Mixed injury news today with football's star new tagger, Andrew Welsh, expected to return to the Essendon line-up this Saturday to play Collingwood but emerging key forward, Jay Neagle, likely to miss the rest of the season.
Team manager, David Calthorpe, said Welsh hasn't suffered any headaches since his knock to the head and took part in a football clinic for kids the day after the game.
""We would be very surprised if he isn't given the all clear after seeing the doctor and completing training on Wednesday,"" Calthorpe said.
In further good news Angus Monfries only has minor ligament damage in his foot and has been cleared of any bone damage so he is still some chance to play this week.
""We will see how he goes this week and he will have to pass a fitness test but he hasn't been ruled out,"" Calthorpe said.
The hard luck story is twenty-year-old Neagle who looks set to miss the remainder of the season with a fractured ankle.
""He saw a surgeon last night and we will have a full diagnosis later today,"" Calthorpe said.
""We believe he will probably have surgery which will end his season but we are still waiting for confirmation.""
