Collingwood star and Brownlow Medal hope Nick Daicos is off crutches and “ahead of schedule” in his restoration from a knee harm, together with his return for the AFL finals more and more possible.
Daicos, who was at one stage an odds-on Brownlow favorite earlier than he injured his knee within the spherical 21 loss to Hawthorn, was observing a restoration interval of as much as six weeks.
He has missed the previous two video games and wasn’t anticipated again till preliminary last weekend, if the ladder-leading Magpies made it that far.
But in constructive news, the 20-year-old has progressed higher than anticipated and whereas there isn’t any timeline locked in for his return, it may very well be before anticipated.
“Nick Daicos is off crutches ahead of schedule in his knee injury rehab,” Magpies excessive efficiency boss Jarrod Wade stated on Tuesday.
“The young midfielder has started bike, gym, and pool-based exercises and is expected to start running in the next fortnight.
“A further update on his return-to-play timeline will be communicated in the coming weeks.
In more good news for the Magpies, who have lost three of their past four games, Collingwood will regain star midfielder Jordan De Goey (glute) and small forward Bobby Hill (hamstring) for Friday night’s clash with Essendon.
De Goey trained over the weekend and returned to full-speed training, while Hill will be available for selection should he get through training this week after scans showed no damage to his hamstring after missing last week’s loss to Brisbane.
Collingwood captain Darcy Moore is also making “strong progress” after hurting his hamstring within the round-22 win over Geelong and ought to be prepared for the primary week of the finals after the pre-finals bye weekend.
“(Moore) is back to around 80-85 per cent running speed and could participate in match simulation in the bye week before finals,” Wade stated.
“Moore is on track to be available for selection for the first week of finals.”
Source: www.news.com.au
