Saint Max King's AFL season alive after minor 外科

Max King has had arthroscopic 外科 on his 負傷させるd shoulder and could play again this season in a 劇的な 肯定的な 新たな展開 to the St Kilda 星/主役にする's AFL's status.

Coach Ross Lyon on Sunday said the 23-year-old was "done for the year" after re-負傷させるing his shoulder in the 開始 seconds of the Saints' 21-point loss to Melbourne on Saturday.

But the club's Wednesday night update painted a much rosier picture, 明らかにする/漏らすing a rehabilitation period of 潜在的に just five weeks.

"The 重要な piece of (警察などへの)密告,告訴(状) from the 外科医 was that Max wouldn't be at 危険 of any その上の or 継続している 損失 if he was to play again this year," St Kilda's 事実上の/代理 football boss David Misson said.

"Max will now begin a rehabilitation period which will 含む strength and 機能の milestones he'll need to 攻撃する,衝突する along the way."

It is the same shoulder King had 再建するd in December after a 落ちる at training.

He 行方不明になるd the 開始 nine 一連の会議、交渉/完成するs of the season, but 示すd his 復帰 with four goals in 一連の会議、交渉/完成する 10 and has booted 14 in six 外見s since.

Misson said the long-称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語 解答 would be to stabilise the 共同の with その上の 外科 at a later date.

"This 手続き will be different to the one Max underwent last year and can be 延期するd until a later 行う/開催する/段階," he said.

"We understand there will be a lot of 利益/興味 in Max's 進歩 and we'll look to 供給する updates as often as practicable."

The Saints (9-7) won their first four games of the year in Lyon's second coming as coach but have now lost four of their last six matches.

They 直面する a difficult road trip to take on fellow 決勝戦 hopef uls Gold Coast in 一連の会議、交渉/完成する 18, the Suns still 過程ing the 中央の-week 解雇(する)ing of coach Stuart Dew.

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