22 May 2007 Herald-Sun
Michael Horan
Tigers full-forward Matthew Richardson hopes to be out for only two or three weeks after he fractured an eye socket against Adelaide on Friday night.
Looking like someone who had been hit by a bus, Richardson is keen to get back as soon as possible.
"He's got a cracked eye socket, two black eyes and a broken nose, so he probably looks a lot worse than he feels," Armstrong said.
"He's a bit hard on himself because he's taking the blame for the injury. He said if he'd held the mark, he wouldn't have been in a position to get his face broken."
Dean Polo, who dislocated a shoulder against the Crows, will have scans today and the Tigers hope he will be able to defer any surgery until after the season.
"He's a chance. Sometimes you can play with a shoulder and get it fixed at the end of the year," Armstrong said.
"But if it shows it needs surgery now, that will be it for the majority of the season."
Richmond is desperate to get its stars back on the field as it seeks to stop its worst start to a season.
The nine-point loss to the Crows took its record to 0-8 as it prepares for the "Dreamtime" clash against Essendon at the MCG on Saturday night.
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