Zaharakis cleared to play
August 5, 2014 2:21 PM
BTV: Recovery Room - August 5, 2014Doctor Bruce Reid discusses the current state of the injury list during the week leading up to the Friday night game against the Tigers.
Essendon midfielder David Zaharakis has been cleared of serious damage to his knee and will line up against Richmond at the MCG on Friday night.
Zaharakis hobbled from the field after he looked to hurt his knee in the closing stages of Saturday night’s loss to Sydney.
Scans revealed no damage to the knee with the midfielder showing no signs of concern during Tuesday morning’s main training session.
“David went down with a fair bit of pain as he knocked his knee as he went down but he is fine,” club doctor Bruce Reid said.
“In fact he will train today and we would be very surprised if he doesn’t get through today and will be clear to play.”
Jake Carlisle has also been cleared of any damage after he had scans on his hip on Monday afternoon.