{"id":419655,"date":"2026-01-17T19:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/419655\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T19:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:00:49","slug":"hawthorn-provide-will-day-update-afl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/419655\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawthorn provide Will Day update &#8211; AFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/introducing-myteam-your-club-your-news-your-way-166070\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"327\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" style=\"float:right;\" class=\"my-team-banner promo-article-banner\" id=\"my-team-banner\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ZH-InArticleMyTeamLink.png.webp.webp\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn has provided an update on gun midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/will-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Will Day<\/a>, who was helped from training on Thursday with a shoulder concen, with the star Hawk to miss the start of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Day was taken from the field and exited in a car, with the star Hawk expected to undergo scans following immediate treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The club has confirmed Day has not damaged bone, however will seek surgical assessment in the coming days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While no timeline has been set for a return, the club has confirmed Day will miss the beginning of the new campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was the same shoulder that ended his 2024 campaign when he suffered a complex collarbone injury.<\/p>\n<p>Day was already on a modified training program, tending to foot problems that limited him to six games in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old is recovering from a severe navicular injury that prematurely ended his 2025 campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/track-watch-big-boost-for-hawks-star-new-midfielder-dazzles-as-ssp-train-on-talent-continues-to-excite-172112\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">but was moving well at the club&#8217;s Monday session<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Concerns for Will Day as he leaves training with a shoulder concern.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aflratings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@aflratings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8B6h3pgSnP\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/8B6h3pgSnP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 aflratings.com.au (@aflratings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aflratings\/status\/2011578855971254667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Day had made his presence felt immediately, delivering a thunderous tackle on Hawthorn&#8217;s new head of development, Daniel Giansiracusa, early into the session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">However, Day sat out the subsequent 10-minute match simulation, observing from the sidelines as another young midfielder stole the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hawthorn has provided an update on gun midfielder Will Day, who was helped from training on Thursday 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