There was good news and bad news for Gold Coasters out of the Richmond Tigers den last night.

Luke McGuane, sidelined for a fortnight by a hamstring problem, will make a quick return straight into the seniors for the Round 15 clash with West Coast in Perth on Sunday.

But Andrew Raines’ horror run with injuries has continued – he’ll miss at least two weeks with a hamstring problem suffered playing with Coburg in the VFL last weekend.

Raines has played only two senior games this year after he dislocated his knee cap in Round 2 and was working his way back into contention via first the Coburg seconds and then the Coburg firsts when he broke down again.

McGuane was included in a depleted 25-man Richmond squad for the must-win clash with the Eagles.

They’ve lost the in-form Matthew Richardson to a hamstring problem in addition to key defender Graham Polak, who is rehabilitating following an horrific incident in which he was hit by a Melbourne tram two weeks ago.

McGuane, named at centre half back following his third senior recall of the season, wil play his ninth game of 2008 and the 25^th game of his career.

There will be seven Gold Coasters in action in Round 15 of the Toyota AFL premiership after Brent Renouf’s two-game suspension cost him his spot in the Hawthorn side to meet Sydney.

McGuane aside, it’s the regular senior players – St.Kilda’s Nick Riewoldt and Sam Gilbert, North Melbourne’s David Hale, Brisbane’s Daniel Merrett and Hawthorn’s Michael Osborne and Adelaide’s Kurt Tippett.