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Melbourne have been dealt a cruel double injury blow a week and a half out from their first pre-season outing of 2025, with a star on-baller amid concerns.
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Nine’s Trent Kniese reported that Viney missed training on Wednesday morning after being on the receiving end of a rib knock last week, with the club confirming his injury.
The 30-year-old’s scans revealed damage to his rib cartilage, which has already ruled him out of the Demons’ intra-club match in the coming days.
It leaves the former co-captain in a slight race against the clock to prove himself fit for next weekend’s pre-season hit out against North Melbourne at Arden Street, however the club are hopeful he will put his best foot forward for the match.
In more worrying news though, young defender Judd McVee was carried from training at Gosch’s Paddock with what looks to be a serious hamstring injury.
The 21-year-old will undergo scans on his right hamstring later this afternoon, with High Performance GM Alan Richardson hoping that “it’s not significant,” via a club statement.
Youngster Caleb Windsor has also been temporarily forced to the sidelines, as a skin infection in his foot prevents him from hitting the track.
“It’s been frustrating for Caleb, as it has taken a couple of days to get on top of the infection. We’re confident with where it’s at now though,” Richardson added.
“At this stage, we expect Caleb to re-join the main training group by the middle of next week.”
Christian Salem and Jake Bowey were also absent from Wednesday’s session due to illness.
The Demons play their first home-and-away game for 2025 against GWS in just over a month’s time at the MCG.
