{"id":82429,"date":"2022-04-28T04:36:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T17:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=82429"},"modified":"2022-04-27T12:32:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T01:32:36","slug":"no-timeline-on-star-forwards-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/sport\/no-timeline-on-star-forwards-return\/","title":{"rendered":"No timeline on star forward\u2019s return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESSENDON coach Ben Rutten can\u2019t reveal when small forward Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti will make his AFL return.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald-Tipungwuti hasn\u2019t played at the top level since round 21 last year and recently took a leave of absence from the club in February to deal with personal matters.<\/p>\n<p>Now back at The Hangar and making his return to play via the VFL, McDonald-Tipungwuti has been slow out of the gates, averaging just 10.7 disposals and 1.3 goals a game at the state-league level from three games this season.<\/p>\n<p>While Essendon GM of Football Josh Mahoney expected McDonald-Tipungwuti to reach AFL levels of fitness in early May coach, Rutten revealed after last week\u2019s loss to Fremantle that the club had tempered those expectations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t got a timeline on Tippa,\u201d Rutten said. \u201cHe\u2019s still a while away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tipungwuti hasn\u2019t played at AFL level since Essendon\u2019s win over the Western Bulldogs in Round 21 last year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; BY LACHLAN GELEIT\/ SEN<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESSENDON coach Ben Rutten can\u2019t reveal when small forward Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti will make his AFL return. 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