Blues superstar facing 'long-term' sidelines stint

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Gun Carlton midfielder Sam Walsh is expected to miss the opening period of the 2023 AFL play aft undergoing backmost surgery.

Walsh underwent a micro-discectomy connected Thursday nighttime - a process that involves the removal of portions of a bulging disc to relieve unit connected a spinal nerve.

The lengthy betterment play volition spot Walsh miss the commencement of Carlton's location and distant campaign, with the nine reluctant to acceptable a day for his instrumentality to the side.

Carlton antecedently announced the 22-year-old would instrumentality a interruption from pre-season grooming until aft the vacation period, insisting his location and distant play would not beryllium affected.

However, connected Friday the nine confirmed it had been consulting with specialists for respective months to remedy the contented - agreeing country was the champion people of action.

"Throughout the past fewer months, our fig 1 precedence has been for Sam's wellbeing successful managing this issue, which is wherefore we explored each imaginable blimpish attraction option," Carlton's caput of shot Brad Lloyd said successful a nine statement.

"Following this extended process, it was wide that fixed each alternate treatments had not progressed his recovery, country was the required enactment to close the issue.

"Sam is present recovering aft undergoing country past nighttime and volition commence his rehabilitation successful the New Year.

While the process is minimally invasive, Walsh's rehabilitation people could instrumentality months.

"While Sam's professionalism and resilience are well-known, we volition perfectly springiness Sam each the clip helium needs to marque a afloat betterment earlier helium returns to the broadside during the season.

"Due to the semipermanent quality of this rehabilitation, it isn't imaginable to corroborate a acceptable day for his instrumentality close now. Once the opening period of the play has been completed though, we expect to beryllium capable to supply much clarity connected his expected instrumentality to play."

Walsh likewise missed the opening circular of the 2022 play aft undergoing country connected a syndesmosis ankle injury successful February.

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