Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli is considered a chance to take his place in this Saturday night’s Preliminary Final, while enigmatic forward Cody Weightman has been ruled out under AFL concussion protocols.
Bontempelli will be tested throughout the week to determine if he can lead the side out against Port Adelaide.
“In the last minutes of the game, Marcus landed and had his knee twisted,” said Bulldogs’ head of sports medicine, Chris Bell.
“Scans have cleared him of any serious structural damage, but he does have some symptoms related to the injury.
“We’ll work with Marcus through the back end of this week to determine his availability.”
Weightman was withdrawn at half time of the Bulldogs’ memorable win over Brisbane at the Gabba after colliding with Lions’ defender Marcus Adams.
“During the half time break we made the decision to remove him from the game,” Bell said.
“Subsequent testing has confirmed he does have some low-level concussion symptoms.
“He won’t play this week, but we’ll monitor Cody in the next couple of days to determine his availability.”
Injury list (at September 6)
Marcus Bontempelli (knee) TEST
Cody Weightman (concussion) TBC
Josh Bruce (knee) SEASON
Toby McLean (knee) SEASON
