Lachie Whitfield ruled out of preliminary final

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18th September, 2019

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Stirling Coates

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18th September, 2019

Greater Western Sydney’s chances of winning their first preliminary final have been dealt a further blow, with star half-back flanker Lachie Whitfield ruled out of Saturday’s game with Collingwood.

2012’s no.1 draft pick has just had his appendix removed and won’t recover in time for the MCG encounter.

With Stephen Coniglio (knee) and Brett Deledio (calf) already on the sidelines and Toby Greene launching a last-ditch appeal against his suspension, the news was the last thing Leon Cameron needed to hear ahead of the season-defining clash.

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Stirling Coates

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Stirling started out as a regular crowd contributor in 2015, before working his way up to become one of The Roar's editors. He's also a keen trivia player, and takes far too much pride in being able to name every capital of the world and recite the periodic table in order. You can follow him on Twitter.