Get the latest injury update from High Performance Manager Ben Serpell ahead of Thursday night's Round 1 clash against Carlton.
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Injury Report: Round 1
High Performance Manager Ben Serpell gives an update ahead of the Round 1 match against Carlton.
Sam Lalor
Fractured jaw, available
“That was very unlucky for Sam, back over at West Coast, being pushed into that contest."
“He’s held himself high throughout the whole rehab process and put himself in the best position to be selected to play this week."
Tom Lynch
Concussion, available
“Tom Lynch was out there training really well. Got a lot of confidence in (to) him.
"He’s through his concussion protocols now and no doubt he’ll be a discussion upstairs for match committee."
Dion Prestia
Achilles, 3-5 weeks
“There’s not much change to Dion at the moment. We said a couple of weeks ago that he’d miss the first few rounds of the AFL season, and that’s about where he’s at. He’s progressing well and that’s good for him."
Hugo Ralphsmith
Hamstring, 3-5 weeks
“Hugo’s got an interesting one. He can look quite good, but you probably need to put him in a holding pattern for a while, just to protect him from himself."
"He’s tracking just as we said a few weeks ago, probably miss the first few rounds, but progressing well."
Josh Smillie
Hamstring, 2-4 weeks
“The one with Josh Smillie was more around we weren’t sure how he’s progressing and healing, so we got the extra scan for him and it showed that it wasn’t progressing as well as what we’d like. So we put him in bit of a holding pattern."
“The last couple of sessions he’s shown some promise. I’m sure the fans are keen to see him out there and so are we, but we’ll make sure we keep looking after him."
Jonty Faull
Back, Test
“Jonty is doing well also. Obviously, he came to the club with that back stress fracture, so for him, he’s integrating into some football now and enjoying it."
“He got through two 20-minute halves of match sim last week. We’re really happy with his progress and we'll just monitor how he is healing going over the next little while."
Judson Clarke and Mykelti Lefau
ACLs, TBC
“It’s exciting times for Mykelti and also for Judson. Juddy’s probably the first one back of the group and he’s still on track for that. Also, Mykelti’s starting to integrate with a few drills."
“The other day (Mykelti) was able to get through a full training session with a non-contact hat on, so the excitement around them at the moment is really fine-tuning the last little bits of their rehab and we should see them out (there) in a reasonable amount of time."
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
14. Tim Taranto |
Concussion |
Test
Taranto suffered a concussion in Round 6. Read Article |
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49. Kaleb Smith |
Groin |
1 week
Smith has been managing groin soreness since November last year and is now in a conditioning block. Read Article |
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25. Toby Nankervis |
Hamstring |
3 weeks
Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article |
|
29. Jasper Alger |
MCL |
3 weeks
Alger suffered a high-grade MCL injury in Round 3 against Fremantle. Read Article |
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38. Tom Sims |
Foot |
3-4 weeks
Sims sustained a ulnar collateral ligament injury in the Round 20 VFL game against Sandringham. Routine end-of-season medicals also found a navicular stress fracture in his foot. Read Article |
|
3. Dion Prestia |
Calf |
3-4 weeks
Prestia suffered an injury to his calf in Round 8 against West Coast. Read Article |
|
17. Maurice Rioli |
Hamstring |
4 weeks
Rioli sustained a hamstring injury in the second quarter of Round 6. Read Article |
|
34. Harry Armstrong |
Foot |
4 weeks
Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle. Read Article |
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6. Sam Banks |
Collarbone |
4 weeks
Banks fractured his collarbone in three places during the Round 6 match with North Melbourne. Read Article |
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13. Hugo Ralphsmith |
Knee |
4-6 weeks
Ralphsmith injured his MCL in Round 7. Read Article |
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26. Zane Peucker |
Syndesmosis |
5-6 weeks
Peucker injured his syndesmosis in a VFL practice match on April 18. Read Article |
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10. Taj Hotton |
Hip |
6-8 weeks
Hotton suffered a bone stress in his hip after the February 20 practice match against Essendon. Read Article |
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23. Judson Clarke |
ACL |
7-10 weeks
Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney last year. Read Article |
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4. Sam Lalor |
Achilles |
8-12 weeks
Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8. Read Article |
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16. Josh Smillie |
Quad |
TBC
Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February. Read Article |
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7. Rhyan Mansell |
Foot |
TBC
Mansell presented foot soreness to the Club in March and will undergo surgery to treat bone stress. Read Article |
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18. Josh Gibcus |
Knee |
Season
Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game. Read Article |
14. Tim Taranto
Taranto suffered a concussion in Round 6.
Read Article
49. Kaleb Smith
Smith has been managing groin soreness since November last year and is now in a conditioning block.
Read Article
25. Toby Nankervis
Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast.
Read Article
29. Jasper Alger
Alger suffered a high-grade MCL injury in Round 3 against Fremantle.
Read Article
38. Tom Sims
Sims sustained a ulnar collateral ligament injury in the Round 20 VFL game against Sandringham. Routine end-of-season medicals also found a navicular stress fracture in his foot.
Read Article
3. Dion Prestia
Prestia suffered an injury to his calf in Round 8 against West Coast.
Read Article
17. Maurice Rioli
Rioli sustained a hamstring injury in the second quarter of Round 6.
Read Article
34. Harry Armstrong
Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle.
Read Article
6. Sam Banks
Banks fractured his collarbone in three places during the Round 6 match with North Melbourne.
Read Article
13. Hugo Ralphsmith
Ralphsmith injured his MCL in Round 7.
Read Article
26. Zane Peucker
Peucker injured his syndesmosis in a VFL practice match on April 18.
Read Article
10. Taj Hotton
Hotton suffered a bone stress in his hip after the February 20 practice match against Essendon.
Read Article
23. Judson Clarke
Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney last year.
Read Article
4. Sam Lalor
Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8.
Read Article
16. Josh Smillie
Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February.
Read Article
7. Rhyan Mansell
Mansell presented foot soreness to the Club in March and will undergo surgery to treat bone stress.
Read Article
18. Josh Gibcus
Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game.
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