More Saints sidelined amid injury crisis

The Saints had been left with simply two out there rotations on their bench by quarter time on Saturday, as star ahead Max King suffered a season-ending shoulder harm, however Billings was not among the many wounded trio and performed out the sport.

Seb Ross (hamstring) and Zaine Cordy (concussion) joined King on the bench, with scans confirming a grade 2 pressure for Ross, who will miss 4 to 6 weeks.

The harm caps off a luckless marketing campaign for Billings, who gathered 18 disposals and kicked a purpose in his first senior look since final yr after overcoming a damaged leg and subsequent hamstring harm.

Acting Saints soccer boss David Misson mentioned the 27-year-old underwent surgical procedure on his hand after the sport.

“Jack fractured his thumb on Saturday night, so he’s had surgery to address that this week. He’s looking at two weeks out of the game,” Misson mentioned.

Saints trio Josh Battle (concussion), Jack Higgins (knee) and Bradley Hill (knee) are all in line to face the Suns this weekend offered they go health assessments.

Classy left-footer Dan McKenzie’s bid for a comeback has been derailed by one other calf pressure, with Misson revealing McKenzie could be compelled to return to rehab and would probably be sidelined for the rest of the season.

The 27-year-old is out of contract and shall be a restricted free agent on the finish of the season after he was an enormous a part of the Saints’ barnstorming first half of 2022 on a wing earlier than succumbing to harm.

He has solely performed 19 video games since tearing his calf in April 2021.

“At this stage, it’s about long-term health for Dan, so while it would be great to see him again this year, we’re not going to rush his recovery,” Misson mentioned.

Luckless defender Nick Coffield is closing in on a return from his personal calf harm and appears set to play within the VFL subsequent week following Sandringham’s bye.