Relevant events for the week Wednesday 20 January 2016 - Tuesday 26 January 2016 (Prev|Next)
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Monday 25 January[]
Second-year midfielder Damien Cavka announced a shock retirement after failing to overcome the foot injury that ruined his rookie season. Cavka was given medical advice that the bone structure in his foot would not stand up to the rigours of AFL football. Coach Adam Simpson described the news as shattering. "We didn’t get to see him play a lot of footy, but Damien had an impact around the group in the last 14 months and had won the respect of the rest of the players and the coaching staff" - westcoasteagles.com.au: http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2016-01-25/cavka-cut-short
Tuesday 26 January[]
Accident-prone former Magpie Sharrod Wellingham was on crutches again after another pre-season mishap, this time nursing a badly cut foot after stepping on broken glass while at the beach. Fortunately, the rebounding defender was considered unlikely to miss any pre-season games - Dale Miller, The West Australian: https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/30657477/wellingham-suffers-another-pre-season-mishap/