Spangher and Johnson face tests
Club physiotherapist Matt Cameron says Alex Johnson and Matt Spangher will be tested before being named in Saturday’s game against the Cats…
First-year Swans Alex Johnson and Matt Spangher will both face fitness tests ahead of Saturday’s game against Geelong at Skilled Stadium.
Speaking to SwansTV, Club physiotherapist Matt Cameron described the pair as ‘touch-and-go’ and said both would have to make it through Thursday’s main training session if they are to be included in the side.
Johnson was subbed out in the third quarter of last Sunday’s game against St Kilda with a small muscle strain in his foot, while Spangher hurt his shoulder in a collision with Saints midfielder David Armitage.
“(Johnson) had a scan on Monday and he has a small muscle strain in his foot,” Cameron said.
“He has pulled up pretty well and he needs to be able to train on Thursday. Being a short week might be against him, but it’s certainly not a serious injury.
“(Spangher) had a bump to the shoulder and he’s probably in a similar boat - it’s going to be touch-and-go.”
Lewis Roberts-Thomson, who missed last weekend with a calf strain, will also have a fitness test on Thursday.
“He hasn’t run yet, so he’ll need to be able to run and train prior to this weekend,” Cameron said. “Again, we’ll see how he’s going by the end of the week.”
After a five week lay-off with a deep calf injury, Andrejs Everitt is set to resume training on Thursday. Cameron said a decision on whether he plays this weekend would depend on how copes with the demands of training.
Lewis Johnston has been ruled out of playing this weekend after not recovering from the rolled ankle he sustained in the Swans reserves two weeks ago, while Dan Currie’s foot is still yet to improve.
“(Currie) was close to starting to run, but he’s been slow (in recovering) and is due to have a scan next week,” Cameron said.
“We’re getting close now to his season drawing to a close because we’ve really only got a few more weeks left, and he would need that time to start running and be ready to train.”