West Coast premiership hero Dom Sheed’s footballing future is unsure, after he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his proper knee at coaching on Monday.
The West Coast Eagles confirmed the information in an announcement on Tuesday, with the membership declaring he would miss an “prolonged time period”.
ACL accidents normally have a restoration time of 12 months.
Sheed turns 30 in April, and he managed simply eight video games final season as foot and hamstring accidents took a toll.
Dom Sheed has performed 165 video games for the Eagles. (AAP Picture: Richard Wainwright )
“Sadly, Dom ruptured his ACL in an innocuous incident throughout coaching on Monday,” Eagles normal supervisor of soccer Gavin Bell stated.
“This can be very disappointing information for Dom after a wretched run with accidents over current seasons, and I do know our gamers, workers and full membership will supply him their full help throughout his rehabilitation.
“We’ll take a while now to seek the advice of with Dom and medical consultants concerning the subsequent step, and we are going to present an additional replace on the acceptable time.”
Sheed’s title was etched into soccer folklore after he kicked a well-known objective to place the Eagles forward within the 2018 AFL Grand Closing in opposition to Collingwood.
Sheed marked the ball within the ahead pocket late within the ultimate quarter, and went again to kick the objective from an acute angle.
The objective got here with simply 1 minute and 50 seconds left within the sport, and finally helped ship the membership’s fourth premiership.
His output has diminished lately, and he has managed simply 24 video games previously three seasons.
Dom Sheed (left), Jeremy McGovern and Liam Duggan with the 2018 premiership cup. (AAP: Julian Smith)
The information got here after Sheed’s 2018 premiership teammate Elliot Yeo suffered knee and ankle accidents in a coaching incident late final month.
Yeo injured the medial ligament in his proper knee and sustained syndesmosis injury to his proper ankle.
“There are at all times dangers concerned as we improve the depth at coaching to organize for the season, and sadly Elliot has sustained accidents to his proper knee and ankle,” Bell stated on the time.
“We’re working by means of his rehab program and a return-to-play timeline.
“At this stage, we’re hopeful he can be obtainable within the early a part of the season.”
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