WEST Perth key position player Nick Rodda could miss the rest of the season if he can’t play through a thumb injury suffered against Perth in the WAFL last week.
Coach Bill Monaghan initially thought surgery to repair ligament damage would be a four-to-six week recovery but a surgeon told them Rodda would be out for at least four months if he went under the knife.
The injury is on his non-preferred left hand.
Rodda was named in the team against East Fremantle last night, with Monaghan saying “we’re going to give it a go” to see if he could endure the injury and hold off surgery until after the season.
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READ NOWIt would not be the first time the WA representative has played through discomfort.
In the 2015 grand final against Subiaco, Rodda featured with a fracture in his leg, a hindrance the Falcons did not reveal until after the season.
West Perth has been performing strongly of late, despite a lengthy injury list, which includes Chris Keunen, Steven Browne, Joe Morrow, Ben King, Matt Guadagnin and Steve Potente.