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The Demons' new-look midfield has been hit hard with Jack Viney (Achilles) set to miss most of the first half of the season and Jai Culley (arm) out for a month after a promising summer. Max Gawn has been nursing a finger fracture but played in AAMI AFL Origin on Saturday, while Jake Bowey will miss several months as he recovers from a Lisfranc fracture in his foot. Harry Sharp (hamstring) and draftee Tom Matthews (groin) returned to match sim training last week, while Shane McAdam (Achilles), Jack Henderson (back/sacrum), Tom Campbell (neck) and Andy Moniz-Wakefield (knee) are all in various stages of recovery. Christian Salem has been restricted to running laps in recent sessions but the club reportedly said in late January there were no concerns with his fitness. Father-son tall Kalani White has returned to Queensland to spend time with family as he recovers from a bout of glandular fever. - Michael Rogers

56 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Our first opponent has only Max King out.

They play a game before us, could lose 12 to make it even

Most of the names on our injury list aren’t best 23. Bowey is the one that stings. If it was Windsor, Langford, Lindsay or any of the other young guys I’d be disappointed but all those names have had full summers and the year will be mostly about them.

At least we’re not GWS, they’ve lost Sam Taylor, Tom Green, Toby Bedford and now Finn Callaghan in one week 😂😬