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As May comes to a close the AFL hits the halfway mark of the season. It feels like a blur. For some teams, the year is just about done: Carlton, Collingwood I’m looking at you. For others, the last five weeks were a high point: the Lions went 5-0, the Demons and Cats each 4-1. […]
Young Essendon midfielder suffers injury setback
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Essendon has copped a fresh injury blow, with young recruit Jye Caldwell re-injuring his hamstring.
Caldwell suffered a serious hamstring tear in the Bombers’ Round 2 loss to Port Adelaide that Essendon medicos diagnosed as a 6-8 week injury.
But the former Giant, who was traded to the Bombers late in last year’s exchange period, is now facing an even longer stint on the sidelines after a training mishap.
Caldwell was regarded as one of the best midfielders of the 2018 national draft, but slipped to pick 11 after multiple hamstring setbacks and he has a history with the injury.