St Kilda Football Club advises scans have confirmed Jack Lonie has avoided damage to his ACL.



The in-form forward will miss a period of football due to ligament damage to the lateral side of his right knee. Further assessment this week will determine a time-frame for a return to training.



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GM of Football Simon Lethlean said it was disappointing for the talented forward but a relief that there was no damage to the anterior or posterior ligaments.

“We all saw how significant the hyperextention was and so to avoid a season-ending injury was positive news,” he said.

“Jack’s been in a great form for us and hopefully that continues in the second half of the season.”

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Lethlean also confirmed that captain Jarryn Geary has left hospital today after surgery on his thigh last weekend.

“It’s great for Jarryn and his family to be home and so far the wound his healing as expected.”

“How long he’ll be unavailable for will depend now on how the wound heals over the next two weeks and how quickly he can return to training.”