From afl.com.au
"The injuries are starting to mount at Moorabbin ahead of round one. Hunter Clark and Jack Billings won't be available for at least the first month of the season. Clark will undergo shoulder surgery on Tuesday afternoon after sustaining a high-grade AC sprain against Essendon, ruling the young gun out for up to six weeks. While Billings suffered another setback with his hamstring and will also miss the first four rounds. Veteran ruckman Paddy Ryder is running out of time to prove his fitness ahead of round one as the club manages his Achilles. The 33-year-old hasn't completed any match simulation over the pre-season but the club will give him every chance to join Rowan Marshall in the ruck against Brodie Grundy on the first Friday night of the season. Jarryn Geary has started contact training to deal after a shoulder reconstruction and is set for a return soon, while injury-riddled midfielder Dan Hannebery is a chance to play in the VFL this weekend." - Josh Gabelich
Injury update
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Re: Injury update
Thanks Saynta - it seems there is some hope of getting Ryder & Geary playing relatively quickly. Plus Hannebery well anything could happen??? I cant recall ever seeing a small stature player have the same amount of constant leg soft tissue injuries as Dan? I gather the club have explored a miriad of methods to get him right, but there has to be a medical answer somewhere?