COOLAMON’S finals chances have been dealt a blow with the loss of two footballers for the remainder of the season.
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Tiwi Island recruit Michael Dunn and forward Ben Gregory have both moved on and played their last game for the Hoppers.
Dunn has returned home due to personal reasons, while Gregory has moved on due to employment opportunities.
“We’re going to miss Benny (up forward) now, but we’ll structure up a little bit different there,” Hard said.
“Michael has gone home for family reasons. He left last week.
“It’s disappointing, of course he’s a class footballer and so forth but we’re never going to hold them back or anything like that. He had some family issues so we had no hesitation in sending him back.”
Dunn, an exciting runner off half-back, played seven games for Coolamon and was just starting to get going.
Fellow Tiwi Islanders Roy Kantilla and Jack Munkara will remain in Coolamon. Kantilla, particularly, has impressed with 31 goals from eight games.
Gregory kicked eight goals from six appearances in his first season at the club.
Coolamon have welcomed South Australian footballer Josh Reeves to the club before the June 30 clearance deadline and hope he can help replace the two departures.
He kicked a goal in reserve grade on Sunday and pulled up with a hamstring injury.