CONNOR Rozee has travelled to England to work with a hamstring specialist who treats Premier League players as the Port Adelaide captain ramps up his recovery from the serious injury that ended his season.

Rozee suffered a serious hamstring tear in round two and missed the rest of Port's season, with the best and fairest winner ruled out for the remainder of their campaign in June due to a nerve issue from the initial injury. 

But with that progress continuing, Port has also leaned on some contacts in world sport who specialise in the return from serious hamstring and soft-tissue injuries, with Rozee travelling to the UK over the past week or so to work with a specialist who deals with English Premier League players who have also had nerve issues with injuries. 

The link came through Port's director of athletic performance, Tim Parham, who was formerly a rehabilitation coordinator at Arsenal Football Club for several years before returning to Australia.

It is understood Port had always planned to send Rozee abroad for the cutting edge treatment but waited until nearly five months since the 26-year-old had been administered an injection to break down the scar tissue around the nerve so that by the time Rozee was in the UK it had settled and the specialist was able to work through his program. 

Port has taken a cautious approach with its captain since the injury, particularly with the nerve issues, but Rozee said recently he was tracking along well from the injury and would be ready to participate in training in the pre-season as he looks to remind everyone of his impact at Port next season.

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It is common for AFL clubs to send their stars overseas for different views on the next steps of treatment and to seek worldwide specialist opinions, with Collingwood skipper Darcy Moore jetting to the US mid-season after a hamstring setback.

Meanwhile, the likes of Sam Walsh, Adam Cerra, Josh Gibcus, Jordan De Goey and Sean Darcy are among the players to have trained at the world-leading Aspetar centre in Doha, Qatar, which specialises in intensive rehabilitation for persistent injuries.