GREATER Western Sydney accepts it has an issue with injuries, but general manager of football Wayne Campbell has defended staff at the club following a broadside from AFL legend Jonathan Brown.
The Giants lost numerous players to injuries last season and have also had an extensive casualty list in the first third of this campaign.
Speaking on Fox Footy on Monday, former Brisbane forward Brown described the Giants injury list as "disgraceful."
He said it may have already cost them a premiership or might do in the future, and questioned the club's program.
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"The coach doesn't get off because he's a part of that program and neither do the players," Brown said.
"The players need to look at themselves in the mirror and say, 'What am I doing 24-7 to contribute to this?'
"I would question the program that's in place, maybe the strength and conditioning, maybe it's the medico.
"The trend has been going on for far too long, it is beyond bad luck."
Campbell said all injuries were assessed on a daily basis.
"We understand that there's some sort of issue with us getting too many injuries," Campbell said.
"We assess it and we are disappointed by it and we investigate it every day.
"That's the issue that I deal with, not other people's comments.
"We're confident with our program and the people that we've got, fantastic people, but that's not to say we can't improve either."
The injury list will shorten this week, with key forward Jeremy Cameron set to return for Saturday's home game against West Coast.
Cameron missed last week's away clash with Geelong with a toe injury he carried across the early rounds.
Ruckman Rory Lobb who has been out since round three with bone bruising, will train on Wednesday and could also be in contention to play on the weekend.
Among those still on the injury list are Toby Greene, Tom Scully, Brett Deledio and Josh Kelly.
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