Damien Peverill is in good spirits considering a fractured left ulna has put a six to eight week gap in his season. Although the 22-year-old is disappointed to miss so much footy he has overcome bigger hurdles in the past to play AFL including seven national drafts. ""I am pretty disappointed to miss out on so much footy again. It is frustrating - being up and going again after last year and sort of playing reasonable footy. The most important thing now is to do all of the rehabilitation, keep my fitness up and then play good footy through the VFL and hopefully I will be able to get my spot back,"" Peverill said.

Peverill sustained the injury during the second quarter of the Anzac Day match against Collingwood and had surgery last Friday. ""I went to grab the ball and Steve McKee tried to come through and kick the ball off the ground and got my arm instead. It was sore straight away. I thought about getting up and keep going but the umpire paid a free kick. I just stayed there and didn't move much. Physio Bruce Connor came out and told me it was no good. The pain was unbelievable. I have broken bones before but this is the worst pain I have felt,"" Peverill said.

Peverill is meeting with fitness coach John Quinn this afternoon to discuss his training program for the forthcoming weeks. ""I will be on the bike for the rest of this week and then hopefully I will be able to run. The one positive thing - not that there are many good things to come out of an injury - is that I can keep my fitness up because I can still do lower-body work.""

""It is amazing how much you use your arm - when you have an injury like this it makes you appreciate the simple things you do everyday. I have to get someone to tape a bag over my arm everytime I have a shower so the bandage doesn't get wet! Eating has not been too bad but I haven't done any cooking. I have been over at mums all the time,"" Peverill said.