Collingwood star Jeremy Howe faces the prospect of months on the sidelines and a complex recovery from two damaged ligaments after suffering a serious injury in Friday night’s AFL clash.
Howe’s right knee twisted in horrible fashion when he clashed with a diving Jacob Hopper at Giants Stadium, souring the Magpies’ two-point loss.
GWS defender Phil Davis described the incident as “sickening” and he wasn’t alone.
Teammates and opponents both immediately called for assistance as it became clear that something had gone horribly wrong.
Magpies coach Nathan Buckley suggested the in-form defender, who had extended his bright start to the year and was threatening to drag his team to victory on Friday, had likely damaged his medial collateral ligament (MCL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL).
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“We won’t see him for a while,” Buckley said.
“His knee hasn’t come out of it that well.
“We’re devastated for him… he wears his heart on his sleeve and he invests everything of himself.
“He’s shattered. These guys have been sitting on their heels for quite a while (during the COVID-19 lockdown), we’ve all been taken away from doing the things we love in some shape or form.
“Howey loves his footy.”
Howe was arguably best on ground before the setback.
“We will have to cover and we will,” Buckley said.
“He’s a great leader, great player.”
GWS coach Leon Cameron, who was coaching on the boundary line, immediately knew something was seriously wrong.
“He’s a superstar player. He gave us grief all night,” Cameron said.
“You feel for those sort of injuries.”
Rissole
Roar Rookie
Not just stats. Howe always seems to make the right choice and his foot skills are first-rate.
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
I can’t work out if Realist is your creation TTF or Richie’s ? Either way, try harder, at least give me a challenge man.
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
Howe was kept free as the designated primary intercept option. Moore will now become that as Scharenberg or Madgen come in. Watch Moore’s stats soar from here.
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
Yeah they said that when we lost all our backline to injury in 2018...and Adams, Treloar, De Goey, etc
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
It’s sweet you missed me TTF. Touching.
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
You’re back from hiding TTF? Did your usual disappearance after the Hawks loss.
The Brazilian
Roar Rookie
And the most self righteous by two miles!
Mark
Roar Rookie
Yes, I noticed you're just a fairweather supporter. I predicted that you wouldn't show up last night unless the Pies were winning or won the game. But then this morning you sought out every post I made last night and added one of you Pathetic Pete posts to each! Oh, and you're quite easily the most prolific poster here. By a mile.
FiFoEaglesCovidCup
Roar Rookie
Howe going down is more akin to losing Rance AND Grimes. Treloar should mean their defense doesn't need to be as good as it has been. So still the team to beat.
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
Game feed? I wasn’t even online last night. Busy with family. You should try it. Go find a nice girl or partner, ask someone out maybe?
Mark
Roar Rookie
Calm down Petie. You're frothing at the mouth again. Like I said, you really need to control that aggressive streak in you. Oh, and check the timestamps from the game feed. All your comments are in response to mine. I think we know who the obsessed one is. :happy:
The Brazilian
Roar Rookie
Yet you shied away from posting like you do on every other game to share your 'expertise' and barbed nonsense. To compare that game to the GWS v Geelong 3 months ago is ridiculous at best. You should know footy doesn't work that way at the best of times. Gotta hang your hat on something I suppose. With half the best backline ever now out, Pies might well struggle. Looking forward to more inane excuses.
The Brazilian
Roar Rookie
Balanced and engaging? Lol. I suppose you're just that, too.
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
You follow me around like an obsessed groupie Realist. The first step in your recovery is admit your sweet love. Try your first article? I’ll even edit it and reword it for you, you know clean it up and make it suitable for adult perusal.
The Brazilian
Roar Rookie
Collingwood won't recover from this.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
Not so.
Dave
Roar Rookie
Well I do feel sorry for the individual, never a good thing for the game! Let’s just see how they manage without him though! If Collingwood are as good as the pundits suggest (currently favourites to go all the way), then they’ll find a way, just like Richmond did last year, losing Rance in round 1! As they say, good teams ultimately find a way, but this will almost certainly rattle their back 6 a bit without a doubt!
Mark
Roar Rookie
Lol....check the timestamps in the game feed Petie. Pies are GWSs bunnies and you're mine! You really need to control that aggression.
Nico
Roar Rookie
Very sad, he’s such a highlight to watch. Poor guy.
Rissole
Roar Rookie
The best defender in the best defense. Massive loss.