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CibbuanoJetta to undergo surgery
March 1st 2010 07:03
ESSENDON speedster Leroy Jetta will undergo surgery on Tuesday to repair an injured thumb.
The 21-year-old dislocated the thumb in a practice match against Richmond's second-18 side at Craigieburn on Friday.
Bombers football operations manager Paul Hamilton said Jetta would be sidelined for up to six weeks.
"It is disappointing for Leroy because he has had his best ever pre-season and unfortunately it is going to keep him out for a number of weeks," Hamilton told the club's official website.
"He will be able to keep his fitness up, which you can’t do with a leg injury, so we are lucky from that perspective. Obviously there is a period following the operation where you can’t do much because you can’t allow for the extra bleeding and things but, once it has settled down, he can join in and run around and build it up from there."
"It is most disappointing from the perspective that he is a player that knows this is an important year for him and he wanted to get off to a good start and unfortunately it hasn’t happened for him."
Meanwhile, youngster Travis Colyer is expected to resume full training in a week's time after undergoing hand surgery last month to repair the webbing on his hand which split during a marking drill at training.
The 21-year-old dislocated the thumb in a practice match against Richmond's second-18 side at Craigieburn on Friday.
Bombers football operations manager Paul Hamilton said Jetta would be sidelined for up to six weeks.
"It is disappointing for Leroy because he has had his best ever pre-season and unfortunately it is going to keep him out for a number of weeks," Hamilton told the club's official website.
"He will be able to keep his fitness up, which you can’t do with a leg injury, so we are lucky from that perspective. Obviously there is a period following the operation where you can’t do much because you can’t allow for the extra bleeding and things but, once it has settled down, he can join in and run around and build it up from there."
"It is most disappointing from the perspective that he is a player that knows this is an important year for him and he wanted to get off to a good start and unfortunately it hasn’t happened for him."
Meanwhile, youngster Travis Colyer is expected to resume full training in a week's time after undergoing hand surgery last month to repair the webbing on his hand which split during a marking drill at training.
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