Salter ruled out for eight weeks

Port Adelaide's Nick Salter will miss eight weeks. Picture: Simon Cross Source: The Advertiser

PORT Adelaide's worst injury fears for Nick Salter have been realised with the key utility to miss eight weeks with foot stress fractures.

Scans have confirmed the injury which has troubled Salter for several weeks.

The stress fractures are in the opposite foot to the one which has plagued Salter in the past two years, restricting him to just six AFL games and none last year.

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The Power has placed the 25-year-old on its long-term injury list.

"It's really disappointing for Salts given his history (with injury) at this early stage of the year, he can't get a run at it but the reality is that in elite sport setbacks will happen,'' Port director of coaching and strategy Alan Richardson told the club's website.

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"He will just focus on his rehab and once match-fit he'll still have an opportunity to play a significant role for the team given he'll be back early in the season.''

Salter is one of six Power players already ruled out of Sunday's NAB Cup clashes against St Kilda and Adelaide, joining Robbie Gray (knee), John Butcher (hip), Dom Cassisi (calf), Brent Renouf (knee) and Cameron Hitchcock (foot).

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