Carlton midfielder Sam Walsh is the latest AFL star to suffer a pre-season injury setback.
The 24-year-old suffered a hamstring strain at Blues training on Monday.
Scans revealed the extent of the damage, with the club confirming that Walsh will miss at least the next month of training.
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The club says they expect Walsh to integrate back into training over the next two to three weeks.
Carlton also confirmed they expect their co-vice captain to be fully fit for their first match of their 2025 campaign, against Richmond in round one.
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It's another nightmare pre-season setback for Walsh, who last year was battling back complications after surgery just before the 2023 season.
Carlton will hope to have Walsh fully fit this season, after a disappointing 2024 campaign that saw them bundled out of the finals in the first week.
They were defeated eventual premiers Brisbane, with an injury-riddled Blues outfit down 60-0 at one stage of that elimination final at the Gabba.
There are just 58 days until the side's round one clash.
