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Sean Darcy: Walyalup (Fremantle) star likely to miss another week as tough injury run continues

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Walyalup (Fremantle) appear likely to err on the side of caution with Sean Darcy this week, with the star ruckman shaping to miss Saturday’s reunion with former coach Ross Lyon and St Kilda.

Darcy was subbed out of the Dockers’ win over Richmond earlier this month, with the club labelling it a “conservative approach” to calf tightness.

But having sat out the ensuing loss to Sydney off a five-day break, Darcy is in line for another absence against the Saints, with midfield teammate Caleb Serong on Tuesday indicating the club would likely play it safe with the star big man ahead of this week’s trip to Melbourne.

“He will try to put his hand up. I’m sure they’ll probably try to keep him out another week and give him another week of training,” Serong told Triple M.

“We’ve got training (on Wednesday), so we’ll know more then. But I’m thinking he’ll probably have another week (out) – I’m not 100 per cent sure though.”

If Darcy misses, it means the 2021 Doig medallist will have played just two full matches out of Fremantle’s past 17 games.

The 25-year-old sat out the back end of last season with an ankle issue and then made a delayed start to this year following knee surgery before his latest setback.

Serong said Darcy had been left frustrated by his fresh injury blow, which has again left Luke Jackson to shoulder the burden in the ruck.

“(Darcy) was a bit flat, obviously, with another little setback there,” Serong said.

“He’s had a very interrupted past 12 months.

Darcy in action during last month’s derby.
Camera IconDarcy in action during last month’s derby. Credit: Paul Kane/Getty Images

“He wants to be impacting the game and helping the team out, helping the team win and getting us to where we want to.

“We love that, but he just needs to get his body right now so we can get him back in the best shape he can be.”

The Dockers have no forced changes to make from their line-up that was soundly beaten by Sydney last weekend amid the emotion of Cam McCarthy’s death in the preceding 24 hours.

Last week’s substitute Michael Walters is set to return to the starting side for the club’s Sir Doug Nicholls Round clash, marking the first time he will have clashed with former mentor Lyon.

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