GOLD Coast wonderkid Matt Rowell has avoided surgery on his left knee injury.
Scans last night confirmed Rowell had sustained a posterior cruciate ligament tear when he was tackled by Eagle Zac Langdon at Optus Stadium on Sunday.
Crucially, the teenager won’t need to go under the knife.
Still, Rowell will be sidelined for several weeks and perhaps months, depending on how the knee settles.
It is a bitter pill to swallow for a player who last year polled three Brownlow votes in his first three AFL games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in Round 5.
The No.1 pick had worked exceptionally hard to be fit for the Suns’ season-opening game against West Coast, with Gold Coast football boss Jon Haines telling SEN the midfielder had an “unbelievable rehabilitation period”.
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