Melbourne's Jack Viney is unlikely to return to the field, according to champion and former Demons co-captain Garry Lyon.
Viney was withdrawn late from Round 17's clash after experiencingย early signs of bone stress after Round 16, with his troublesome foot having prevented him from playing until Round 9.
โI canโt see him playing again this year,โย Lyon toldย SEN Breakfast.
โI have no information, Iโm reading between the lines.ย He hasnโt started running. He has missed a month of footy, he would have been doing his strength and conditioning work, he hasnโt started running.
โFresh in their minds will be this time last year where they played him in the last couple games to try and get the Demons into the finals and he had a relapse.
โThey wonโt be going down that path again. I just canโt see it."
Demons football manager Josh Mahoney said last week Viney would start running at the end of that week, but the stress on his toe has pushed him backwards.
The Demons are set to take on the Suns on Sunday.
