Fresh injury blow rocks Matildas camp

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Matildas young weapon Mary Fowler volition miss Australia's 2nd radical lucifer astatine the FIFA Women's World Cup aft suffering a concussion astatine grooming connected Tuesday.

Fowler sent a scare done the Matildas' campy erstwhile she received a sound towards the extremity of the team's closed grooming session. Teammate Aivi Luik was besides concussed successful a abstracted incident.

Under Football Australia's concussion protocols, Fowler sat retired grooming connected Wednesday and is incapable to play against Nigeria successful Brisbane connected Thursday.

The 20-year-old underwent precautionary tests connected Tuesday earlier Football Australia aboriginal confirmed that Fowler was OK, but protocols volition regularisation her out.

Mary Fowler has been ruled retired for the Matildas' 2nd World Cup game. (Getty)

Australia's interior ellipse has played caput games with injuries during the tourney aft manager Tony Gustavsson and skipper Sam Kerr past week stated that the squad was afloat acceptable successful their pre-match property league earlier Kerr was ruled retired with a calf wounded conscionable earlier kickoff the pursuing day.

Already ruled retired of the Matildas' clash with Nigeria connected Thursday nighttime astatine Brisbane Stadium, Kerr erstwhile again did not bid with the main radical connected Wednesday.

It remains to beryllium seen if Kerr volition measurement onto the tract astatine each successful the radical stage, oregon whether a further seven-day interruption earlier the circular of 16 volition beryllium deemed much beneficial successful her recovery.

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