Ed Lower Biography

North Melbourne midfielder Ed Lower's hopes of an uninterrupted pre-season have been ended by an appointment with the surgeon.

"It's a minor hiccup, but I'd rather it now than in-season anyway," Lower said.

"We've got great medical staff here so I'm confident they'll get me right."

North Melbourne will start the 2010 season without Ed Lower after the midfielder broke his leg in the NAB Challenge match against Hawthorn.

"I was tackling a Hawthorn player and as I swung around my lower leg collided with someone's knee. It just felt like I got kicked in the ankle but then it got progressively worse over the next few minutes and then I knew something was wrong," Lower said.