Saints skipper sidelined after X-ray confirms break

St Kilda’s pre-season has been dealt a serious blow with captain Jarryn Geary dominated out indefinitely after struggling a fractured fibula in a coaching incident.

Geary left the Saints’ coaching observe after a marking contest on Friday and required help to go away the sphere, earlier than X-rays confirmed a clear fracture in his decrease left leg.

In line with a membership assertion, Geary will endure surgical procedure this afternoon and is anticipated to renew operating in six weeks’ time.

“Understanding Jarryn, he’ll do all the things he can to be again as rapidly as potential to contribute to the group in early 2021,” Saints CEO Simon Lethlean mentioned within the assertion.

“Given his earlier accidents, it is clearly irritating to come across one other setback. However the optimistic for Jarryn is that he is been right here earlier than, and we have now full religion he’ll assault his rehab with the identical professionalism and depth we all know he brings.

“We had various guys step up final yr and take their alternatives, and this yr will probably be no totally different.”

The rugged 32-year-old defender has been the captain of St Kilda for the previous 4 seasons and has not formally been voted in as captain for the 2021 season, with the membership to carry a vote on the captain in coming weeks.