Bad break for Hannebery

DAN Hannebery has broken his foot and faces another delayed start to St Kilda’s preseason.

Hannebery’s latest setback came when he stumbled on some outdoor steps at his sister’s house in Perth. The midfielder fractured a metatarsal bone in his right foot in the mid-morning accident.

Hannebery, 28, will have surgery on Monday to have a pin inserted before he embarks on a six-week rehabilitation program.

The Saints are satisfied Hannebery’s latest setback is purely accidental. Club officials have confirmed Hannebery was walking up a handful of steps carrying his hat, sunglasses and other possessions when he briefly lost his footing.

The club is confident the star midfielder will start his pre-season only a fortnight behind teammates, who resume duties at Moorabbin on November 18. COLLINGWOOD forward Mason Cox has opened up on the serious eye injury that left him “legally blind” for a period of time during his recovery.

The American suffered a tear of the retina in his left eye in the Magpies’ win over the Gold Coast in early August.

The blow required three surgeries and left Cox spending 45 minutes of every hour lying on his back as part of his recovery.

“It was tough going for a month and a half or two months,” he told SEN.

“I was pretty much legally blind for a while. We’ve got to the point now where I’m almost back to 20-20.

“For a long time it was sitting in a dark room staring at the ceiling, there was not much going on in my life.”