Article: AFL: Pies still keen on Rocca this season


AAP Sports News (Australia)
07-02-2009
AFL: Pies still keen on Rocca this season

By Adam Cooper

MELBOURNE, July 2 AAP - Collingwood insist veteran forward Anthony Rocca can overcome
his history of ankle troubles and cause havoc in the AFL finals.

Rocca, 31, developed Achilles soreness after a VFL game on June 13 and has been ruled
out of the next three AFL games so he can work on a program aimed at getting him playing
the last three home and away matches.

Rocca has played only three games this season, having also had his 2008 season ended
by an ankle injury and his 2005 campaign ruined by a ruptured Achilles tendon.

But Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse was hopeful Rocca could still ...

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