Football operations manager, Paul Hamilton, said the 27-year-old was stung on his shin on Sunday while doing a private extra recovery session on St Kilda beach.
“He went to hospital and had a minor operation where they removed the barb from his leg,” Hamilton said.
“He was in a lot of pain and was kept overnight for observation but, since then, he has recovered well.
""We expect him to get back into some form of training on Friday and we will monitor him and build up his program over the following week.
“The good news is that we don’t expect this to have any real impact on David's preparation for the AFL season.”
