Hawthorn will be without young winger Mikayla Willimson this week, while experienced defender Najwa Allen will return to the field on managed minutes this weekend.
Williamson reported some hamstring tightness during the second half of the Hawks’ 23-point win over the Gold Coast Suns last weekend.
High Performance Manager Aaron Kellet detailed Williamson’s recovery plan, as well as how Najwa Allen has returned to full training and Emily Bates pulled up after surgery on her SC joint last week.
Mikayla Williamson (Hamstring) – 1-2 weeks
“Miki just reported that her hamstring was getting a bit tighter as the game progressed on the weekend, out of caution we didn’t want to risk her any further, so we essentially put her on ice just before three-quarter time. We’ve scanned that and it’s revealed it’s a low-grade injury to one of the smaller muscles in her hamstring, so we’ll treat that clinically. But because we don’t want to risk her, we won’t make her available this week and we’ll aim to get her up for the following week, pending how she progresses over the next sort of 5-7 days.”
Najwa Allen (Hamstring) – 1 week
“Naj has returned to full training, completely unrestricted now. We’re going to look to return her through the scrimmage this week on managed minutes as part of her return to play, with the aim to be fully available the following week.”
Emily Bates (SC Joint) – TBC
“Surgery went very successfully, so that joint’s been repaired. Emily is back in the environment, her range of motion is returning really well, she’s started to resume her lower body loading and lower body training. We’ve still got a few hurdles to step through to really get a sense of what a return to play timeline looks like, but at this stage she’s progressing perfectly.”
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