Tiger loss may end injured Krakouer's season
By Emma Quayle
The Age
August 13, 2005
Richmond forward Andrew Krakouer may have played his final game for the season after he injured his hamstring at training this week.
Coach Terry Wallace said yesterday that he hoped that Krakouer, who suffered the minor strain early in a Wednesday session, would miss only the Tigers' match against the Western Bulldogs tomorrow.
But he said should the injury take another week to overcome, and a finals spot fall from sight, the 20-goal forward may not play again until next year.
"He did it at training," Wallace said yesterday.
"It was just a slight one with the cold conditions and that's the one thing that you can't factor in.
"We didn't have a heavy session the other day. It was done in probably the first 20 minutes of the session, so it wasn't later in the session. It's not a major hamstring, so he may make it back later on.
"It's certainly a one-weeker and it could be a two-weeker. You would think it probably wouldn't be a three-weeker, but then you've got to make a decision: Do you play a guy in the last round of the season, if that's the case?
"He'll try and come up for next week, but I'd say he'd be more unlikely than likely."
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