MVFC Blog

Despite being diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture, a break he apparently suffered in the match against Wellington, Muscat is still hopeful of playing against Adelaide this weekend. What measures he would have to take to guard his arm remain to be seen, but he certainly doesn’t seem willing to write himself off as a player. Tough man.

Melbourne’s medical team is being kept busy at the moment with both Joseph Keenan and Milicevic out with injuries as well as question marks hanging over the heads of Pantelidis, Theoklitos and now Muscat. Add to that the two players with international commitments; Thompson and Broxham, and the Victory could be 7 players short this weekend. Obviously not an ideal situation. Whatever the outcome, it now appears certain that we will see a very different team line up this weekend in a match that is always bitterly contested. While it does provide the fringe players an excellent opportunity to stake their claims for a 1st team spot, it is greatly concerning that we should be without so many of the big name players.

Perhaps the only silver lining in this whole situation is that none of the injuries appear to be particularly severe. The recovery times quoted for these players are only measured in weeks, not months.