GWS Giants midfielder Lachie Whitfield will remain in concussion protocol this week, while attacking the ball he received high contact in the first Qtr on Friday night.
Whitfield was assessed at the time & eventually ruled out at Qtr time.
Under the AFL’s new concussion protocol Whitfield needs to be at a cleared status by Monday in order to be available for Round 4, the AFL increased the number of days a player needs to successfully be clear to 5 days ahead of the 2020 AFL season.
The Giants will likely provide an update on Whitfield throughout the week.
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“Clearly he was ruled out at Qtr time with a head knock”
“Hopefully he can put his hand up & be ready to go for next Friday night, he’ll be OK.”Giants Snr coach Leon Cameron post game presser.
Whitfield averaged 20.0 Disposals, 2.0 Marks & 3.0 Tackles from his opening 2 games of the 2020 season.
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AFL FANTASY TAKE
A rough night for Whitfield fantasy owners with the star midfielder ruled out at Qtr time with concussion, we’ll have an understanding from the Giants early in the week whether or not Whitfield is still available for Round 4.
The salary for Whitfield is set to drop significantly after he finished with just 10pts in Round 3, he averaged 67.5pts from the opening 2 games of the 2020 season.
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