Jordan Dawson will miss this weekend’s Community Series game against Port Adelaide due to calf soreness.

The 24-year-old has been on light training duties this week and is expected to be in contention for Round One against Fremantle on March 20.

High Performance Manager Darren Burgess said the Club was taking a conservative approach with his calf complaint.

“Ideally Jordan would have been able to get a game under his belt this weekend but our eye is on Round One and making sure he is right to go,” Burgess said.

“He has done the work over pre-season and has put himself in a good position so we don’t expect this setback to be significant.”

Lachlan Murphy continues to make strong progress from neck surgery in December and is on track to return to contact training in the next fortnight, while Paul Seedsman is still rebuilding his training loads due to lingering concussion symptoms from a head knock pre-Christmas.

Both Elliott Himmelberg, who has recovered from a hamstring injury, and Wayne Milera, who missed last year with a knee injury, are expected to play at either AFL or SANFL level this weekend.

Update:

Forward Shane McAdam will also miss this weekend’s game against Port Adelaide with adductor soreness.

McAdam was restricted at training on Wednesday but it’s hoped he will return to full training next week with the view to being available for Round One.