Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli has had pre-season ankle surgery after feeling soreness while in the US and Canada on his break.
Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli has had surgery on a sore right ankle, but does not expect his summer program to be derailed when official pre-season training begins on November 27.
Bontempelli said he felt soreness while training in the US and Canada during his break, with scans recommending a cleanout was the best option. Clean out: Marcus Bontempelli has had minor ankle surgery, and doesn’t expect his pre-season program to be greatly impacted.“I had a little scope, a little cleanout about two days ago. So, I am still on crutches for another couple of days until it all settles down. It was just one of those things. I started to ramp up my training while I was away overseas, and just noticed it swelling up a little bit more than it should have,” Bontempelli told this masthead on Wednesday.
“I was still able to get through the majority of my program but, after coming back, and having an x-ray, it just felt like in the end it was better to take action now, just get through, clean it out, and have me set back a couple of weeks, but, hopefully, up and going by the time we are back at training.
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