Matthew Pavlich has been ruled out for 4-6 weeks. Picture: Richard Polden Source: PerthNow
FREMANTLE skipper Matthew Pavlich has been ruled out for up to six weeks after requiring surgery on an achilles problem.
The 31-year-old had struggled through the first three rounds of the year, including a scoreless outing against Essendon last Friday night, following an interrupted pre-season.
The Dockers today revealed Pavlich would require surgery on his left achilles after the injury flared up during the loss to the Bombers.
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon revealed Pavlich had tried to train this morning before the decision was made to go under the knife.
"He started the year really healthy and then got some general soreness through the achilles," Lyon said this afternoon.
"He was playing and playing reasonably well, and then on the weekend, he obviously struggled. So during that game it got worse.
"He attempted to train today and started okay, and then it got to a point where he wasn't comfortable with it and neither were we."
Pavlich has enjoyed a remarkable run with injury through his 14-year career, never missing more than three games in a season since his rookie campaign in 2000.
"Very disappointed about not only missing the flight with the @Fremantle_FC boys to Tassie, but also the next 4 or so weeks of footy," Pavlich wrote on Twitter this afternoon.
"Although flat, I'm pragmatic about the surgery & time off, given my durability and associated luck with injury in my career #chinupson."
Fremantle's key forward stocks are likely to be tested by the setback, with rookie big man Tanner Smith a chance to make his debut against Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium on Saturday.
Smith and fellow Peel big man Jack Hannath both flew with the team this afternoon.
"It's not ideal, but it is what it is, and it's a wonderful opportunity for the rest of the team who are in really good shape and playing pretty good footy," Lyon said of Pavlich's absence.
"It's a great opportunity for us to prove we can compete and play really good football without Matthew, which I'm really confident about.
"(Hannath) is a ruckman, played SANFL football, so he's 202cm and quite mobile. Tanner Smith is 196cm, a super athlete, a competitor, and has been playing at Peel forward and back."
Key defender Luke McPharlin also made the trip east after recovering from concussion in last Friday night's game.
The Dockers will be attempting to notch just their second win in the club's ninth outing at Aurora Stadium.
More to come
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Pavlich's form drop has resulted in the star dropping $60,000 in SuperCoach and averaging just 71 points. He is owned by more than 30,000 teams.
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