Hear from High Performance Manager Ben Serpell, as he updates on the squad ahead of the Round 4 clash against Brisbane at the MCG.
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Injury Report: Round 4
High Performance Manager Ben Serpell gives an update ahead of our Round 4 clash against Brisbane Lions.
Sam Banks
Concussion, Test
"He's done really well, Banksy. He's got through all his protocols well. He's just got to get through training on Wednesday.
"Full contact training with no symptoms and he should be available for playing this weekend, if the coaches choose to select him."
Josh Smillie
Hamstring, Test
"Like last week, Smil's got through a good body of work.
"He'll continue to train and we'll make him available for selection this week. We will leave it up to the coaches to have the conversation at the table."
Liam Fawcett
Concussion, 1-2 weeks
"Unfortunately for Liam, he sustained a broken nose and was concussed (in the VFL).
"He'll go through the same protocols as what Sam Banks did (over) the last couple of weeks."
Hugo Ralphsmith
Hamstring, Test
"As it stands, Hugo is available for selection this week, he's still got to get through another training session.
"If he gets through that, he'll be a discussion at the table with the coaches later."
Dion Prestia
Achilles, 2-4 weeks
"He's doing well. There's no real update on where he's at.
"He's getting through quite well. He's trying to push things as quick as he can. Unfortunately, we have to hold Dion back from himself sometimes."
Judson Clarke
ACL, 3-6 weeks
"Judson Clarke will get through his first full week of training this week, with no yellow hat on (no contact). He'll be full contact training.
"We'll do a few weeks of that and he should be available for selection towards the end of April."
Mykelti Lefau, Tylar Young
ACLs, TBC
"We're seeing Mykelti and Youngy join into training with the yellow hat on.
"They're getting through everything, no contact."
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Taj Hotton
ACL, TBC
"Taj is not too far off where those two are at, as well.
"He's doing quite well. He's excited."
Josh Gibcus
ACL, TBC
"He's starting to get into a few football drills.
"He's quite a complex case in that he's had that hamstring injury last year, followed by an ACL injury this year.
"He's just taking a little bit more time to respond to his training. But once he is, I'm sure we'll get him out there.
"I'm sure the fans don't want to see him re-hurt, so we will make sure we look after him."
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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 |
|
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 |
|
13. Hugo Ralphsmith |
Knee |
4-6 weeks
Ralphsmith injured his MCL in Round 7. Read Article |
|
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 |
|
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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