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Cats sweating on Jack Henry's latest foot injury

By AAP Newswire

Feb 27, 2023

Geelong's Jack Henry. — Jack Henry has suffered a foot injury, putting him in doubt for the start of the AFL season. -AAP Image

Geelong coach Chris Scott is bracing for bad news after big man Jack Henry suffered another foot injury.

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Henry will miss at least the next few weeks after landing awkwardly on his foot in last week's practice match against Hawthorn.

The 24-year-old premiership player, who had surgery on his foot during the 2022 pre-season and missed two months last season with a foot injury, has been sent off for further assessment.

"It's a little uncertain at the moment," Scott told SEN.

"I always try not to predict how these things are going to go. It's clearly complicated enough to be a problem, just how bad it is (we aren't sure yet).

"I think we'll know a little bit more in the next 48 hours. Our club is really forthright with these things once we know. We tend to be guarded when there is a range of possibilities.

"He's clearly not playing in the next couple of weeks. I think I've tried to say we shouldn't read the tea leaves but if you can detect the tone in my voice, I'm not that positive."

Henry has trained as a forward over the summer, and booted two goals against the Hawks before getting injured.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press