Soft-tissue injuries continue to bedevil Hawthorn utility Changkuoth Jiath. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
Changkuoth Jiath's AFL return is again on hold after the Hawthorn utility suffered another injury.
The Hawks had hoped Jiath would resume in the VFL on Saturday after recovering from the hamstring injury that hobbled him in February.
But after a solid week of training, he was a late withdrawal because of a quad strain.
The 24-year-old has played 45 games since his 2019 debut, never managing more than 16 games in a season.
The speedy wingman and halfback only played eight last year thanks to calf and Achilles problems.
He spent time at a sports medicine facility in Qatar during the off-season as the Hawks tried to rid him of his soft-tissue injuries.
Australian Associated Press
