Essendon ruckman, Jason Laycock, was today ruled out of the remainder of the 2009 season with an ongoing foot injury.
 
Football opertions manager, Paul Hamilton, said the 201cm Tasmanian will be on crutches for the next four weeks.
 
""We have decided to rule him out for the rest of the season following a recent surgical review,"" Hamilton said.
 
""He will be reviewed again in a month to see if a crack in this foot is healing and, if it's not getting better, it is possible there will be further surgery.""
 
Hamilton said the club has ruled the 24-year-old out now so he can simply focus on getting his foot back to 100 percent.
 
""Obviously it's disapointing for Jason, and it's very disapointing for the club considering our limited ruck resources at the moment,"" he said.
 
Laycock has played 58 games since being recruited with pick No.10 in 2002.
 
Hamilton said that young ruckman, Tom Bellchambers, is progressing well in his recovery from a knee injury and should be available in a month.