Re: Piccola District football league
Brunt right for opener despite knee surgery
By Steve King
February 21 2007
Shepparton News
Picola United coach Adam Brunt has quashed rumours a torn anterior cruciate ligament will see him miss the Picola District Football League season.
Brunt, 31, had an arthroscope last Friday to clean out some cartilage from his right knee.
"The operation went well," Brunt, the 1998 Morrison Medallist and dual Pearce Medallist said.
"I hurt the knee five or six years ago playing for Tongala and it has flared up again."
Brunt admits the arthroscope will hinder his pre-season campaign.
"But it was best to get it done now, rather than during the season," he said.
"I've just got to take it easy for the next couple of weeks, but I'll definitely be right for round one."
He will revisit the specialist in a fortnight where he hopes to get the green light to resume training.
Brunt has been one of the Picola league's most dominant forces since joining the Blues as coach in 2005 and was a key factor in the club reaching last year's first-semi final.
Picola United opens its season against Mathoura on April 7.