Bock’s arrest and subsequent suspension for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend on Saturday night capped off a horror weekend for the Crows.
Hentschel will miss up to a month after undergoing more surgery on his troublesome knee and Knights could be out of action even longer if his fractured eye-socket requires surgery.
Bock would’ve been the logical match-up for Fremantle match-winner Matthew Pavlich, but Goodwin said his side still had plenty of options in defence.
“Nathan’s an All-Australian and our best and fairest from last year, so he’s a tough man to replace,” Goodwin said on Tuesday.
“Nathan certainly would’ve been the ideal match-up for Pavlich. But we could have a Scott Stevens coming back into the side or we could throw a younger player in there.
“Andy Otten or Ben Rutten could move up the field and play on Pav. We’ve got a range of options and I’m sure the match committee are vigorously working that out at the moment.”
Stevens, who missed last week with hamstring tightness, will have to prove his fitness at Thursday’s main training session.
The in-form utility was restricted to light exercise on Tuesday as was Scott Thompson, who has also struggled with hamstring soreness in recent weeks.
Forward Nick Gill, ruckman Jon Griffin, tagger Rob Shirley, midfielder Brad Symes and big man Brad Moran were all in good form in the SANFL on Saturday.
Gill, who picked up 20-plus possessions and four goals, could be called upon to replace Hentschel, while Moran could come in if Stevens is ruled out.
Myke Cook, who was left out of the side last week after playing in round one, Shirley and Symes are the obvious candidates to replace Knights.
Goodwin said he was looking forward to seeing Gill get his first opportunity for 2009.
“Nick is in great form. I think we’ve all seen what Nick can offer to the team at certain stages, so there’s no doubt he can come in and play a really important role,” he said.
“Nick, for the first time in his career, has had a big pre-season and got his body as best he can. He’s now giving himself every chance to perform really well. If he gets that opportunity, we look forward to seeing that.”
Goodwin was also confident that Hentschel’s latest setback would only cost the unlucky forward a few weeks.
“Trent is obviously disappointed. I think his first half on the weekend was really encouraging,” Goodwin said.
“It’s a minor setback, but he’s rehabbed for the last 18 months, so two or three weeks is not going to change much in Trent’s life. There’s no doubt he’ll come back, hopefully, with his knee at 100 per cent.
“He’s showed so much character to get to where he is now. This is a slight step back, but there’s no doubt he’ll move forward from here.”
