Werribee Centrals’ hopes of ending a 22-year premiership drought have suffered a critical blow after scans confirmed a knee injury suffered by captain Michael Culliver is a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. “We had a really, really good win against Belmont as a club that we needed to win with some boys back in the lineup,” he said. Despite losing a player of Culliver’s undoubted ability, Prismall is confident Werribee Centrals have the depth in their midfield to cover his absence. “It really, really hurts losing a leader and one of the competition’s best players,” Prismall said. Werribee Centrals face Bell Post Hill at Myers Reserve on Saturday before hosting East Geelong in Round 18.