You can find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out Brisbane and Collingwood are both counting the cost of their Saturday night thriller with Tom Rockliff and Steele Sidebottom both facing spells on the sidelines due to injury. "You can talk to a player, it doesn't mean they're listening. UPDATE: BRISBANE has confirmed skipper Tom Rockliff will miss the next two weeks with a calf injury, while Daniel Rich and Mitch Robinson are still 50-50 to take on the Cats. There are always going to be errors with a young group but the effort was there,’’ he said.“We’ve played two very good, mature teams in the first two weeks and we face another one in Geelong.“If we had been 7.6 instead of 2.11 against North Melbourne it may have been a different story. "He doesn't go down Tom, for no reason - we knew it had to be something bad," coach Justin Leppitsch said.While the extent of the injury is not yet known, the Lions expect to be without Rockliff for at least the next few weeks, if not much longer.It is a killer blow since Rockliff (18 possessions, four clearances) was Brisbane's best player through a three-quarter stretch where Leppitsch admits his men were "obliterated" over the ball. It would have put them under pressure and they may have dropped their bundle.“But they capitalised on us missing a few shots and went down the other end and kicked a few.“It was a little deflating but the young boys kept fighting out the game which is a real positive.’’First-year midfielder Ben Keays is a possibility to make his AFL debut if Rockliff, Rich and/or Robinson are not available after racking up 39 disposals in the NEAFL on Saturday.Jaden McGrath and Nick Robertson were the other standouts for the Lions reserves in an otherwise forgettable 122-point loss to Sydney at Burpengary. "It's going to test our leadership as much as anything because he's the best talker of our group, the best organiser of our group. Season Highlights 24 disps (14 kicks 10 hballs), 3 marks and 8 tackles in Rd 2 75-pt win over Adelaide at Adelaide Oval (13 Jun 2020): 26 disps (16 kicks 10 hballs), 3 marks and 4 tackles in Rd 1 47-pt win over Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium (21 Mar 2020) "It's going to be left to a few others to fill the void there.
Picture: Sarah Reed. Invalid postcode. "Realistically, sometimes when players are in a state they've got to be able to regroup mentally. BRISBANE has confirmed skipper Tom Rockliff will miss the next two weeks with a calf injury.Scans on Monday confirmed Rockliff strained his right calf from Saturday night’s loss against North Melbourne and comes on the back of similar back-related hamstring tightness that kept him out of the NAB Challenge.However, Daniel Rich (hamstring) and Mitch Robinson (calf) remain 50-50 propositions to make the trip to the Cattery this Sunday.The Lions take on arch-rivals, the Suns, in the Q Clash the following week which could also influence selection of players who are not 100 per cent.Before confirmation of Rockliff’s injury, football manager Matthew Francis said it was unlikely Rockliff would play against the Cats.“Rocky is probably doubtful now more than questionable but we are still half a chance with Richie,’’ he said.“We’ll have to see how he progresses in the coming days.Lions coach Justin Leppitsch lamented the “perfect storm’’ that saw most of his leaders well down on Saturday, including vice-captain Daniel Merrett who gave away four free kicks.Merrett may also come under the microscope of the MRP for clumsy high contact on Kangaroos forward Jarrad Waite.Rockliff, who took an arm injury into the match, said the buck stopped with the Lions’ senior core.“The leaders didn’t grab hold of the game when it was there to be won and North got the momentum. Age: 30yr 5mth Games: 195 Born: February 22, 1990 Origin: Murray Bushrangers. Tom Rockliff listens to Ken Hinkley during Port’s win over West Coast on the weekend. "In these moments you've got to be able to be composed, take what's coming and deliver. An emotional Tom Rockliff has fought back tears while paying tribute to his cousin, after helping Brisbane to thump Gold Coast by 58 points and boost their hopes of avoiding the AFL wooden spoon. Rockliff was a standout with 24 touches in Saturday's 22.10 (142) to 12.12 (84) Gabba win, kissing a black armband after each of his three goals. AFL Injury List: Records : Tom Rockliff #11 Port Adelaide Power.
The Magpies registered a 12-point win at the Gabba but it was soured when Sidebottom - arguably the best player on the field - took a kick to his hand early in the final term, breaking his thumb.Sidebottom (20 possessions, five clearances) may need pins inserted to fix the break and is anticipated to be out for several weeks.His absence late on was a factor as Brisbane rallied to slash a 53-point lead in the third quarter and send an almighty scare through the Magpies camp.But the biggest concern surrounds Lions skipper Rockliff, who has broken ribs, a punctured lung and will miss up to six weeks.Rockliff fell in a heap after copping a hard knee to his side during a third-term marking contest with Collingwood's Travis Varcoe and was clearly in agony as he was taken off the field and substituted out of the match.