RICHMOND key defender Dylan Grimes will be feeling sore and sorry for himself after breaking his nose in an incident at training on Thursday.

The club confirmed he suffered the break during a drill, but it won't have a major impact on his pre-season.

"Grimes will have his nose re-aligned on Friday and the injury will not affect his preparation for the upcoming season," a statement from the club said.

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Grimes won't be too thrilled with his captain either, with Trent Cotchin posting a photo of the painful looking injury on his Instagram account.

"Rough day on the track," Cotchin captioned the picture, complete with a "facepalm" emoji.

"They weren't joking when they said, 'don't get your nose out of joint,'," Grimes added in the comment section.

Grimes' toughness has been recognised by his teammates, winning the Francis Bourke award (based on club values of awareness, united, relentless and discipline) for the past two seasons.

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