Knee surgery for Kerr

Sportal December 10, 2012, 9:26 pm
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Star West Coast Eagles midfielder Daniel Kerr has undergone knee surgery which will delay his return to pre-season training until after Christmas.

The 29-year-old underwent an arthroscopy on his right knee to remove a small fragment, the Eagles said in a statement on Monday.

Kerr will be sidelined from training until mid-to-late January as he spends up to three weeks recovering.

The injury is yet another setback for West Coast, who have been training without All-Australian ruckman Nic Naitanui (groin surgery).

Kerr suffered a serious hamstring injury in 2010 but returned to have a strong season in 2011 and was nearing his best this year.

The 2006 premiership player played 24 games this season as the Eagles reached the semi-final, when they lost to Collingwood by 13 points.

Kerr was West Coast's best player against the Magpies in that epic encounter with 29 possessions, of which a whopping 20 were contested.


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2 Comments

  1. Leeroy06:46am Tuesday 11th December 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    What other parts of his body do we need to know about?

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