Get the latest injury update from High Performance Manager Ben Serpell ahead of Saturday afternoon's Round 2 clash against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.
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Injury Report: Round 2
High Performance Manager Ben Serpell gives an update ahead of the Round 2 match against Port Adelaide.
“It was a good result from the boys and certainly very exciting, but nothing to get ahead of ourselves at the moment,” Serpell said.
“The boys were back in at 9am the next morning getting some rehab done, which was great.
“We were treated with an appearance by some of the women coming down to help with the rehab session for some of our boys.
“Really appreciative of Shelby Knoll, Charley Ryan, Katie Brennan and Mon Conti, jumping in with the likes of Josh Smillie and Noah Balta the next day.”
All eyes now turn to Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Saturday afternoon.
“As teams, we can do a bit better by travelling together and coming together as a group. Being a bit more excited this week after the win, it should be pretty good.”
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Josh Smillie
Hamstring, 1-2 weeks
“No real change to his expected return. He’s tracking quite well, getting some training into him."
“He’s looking around one to two weeks and hopefully get into a bit of footy this week again."
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Dion Prestia and Hugo Ralphsmith
Achilles and Hamstring, 2-5 weeks
“They’re tracking well in rehab. There’s no real change to their return-to-play."
“Between them, they’re both two-to-five weeks away. We’ll see them hopefully in a few drills over the coming weeks."
Jonty Faull
Back, Test
“Jonty’s an exciting one. He got to play a bit of VFL on the weekend on limited game time."
“We’ll progress his game time over the next couple of weeks and see him having some impact as the season progresses."
Jacob Blight
Adductor, Test
“He slipped in back play and got a little bit of adductor soreness. He’ll be a test for this weekend and hopefully gets through his cramping and we’ll be right.”
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
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42. Mykelti Lefau |
Calf |
1 week
Lefau suffered a calf injury in the Round 16 clash with Adelaide. Read Article |
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16. Josh Smillie |
Quad |
1-2 weeks
Smillie has suffered a quad strain and the Club will keep him working towards a potential return to action through the VFL finals. Read Article |
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28. Kane McAuliffe |
Quad |
1-3 weeks
Kane McAuliffe suffered a quad injury at training ahead of the Round 15 game against the Bulldogs. Read Article |
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1. Nick Vlastuin |
Ankle |
Season
Vlastuin suffered an ankle injury in the Round 23 game against North Melbourne. |
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38. Tom Sims |
Elbow/Foot |
Season
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 |
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26. Jonty Faull |
Knee |
Season
Faull suffered a high-grade medial collateral ligament knee injury in the Round 21 game against Gold Coast. Read Article |
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27. Thomson Dow |
Patella |
Season
Thomson Dow dislocated his kneecap during Dreamtime at the 'G in Round 11. Read Article |
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22. Sam Lalor |
Hamstring |
Season
Lalor suffered a hamstring injury in Round 17 against Geelong. Read Article |
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13. Hugo Ralphsmith |
Hamstring |
Season
Ralphsmith suffered a hamstring injury in Round 17 against Geelong. Read Article |
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23. Judson Clarke |
ACL |
Season
Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney. Read Article |
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43. Jacob Bauer |
ACL |
Season
Jacob Bauer suffered an ACL injury in the VFL game against Geelong on July 6. Read Article |
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39. Mate Colina |
Shoulder |
Season
Mate Colina dislocated his shoulder in the Round 13 VFL game against the Bulldogs. Read Article |
42. Mykelti Lefau
Lefau suffered a calf injury in the Round 16 clash with Adelaide.
Read Article
16. Josh Smillie
Smillie has suffered a quad strain and the Club will keep him working towards a potential return to action through the VFL finals.
Read Article
28. Kane McAuliffe
Kane McAuliffe suffered a quad injury at training ahead of the Round 15 game against the Bulldogs.
Read Article
1. Nick Vlastuin
Vlastuin suffered an ankle injury in the Round 23 game against North Melbourne.
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
26. Jonty Faull
Faull suffered a high-grade medial collateral ligament knee injury in the Round 21 game against Gold Coast.
Read Article
27. Thomson Dow
Thomson Dow dislocated his kneecap during Dreamtime at the 'G in Round 11.
Read Article
22. Sam Lalor
Lalor suffered a hamstring injury in Round 17 against Geelong.
Read Article
13. Hugo Ralphsmith
Ralphsmith suffered a hamstring injury in Round 17 against Geelong.
Read Article
23. Judson Clarke
Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney.
Read Article
43. Jacob Bauer
Jacob Bauer suffered an ACL injury in the VFL game against Geelong on July 6.
Read Article
39. Mate Colina
Mate Colina dislocated his shoulder in the Round 13 VFL game against the Bulldogs.
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