Brownlow Medal favourite and Collingwood superstar Nick Daicos is expected to be sidelined for the next six weeks with a hairline fracture in his knee.
The Magpies on Sunday confirmed Daicos wouldn’t require surgery for the injury sustained against Hawthorn on Saturday, but it remains a devastating blow to the top-of-the-ladder club a month out from finals.
Meanwhile Nathan Murphy is set to miss around two to three weeks with a low-grade syndesmosis injury to leave a key void in Craig McRae’s back six.
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“We are disappointed for both Nathan and Nick who will unfortunately miss games through injury for an extended period,” Collingwood footy boss Graham Wright said.
“Both players underwent scans after our game last night which confirmed Nathan suffered a low-grade syndesmosis injury in his right ankle and is expected to miss the next two to three weeks, while Nick has a hairline fracture in the lateral tibial plateau of the right knee joint.
“Nick has been seen by a specialist knee surgeon this morning and, while fortunately this does not require an operation, it will need time to heal before he returns to football. At this stage, the expected time frame for Nick is six weeks.
“Both Nathan and Nick have played important roles this season, they are consummate professionals and will do all they can to progress though their rehab to make themselves available and we will support them through that recovery.”
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