Will Ashcroft is about for an extended stint on the sidelines after scans confirmed the Brisbane Lions younger gun sustained a critical knee damage throughout his AFL facet’s win over Geelong.
Ashcroft, this season’s Rising Star favorite, clutched at his proper knee through the ultimate quarter of Saturday’s contest on the Gabba and limped off the sphere.
Scans have since confirmed Ashcroft ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament.
“We’re all hurting for Will since you by no means wish to see any participant expertise a critical damage, particularly a participant of their first season,” Lions soccer boss Danny Daly mentioned.
“Will is tremendous skilled in every thing he does, so we all know he’ll do every thing he can to get well from this.
“Our foremost precedence is for everybody on the membership to wrap their arms round Will and do every thing we will to assist him and his household.”
Ashcroft’s damage took the gloss off Brisbane’s 9.10 (64) to 7.11 (53) win over Geelong, which saved their hopes of a top-two end alive.
“It is dampened my temper … I do not prefer to see that for any participant at any membership, anytime,” Lions coach Chris Fagan mentioned post-match.
Ashcroft, the son of Brisbane premiership nice Marcus Ashcroft, has performed all 18 matches thus far in his debut season.
The 19-year-old, who averages 22 disposals a sport, may nonetheless win the Rising Star and is among the many contenders for goal-of-the-year after a surprising effort in opposition to Fremantle in April.
