Essendon has provided an injury update for the start of February, with just over 6 weeks until Round 1 the Bombers do have a few players currently in limited training.
Michael Hurley (Hip) – Long term, no time frame for a return.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (Calf) – Still in rehab group, behind in pre-season prep.
Harry Jones (Foot) – Modified program, close to returning to main group.
Archie Perkins (Calf) – Modified program, close to returning to main group.
Zach Reid (Back/Foot) – Recovered well from the back injury, early diagnosis on foot injury. Will be cautious, currently building training loads.
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Essendon GM of Football Josh Mahoney provided further insight into the injury situation this week.
“Overall we are in a really healthy position with our squad with a big number of players training,”
“We got a really important block of training into the guys pre-Christmas and over the Christmas break but then there were a few COVID interruptions over the first couple of weeks into the new year, which was not unique to us, which I think most clubs experienced.”
“But the last few weeks we’ve got the players back on track and pleasingly we’ve only got a small group of players that are currently not on full training.”
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“A number of guys, almost 25 players, have completed every training session during this period of time, which puts us in a good position.” Mahoney said.
Essendon play St Kilda in the AAMI Community Series on March 5 at Marvel Stadium.
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