Darcy Parish is hopeful of a return in two weeks’ time as he continues his return from a niggling calf injury.

The midfielder will continue to build his running loads and has commenced intro skill work, ahead of a more performance-focused football block.  

Mid-season draftee Saad El-Hawli is eyeing off a return to play in around four weeks, currently rebuilding his calf and foot strength as he recovers from a syndesmosis injury.

Defender Kaine Baldwin is about five weeks away from competitive action following a recurrence of his navicular stress fracture a few weeks ago. He has commenced reloading of the joint, and will commence gradual reintroduction to running over the next couple of weeks.

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