Fremantle nonetheless hope twin Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe will play once more this yr regardless of scans displaying a stress fracture in his left foot.
Fyfe was harm within the Dockers’ loss to the Western Bulldogs on Saturday – his eighth recreation again since recovering from a plantar fasciitis harm in the identical foot.
The Fremantle champion’s troublesome foot has been positioned in a protecting boot and the Dockers are unsure when he’ll return.
“Unfortunately Nat has sustained a stress fracture. It’s the same foot he has been dealing with all year,” Fremantle’s excessive efficiency supervisor Phil Merriman mentioned on Monday.
“We have now put him in a (protective) boot so he is going into a period of de-load.
“We are going to see how his foot is after this era. We are hopeful that we’ll see him once more this season.”
The injury to the 31-year-old comes with the Dockers one win outside the top eight ahead of Sunday’s home match against Carlton.
Heath Chapman’s return has been postponed. The utility hasn’t featured since round three due to hamstring and calf injuries in his left leg.
Chapman had been slated to return in state league ranks last weekend but has now reported hamstring tightness in his right leg.
“Heath accomplished the primary coaching session final week,” Merriman mentioned.
“After the session he reported slightly little bit of hamstring tightness. We determined to take a no-risk method given Heath’s historical past so he shall be unavailable this week.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
