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AFL:Magpies weigh up new plan to heal injured captain

Collingwood are weighing up adopting a different approach to Darcy Moore's latest stint on the sidelines after the premiership skipper was cut down by yet another soft tissue injury.

Moore is set to miss at least a month and most likely much longer after suffering a moderate grade hamstring injury during last week's 10-point win over West Coast.

The 30-year-old missed a month of action earlier this year due to another hamstring injury, and he was grounded by a calf strain during the pre-season.

"It's been a been a frustrating year for him to get on the paddock, and then on the on the field," Collingwood coach Craig McRae said on Thursday.

"Clearly we need to do something different, because what we're doing right now - given his body feedback - he's not capable of doing it at the level which is required.

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