Tiger Dylan Grimes' long trip to hamstring recovery Glenn McFarlane
From: Herald Sun
August 01, 2012INJURY-plagued Richmond defender Dylan Grimes ran at "top-end speed" yesterday for the first time since returning from cutting edge treatment in Germany.
But the Tigers will weigh up risk against reward before deciding within a week whether Grimes, 21, plays again this season.
Richmond football manager Craig Cameron said the early indication was that Grimes' trip for treatment on his troublesome hamstrings had been a success.
"Dylan has come back in good spirits," he said.
"It would appear to be so far, so good.
"He is happy for the opportunity to go and trial the treatment provided.
"They just have a different way of looking at it; they are a bit ahead of the curve with some of the treatment that they have got over there."
Grimes flew to Germany for treatment with one of the world's foremost experts in soft-tissue injuries, Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfarth.
Geelong's Max Rooke made a similar trip in 2007, as did Richmond's Mark Coughlan in 2008.
"At 21, Dylan could be a long-term, important key back for us," Cameron said.
Grimes has played 17 games in three seasons.
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