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STAR St Kilda midfielder Jack Steven is confident he'll be fine for round one despite suffering a left ankle injury during the Saints' loss to Melbourne at Casey Fields on Thursday night.

Steven limped off late in the third quarter after his ankle got caught under Demon Jake Melksham, who was sliding into the contest.

The triple best and fairest left the field with the assistance of trainers and was not putting any weight on his injured limb.

He later returned to the bench with ice on his ankle and didn't seem too concerned, but was ruled out for the remainder of the match, which the Demons won by 26 points.

"Yeah I'll be right. It's just a rolled ankle so I'll be sweet," Steven told Fox Footy after the match.

Coach Alan Richardson seemed similarly optimistic at this early stage.

"I told him that he was a drama queen after the game and that he put us all into a bit of a tailspin," Richardson said.

"He's much more likely than not (to play round one). It's a sprain, which is pleasing. Clearly we have to wait and see but it looked worse than it was."


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St Kilda ace Jack Steven is on track to take his place in the all-important Round 1 clash against the Lions.

While the triple best-and-fairest winner trained away from the main group today, the club is confident he will be fit in time for the clash at Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

General Manager of Football Simon Lethlean said Steven was recovering well from an ankle injury sustained in the final JLT clash against Melbourne.


Steven limped off after his ankle got caught under Demon Jake Melksham, and sat out the remainder of the match.

“At this stage, he is on track to take his place against the Lions,” Lethlean said.

“He’s done everything right since the injury last Thursday night and is ticking every box at present.”

“We won’t make a final call until next week, and obviously won’t be taking any risk, but we expect him to continue to improve and be fit for Round 1.”

The midfielder maestro has enjoyed a strong summer, overcoming hamstring tendentious that impacted his 2017 campaign.


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Jack played a great game against the Giants with 29 disposals, 5 tackles and a goal . He also set up what could have been the winning score if Carlisle had been able to hold the mark with a couple seconds to go. In fairness to Carlisle the kick from Jack was a little high and Carlisle should have been paid a free except the umpire was unsighted apparently although there was no reason an umpire upfield couldn’t have paid it.


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