Majak Daw has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after injuring his hamstring in the VFL on Saturday.

“Majak was running at speed, and stumbled forward, putting his hamstring under immense pressure and strain,” North GM football Cameron Joyce said.

“With only four games until the end of the season, unfortunately he won’t be able to recover in time to make it back to playing this season.

“The scans revealed a decent tear and it would normally be a six week injury.”

Daw was in the process of ramping up his game-time since returning from hip and pelvis injuries.

“Each week he played, we carefully increased his minutes by a quarter and he was set to play his first full game on Saturday,” Joyce explained.

“It’s really disappointing for him not to be able to get back for an AFL game, which was his goal, but he should take a lot of confidence out of his incredible effort in getting back to playing so quickly, considering the injuries he had.

“No one should underestimate the level of determination, courage and will-power Majak has shown over the past six or so months.

“We will now ensure he has all the support he needs to come back stronger and ready for day one of the 2020 pre-season.”