5:42:09 PM Wed 16 April, 2003
Samantha Lane
afl.com.au
Ben Holland will make his long-awaited return to footy this weekend, albeit in a very low-profile capacity.
The Tigers’ VFL affiliate Coburg has a bye on the Easter weekend, so Holland will take to the field with the Coburg reserves team instead.
Holland’s 2003 season was ended in round four last year when he suffered a serious knee injury at Subiaco Oval. But finally, his recovery is nearing an end.
“It’s really good news for Ben. He’s going to return with Coburg in the twos on Saturday afternoon, which is a really good sign,” Richmond football operations manager Greg Hutchison said on Wednesday.
“He’s been out for a long time now, and he’s done a lot of work in the last six weeks. It’s really exciting for him, and it’s really exciting for Richmond supporters to see him running around again.”
But Hutchison said it would be a while yet before Holland returned to senior action, forecasting the important key position player would need at least three weeks to find his feet at VFL level.
“He’s a long way off playing AFL football. We need to play him for three or four weeks at least in the VFL before he’ll even be considered for AFL football.”
Mark Dragicevic, Andrew Krakouer and Adam Pickering will join Holland in this weekend’s reserves game.
Samantha Lane
afl.com.au
Ben Holland will make his long-awaited return to footy this weekend, albeit in a very low-profile capacity.
The Tigers’ VFL affiliate Coburg has a bye on the Easter weekend, so Holland will take to the field with the Coburg reserves team instead.
Holland’s 2003 season was ended in round four last year when he suffered a serious knee injury at Subiaco Oval. But finally, his recovery is nearing an end.
“It’s really good news for Ben. He’s going to return with Coburg in the twos on Saturday afternoon, which is a really good sign,” Richmond football operations manager Greg Hutchison said on Wednesday.
“He’s been out for a long time now, and he’s done a lot of work in the last six weeks. It’s really exciting for him, and it’s really exciting for Richmond supporters to see him running around again.”
But Hutchison said it would be a while yet before Holland returned to senior action, forecasting the important key position player would need at least three weeks to find his feet at VFL level.
“He’s a long way off playing AFL football. We need to play him for three or four weeks at least in the VFL before he’ll even be considered for AFL football.”
Mark Dragicevic, Andrew Krakouer and Adam Pickering will join Holland in this weekend’s reserves game.
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