Nat Fyfe received will miss Fremantle’s conflict with Adelaide this weekend and isn’t any assure to return the next week as he battles his plantar fascia damage.
It comes as defender Heath Chapman is about to spend 3-4 weeks on the sidelines with a calf damage he picked up throughout Fremantle’s 41-point derby drubbing of West Coast.
Coach Justin Longmuir anticipated Fyfe to overlook round two weeks after he was a late out for Fremantle’s spherical two loss to North Melbourne, however then gave him each probability to show his health for the derby earlier than he was finally dominated out.
But on Tuesday, Dockers normal supervisor of soccer Peter Bell mentioned they’d not rush Fyfe again and his timeline to return was nonetheless to be confirmed.
“Nat was close (to playing in the derby). The plantar fascia is a tricky injury,” he mentioned.
“He’ll miss this week. We’re trying a few different things which is very frustrating for Nat but I’m sure we’ll see him back out there shortly.”
Chapman was substituted out of the derby victory and Bell mentioned it regarded just like the 21 year-old could be unavailable for a lot of the subsequent month.
“He was playing a really good game but unfortunately, he will miss three or four weeks, somewhere in that vicinity,” he mentioned.
Travis Colyer is on an analogous timeline as he recovers from a pre-season knee damage.
“He’s still three or four weeks away but we’re hoping to get some momentum for Trav to get back out there,” Bell mentioned.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
