GEELONG forward Mitch Clark has suffered another setback in his bid to be right for Round 1, with a recurrence of a calf injury.

But the cursed forward has declared in an emotional Instagram post that his career is not over.

“Shattered that my body has let me down once again,” Clark wrote on Tuesday night.

“I know some of you are saying ‘Here we go again’ and ‘Just give up’ but I refuse to accept that this is it.

“I will continue to do whatever it takes to get back out there with the boys and do what I love most.”

The key tall reinjured the calf while running in the past few days, after initially suffering the injury in late January.

The Cats had expected Clark to be on track to play against Hawthorn on Easter Monday, but the latest blow has dashed any hope of that.

Geelong officials have not put a timeline on when they expect him to return.

“This is frustrating for Mitch and for the club, but we expect that he will continue to rehab the injury and be available early in the season,” Cats football manager Steve Hocking said.

“Mitch has had a solid pre-season and has put a lot of work in through the summer.”

“His recovery was on track before this setback, and he will continue to work hard to get back on the field with his teammates.”

Midfielder Sam Menegola has been cleared of serious damage to his knee but the full extent remains unclear.

The 23-year-old hobbled off the ground in his first game for Geelong last Friday night against Collingwood.

Defender Jed Bews has also been cleared of any serious concern over a shoulder injury.

Hocking said Cats medical staff were still unable to determine what Menegola’s injury actually is.

“We’re waiting for the swelling in his knee to subside before they can make a full assessment of the ligaments in the knee,” Hocking said.

“The meniscus, there’s no damage to that, scans have cleared him of any damage there, we’re just waiting for that swelling to subside and we’ll have a clearer picture.

“That should happen in the next 24, 48 hours. I can certainly rule out an ACL.”