A bone an infection has meant a hospital go to for Collingwood star Darcy Moore and sidelined him from AFL pre-season coaching till the brand new yr.
The news comes 5 days after teammate Jordan De Goey wanted a shoulder operation that may put him out of motion for a few month.
The Magpies mentioned on Friday that Moore is recovering at dwelling after needing hospital therapy for osteomyelitis.
They didn’t go into element about how lengthy Moore was in hospital or what therapy he wanted.
Collingwood added the vice-captain wouldn’t return till after the Christmas-New Year break.
“Our main priority is Darcy’s health and we will continue to support him as he recovers at home from the infection,” mentioned Magpies soccer boss Graham Wright mentioned.
“We are grateful that this was picked up early by medical staff and as such, we are not expecting any long-term issues.”
Moore, 26, completed second in Colllingwood’s finest and fairest voting after taking part in 24 video games this season for a complete of 126 since his 2015 debut.
The 2020 All-Australian was additionally named their participant of the finals sequence.
