St Kilda's injury woes during the 2021 season have gone from bad to worse, with star midfielder Jade Gresham hurting his Achilles against Essendon.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred during a centre bounce in the second quarter when Gresham bent over to grab the ball before falling to the ground in a heap while the play carried on.<\/p>\n
In obvious pain, Gresham was attended to by St Kilda's doctors but took several minutes to eventually exit the field of play before he was subbed off for Ben Long.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old's fate was confirmed at half-time when he was spotted on crutches and already in a moon boot.<\/p>\n
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"Gee that's innocuous," Hawks icon Jason Dunstall told Fox Footy after the injury.<\/p>\n
"I hope that's not an Achilles because he just grabbed at it \u2026 That's one of the worst injuries you can have."<\/p>\n
The injury to Gresham comes at an awful time for both he and his club after he averaged 27.5 disposals in the first two rounds of the season.<\/p>\n
Gresham will join skipper Jarryn Geary and veteran midfielder Dan Hannebery on the sidelines, with star ruckman Rowan Marshall closing in on a return.<\/p>\n