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Collingwood will be without skipper Darcy Moore as they enter a string of blockbuster games in April.<\/p>\n
The Magpies confirmed on Sunday morning that a low-grade hamstring strain suffered during Friday\u2019s win over GWS Giants would rule the star defender out for the next \u201cthree to four weeks\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Darcy Moore (left) and Scott Pendlebury (centre) watch Friday night\u2019s match from the bench.AFL Photos<\/p>\n
That stretch includes the Thursday-night game against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba which lead into the Easter weekend, followed by games against Fremantle at home, arch rival Carlton, and, possibly, the Anzac Day clash with Essendon.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a bitter blow for Moore who was playing his first game for the season on Friday at Marvel Stadium.<\/p>\n
Collingwood\u2019s executive general manager of football Charlie Gardiner said scans taken since Friday night\u2019s game showed Moore had an inflamed bursa behind his knee.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are obviously disappointed for Darcy. Scans yesterday showed he has sustained a low-grade hamstring strain along with an inflamed bursa behind his knee, which is expected to keep him out for the next three to four weeks,\u201d Gardiner said.<\/p>\n
\u201cDarcy will continue to work closely with our medical and high-performance team as he progresses through his return-to-play timeline.\u201d<\/p>\n
Collingwood beat the Giants on Friday despite Moore being sidelined<\/a> with what, at the time, was described as \u201chamstring awareness\u201d and his predecessor as captain, Scott Pendlebury, also hobbled with an Achilles strain.<\/p>\n Moore spent long stints off the ground on Friday. Speaking to media after the match, Collingwood coach Craig McRae said Moore\u2019s return to the field had been cautiously handled.<\/p>\n Related Article \u201cIt\u2019s hamstring awareness,\u201d McRae said. \u201cFor those following his rehab back to play, he had this about 10 to 12 days ago \u2013 the same thing \u2013 and we were just, \u2018No risk, no risk, no risk\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cBut we were in the game, and you go, \u2018Can he push through? Can he take some minutes?\u2019 Because it\u2019s important that, in terms of rotations, to see if he could take some minutes without risk.<\/p>\n \u201cNow I say that, but I\u2019m just backing in the high-performance team. That\u2019s not my area, and so we did that.<\/p>\n \u201cBut he\u2019s not right. He\u2019s not 100 per cent. Has he done a hamstring? I\u2019m not sure. I don\u2019t think so… but we\u2019ll obviously do all the investigations and find out.\u201d<\/p>\n Keep up to date with the best AFL coverage in the country. Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"g\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5505aa64dd8b1b095c9a7615ce27353b07108ee0.jpeg\")
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