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AFL Eagle Barrass undergoes foot surgery

by Justin Chadwick , 4 years ago

3 minute read

West Coast defender Tom Barrass will be sidelined for about eight weeks after undergoing surgery for an injured foot.

TOM BARRASS of the Eagles runs onto the ball during the AFL Preliminary Final match between the West Coast Eagles and the Melbourne Demons in Perth, Australia.
TOM BARRASS of the Eagles runs onto the ball during the AFL Preliminary Final match between the West Coast Eagles and the Melbourne Demons in Perth, Australia. Picture: Paul Kane/Getty Images

West Coast are confident Tom Barrass will be fit for the start of the 2020 AFL season despite the star defender undergoing foot surgery.

Barrass missed 11 rounds last season after undergoing surgery for a similar stress-related issue, but this time it's his other foot that is injured.

The Eagles expect Barrass to be sidelined for eight weeks, but are aiming to have him ready for the start of the season.

Barrass joins fellow key defender Jeremy McGovern (heel surgery) on the sidelines.

Last season, West Coast coach Adam Simpson blamed the hard Optus Stadium turf for the team's spate of stress-related foot injuries.

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