With the Pies’ Taylor Adams ruled out and the Lions’ Jack Payne racing the clock to prove his fitness for Saturday’s Grand Final, Joey Montagna has opened up on his own experiences in the same position.
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“Something similar happened to me early in my career trying to play finals, I did a hamstring round 23,” Joey said on the Midweek Rub.
To try and be available to get picked in a prelim I had to sort of go all out at training and did my hammy again.
“I reckon [the Pies would have said] to Taylor Adams ‘you need to go flat out and test it’, and he’s probably failed it.”
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