Melbourne skipper Max Gawn will be on the sidelines for the next fortnight following an injury to his throat.
The Demons provided an update on their casualty list as the club heads toward its Christmas break.
Gawn's injury occurred at training, and results showed that he sustained a fractured larynx.
"As part of his recovery, Max won't be able to exercise for the next two weeks, followed by a period of non-contact training for an additional four weeks," high-performance manager Selwyn Griffith said.
"Despite the setback, Max is recovering well and remains in good spirits."
The seven-time All-Australian won't be the only one on a modified program during the summer months.
Draftee Xavier Lindsay, who joined the club in last month's national draft intake, is recovering from a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury he suffered at the end of the season.
"He came into our program with a good level of strength but hadn't done a huge amount of running," Griffin continued.
"We've had him in the re-conditioning environment, and he's just gone from strength to strength.
"He'll go into the Christmas break on the draftee program, which will be unrestricted, and we'll look to integrate him into full training shortly after returning from that Christmas break."
Fellow new faces Harry Sharp and Tom Campbell have slotted into the Demons program seamlessly and have integrated into full training after initially beginning on modified programs.
A quartet of premiership players will also be eyeing full training when the club returns in January.
Christian Salem, Bayley Fritsch and Jake Lever were all sent in for respective surgeries, with the latter copping the knee-and-shoulder double arthroscope.
"Jake had a knee arthroscope and shoulder surgery in the off-season,” Griffith said.
"He's non-contact from a shoulder perspective as we ensure the range and strength is adequate before his integration.
"His knee is going really well, and he's started to get some good running loads up.
"He'll still be in a modified environment once we return from Christmas, more so from the shoulder perspective as we build his tolerance to contact training."
In some more positive news for Melbourne, small forward Charlie Spargo looks set to rejoin his teammates after a year from hell, resulting in one match due to ongoing Achilles issues.
"Charlie obviously had that really frustrating year from an Achilles perspective, but he's done an awesome job over the off-season and since he's come back,” Griffith said.
"He's now integrated into skills with the group and is building his conditioning volume.
"Our aim is to integrate him into an individualised Christmas program, with the plan for him to return to full training post-Christmas."
Melbourne will return on January 9th for their first day of training in 2025.