#17 Captain Scott Burns

[John Wren]

gone too.

[Alec. J. Hidell]

[RudeBoy]

No Burns, no Didak, no Heater, no chance!

[CarringbushCigar]

Depends if it is a little tear it would be 3-5 weeks.
Wakes implied on Monday night that it was a 'knock' on the calf not a tear.
I would imagine given the rumors that he has been diagnosed with a tear.
The most similar relevant injury would be Hird's calf last year where i think he missed about 6-7 weeks.

It sounds like the old man's calf injury - i got one 18 months ago playing cricket and I can still feel it.

Jimmy Clement also missed about 10 weeks of footy last year from memory with a calf (soleus muscle??).

Muscle strains are graded according to their severity, with grade 1 being the least severe.

Grade 1
• Stretching with some microtearing of muscle fibers.
• Recovery can be complete in about 2-3 weeks.

Grade 2
• Partial tearing of muscle fibers.
• Recovery can take up to 1-2 months.

Grade 3
• Complete tearing (rupture) of muscle fibers.
• Complete recovery can take more than 3 months.

[RudeBoy]

I suspect Sir Scott has played his last ever game for Collingwood.

[burnsy17]

[CarringbushCigar]

Ill bet he plays against the Doggies after 3 weeks rehab.

[DaVe86]

Reckon it would be time to get Stanley in if this is the case. Stanley is groomed as a Burns replacement. We'll need some tough bodies in come September.

[burnsy17]

[Nath]

Triple M reported on Saturday night at the game that Burnsy turned around to the med staff at the game and said he'd nicked it and was stuffed.

Given the history, see ya for 2008 Scotty.

[3rd degree]

Bloody hell not good ! The lads better step up for him! Egan, you squib get in there!

[Dave The Man]

if so..

Could this be the end for Burns?

[3rd degree]

I hope not ! but it gives more reason to go out and get Cousins or someone in his ilk.

[Nath]

[3rd degree]

Just trying to get a rise out of the young lad !