Promising Western Bulldogs tall Sam Darcy can be sidelined indefinitely because of respiration issues attributable to a small gap in his lung.
A father-son choice within the 2021 draft, the 19-year-old has performed the primary two video games of the AFL season earlier than dropping all the way down to the VFL.
Darcy sat out Footscray’s VFL match towards GWS final Saturday, with the Bulldogs offering an replace on his absence.
“Sam reported the onset of some shortness of breath,” Bulldogs’ head of medication Chris Bell mentioned.
“Scans confirmed that he is suffering from a small hole in the lung that has leaked some air into the space between the lung and the chest wall. This has happened spontaneously and is non-traumatic which is uncommon.
“We have consulted with specialists who anticipate this to heal and enhance with conservative administration and time.
“We will monitor Sam over the coming weeks and declare him available once he is back to full health.”
Meanwhile, younger ahead Jamarra Ugle-Hagan and defender Tim O’Brien might want to show their health for Saturday evening’s conflict with Carlton at Marvel Stadium.
Ugle-Hagan skilled groin soreness throughout final Saturday evening’s win towards GWS and can endure a health take a look at this week.
The Bulldogs will certainly be with out star midfielder Adam Treloar, who strained his hamstring towards the Giants and can miss at the least two weeks.
At Hawthorn younger gun Josh Ward will sit out this Saturday’s match towards Melbourne because of foot soreness.
In some optimistic news for the struggling Hawks, fellow teen Jai Serong is anticipated to be accessible for choice every week after being recognized with pericarditis.
“He’s going fantastically well, he did full training today and at the end of last week,” Hawks High Performance Manager Peter Burge mentioned.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
