Jack Viney has been sidelined from pre-season training, he underwent surgery on Friday to relieve soreness in his foot.
The surgery is considered minor which involved a partial release of the plantar fascia, Viney was released from hospital on the same day via Melbourne media.
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Viney is expected to resume running in 2 weeks, at this stage he remains in the frame to play in Round 1.
“The plan is for Jack to commence off legs conditioning on Monday, with the aim to be back running in approximately two weeks.”
“We are confident that this minor setback wont impact Jack’s ability to be ready to go for the start of our season.” Melbourne GM of Football Performance Alan Richardson.
Feb 1 Update via 9 Melbourne:
Melbourne: "I'm very confident that this procedure is really going to help my level of pain & comfort"
Jack Viney (Recovering from foot surgery) on Monday
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Viney averaged 75.4pts from 16 games in 2020, he scored a season high 132pts in Round 1 against West Coast.
The latest setback for Viney at this stage isn’t cause for concern missing Round 1, however monitoring his return to training for the remainder of the pre-season is necessary.
James Harmes is expected to re-join the Melbourne midfield this season, it is not known at this stage which players will be negatively impacted the most. Viney is likely to retain his high midfield usage.
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Viney is likely a pass at Round 1 in AFL Fantasy classic, he’ll likely slide a few places in 10 team standard draft leagues based on this latest injury setback.
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