Essendon star Nic Martin has undergone scans as he faces the prospect of a second knee reconstruction in lower than 12 months.
After solely rupturing his ACL in July through the Bombers’ defeat to Richmond, Martin injured himself in Essendon’s first week of pre-season coaching.
The 24-year-old will meet with a surgeon this week to debate what he does subsequent.
Essendon confirmed the information on Monday night time.
“Nic Martin has undergone scans on his reconstructed knee after slipping at coaching final week,” an Essendon assertion learn.
“He’ll seek the advice of together with his surgeon within the coming days to find out the most effective plan of action.
“The membership will present an replace as soon as Nic has met with the surgeon and the matter has been reviewed by our medical and high-performance workforce.”
Martin completed second in Essendon’s best-and-fairest in 2024 and was having one other excellent season this yr earlier than he was injured.
He has performed 83 video games for the Bombers since being taken by a supplementary choice forward of the 2022 season.
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