Davis to miss up to six
3:39:10 PM Mon 29 March, 2004
Karen Collins
Sportal
Sharp-shooting forward Nick Davis, will be sidelined for between three and six weeks with a hip flexor strain in what is a further injury blow to the Sydney Swans.

Davis fell awkwardly after booting his fourth goal to help the visitors to a 19-point lead at the main break in Sydney?s heart-breaking two point loss to the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night.

The former Magpie joins Andrew Schauble, Tadhg Kennelly, Ben Fixter and Matthew Nicks as a spectator - although Sydney coach, Paul Roos, hopes goal-sneak Adam Schneider will have shaken off a hamstring injury to play his first home-and-away match against Fremantle this Sunday at the SCG.


?I was confident (Davis) was going to have a good year and he started off extremely well so we just have to hope he gets back as quick as possible,? Roos said at Monday?s media conference.

?Hopefully ?Schnids? will be back this week so that will take a bit of the pressure off ?Davo? not playing.

?We have said all along its bloody hard for us to cover our good players so you don?t want to have any injuries? it?s not ideal.

?We would love to have our best team playing and it certainly weakens us but we coped with it reasonably well last year.?

Roos said ruckman Stephen Doyle will also come under consideration for a return to the senior side after getting through two consecutive weeks in the seconds.






















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