Adelaide defender Tom Doedee has suffered another injury setback in his return from a torn ACL, putting him in doubt for round one, as reported by AFL.com.au's Lee Gaskin.
Doedee hyperextended his left knee when he landed awkwardly after an aerial contest at training last week. It was the same knee that Doedee suffered his ruptured ACL in last season's round one loss to Hawthorn.
Scans have revealed no damage to Doedee's ACL, however, the bone bruising suffered will rule him out of the Crows' second Marsh Community Series game against Gold Coast on March 6.
The 22-year-old was due to make his return for the Crows in a under-23's trial match against Port Adelaide on Saturday with a return against Gold Coast likely ahead of round one. This comes after Doedee was elevated to the Crows' leadership group after just 21 career games.
Crows head of football Adam Kelly told the club website: "Tom's ACL is unaffected, which is pleasing."
"There is some minor bone bruising evident on MRI, which is a setback, and it is likely Tom will not be available for selection in our final Marsh Community Series game.
"Everyone at the club wants him back in our AFL team as soon as possible.
"However, we will need to take into account our upcoming playing schedule, including SANFL trial games, with a view to him returning in the early rounds of the season."
