Hear from High Performance Manager Ben Serpell, as he breaks down the latest injury report whilst the side prepares for their Round 3 clash with St Kilda at Marvel Stadium.
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Injury Report: Round 3
High Performance Manager Ben Serpell gives an update ahead of the Round 3 match against St Kilda.
“It was good to see the boys turn up in the second half,” Serpell said.
“I think the upside of what we are seeing is that they are finishing the second half of the game quite well."
“So, what we do know is that they are in a good spot and can run out the game pretty well at the moment.”
Sam Banks
Concussion, 1 week
“Sam will go through the standard return to play protocol.”
“Not only does he have to deal with a concussion, but he also took five or seven stitches to the head as well."
“Hopefully he will be back playing in our game against Brisbane in a couple of weeks.”
Maurice Rioli
Hamstring, Test
“Maurice sustained a small hamstring injury last week and whilst we thought he would be ok to play on the weekend, we thought we would be conservative.”
“He will be a test for this week and hopefully get some game time in this round.”
Josh Smillie
Hamstring, Test
“Smillie has done a great body of work over the last few weeks and he’s training quite well.”
“He will be a test on the back end of the week, but make no mistake if we don’t think he is ready to go, we will look after him a little bit more.”
“He is certainly doing a lot of fast running and is in a great position.”
Hugo Ralphsmith
Hamstring, 1-3 weeks
“Hugo is in a great position as well and we could probably see how he goes this weekend.”
“But again, we want to look after him and we will look after him a little bit longer because if we don’t have to rush anything, we won’t.”
Dion Prestia
Achilles, 3-4 weeks
“No real change to Dion at the moment.”
“He will just keep pressing on with his rehab and we will look at him in about 3-4 weeks time.”
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
15. Jayden Short |
Calf |
Test
Short has sustained a small soleus strain in his calf. Read Article |
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24. Taj Hotton |
ACL |
Test
Hotton ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his right knee during a training session in May 2024, wiping out most of his draft year. Read Article |
|
22. Sam Lalor |
Hamstring |
2-4 weeks
Lalor suffered a hamstring injury in Dreamtime at the 'G in Round 11. Read Article |
|
16. Josh Smillie |
Conditioning |
2-4 weeks
Smillie injured his hamstring in May, 2025, and is now working on a conditioning block before his return to play. Read Article |
|
18. Josh Gibcus |
ACL |
3-6 weeks
Gibcus is recovering from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which he sustained during Richmond's clash with Carlton in March 2024. Read Article |
|
34. Harry Armstrong |
Hamstring |
4-6 weeks
Harry Armstrong suffered a high-grade injury to his hamstring tendon at training on April 10. Read Article |
|
27. Thomson Dow |
Patella |
4-7 weeks
Thomson Dow dislocated his kneecap during Dreamtime at the 'G in Round 11. Read Article |
|
50. Campbell Gray |
Knee |
TBC
Gray suffered a posterolateral knee injury during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney. Read Article |
|
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 |
15. Jayden Short
Short has sustained a small soleus strain in his calf.
Read Article
24. Taj Hotton
Hotton ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his right knee during a training session in May 2024, wiping out most of his draft year.
Read Article
22. Sam Lalor
Lalor suffered a hamstring injury in Dreamtime at the 'G in Round 11.
Read Article
16. Josh Smillie
Smillie injured his hamstring in May, 2025, and is now working on a conditioning block before his return to play.
Read Article
18. Josh Gibcus
Gibcus is recovering from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which he sustained during Richmond's clash with Carlton in March 2024.
Read Article
34. Harry Armstrong
Harry Armstrong suffered a high-grade injury to his hamstring tendon at training on April 10.
Read Article
27. Thomson Dow
Thomson Dow dislocated his kneecap during Dreamtime at the 'G in Round 11.
Read Article
50. Campbell Gray
Gray suffered a posterolateral knee injury during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney.
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 ArticleLast Updated: 1:54 AM Tuesday, June 10, 2025
