The former Eagle must pass a fitness test on his injured back if he wishes to be a part of the team that tackles Adelaide at the MCG on Friday night.
History suggests that Lynch shouldn’t be sidelined for too long. He has missed only 16 of a possible 228 matches since 2004 despite playing predominantly at centre half forward, a position that subjects players to their share of physical toll.
View Collingwood’s full injury list here.
In other injury news, Alan Didak is now only a week away from returning from a calf injury. The veteran has not played football at any level since gathering 25 possessions against Melbourne on the Queen’s Birthday.
Ben Johnson (calf) and Jack Frost (knee) will require another 1-2 weeks on the sidelines, while Darren Jolly is 3-4 weeks from resuming from a knee injury.
As for the availability of Harry O’Brien, Nathan Buckley told the media on Tuesday that O’Brien will return “when he feels he’s ready to go and when we do that’ll be the right time,” before adding that “this weekend is off the table.”
View Collingwood’s full injury list here.
