Fremantle defender Jordan Clark says he’s near overcoming a persistent knee harm that has plagued his pre-season.
Clark, 22, was pulled out of coaching late final yr and was iced over on the sidelines with a knee harm earlier than Christmas with a then thriller ailment.
The former Geelong defender has change into an vital a part of Justin Longmuir’s facet, taking part in in all 24 video games in his first season in purple.
Clark has been again at close to full coaching since getting back from the break and is about to coach unrestricted early subsequent month, simply weeks earlier than their first follow match towards Adelaide on February 24.
“On the scale of things, it doesn’t sound like much. It’s just a little bit of ITB (iliotibial band syndrome) friction or a bit of rubbing through the back and side of my knee,” Clark stated.
“It came from doing a lot of running in the off-season and it just flared up a little bit when I got back.
“These things do take time to go away but they don’t get too much worse. It’s a bit irritating to be running around and that sort of thing, but I was trying to do as much as I could.
“I feel like I’ve been managed really well and I’m feeling near 100 per cent now. I’m looking at having a full run at it after our four-day break which is next weekend.”
Clark stated he was conscious that the harm may very well be one that may flare up once more, however was assured it will not be one thing he’d must handle.
“It could be but at this stage, I am feeling pretty good,” Clark stated.
“I had a session on Wednesday where I got through without any irritation at all. It’s slowly trending in the right direction.
“The physios were transparent with me and said these things can be pretty annoying at times and do take a little bit to go away.
“But at the same time, Wednesday was good, probably my best day of the year.”
Fremantle have confirmed that Sean Darcy and Andrew Brayshaw sat out Friday’s match simulation due to load administration.
Plenty of younger Dockers have been burning up the monitor for Fremantle and whereas they’ve impressed Clark, he praised the affect of recruit Jaeger O’Meara.
“The one that has really stood out with his class and what he’s brought to the table in no surprise really is Jaeger,” Clark stated.
“He’s brought some good leadership, some good footy knowledge and the really classy sort of player that he is, he’s led by example out on the track.
“It’s a privilege to have him in our side and we’re looking forward to playing with him this year.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
