Geelong younger weapons Holmes, Clark reduce down by damage

Geelong midfielder Max Holmes will likely be out for the medium time period after present process knee surgical procedure, whereas prized draft choose Jhye Clark has been reduce down by a critical foot damage.

Holmes tore the meniscus in his proper knee throughout final week’s loss to Fremantle in Perth.

The 20-year-old underwent surgical procedure on Tuesday and will not be out there till after the membership’s mid-season bye.

“Max had been in nice type and was actually constructing his sport within the early a part of the season, so he’ll spend a few weeks the place he will not do a lot after which it’s going to actually ramp up after that,” Geelong normal supervisor Simon Lloyd informed the membership’s web site.

Clark, the No.8 choose from final yr’s nationwide draft, has been identified with a navicular stress response in his foot.

No timeline has been set for his return.

Clark made his AFL debut within the round-nine loss to Richmond, however he missed final Saturday’s defeat to Fremantle after reporting soreness earlier within the week.

“Fairly quickly he’ll begin to weight naked and once more,” Lloyd mentioned.

“Notably with the younger gamers we have to assume long run so we’ll be extra conservative.”

In higher information for the Cats, Ollie Henry (ruptured testicle), Sam De Koning (facial fracture) and Gary Rohan (hamstring) may all be out there for Saturday’s residence conflict with GWS.

Brisbane are set to regain veteran Daniel Wealthy for Sunday’s match towards Adelaide, however in-form defender Jack Payne will miss with concussion.

Wealthy has missed the previous three weeks after injuring his calf within the round-seven win over Fremantle, however he accomplished full coaching on Tuesday to show he’s prepared for a recall.

Richmond defender Nick Vlastuin remains to be hopeful of enjoying in Sunday’s encounter with Port Adelaide on the MCG regardless of struggling a corked leg in final week’s Dreamtime loss to Essendon.

St Kilda’s Mitch Owens will miss at the least per week with concussion after colliding with the knee of teammate Anthony Caminiti in Sunday’s win towards the Giants.

However ahead Tim Membrey is an opportunity to return from concussion in Saturday’s match towards Hawthorn.

Hawthorn are hopeful to have ruckman Ned Reeves out there.

Reeves was subbed out within the third quarter of final week’s win over West Coast with an ankle damage, however he has recovered effectively from the damage.

“Ned had an incident in the course of the sport together with his ankle, completely different to the mid-foot sprain that we have been coping with two weeks in the past, so separate incident,” Hawthorn excessive efficiency supervisor Peter Burge mentioned.

“The nice information is that he has pulled up rather well and he was operating in the present day in straight strains together with his runners and we anticipate he’s going to renew coaching with the primary group on Thursday.”

Gold Coast defender Sean Lemmens will miss about 4 weeks with a hamstring damage.

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