.
Victoria Country Football League north-east area manager John O'Donoghue instructed the tribunal to reassess the penalty after showing the league rule 12.0 in the VCFL Rules and Regulations.
Under the rule: ``if (a) case is heard by the tribunal and a player is found guilty of an offence the player must receive the one-week set penalty as minimum.''
A player can't be given a reprimand if found guilty of a charge.
The three tribunal members who sat on the case were told to individually reconsider their verdict and decided to suspend Warburton for one game.
``The rule is quite explicit and I've informed the Shepparton Swans personally and they are happy with the decision,'' Goulburn Valley league general manager Keith Wellman said.
``It's a rule that got under our guard and I take full responsibility for that.
``Not having been in that area for a couple of years I didn't read the rule book properly.''
As the issue came to light late on Friday afternoon, Warburton was allowed to play for the Swans against Shepparton last Saturday.
No plane sailing for Swans
Shepparton Swans will stand by their Darwin recruits despite difficulties with flight scheduling putting clouds over the Goulburn Valley Football League futures of Henry Labastioa, Iggy Vallejo and Jarred Ilett.
Swans coach Peter White said the club would continue to call on the Darwin-based players when and if required, but none would take to the field at Mansfield this weekend.
Ilett has also recently undergone an arthroscope on his knee, leaving him unavailable to play until late July or early August.
After Vallejo and Labastioa played against Seymour two weeks ago, neither were in the Swans' team in last weekend's win against Shepparton.
White yesterday dispelled rumours the Swans had terminated the Darwin link.
But a lack of daytime flights from Darwin to Melbourne on Fridays has complicated the travel opportunities for the Top End players.
Before the Swans' home game against Echuca on June 28, for example, the only flight from Darwin to Melbourne at less than $200 a ticket leaves at 2.30am and touches down at 7.10am.
``What we want is the Darwin players coming down on Friday and heading back on the Sunday,'' White said.
``No overnight flights, it's just not the right way to prepare for matches.''
White said the Swans would assess the need for the Darwin players in their team on a week-to-week basis.
``When the players are available and we need them in the team we'll pick them,'' he said.
``We're definitely not terminating the link and we are committed to playing them.''
Ilett's knee issue has been a long-term management situation, White saying no one incident had required him to have the arthroscope.
``Jarred's already got games under his belt and if we're in the finals mix we will want him back on the field,'' White said.
McCarty's brilliant season cut down by knee injury
Shepparton Swans winger Matt McCarty will miss the rest of the Goulburn Valley Football League season after surgeons told him he would have to undergo a knee reconstruction.
McCarty had scans on his injured right knee last Wednesday and visited Melbourne specialist Cameron Norsworthy last Friday and was given the bad news.
``I've ruptured the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and done damage to the medial (ligament) and cartilage,'' McCarty said.
McCarty sustained the injury just more than a fortnight ago during the third quarter of the Swans' 58-point loss against Seymour.
He visited a local doctor and was told he may have just dislocated his kneecap, but the scans revealed more extensive damage.
It is a hard blow to the 25-year-old, who was in superb form this season, and it is the first major injury of his career.
``I've had one of my best starts to the year and to get an injury like this is pretty disappointing,'' McCarty said.
``I've been with the Swans since 2000, played my junior footy there and in that time I think I've only missed one game.''
McCarty will go under the knife in Melbourne on June 25 and hopes to start rehabilitation a couple of weeks after that.
``I've got to do some rehab to strengthen my hamstring and calf before the operation,'' McCarty said.
``After the operation I'll be on crutches for a week or two and then I hope to be right to start rehab.''
Swans coach Peter White is disappointed to lose a player of McCarty's ability.
``He's probably leading our best and fairest at the moment,'' White said.
``He's a bit of a character and everyone at the club is disappointed for him.''
In a positive for Shepparton Swans, Michael Hare played in the reserves on Saturday in his first game in just less than 12 months.
The skilful backman damaged his anterior cruciate ligament in round 12 last year and could make a return to the senior line-up in a fortnight.
Swans captain out for a week
Shepparton Swans captain Brett Warburton has been suspended for one game after the Goulburn Valley Football League tribunal yesterday reassessed its verdict on a case involving him a week ago.
Warburton was given a reprimand after being found guilty on a misconduct charge relating to making forceful front-on contact to Seymour's Brendan Liddell.
Victoria Country Football League north-east area manager John O'Donoghue instructed the tribunal to reassess the penalty after showing the league rule 12.0 in the VCFL Rules and Regulations.
Under the rule: ``if (a) case is heard by the tribunal and a player is found guilty of an offence the player must receive the one-week set penalty as minimum.''
A player can't be given a reprimand if found guilty of a charge.
The three tribunal members who sat on the case were told to individually reconsider their verdict and decided to suspend Warburton for one game.
``The rule is quite explicit and I've informed the Shepparton Swans personally and they are happy with the decision,'' Goulburn Valley league general manager Keith Wellman said.
``It's a rule that got under our guard and I take full responsibility for that.
``Not having been in that area for a couple of years I didn't read the rule book properly.''
As the issue came to light late on Friday afternoon, Warburton was allowed to play for the Swans against Shepparton last Saturday.
No plane sailing for Swans
Shepparton Swans will stand by their Darwin recruits despite difficulties with flight scheduling putting clouds over the Goulburn Valley Football League futures of Henry Labastioa, Iggy Vallejo and Jarred Ilett.
Swans coach Peter White said the club would continue to call on the Darwin-based players when and if required, but none would take to the field at Mansfield this weekend.
Ilett has also recently undergone an arthroscope on his knee, leaving him unavailable to play until late July or early August.
After Vallejo and Labastioa played against Seymour two weeks ago, neither were in the Swans' team in last weekend's win against Shepparton.
White yesterday dispelled rumours the Swans had terminated the Darwin link.
But a lack of daytime flights from Darwin to Melbourne on Fridays has complicated the travel opportunities for the Top End players.
Before the Swans' home game against Echuca on June 28, for example, the only flight from Darwin to Melbourne at less than $200 a ticket leaves at 2.30am and touches down at 7.10am.
``What we want is the Darwin players coming down on Friday and heading back on the Sunday,'' White said.
``No overnight flights, it's just not the right way to prepare for matches.''
White said the Swans would assess the need for the Darwin players in their team on a week-to-week basis.
``When the players are available and we need them in the team we'll pick them,'' he said.
``We're definitely not terminating the link and we are committed to playing them.''
Ilett's knee issue has been a long-term management situation, White saying no one incident had required him to have the arthroscope.
``Jarred's already got games under his belt and if we're in the finals mix we will want him back on the field,'' White said.
