\n Nic Martin has sent for scans on his reconstructed knee after slipping at training\n <\/p>\n
Will Setterfield and Nic Martin after the match between Richmond and Essendon at the MCG in round 18, 2025. Picture: Getty Images<\/p>\n
THERE is concern for Essendon star Nic Martin, who has undergone scans on his reconstructed knee after a training accident last week.<\/p>\n
The Bombers gun has been impressing in his recovery from his ACL surgery, stepping up his program in a bid to return before the halfway point of next season.<\/p>\n
But last week at training the 24-year-old slipped and had to have his injured knee checked with follow-up scans after the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nic Martin at Essendon training on November 10, 2025. Picture: AFL Photos<\/p>\n
The club told\u00a0AFL.com.au\u00a0that the important playmaker will meet with his surgeon soon to determine the next steps, with the Bombers remaining hopeful he can avoid a serious setback in his recovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Nic Martin has undergone scans on his reconstructed knee after slipping at training last week,” the club said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“He will consult with his surgeon in the coming days to determine the best course of action.<\/p>\n
“The club will provide an update once Nic has met with the surgeon and the matter has been reviewed by our medical and high-performance team.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Martin has played 83 games for the Bombers since making an incredible start to his career with five goals and 27 disposals on debut in 2022, with the playmaker becoming a central piece of Brad Scott’s side with his ball use and vision from half-back and through the midfield.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The emerging leader at Essendon injured his knee against Richmond in round 18 last season in the middle of July.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was already set to miss the start of next season, with Nick Bryan, Lewis Hayes and Thomas Edwards also returning from ACL surgeries at the Bombers over pre-season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nic Martin has sent for scans on his reconstructed knee after slipping at training Will Setterfield and Nic…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290458,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-290457","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afl","8":"tag-afl","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-australian-football-league","12":"tag-australianfootballleague","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-text"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}