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A despondent Dan McStay fears his hopes of playing in the grand final are all but over as he awaits results of scans on his injured knee.<\/p>\n

The Magpies forward was on crutches as he turned up for scans on Saturday morning on a suspected injury to the medial collateral ligament in his right knee.<\/p>\n

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Dan McStay is consoled by teammates after Collingwood\u2019s preliminary final victory.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>AFL Photos<\/cite><\/p>\n

McStay suffered the injury after Greater Western Sydney defender Jack Buckley accidentally fell across his knee in the third quarter of the Magpies\u2019 epic one-point win in the preliminary final on Friday night. He was subbed out soon after.<\/p>\n

In a heartbreaking postscript to the Magpies\u2019 thrilling victory in an epic preliminary final, even if scans clear McStay of injury, his grand final dream would still be in extreme doubt.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously you just hope for the best and I\u2019ll leave that in the hands of the doctors,\u201d McStay said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty scary so close to playing in a granny and it might have been taken away from me, so we will wait and see.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve just had the scans so we\u2019re not entirely sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

McStay played an important role in getting the Pies to the last Saturday of September, kicking two priceless goals in a low-scoring game.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously for myself, it\u2019s a bit of mixed emotions but I\u2019m just incredibly proud of the boys and the way they played last night and the way they were able to shut the game down,\u201d McStay said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust to be a part of it was really special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Collingwood coach Craig McRae was not confident of McStay\u2019s grand final chances on Friday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not great with the terminology, I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s an MCL,\u201d Pies coach Craig McRae said after the game. \u201cI don\u2019t want to put a definite decision on it but, at this stage, I think he might be unlucky to miss out. We will wait and see.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil you really know, you just put your arms around him and show love and support as best you can. That will play out pretty quickly, I would have thought.\u201d<\/p>\n

McRae said it would be a blow for the Pies should McStay be ruled out of the decider.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had moments, he really did,\u201d McRae said. \u201cEarly, he was significant, jumping and marking the ball. You can see why we get him, why he\u2019s important to us. We need someone who can mark it forward of centre. And if he doesn\u2019t quite get up well he\u2019ll be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vice-captain Taylor Adams is another injury concern for the Pies, as he races the clock to recover from a minor hamstring strain sustained last week at training.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s going to be a watch the clock,\u201d McRae said. \u201cI think every second is going to be needed. We\u2019ll push it to the line and see what we get.\u201d<\/p>\n

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