High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has given Judson Clarke and Rhyan Mansell the green light for selection this week.
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After the Tigers' 11-point win against the Suns over the weekend, Serpell spoke to Richmond Media to provide an injury update ahead of the Anzac Day Eve clash with Melbourne at the MCG on Thursday night.
Judson Clarke: Available
“I’m really looking forward to this weekend because Judson Clarke is going to make his return from an ACL, and he will be available for selection,” Serpell said.
“He is excited to come back, and the last couple of weeks he has been wanting to play footy, and this is his opportunity.”
Rhyan Mansell: Available
“Mansell was pretty good last week, and he probably could’ve played but had to sit out because of his suspension,” Serpell said.
“We are hoping he can have impact at some level this weekend as well.”
Samson Ryan: Foot, 2-3 weeks
“Samson Ryan has come out of the game with a bit of a foot complaint, a fascia plantar complaint, so he will probably miss the next 2-3 weeks,” Serpell said.
“He will get some scans on that over the next couple of days, and we will get a picture on that.”
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Ben Serpell gives us an update on Judson Clarke and Rhyan Mansell.
Mykelti Lefau: ACL, 4-6 weeks
“Mykelti is doing really well, we can say that his timeline is around 4-6 weeks now,” Serpell said.
Tylar Young: ACL, 5-7 weeks
“Tylar Young is doing really well at the moment, and he is probably at 5-7 weeks from returning to play,” Serpell said.
Harry Armstrong: Hamstring, 10-12 weeks
“No real progress on (Harry) to talk about. We said a while ago it would take 12 weeks, and we are still on track for that,” Serpell said.
Dion Prestia: Achilles, TBC
“Unfortunately, Dion isn’t progressing as well as we liked, so it's hard to put a time frame on him at the moment,” Serpell said.
“We are still looking to get him a bit of gametime before the bye, but we will see how that goes over time."
Taj Hotton and Josh Gibcus: ACLs, TBC
“They are progressing, similar to last week, so I don’t have any real updates on them, but when I have information on that, I will bring it out,” Serpell said.
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
3. Dion Prestia |
Hamstring |
Test
Prestia suffered hamstring awareness in Round 16 against Collingwood. Read Article |
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47. Oliver Hayes-Brown |
Knee |
Test
Hayes-Brown is a test to return to availability after recovering from knee soreness. Read Article |
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38. Tom Sims |
MCL |
Test
Sims sustained an MCL injury in the Round 9 VFL game. Read Article |
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4. Sam Lalor |
Achilles |
Round 20
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 |
Round 20-22
Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February. Read Article |
|
50. Campbell Gray |
Hamstring |
Round 20-23
Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10. Read Article |
|
5. Jack Ross |
Concussion |
TBC
Ross suffered a concussion in Richmond's Round 17 AFL game. Read Article |
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49. Kaleb Smith |
Concussion |
TBC
Smith sustained a concussion in Round 15 of the VFL. Read Article |
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11. Luke Trainor |
Concussion |
TBC
Trainor sustained a concussion at training in the lead-up to Round 17. Read Article |
|
2. Jacob Hopper |
Ankle |
TBC
Hopper suffered a stress fracture in his ankle following the Round 14 game against Brisbane. Read Article |
|
8. Jonty Faull |
Back |
Season
Faull will miss the remainder of the 2026 AFL season due to stress fractures in his back. Read Article |
|
18. Josh Gibcus |
Knee |
Season
Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game. Read Article |
3. Dion Prestia
Prestia suffered hamstring awareness in Round 16 against Collingwood.
Read Article
47. Oliver Hayes-Brown
Hayes-Brown is a test to return to availability after recovering from knee soreness.
Read Article
38. Tom Sims
Sims sustained an MCL injury in the Round 9 VFL game.
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
50. Campbell Gray
Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10.
Read Article
5. Jack Ross
Ross suffered a concussion in Richmond's Round 17 AFL game.
Read Article
49. Kaleb Smith
Smith sustained a concussion in Round 15 of the VFL.
Read Article
11. Luke Trainor
Trainor sustained a concussion at training in the lead-up to Round 17.
Read Article
2. Jacob Hopper
Hopper suffered a stress fracture in his ankle following the Round 14 game against Brisbane.
Read Article
8. Jonty Faull
Faull will miss the remainder of the 2026 AFL season due to stress fractures in his back.
Read Article
18. Josh Gibcus
Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game.
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