Lachie Whitfield won’t play in Saturday’s preliminary final

Greater Western Sydney’s hopes of making the grand final have been dealt another savage blow.

Gun midfielder Lachie Whitfield won’t play in Saturday’s preliminary final against Collingwood.

He’s had surgery to take his appendix out.

It’s another cruel blow for the Giants after fellow star Toby Greene failed to have his one-game suspension overturned at the tribunal on Tuesday night.