Collingwood and St Kilda monitor injury concerns over Jamie Elliott and Dan Hannebery

Collingwood star Jamie Elliott and new St Kilda recruit Dan Hannebery have both battled hamstring complaints in the preseason. Will they be fit for Round 1? Chris Cavanagh with the latest.

Collingwood's Jamie Elliott and St Kilda's Dan Hannebery have had injury scares in preseason.

Collingwood will continue to closely monitor Jamie Elliott’s hamstrings after the injury-prone small forward failed to complete a training session earlier this week.

The Magpies have brushed off Elliott’s early departure from the track during the club’s final pre-Christmas session on Tuesday as precautionary and expect the 26-year-old to resume training as normal next month.

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Collingwood's Jamie Elliott and St Kilda's Dan Hannebery have had injury scares in preseason.

The scare came just weeks after Elliott returned from Germany, where he and teammate Darcy Moore went to see a hamstring specialist in a bid to overcome their persistent soft tissue injuries.

Elliott did not play a game in 2016 due to a serious back injury and — after returning to play 17 matches in 2017 — missed the whole of last season with hamstring and ankle complaints.

Meanwhile, St Kilda says recruit Dan Hannebery will also be back for Day 1 of pre-season training next month after similarly pulling up tight in his hamstrings after a big session this week.

Scans cleared Hannebery of any damage, the Saints insisting the issue “won’t affect him at all”.