Collingwood midfielder Tom Mitchell has suffered an injury setback, with scans revealing a bone stress injury.

The 31-year-old re-joined the main group last week after recovering from plantar fasciitis, however, experienced soreness following his return.

Collingwood’ s High Performance Manager Jarrod Wade said:

“After building up his loads over the off-season, Tom returned to full training last week, and unfortunately, he felt some soreness in his foot,” Wade said.

“A MRI has confirmed that Tom has a mild second metatarsal bone stress injury and he will spend the next two weeks in a boot before we reassess what the next steps are.

“Tom has shown great resilience over the past 12 months and has always been incredibly diligent and committed to his rehab, so we are confident he will come through this next challenge and return to being a fantastic contributor to our side.”