North Melbourne’s Flynn Perez has sustained a serious knee injury that will see him sidelined for the entire 2021 season.
In devastating news, the club has confirmed that the 19-year-old requires a full ACL reconstruction on the same knee that saw him miss his 2019 draft year.
Perez had gone in for an arthroscope to “assess the damage of his training incident earlier this week” but a rupture has been found in the graft of his previously reconstructed knee.
"This is obviously devastating for Flynn being his second reconstruction," North Melbourne football boss Brady Rawlings said in a club statement.
"Flynn’s attitude has always been first class and we have no doubt that he will return in great shape and have a real impact for us in the years to come.
"He’s very much part of this club’s future and as we do with all our players, we’ll take a long-term approach to their physical and mental well-being."
Perez was drafted by the Kangaroos with pick 35 in 2019 and played three games in the royal blue and white last season.
