Collingwood coach Craig McRae wants his team to “celebrate hard” before entering its Grand Final preparations but has conceded Dan McStay is unlikely to join his teammates in the decider after suffering a knee injury in the stunning one-point win.
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McStay, who was consoled by teammates and staff post-game after he limped off the ground in the third term and was subbed out following an important two-goal performance, has a suspected medial ligament injury.
Heartbreak looms for the first-year Magpie as McRae said vice-captain Taylor Adams would need “every second” of the week to recover from a hamstring strain in time for the Grand Final.
“ (McStay) is going to get scans … I’m not sure if it’s an MCL, I don’t w...
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