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St Kilda face a difficult decision on the immediate playing future of young AFL star Paddy McCartin after he suffered his third concussion this season.McCartin, 20, arrived back in Melbourne with the Saints on Saturday night after their road woes continued with a heavy loss to Gold Coast.The former No.1 draft pick faces an uncertain future after he suffered a concussion in a collision with teammate Tim Membrey in the first quarter at Metricon Stadium.He was also concussed in round three and round 11 and has now suffered five concussions in the past two seasons, with his latest setback leading to speculation he may be set for an extended break from the game.It will be up to the doctors ... theyll do everything necessary to make sure that hes either right to play or not, coach Alan Richardson said after the match.Its hard to speculate (on his future) because I dont really know.St Kilda are likely to take a conservative approach with their star of the future, who also suffers from type 1 diabetes.In other injury news, Carlton confirmed Irish rookie Ciaran Byrne had suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will require a complete reconstruction.Long-term injuries are always disappointing, particularly as Ciaran was having a really solid season so far, Blues football chief Andrew McKay said.He will undergo surgery in the coming weeks and will commence his rehabilitation process not long after that.Ciaran is a resilient young man and will have the clubs full support throughout this process.Players typically miss between 10 and 12 months after they undergo a traditional knee reconstruction. Cheap Custom Mariners Jersey .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. Custom Mariners T-shirts . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. http://www.custommarinersjersey.com/ . "Theyve both been real good," said Babcock. "Havent changed our minds." A decision has seemingly been made - Sundays Group B-deciding tilt against Finland ahead - but it could not have been an easy one. Price opened the tournament with a sturdy 19-save performance against the Norwegians, yielding just one goal. Cheap Mariners Jerseys . Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summers tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona. Custom Edgar Martinez Jersey . Booth picked up 65 caps after making her national team debut in 2002 at the age of 17. She most recently played for Sky Blue FC of the National Womens Soccer League. "It just felt like it was my time to move on," she said in a phone interview from her hometown of Burlington, Ont. Matthew Spiranovic admits Japans suffocating defensive style took the Socceroos by surprise in Tuesday nights 1-1 World Cup qualifier draw in Melbourne.Known for their attacking flair through the likes of midfield superstars Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa, Japan were happy to keep numbers behind the ball to stave off a Socceroos comeback after taking an early lead.The tourists took the lead just five minutes into the game at Etihad Stadium and held it until the 53rd minute when a clumsy penalty gifted Australia an equaliser through captain Mile Jedinak.From there, the Blue Samurai rarely ventured forward with intent, focusing instead on preventing another goal.They scored the goal and were happy just to drop 10 players behind the ball, Spiranovic said.Knowing Japan in the past and the players that they have, I didnt expect it to be that extreme, to be honest.With the players theyve got - the Hondas and Kagawas and these guys in the midfield - I dont think they would like to be just basically retreating behind the ball andd chasing it.dddddddddddd.But its normal away from home, they scored the goal and they were happy to do that.The Socceroos lacked aggression in a poor first half and Spiranovic said their slow start allowed Japan to gain the upper hand.I think in the last two games, weve sort of put ourselves on the back foot with the early goals weve conceded and weve had to fight our way back into the game twice, Spiranovic said.It would be nice to start off in a better way and even score the first goal and see what teams want to do then, because I think it would be hard for them to react against us if we do go that goal up.Japans defensive work earned praise from coach Vahid Halilhodzic, who said his side had deserved to win.We let the opponent have the ball because we knew that we would have the chance to score, Halilhodzic said..The opponent couldnt create chances. We were good, organised, with discipline. ' ' '