UPDATE
Melbourne has confirmed a knee injury to Jack Viney but doesn’t expect the midfielder to miss Round 1.
Demons GM of football Alan Richardson said in a club statement that Viney won’t feature against Richmond in a practice match this weekend, but is confident the 28-year-old won’t be impacted beyond that.
“We sent Jack for scans and pleasingly there isn’t any significant damage to his knee,” Richardson told Melbourne Media.
“We will have a better idea of his rehabilitation progress over the next week. While he will miss this weekend’s practice match against Richmond, we don’t anticipate him to be further impacted ahead of the season.”
A positive update here from footy GM Alan Richardson.
— Sam Edmund (@Sammy__Edmund) March 2, 2023
⁰“…pleasingly there isn’t any significant damage to his knee.
⁰“While he will miss this weekend’s practice match against Richmond, we don’t anticipate him to be further impacted ahead of the season.” https://t.co/sMZ5roRsFi
EARLIER
Jack Viney has suffered a knee injury at Melbourne training.
Viney hurt himself during a session with teammates on Wednesday and has undergone scans.
Thankfully for the midfielder and the Demons, the injury is not considered serious and it’s believed there is no major structural damage.
But Viney could still be sidelined in the early phase of the season given the unfortunate timing of the injury on the eve of a new campaign.
Fourth in last year’s best and fairest, Viney was back to his best in 2022, playing 22 games and ranking equal first at Melbourne for tackles and third for clearances and contested possessions.