High Performance Manager Ben Serpell provides the Round 13 Injury Report ahead of Richmond’s clash with the Sydney Swans this weekend.
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After a nail-biting defeat to the Giants at ENGIE Stadium last Saturday, Serpell has taken positives out of the fact that the side has come out of the game injury-free.
“Not the result we were after, unfortunately,” Serpell said.
“It’s frustrating but exciting all at the same time, knowing what is to come in the next couple of years, but the boys pulled up quite well.”
Injury Report: Round 13
Ben Serpell provides an update on the injury list as the Tigers prepare for our clash against Sydney this Saturday.
Jayden Short: Calf, 1 week
“Last week we said he was about 1 to 2 weeks away, and I’m happy to say that is still the case,” Serpell said.
“He is still at least one game away, and he is progressing well and starting to get some real inroads in his training sessions.”
Sam Lalor: Hamstring, 3-5 weeks
“He is doing really well and on track,” Serpell said.
“Not a lot of progress to report on there, but his rehab is going well, and we expect to see him out within that timeframe that we originally said. We will just bring his return to play forward a week.”
Josh Smillie: Conditioning, 3-5 weeks
“From a hamstring health perspective, he is pretty good, but we feel like he needs to go through a conditioning block," Serpell said.
“We are going to continue with that over the next week, and we will expect to see him coming back soon after the bye.”
Last week, head coach Adem Yze said Smillie is "progressing nicely...right now, it's more around what he's doing in the gym and things like that. Really strengthening it before he gets going". Read more from Yze here.
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Taj Hotton: ACL, 3-6 weeks
“Taj is progressing really well,” Serpell said.
“Last week was his first week of full-contact training, so we will see him do that over the next couple of weeks. We will hopefully see him back playing soon after the bye.”
Josh Gibcus: ACL, 4-7 weeks
“Gibo is doing quite well,” Serpell said.
“He is probably just a little bit behind him (Hotton), so it’s a bit of a race to get back to play with both of them. Both are doing really well, and Gibo is going to integrate some more contact drills over the next couple of weeks.”
Harry Armstrong: Hamstring, 5-7 weeks
“He is starting to look like a bit of an athlete,” Serpell said.
“He is doing well with Dan Bailey in rehab. We are just going to bring his return to play forward a week.”
Thomson Dow: Patella, 5-8 weeks
“Not too much to report on Dowy,” Serpell said.
“We are just waiting to see how he responds clinically following that kneecap dislocation. His return to play we can expect to bring forward a week.”
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
21. Noah Balta |
Toe |
Round 23-24
Balta injured his toe after an awkward landing during a contest in Round 19. Read Article |
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22. Sam Cumming |
Ankle/Shoulder |
Season
Cumming suffered a moderate grade syndesmosis injury in a tackle during Round 21. The ankle injury will not require surgery, but the Club will take the opportunity for him to go in and have his shoulder operated on. Read Article |
|
7. Rhyan Mansell |
Foot |
Season
The Club sought specialist opinion regarding Rhyan Mansell's foot soreness leading into Round 21. Following their assessment, the Club has made the decision to rule him out for the remainder of the year. Read Article |
|
38. Tom Sims |
Toe |
Season
Sims has some medial sesamoid pain, with the plan to offload him until he is pain-free. Read Article |
|
49. Kaleb Smith |
Quad |
Season
Smith sustained a quad strain in the July 19 VFL game. Read Article |
|
2. Jacob Hopper |
Ankle |
Season
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 |
|
16. Josh Smillie |
Quad |
Season
Smillie and the Club are entirely focused on setting him up for a full pre-season. Read Article |
21. Noah Balta
Balta injured his toe after an awkward landing during a contest in Round 19.
Read Article
22. Sam Cumming
Cumming suffered a moderate grade syndesmosis injury in a tackle during Round 21. The ankle injury will not require surgery, but the Club will take the opportunity for him to go in and have his shoulder operated on.
Read Article
7. Rhyan Mansell
The Club sought specialist opinion regarding Rhyan Mansell's foot soreness leading into Round 21. Following their assessment, the Club has made the decision to rule him out for the remainder of the year.
Read Article
38. Tom Sims
Sims has some medial sesamoid pain, with the plan to offload him until he is pain-free.
Read Article
49. Kaleb Smith
Smith sustained a quad strain in the July 19 VFL game.
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.
Read Article
16. Josh Smillie
Smillie and the Club are entirely focused on setting him up for a full pre-season.
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