SCANS have shown Matthew Lobbe ruptured his posterior cruciate ligament on Sunday and will spend around three months in rehabilitation.

A smooth recovery for Lobbe would mean he returns around Round 18 of the AFL season.

Lobbe suffered the injury during a second quarter incident playing for Port Adelaide against Sturt in the SANFL last weekend.

According to the Power’s head of high performance Darren Burgess, the nature of the injury allows Lobbe to commence rehab without going under the knife.

“Really disappointing news for ‘Lobes,’ the scans show a full rupture of the PCL, which will keep out for around 12 weeks,” Burgess told portadelaidefc.com.au.

“The timeframes for recovery are pretty similar whether he has surgery or not.

“It’s a fairly standard rehab program that he’ll do, he’ll be in a knee brace for about six weeks, and will commence running in 6-7 weeks.”

Port Adelaide is yet to make a decision on whether it will add Lobbe to its long term injury list.

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