""He felt some tightness in the hamstring during a recent training run. It is nothing significant but the advice was that he back off for a week or so. We have decided to take the conservative approach,"" Essendon chief operating officer Travis Auld said.
""We have a game against the indigenous All Stars in Darwin on Friday, February 9th and he will be available to play in that game should the match committee want him involved so it certainly isn't anything serious.""
The Bombers have no long-term injury concerns at this stage of the pre-season. Andrew Lee will miss the longest stretch - he is sidelined with a stress fracture of the foot and will miss the next month of training.
Ricky Dyson strained a hamstring at this morning's training session and he will be sidelined for the next three weeks. Mark Johnson will only miss another two weeks of full training having had an off season shoulder reconstruction. Jay Nash and Kyle Reimers will both miss the next three weeks. Nash underwent foot surgery while Reimers has a strained quad.
