Essendon GM of Football Dan Richardson has provided an update on injured midfielder Zach Merrett.
The 23-year-old star suffered an ankle injury at training last week and has been in a moon boot since.
Richardson had some good news for Bombers fans saying the 2016 Best & Fairest is recovering faster than the club had hoped.
“He’s still in the moon boot, but he’s progressing quite well,” he told SEN Breakfast.
“Unfortunately, you get a couple of injuries at this time of the year as your intensity at training is really taking a step up and you have to do that to prepare players for the rigours of the season.
“Zach’s had a really strong body of work up until now so we’re confident that even though his training will be interrupted for a few weeks, he’s got a good grounding under his belt and it shouldn’t have too big an effect.
“Zach’s a pro so he may be out of the moon boot a bit sooner than we may have initially anticipated so that’s a good sign.”
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