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Injury news: Group of Dons continue to progress

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Read the latest injury update ahead of round 18.

Darcy Parish is hopeful of a return in two weeks’ time as he continues his return from a niggling calf injury.

The midfielder will continue to build his running loads and has commenced intro skill work, ahead of a more performance-focused football block.  

Mid-season draftee Saad El-Hawli is eyeing off a return to play in around four weeks, currently rebuilding his calf and foot strength as he recovers from a syndesmosis injury.

Defender Kaine Baldwin is about five weeks away from competitive action following a recurrence of his navicular stress fracture a few weeks ago. He has commenced reloading of the joint, and will commence gradual reintroduction to running over the next couple of weeks.

Calf 2 weeks

Darcy Parish suffered a strain in the lead up to the Bombers’ round 10 clash with North Melbourne.

Navicular stress 5 weeks

Baldwin suffered a stress injury in his foot during pre-season training, before suffering a minor setback in training for round 15.

Pectoral TBC

Zach Reid suffered a pectoral tear in Essendon VFL’s clash against Box Hill, remaining unlikely to return before the end of the season.

Ankle 4 weeks

El-Hawli injured his ankle during the fourth quarter of his best-on-ground effort in Essendon’s VFL’s three-point round 11 win over Carlton after getting his ankle trapped underneath him in a contest.

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Hunter suffered the long-term knee injury in pre-season training.

3. Darcy Parish

Darcy Parish suffered a strain in the lead up to the Bombers’ round 10 clash with North Melbourne.

Injury: Calf

Est. Return: 2 weeks

26. Kaine Baldwin

26. Kaine Baldwin

Baldwin suffered a stress injury in his foot during pre-season training, before suffering a minor setback in training for round 15.

Injury: Navicular stress

Est. Return: 5 weeks

31. Zach Reid

31. Zach Reid

Zach Reid suffered a pectoral tear in Essendon VFL’s clash against Box Hill, remaining unlikely to return before the end of the season.

Injury: Pectoral

Est. Return: TBC

41. Saad El-Hawli

41. Saad El-Hawli

El-Hawli injured his ankle during the fourth quarter of his best-on-ground effort in Essendon’s VFL’s three-point round 11 win over Carlton after getting his ankle trapped underneath him in a contest.

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: 4 weeks

Injury: ACL

Est. Return: Season

 

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