Brisbane Lions ahead Lincoln McCarthy has suffered an ACL rupture in his proper knee, simply days earlier than a possible AFL comeback.

McCarthy injured the ACL on the identical knee final yr in spherical eight, ruling him out for the season and which means he missed the Lions march to premiership glory.

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The 31-year-old small ahead had made a profitable return within the pre-season and was pushing for a senior berth.

However McCarthy reported swelling and soreness within the knee at coaching final week, and scans revealed the horrible information.

Whereas the Lions didn’t say how lengthy McCarthy shall be sidelined, he’s unlikely to play this season.

“It is extremely disappointing and heartbreaking for Linc, his household and everybody on the Brisbane Lions to see him injure his ACL once more,” Lions normal supervisor of soccer Danny Daly stated on Tuesday.

“However we have now all been so impressed with the way in which Linc dealt together with his final ACL damage and the way dedicated he was to return, so we have now little doubt he’ll deal with this damage with the identical angle.

“Within the meantime, everybody on the membership will rally round Linc and help him by this course of, and he’s a fan favorite as nicely, so little doubt they are going to be sending their help for Linc.”

McCarthy has performed 151 AFL video games since his 2012 debut at Geelong, beginning with the Lions in 2019.

Brisbane have had a spate of ACL tears, with Keidean Coleman, Darcy Gardiner and Tom Doedee all sidelined final season with the damage.

Gardiner tore his ACL in the identical round-eight match as McCarthy.

Doedee is but to debut for the Lions after transferring from Adelaide, struggling his third ACL rupture a yr in the past.

In the meantime, the Swans shall be with out Aaron Francis and Indhi Kirk with concussion for his or her grand remaining rematch towards Brisbane on the SCG on Saturday.

Tall defender Riak Andrew may also miss with a shoulder damage.

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