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MONDAY APRIL 26, 2004
Tigers rest Coughlan
Sportal
Richmond has decided to rest its ailing Jack Dyer Medalist Mark Coughlan in a bid to enable the young midfielder to overcome what the Tigers refer to as “pubic instability.”
Coughlan, who last year became one of the youngest winners of the Tigers’ best and fairest award, has looked a shadow of the player he was throughout 2003 during the first five rounds of this season.
One of the few rays of hope for Tiger fans since the 2001 preliminary final loss, Coughlan has been playing up forward and even spending large periods of recent games on the interchange bench as he struggles with constant groin soreness.
The problem has affected his ability not only to run out games and get to contests but also his kicking.
However the Tigers announced on Monday that Coughlan would now be rested and would miss “some games” but denied the 22-year-old is suffering from the dreaded groin condition ostetis pubis.
The loss of Coughlan is another massive blow to a club already low on morale following four successive defeats by a combined total of 228 points.
Richmond football manager Greg Hutchison denied on Monday that Coughlan was suffering from osteitis pubis, saying instead the problem was more in his lower stomach region.
Hutchison said Coughlan first suffered the problem about six weeks ago but “the problem has persisted despite modification to Mark’s training program and unfortunately has impacted on his performance during games.”
The Tigers’ official statement about Coughlan’s condition described the problem as “pubic instability” and due to the nature of the injury, the club is unsure when their best young player will be available again.
Hutchison said the problem was definitely not a season-ending injury but the Tigers have not put a time-frame on Coughlan’s return, only to say he would miss “some games.”
He also said the injury – unlike osteitis pubis – was not caused by Coughlan carrying too heavy a workload.
Coughlan may may well be sidelined until the round 11 clash against the Kangaroos given it would be unlikely the Tigers would risk him during a tough period in which they make three interstate trips between rounds seven and 10.
MONDAY APRIL 26, 2004
Tigers rest Coughlan
Sportal
Richmond has decided to rest its ailing Jack Dyer Medalist Mark Coughlan in a bid to enable the young midfielder to overcome what the Tigers refer to as “pubic instability.”
Coughlan, who last year became one of the youngest winners of the Tigers’ best and fairest award, has looked a shadow of the player he was throughout 2003 during the first five rounds of this season.
One of the few rays of hope for Tiger fans since the 2001 preliminary final loss, Coughlan has been playing up forward and even spending large periods of recent games on the interchange bench as he struggles with constant groin soreness.
The problem has affected his ability not only to run out games and get to contests but also his kicking.
However the Tigers announced on Monday that Coughlan would now be rested and would miss “some games” but denied the 22-year-old is suffering from the dreaded groin condition ostetis pubis.
The loss of Coughlan is another massive blow to a club already low on morale following four successive defeats by a combined total of 228 points.
Richmond football manager Greg Hutchison denied on Monday that Coughlan was suffering from osteitis pubis, saying instead the problem was more in his lower stomach region.
Hutchison said Coughlan first suffered the problem about six weeks ago but “the problem has persisted despite modification to Mark’s training program and unfortunately has impacted on his performance during games.”
The Tigers’ official statement about Coughlan’s condition described the problem as “pubic instability” and due to the nature of the injury, the club is unsure when their best young player will be available again.
Hutchison said the problem was definitely not a season-ending injury but the Tigers have not put a time-frame on Coughlan’s return, only to say he would miss “some games.”
He also said the injury – unlike osteitis pubis – was not caused by Coughlan carrying too heavy a workload.
Coughlan may may well be sidelined until the round 11 clash against the Kangaroos given it would be unlikely the Tigers would risk him during a tough period in which they make three interstate trips between rounds seven and 10.
