{"id":39255,"date":"2021-02-27T07:41:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T08:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=39255"},"modified":"2021-02-27T14:00:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T14:00:01","slug":"embattled-giants-recruit-knocked-down-by-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=39255","title":{"rendered":"Embattled Giants recruit knocked down by injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prized Greater Western Sydney recruit Jesse Hogan is battling to be fit for the season opener, after sustaining a quad injury at training.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE AFL NEWS:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/afl-dustin-martin-richmond-tigers-sydney-swans-move\/e53e73e9-aeef-4d06-bfa0-4c08dd90f5b0\" title=\"Tigers chief Brendon Gale hoses down Dustin Martin Sydney rumours\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tigers chief Brendon Gale hoses down Dustin Martin Sydney rumours<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The key forward, who had two inconsistent seasons at Fremantle, was traded for a mid-round draft pick during the off-season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE AFL NEWS:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/afl-news-matthew-lloyd-doubts-essendon-finals-hopes\/751ecbeb-394a-422f-bfb3-993daf1e8382\" title=\"Essendon great Matthew Lloyd doubts Bombers will make AFL finals this year\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Essendon great Matthew Lloyd doubts Bombers will make AFL finals this year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWSGIANTS\/status\/1365572879765692417\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWSGIANTS\/status\/1365572879765692417<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hogan didn&#x27;t feature in the Giants&#x27; pre-season scratch match with the Swans on Saturday, which ended in a 54-all draw, and is in doubt to feature against St Kilda on March 21.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old&#x27;s injury could also see him miss the round-two clash with his former side.<\/p>\n<p>Hogan was originally taken with the second pick in the 2012 mini-draft, and enjoyed several fruitful seasons with the Demons before returning to his home state.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"60a70826-2a72-47b9-a588-f410b727ba0c\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/60a70826-2a72-47b9-a588-f410b727ba0c\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1904\" data-height=\"1184\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Adelaide Crows had injury added to insult in their practice match with arch rivals Port Adelaide, with midfielder Wayne Milera suffering a ruptured patellar tendon.<\/p>\n<p>He will undergo surgery to repair the damage and faces a long stint on the sideline, putting his season in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adelaide_FC\/status\/1365505651078615041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adelaide_FC\/status\/1365505651078615041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!\"><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Prized Greater Western Sydney recruit Jesse Hogan is battling to be fit for the season opener, after sustaining a quad injury at training. 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