“He doesn’t require surgery and the crack is very small and the injury overall, a minor one,” North Melbourne's GM of football, Cameron Joyce told North Media.
“We expect him to be available for Round 1 as he’ll be able to complete all of the strength and conditioning components of the program.”
“We’re probably looking at a period of about three weeks where he’ll be limited in terms of contact, but he will be able to do most things and we don’t think it will have a major impact on his readiness for the season opener.
“He’s had an excellent pre-season up until now and that should hold him in good stead."