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AFL 2025: Melbourne's hopeful timeline for Jack Viney return
AFL 2025: Melbourne's hopeful timeline for Jack Viney return

Herald Sun

time5 days ago

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AFL 2025: Melbourne's hopeful timeline for Jack Viney return

Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Melbourne is hopeful star midfielder Jack Viney will miss only one more week despite undergoing surgery on his hand earlier this week. Viney slipped over and fractured his hand at training in Alice Springs last week and required immediate surgery. The premiership Demon has not played since he entered concussion protocols following Melbourne's five-goal win over West Coast in round 8. The Demons, which sit two wins outside the eight, have Collingwood in the annual King's Birthday bout before Port Adelaide on the road next week. Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin said the healing of Viney's wound would determine his return date but was optimistic he could face the Power at Adelaide Oval. 'Yeah, it went well, I have never seen a surgery that hasn't gone well, but it went well,' he said. Jack Viney is pushing for a return as early as next week. Picture: Michael Klein 'You know it now comes down to the wound and making sure he's functional. 'Whether that's next week or the week after, we will wait and see. We're hopeful there's an opportunity for next week, but we haven't put any definite timeline on that.' The Demons' building 2025 campaign hit a bollard last week when they lost to St Kilda. Melbourne dominated the play, particularly in the second half, but kicked a wasteful 21 behinds. With Carlton (13th) and Sydney (14th) favoured to collect wins, last week's loss forces the 12th-placed Demons into do-or-die mode against Collingwood. They will need to make at least one change after forward Aidan Johnson copped a two-match ban for a high bump on Saint Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera. Matt Jefferson has kicked successive hauls of five goals in the VFL, while Jacob van Rooyen has averaged two goals and 18 disposals further up the ground across the past two weeks. Melbourne could turn to young forward Jacob van Rooyen for its marquee fixture against Collingwood. Picture:'With Aidan Johnson being suspended that presents an opportunity,' Goodwin said. 'It's going to be a tough decision because Matthew Jefferson and Jacob van Rooyen are both playing outstanding footy. 'Obviously, everyone looks at Matty Jefferson kicking 10 goals over two weeks, I think van Rooyen has kicked six or seven. 'They're both playing outstanding footy, we've got some decisions to make later in the week around who comes in. 'What we do know is the two guys who have gone back to get into form, they're in really good form. We're excited by that.' Originally published as AFL 2025: Melbourne has hopeful return date for star Jack Viney

AFL 2025: Collingwood will keep Steele Sidebottom and Darcy Moore on ice for its clash with North Melbourne
AFL 2025: Collingwood will keep Steele Sidebottom and Darcy Moore on ice for its clash with North Melbourne

Herald Sun

time22-05-2025

  • Sport
  • Herald Sun

AFL 2025: Collingwood will keep Steele Sidebottom and Darcy Moore on ice for its clash with North Melbourne

Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. In-form Collingwood veteran Steele Sidebottom will sit out of this weekend's clash with North Melbourne to manage a 'grumbling back'. Sidebottom has delivered a brilliant opening half of the season, highlighted by Anzac Day Medal honours in the wet against Essendon. Collingwood coach Craig McRae said Sidebottom was due for a rest and the flare up in his back paved the way for it to be this week. 'Steele is going to rest this week, we'll manage him, that's been the plan for a number of weeks. He's had a bit of a grumbling back,' McRae said. 'But he's had that for, I want to say, the last six or seven years, to be honest. 'Every week he said 'nah, I'll be right, we'll get there' and then slowly but surely he's expressed himself a bit more. 'We've had to deliver a plan to manage him this week.' Steele Sidebottom (left) will be rested this week. Picture: Michael Klein Captain Darcy Moore (shoulder) won't play this week, while Dan Houston (calf) will be named despite showing discomfort at training. Moore missed last week after hurting his shoulder in the dying minutes of Collingwood's previous win over Fremantle. Houston sat out of main training earlier in the week and did some fitness testing on Thursday with heavy bandaging on his right leg. McRae said Houston 'did a great job to get up' and will face the Kangaroos unless he pulls up sore on Friday. 'Dan had a bigger limp at the start of the week, so we're rapt with how he's gone about it,' he said. 'He'll play at the moment as long as he doesn't pull up sore tomorrow. We'll name him, credit to him he did a great job to get up this week. 'It's looking unlikely for Darcy at this stage, I think we'll rule him out … he's another one who put himself right in the frame to play, unfortunately there's just a little bit of lingering stuff in the AC joint at the moment.' Originally published as AFL 2025: Collingwood will keep two of its stars on ice for its clash with North Melbourne

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