The Magpies dealt a bitter injury blow; son of a gun no guarantees to return this week for Blues
Adams will be assessed further in the coming weeks, but the influential clearance bulls will be watching from the sidelines for the remainder of the home and away campaign. Howe spent the last half of the final season against Port Adelaide on the bench after suffering a knee to the back but coach Craig McRae said after the game that the 32-year-old had not sustained a significant injury. Elsewhere, Richmond’s thrilling comeback win over Brisbane on Sunday was marred by a suspected hamstring injury by captain Dylan Grimes, which the player himself was not optimistic about. “He [Grimes] seem to think it’s bad, so we’ll wait and see what it looks like,” said coach Damien Hardwick after the game. “That’s the challenging thing about AFL football, isn’t it? It was a tough match and the fighters lost – especially the brave ones like Dylan.” Richmond has expressed concern over Dylan Grimes’ hamstring injury. Credit: Getty Images Hardwick said he was concerned about the falling form, but the c