Galway's Comer expected to be back for start of Connacht championship

The Tribe star is facing up to eight weeks out.

RECOVERY: Damien Comer of Galway receives treatment after sustaining an injury during the Allianz Football League Division 1 match between Galway and Roscommon at Pearse Stadium. Picture Ray Ryan/Sportsfile

Galway manager Pádraic Joyce is confident that All Star forward Damien Comer will be back for their opening Connacht SFC game in April after it emerged that the knee injury suffered by the Annaghdown clubman on Sunday is not as bad as initially feared.

However, the 29-year old faces six to eight weeks on the sideline recovering from severe swelling but initial fears that he had suffered a cruciate injury have proven unfounded following a scan.