Salter was sidelined for the majority of 2011 with a foot injury, returning to the senior side over the summer and putting in some solid performances during the NAB Cup.
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Concerns flared though when he failed to run out for the Power in the club’s NAB Cup match against Fremantle on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Salter says during the lead-up to the season proper, his fracture reopened and set him back a further three months.
“Basically I have a screw in my foot from the first stress fracture,” Salter explains.
“Effectively it’s reopened again and there’s a big crack there.
“I didn’t feel anything instantly happen though - no game injury or anything like that - although we thought it may have happened when I landed heavily one training and popped a joint.”
Salter will resume light solo training work in the coming weeks. His program is likely to be based on a combination of swimming, cycling and boxing - those activities that reduce the load his foot bears.
The set back is disappointing for Salter who is one of the hardest workers at Port Adelaide off the field. Compounding the issue is the fact the injury itself is seemingly unexplainable by specialists.
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“We got the scans taken and it showed the fracture was back again, but from what the specialists have told me, it should’ve happened at all,” said Salter.
“The specialist tried to research it a bit more in-depth to find out what had happened, but couldn’t find any reason why.”
Ever the optimist, Salter has been pleased with his progress so far, highlighting the rate at which the recovery has taken.
“Compared to 2011 where I was in a moonboot for six weeks, I was able to walk out of surgery this time.”
“But there’s about three months until I can play again.”
Port Adelaide’s Cameron Hitchcock was removed from the long-term injury list this week after serving a minimum eight-week period on it.
Concerns flared though when he failed to run out for the Power in the club’s NAB Cup match against Fremantle on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Salter says during the lead-up to the season proper, his fracture reopened and set him back a further three months.
“Basically I have a screw in my foot from the first stress fracture,” Salter explains.
“Effectively it’s reopened again and there’s a big crack there.
“I didn’t feel anything instantly happen though - no game injury or anything like that - although we thought it may have happened when I landed heavily one training and popped a joint.”
Salter will resume light solo training work in the coming weeks. His program is likely to be based on a combination of swimming, cycling and boxing - those activities that reduce the load his foot bears.
The set back is disappointing for Salter who is one of the hardest workers at Port Adelaide off the field. Compounding the issue is the fact the injury itself is seemingly unexplainable by specialists.
[ Related: Hitchcock back training ]
“We got the scans taken and it showed the fracture was back again, but from what the specialists have told me, it should’ve happened at all,” said Salter.
“The specialist tried to research it a bit more in-depth to find out what had happened, but couldn’t find any reason why.”
Ever the optimist, Salter has been pleased with his progress so far, highlighting the rate at which the recovery has taken.
“Compared to 2011 where I was in a moonboot for six weeks, I was able to walk out of surgery this time.”
“But there’s about three months until I can play again.”
Port Adelaide’s Cameron Hitchcock was removed from the long-term injury list this week after serving a minimum eight-week period on it.
