PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 02: Jack Darling of the Eagles lays injured during the 2018 AFL round 11 match between the West Coast Eagles and the St Kilda Saints at Optus Stadium on June 02, 2018 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Media/Getty Images)
West Coast forward Jack Darling will miss the next 4-6 weeks after going down with an ankle injury on Saturday night.
Eagles general manager of football Craig Vozzo said Darling and the club were relatively pleased regarding the diagnosis, after sustaining a hairline fracture and some ligament damage to his ankle.
“After initially fearing the worst, we’ve received some reasonably positive news from our doctors, all things considered,” Vozzo told westcoasteagles.com.au.
“He’ll be out for probably a four- to six-week period, so factoring in the bye he hopefully won’t miss too much football.
“Jack is a real professional in how he approaches all facets of his football, so we’ve got every confidence that’ll he’ll be back sooner rather than later.”