Geelong winger Max Holmes is out of the Grand Final, according to The Age’s Pete Ryan.
Holmes sustained a hamstring injury in last week’s Preliminary Final win over Brisbane last Friday.
It comes after leading sports medico Dr Peter Larkins said playing Holmes would be a “liability” if he took to the field while not fully fit.
“A player has an intuitive knowledge that a hamstring is such a high-risk injury,” he said on Sportsday.
“It’s the number one soft tissue injury, there’s very few medical interventions that are going to make a difference to the pain on the day.
“My instinct is he hasn’t done enough to show that he isn’t a liability.
“I love Max Holmes, he was a great player last week and has had a great season but the Grand Final throws up special challenges to the medical staff.
“This is a medical call with the player, you just need to see the player challenge a hamstring and hesting it as best you can.
“There’s no one test (for a hamstring injury) you can do in training that replicates the game.”
Geelong will confirm their final team to take on Sydney in the coming hours ahead of Saturday afternoon’s Grand Final.