Sydney’s Callum Mills is in doubt for next week’s elimination final due to the same Achilles injury that has given him grief for several weeks.
The gun Swan was subbed out of Saturday’s win over Gold Coast and coach John Longmire was at pains to concede the 24-year-old is unlikely to play next weekend.
Fox Footy’s Nick Dal Santo noted on the coverage how Mills, who has struggled to shake the injury since he came out of quarantine five weeks ago, was limping in the warm-up.
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Speaking after the match, Longmire confirmed Dal Santo’s prognosis.
“It was a bit stiff in the warm-up but normally he warms up really well and away he goes…. He’s been able to get going even though he might look a little…