Hawthorn forward Chad Wingard strained his calf in the club’s intra-club game last week and is now in doubt for Round 1.
AFL Media’s Mitch Cleary is reporting that Wingard has already been ruled out of the club’s two pre-season practice matches.
The dynamic forward has dealt with pre-season calf injuries before, dealing with one in 2019.
Hawthorn has its fair share of injury issues, with Jack Gunston (back), Tom Mitchell (shoulder) and Jack Scrimshaw (knee).
Forward Jon Patton has been stood down, while midfielder Tom Scully announced his immediate retirement.
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