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Price you pay: Lyon
012 years
by DockerNow.com
in News
Fremantle key defender Luke McPharlin is unlikely to play any role in his team’s finals campaign after suffering a right hamstring injury against Melbourne on Saturday night.
The important backman, who has been in All Australian form, was ruled out of next Saturday night’s elimination final against Geelong at the MCG and is in doubt beyond that.
He pulled up when changing direction early in the third quarter and was substituted immediately with coach Ross Lyon confirming the injury on Saturday night.
Lyon said McPharlin would have been a candidate to be rested against Melbourne if the club had chosen to manage players, but he had no regrets about selecting the veteran.
“You pay a price and you move on and you get going,” Lyon said after Fremantle’s 61-point win, which left it in seventh spot.
Now for Freo’s real D-day
012 years
FREMANTLE 3.5 7.7 11.14 14.17 (101)
MELBOURNE 1.3 2.5 4.8 5.10 (40
GOALS
Fremantle: Ballantyne 3, Griifin 2, Mzungu 2, Pavilich 2, Sandilands 2, Walters, Mundy, Mayne
Melbourne: Fitzpatrick 2, Blease, Jones, Sellar
BEST
Fremantle: Mundy, Fyfe, Sandilands, Duffield, Ballantyne, Barlow, Mzungu
Melbourne: Grimes, Sylvia, Trengove, Fitzpatrick
INJURIES
Fremantle: McPharlin (hamstring)
Melbourne: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Fremantle: Tom Sheridan replaced Luke McPharlin in the third quarter
Melbourne: Josh Tynon replaced Sam Blease in the third quarter
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Farmer, Dalgleish, Leppard
Official crowd: 32,687 at Patersons Stadium
