Gold Coast midfielder Mitch Hallahan will be sidelined for theย nextย two months after breaking his foot in aย NEAFL practice match against the Brisbane Lions on the weekend.
The 23-year-old'sย injury is another blow to the Suns' midfield, withย key players David Swallow and Jaeger O'Meara already sidelined for the first half of the season.
Hallahan, who was not selected in the senior side for the opening game of the season, was due to undergo surgery on Tuesday afternoon.
"He had an X-ray on the night at Pindara [Hospital] which showed heโs got a fracture in his fifth metatarsal, so thatโs the bone on the outside of his foot," Gold Coastย head physiotherapist Adam Russell said.
"Heโs upsetting our ankle surgeon, Ben Forster, at the moment, and unfortunately heโll get that (ankle) screwed this afternoon so heโs looking at about eight weeks on the sidelines."
Hallahan played 12 games for the Suns last season, after crossing from Hawthorn during the 2014 trade period.
