Injury Report: Round 12, 2025

High Performance Manager Ben Serpell gives his injury update as Richmond prepares to travel to Sydney, where it will take on the GWS Giants this Saturday.

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Despite missing out on Friday night’s Dreamtime clash with Essendon, Serpell confirmed Tigers captain Toby Nankervis will be available for selection this week, after being managed by the Club.

“Toby Nankervis has been carrying a knee injury, like many ruckmen,” Serpell said.

“He is a bit of a machine to be honest, but last week we decided to rest him because we had an opportunity to.

“In fact, we had to hold him back from playing, but we think we have managed him quite well and definitely available for selection this week.”

Two young Tigers, Sam Lalor and Thomson Dow, will unfortunately spend time on the sidelines after sustaining injuries in last week’s match.

Dow has suffered a dislocated kneecap, seeing him sidelined for the next six to eight weeks, while number one draft pick Lalor has suffered a hamstring injury, seeing him miss the next four to six weeks.

Despite the added injuries, Serpell took confidence in the returns of Dion Prestia and Tylar Young, who competed in the side's VFL match on Saturday night against Essendon.

“They both did really well,” Serpell said.

“Dion had a smile on his face and enjoyed his time out there, and Tylar had a really big impact from what I understand, so a great return to play from both of them.”

03:18

Tom Lynch: Concussion, Test

“Lynchy has to get through the last couple of stages of his concussion protocol,” Serpell said.

“That involves a bit of contact at training today and then a full contact session later in the week.

“If he gets through that symptom-free, then he will be available for selection this weekend against GWS.”

Mate Colina: Knee, Test

“I’m glad to say that Mate is expected to be available this week, but again, we just got to get through the main training session during the week,” Serpell said.

“If he gets through that symptom-free then he will be available for selection.”

Jayden Short: Calf, 1-2 weeks

“Sadly, Shorty’s calf injury isn’t progressing as well as we would have liked,” Serpell said.

“As we said last week, we are going to look after our players, and it will probably be another week before we can give an indication of where he is coming back to.

“In addition to his calf injury, we have to make sure he is conditioned for the game, so probably another week or two before we see him.”

Sam Lalor: Hamstring, 4-6 weeks

“Sammy Lalor had a re-aggravation of his hamstring injury that he sustained prior to coming to the Club,” Serpell said.

“Unfortunately for him, he is going to miss a bit of gametime, thankfully it’s only going to be around about three games though.”

Thomson Dow: Patella, 6-8 weeks

“Unfortunately, Thomson Dow dislocated his kneecap,” Serpell said.

“We will see how he progresses clinically over the next little while.”

08:35

Taj Hotton: ACL, 4-7 weeks
Josh Gibcus: ACL, 5-8 weeks

“Both Taj and Gibbo are going really well,” Serpell said.

“We expect to see them out training in the next few weeks without a non-contact hat on.

“About four or so weeks of that and we can expect to see them out playing again, so progressing well.”

Harry Armstrong: Hamstring, 6-8 weeks

“Harry is still chipping away,” Serpell said.

“It’s a long process for him, and again, not many real updates for him, but we will bring his return to play forward by a week.”

Josh Smillie: Hamstring, TBC

“Smillie is progressing quite well, but again not really many updates on him,” Serpell said.

“We want to focus on his development from an athletic perspective.

“The hamstring itself is looking quite good, but we want to make sure that he is ready to play senior football as soon as possible and make sure he is robust for that.”

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
14. Tim Taranto	Concussion	Test Taranto suffered a concussion in Round 6. Read Article
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

14. Tim Taranto

Taranto suffered a concussion in Round 6.

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