Port Adelaide forward Cameron Hitchcock has suffered another injury setback. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser
PORT Adelaide hopes small forward Cameron Hitchcock will recover from foot surgery in time to play in the NAB Cup.
Hitchcock will not be able to run for two weeks after surgery to fix plantar fasciitis - inflammation of the tissue on the bottom of his foot.
"He has had plantar fascia soreness in the last week," Port football manager Peter Rohde told the club website.
"He managed training on Monday but is still sore and we've planned to have him undergo surgery.
"He won't run for two weeks and will resume full training after about four.
"We think it's likely he'll be available for the opening week of the NAB Cup."
Hitchcock has had a cursed run with injuries since making his AFL debut in 2010, with shoulder and hamstring problems restricting him to two matches last season.
The news comes as Port defender Alipate Carlile is in the shape of his life as he readies himself to lead Port Adelaide's reshaped backline this season.
The key defender endured a rocky 2012 season, getting axed from the Power line-up for failing a skinfolds test mid-season and battling to find consistency on his return from the SANFL.
But the arrival of new coach Ken Hinkley at Alberton appears to have shocked the at times laconic backman into action, with Carlile reaching peak fitness this summer.
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Even a holiday to Fiji for his mother's 50th birthday failed to halt the 25-year-old's momentum, who was yesterday spotted tearing up the track in Port's training session at Alberton.
"Bobby Carlile has really stepped up this year," Port defensive coach Matthew Nicks said. "He's in the best nick I've seen since I arrived at the club. It's fantastic to see him working hard and getting results for it as well."
Nicks said the clean slate created by Hinkley's arrival was spurring on the playing group. "I think that's probably the best part about our group this year, there are no givens," Nicks said. "Everyone has to earn their spot and Bobby knows that."
The departures of Troy Chaplin, Danyle Pearce and Jacob Surjan mean Carlile is now the sixth-most experienced player on Port's list with 111 career games.
He faces a defining year alongside fellow defensive mainstay Jackson Trengove as they look to make the transition from emerging players to full-blown on-field leaders.
"Trying to get that consistency back in my game (is) one of my main goals," Carlile told his club's website.
"(I'm) wanting to help the back six settle and get as much improvement as we can next year and try to get some wins on the board."
Carlile credited Hinkley for instilling new discipline at Alberton.
Exciting forward Cam Hitchcock had surgery yesterday to relieve plantar fascia in his foot. The club expects he will resume running "in a few weeks" and should be available for the Power's NAB Cup campaign.
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