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Hawthorn defender Lachie Bramble will miss the start of the new season but the Hawks are hopeful of a swift return from a foot injury,
The 23-year-old sustained a stress fracture during a practice match against Collingwood last weekend and Hawthorn - who are to finish in the top four this season - are anxiously waiting to see how the problem settles down over the next couple of weeks.
Hawks physical performance manager Luke Boyd told the club's official website: "Lachie developed some foot soreness towards the end of the game, post-game he was quite sore.
"We had a bit of a look at that and upon further investigation, unfortunately for Lachie, it revealed that he has a stress fracture in his foot. What that means from here is he won't be available for Round 1.
"The next couple of weeks will give us a pretty good indication of how he settles and how long we expect Lachie will be out for."
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Meanwhile, Collingwood have also suffered an injury setback ahead of the new campaign, with rookie defender Cahrlie Dean having also picked up a foot injury.
The 20-year-old has suffered a fracture and will see a specialist to found out a full diagnosis of the problem.
Magpies football manager Graham Wright confirmed: "We will know more once Charlie has seen the specialist.
"But we are expecting that his recovery will keep him out of the selection frame for a number of weeks."
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