St Kilda midfielder Nathan Freeman will finally make his debut against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night, after several hamstring injuries have kept him from playing at the top level since he was drafted at Collingwood in 2013.
Freeman was drafted to Collingwood at pick No. 10 in 2013. At the end of the 2015 season, Freeman was traded to St Kilda. When Freeman runs out on Etihad Stadium on Saturday night, it will be his 1718th day as an AFL player. The 23-year-old has come far despite the numerous injuries that have interrupted his career. After several injuries to his right hamstring, Freeman flew to Germany at the end of 2016 to receive treatment from Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt. He returned to Germany a year later to receive more treatment from the hamstring expert, who has worked with superstar athlete Usain Bolt and soccer star Bayern Munich. Following treatment in Germany, the midfielder managed to go unscathed in his recovery, until surgery in February found a defect in the muscle. Since it was corrected, he has not suffered any soft-tissue injuries since. The most recent injury Freeman has suffered was to his left shoulder back in May. Freeman has played seven consecutive matches for St Kilda's VFL affiliate Sandringham since the shoulder injury. In his most recent game against Box Hill, he collected 37 disposals.
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