Overview
- Scans on Saturday confirmed a low-grade hamstring strain that will sideline captain Darcy Moore for three to four weeks.
- The club also identified an inflamed bursa behind his right knee, which is a fluid-filled sac that cushions the joint.
- Moore suffered the issue during Friday’s win over GWS at Marvel Stadium, left before quarter-time, passed a fitness test, returned, and finished with about 61% game time.
- The setback rules him out of the Easter Thursday game at the Gabba against Brisbane, with veteran Scott Pendlebury in doubt after reporting Achilles tightness.
- Coach Craig McRae said playing Moore was a calculated risk, and the defender will now follow a return-to-play plan with Collingwood’s medical and high-performance staff after a January calf strain delayed his season start.