Essendon midfielder Will Setterfield is set for a stint on the sidelines with a foot fracture.
Setterfield was diagnosed with the injury after reporting soreness after his foot was trodden on during Saturday’s loss to Brisbane at the Gabba.
Essendon GM of performance Daniel McPherson isn’t putting a timeline on Setterfield’s return just yet.
“Will reported some foot soreness coming out of the weekend’s match,” McPherson said via a statement.
“Upon further investigation, it’s been revealed he has a small fracture in his foot after being trodden on in game. At this stage, we’re unsure on the timeline, but it’ll be a short to medium term injury.”
In some more positive injury news, key forward Peter Wright has improved rapidly from a shoulder dislocation and according to the club could return ahead of the Round 14 mid-season bye.
“He (Wright) has done a mountain of work, and has improved rapidly in recent weeks,” McPherson said.
“He’s re-joined training, and there’s now a chance he could be available prior to the bye. With all things going well over the next few weeks, he’ll be back earlier than expected.”
While defender Jordan Ridley will be available after suffering a concussion in Round 8 against Port Adelaide, his backline partner Jake Kelly will continue to miss time as he recovers from delayed concussion symptoms.