Charlie Dean is set to undergo further assessment.
He underwent scans yesterday on a foot concern via Mitch Cleary.
He is now expected to miss the start of the season.
Dean was considered a chance to replace the injured Jordan Roughead.
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Collingwood GM of Football Graham Wright provided a brief update on Thursday.
“We will know more once Charlie has seen the specialist but we are expecting that his recovery will keep him out of the selection frame for a number of weeks,” Wright said.
Dean averaged 15.1 Disposals, & 7.3 Marks from 9 games in the VFL last season.
Update to Charlie Dean’s foot injury:
Collingwood is anticipating the young defender will miss “a few” weeks. The club will get a clearer picture this afternoon.
Would predict that one of Will Kelly or Nathan Kreuger – who have both trained as forwards – will need to go back https://t.co/8KRT10RiKk
Source: Mitch Cleary
Image: Collingwood
