Tom Liberatore will need to change his style to avoid future head knocks
The Western Bulldogs have flagged that Tom Liberatore will need to adapt his game style to avoid future head knocks as the premiership midfielder begins a return to AFL.
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00:00A pathway to Tom Libertore's return is becoming clearer.
00:05A two to three week time frame has been put on Libertore's return, but Beveridge's
00:10concussion concern extends across the entire playing group.
00:13You hold your breath, sometimes you even think, don't go for this one.
00:18Happy for him to mark it, whatever it may be, because you can see the velocity, the
00:22commitment of the players and our guys have really pulled out of those.
00:26Sydney coach John Longmire has come out in defence of former captain Luke Parker after
00:30his bump which left a VFL opponent concussed at the weekend.
00:34The veteran facing a lengthy stint on the sidelines at the Tribunal.
00:37He didn't go high, unfortunately it didn't work out the way he probably intended it to
00:42do.
00:43I mean he's not a player with any malice in him at all, he plays hard, tough football.
00:48Collingwood's injury situation is improving ahead of their trip west for Friday's clash
00:52with the Dockers.
00:53The Pies are confident that Brodie Majercik and Beau McCreery will be available for selection,
00:58although Jordan Tagoe was a notable absence from the main training group after leaving
01:02early.
01:03He's got a fresh injury, he's got an abdominal strain, he got that in the game and played
01:09through it and then pulled up quite sore from it and he's getting scans now to check out
01:14what that means.
01:15Brisbane's season continues to improve with Zach Bailey available after missing five weeks
01:19through injury.
01:20The Lions will now make the decision whether to select Bailey to face the Hawks or give
01:24him the extra week leading into the bye.