Injury Report: Round 6, 2025

High Performance Manger Ben Serpell gives an in-depth Injury Update ahead of Richmond's Round 6 clash with the Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night.

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“Not the result we were after, but the boys were pretty fatigued out there," Serpell said about the loss to Fremantle in Gather Round.

“It was pretty hot and there was a bit of travel involved but they’re pretty good today, so happy to see them around.”

Defender Nick Vlastuin was taken from the ground in the fourth quarter of the game in the Barossa after a run-in with Fremantle’s Patrick Voss left him with a broken nose.

Despite the incident, Vlastuin passed all concussion tests, with Serpell confident he will be right to play this week.

“Broken nose for him (Nick Vlastuin), I’m sure his girlfriend’s not too happy but doing ok otherwise,” Serpell said.

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Veteran forward Tom Lynch was subbed out at three quarter time in a move to manage his minutes.

“We used that as an opportunity to manage him and get some younger players on the field," Serpell said.

“They are coming into a six-day turnaround and a five-day turnaround after that.

“He is really important for our team so we wanted to look after him where we could.”

Harry Armstrong: Hamstring, 11-13 weeks

“Unfortunately, Harry (Armstrong) landed in a position following a contest with Campbell Gray and sustained a hamstring injury," Serpell said.

“It was on the higher end of things, so we’ll take our due diligence with him and look after him like we have with our other young players and all of our players for that matter.

“We’ll seek second and third opinions just to make sure that our management is spot on for him and look at it as an opportunity for Harry to come back even better, bigger, faster, stronger.”

Sam Lalor: Hip, Test

“Sammy (Lalor) will be a test this weekend," Serpell said.

“Unfortunately, he pulled up sore following our game against Brisbane where he got a little bit more midfield time.

“Another day or two he probably would have been alright to go but we will look after him and he will be a test this week.

“He will get through training tomorrow and hopefully be available and a topic for discussion at the selection table later in the week.”

Kane McAuliffe: Foot, Test

“Similar to Sam Lalor, Kane will be a test this week," Serpell said.

“He will get through training tomorrow and hopefully we can put him out there on the weekend at some level.”

Liam Fawcett: Concussion, Cleared

“Liam got through the (VFL) game well and he'll be available for selection this week,” Serpell said.

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Rhyan Mansell: Shoulder, 1 week

“Rhyan is tracking pretty well," Serpell said.

“He’ll be ready to return to play as soon as his ban is over and we’re looking forward to getting him back out there.

“He came to Adelaide and put some solid training in over there and had a good time with us over there as well.”

Dion Prestia: Achilles, 3-4 weeks

“Dion’s Achilles injury is still progressing slowly, so we will still take our time with him," Serpell said.

“At this stage, we will see how we are going to manage him closer to returning near the bye.

“He is still a few weeks away, but he’ll obviously come back with limited game time when he’s ready to go.”

Judson Clarke: ACL, 1-2 weeks

“Happy to say that Judson’s only 1 to 2 weeks away and hopefully we will see him out playing soon, coming back through the VFL," Serpell said.

“He’s excited about that, as is everyone else at the Club. Hopefully next week we will have an update and a return.”

Mykelti Lefau and Tylar Young: ACLs, 6-9 weeks

“Tylar is similar to Mykelti and hopefully by next week, we will have the opportunity to give the amount of weeks away for him," Serpell said.

Taj Hotton and Josh Gibcus: ACLs, TBC

“In terms of Taj, we are still managing him as we have been all year. We will look at him conservatively and as he increases his football loads, we will give more updates then. The same goes for Josh Gibcus,” Serpell said.

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
49. Kaleb Smith	Groin	Test Smith has been managing groin soreness since November last year and is now in a conditioning block. Read Article
29. Jasper Alger	MCL	Round 11 Alger suffered a high-grade MCL injury in Round 3 against Fremantle. Read Article
38. Tom Sims	Foot	Round 11 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	Round 12 Prestia suffered an injury to his calf in Round 8 against West Coast. Read Article
17. Maurice Rioli	Hamstring	Round 11-12 Rioli sustained a hamstring injury in the second quarter of Round 6. Read Article
6. Sam Banks	Collarbone	Round 12 Banks fractured his collarbone in three places during the Round 6 match with North Melbourne. Read Article
34. Harry Armstrong	Foot	Round 12-14 Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle. Read Article
30. Tom Brown	Forearm	Round 14-15 Brown suffered a broken arm in the Round 9 game against Adelaide. Read Article
25. Toby Nankervis	Hamstring	Round 14-15 Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article
26. Zane Peucker	Syndesmosis	Round 14-15 Peucker injured his syndesmosis in a VFL practice match on April 18. Read Article
13. Hugo Ralphsmith	Knee	Round 14-16 Ralphsmith injured his MCL in Round 7. Read Article
10. Taj Hotton	Hip	Round 14-16 Hotton suffered a bone stress in his hip after the February 20 practice match against Essendon. Read Article
23. Judson Clarke	ACL	Round 15-18 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	Achilles	Round 16-19 Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8. Read Article
28. Kane McAuliffe	Achilles	TBC McAuliffe was quite sore in both Achilles in the Round 9 game against Adelaide. Read Article
16. Josh Smillie	Quad	TBC Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February. Read Article
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

49. Kaleb Smith

Smith has been managing groin soreness since November last year and is now in a conditioning block.

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