High Performance Manager Ben Serpell provides an injury update as Richmond returns from its bye.
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Serpell said the group is feeling refreshed after the mid-season break and are eager for Sunday's clash with the Western Bulldogs.
"They're doing quite well and have all enjoyed a break and come in with a bit of energy. Training was pretty quick yesterday and I think they're all ready to get back playing this weekend," Serpell said.
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Taj Hotton: ACL, Test
"Exciting to say that Taj is a test for this week. If he gets through main training on Thursday, then he'll be available to play this weekend," Serpell said.
Jayden Short: Calf, 1 week
"Jayden Short was down for a test and we started testing him last week. He probably hasn't progressed as well as we would have liked, so we will give him another week before we make him available for selection," Serpell said.
Sam Lalor: Hamstring, 1-3 weeks
"Sammy Lalor is going quite well, unlike everyone else, he didn't get a break last week and was in for a bit of rehab. He did a bit of running yesterday and ran fast for the first time for a while," Serpell said.
"We want to spend a bit of time to make sure that he's ready to perform, not just play, and he can slot straight back into the AFL side if needed."
Josh Smillie: Conditioning, 2-4 weeks
"Smil's having a conditioning block and that's going quite well at the moment, he's making some really good gains athletically," Serpell said.
"We're ready for him to continue running fast and doing that a lot. We're probably looking around two to four weeks with him."
Josh Gibcus: ACL, 2-5 weeks
"Gibbo is doing really well, we're excited to see him out there doing more training without a non-contact hat on. That's exciting," Serpell said.
"He also missed out on having a break, but he came in and got a good body of work done through the bye period, putting himself in the best position possible to get back to play.
"We're expecting him to be available for selection in around two to five weeks."
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Harry Armstrong: Hamstring, 2-5 weeks
“Harry, similar to the other guys, didn't go away last week and came in for some more training. He's running fast and he's getting involved in a lot more footy drills now," Serpell said.
"Unfortunately for Harry, because he's missed such a big chunk of time, we need to make sure that he does get enough footy exposure over the next little while. With the bye, he missed that, so he's still around two to five weeks away."
Thomson Dow: Patella, 4-7 weeks
"Unfortunately for Dowy, things aren't progressing too well in these early stages. He's still yet to start running," Serpell said.
"We'll just wait until we can get some swelling off that knee before he starts running."
Campbell Gray: Knee, TBC
“Similar to Dowy, Campbell Gray, we're not really sure where he's at. We just want to see where he settles for the next little while," Serpell said.
"He tried running the other day, didn't respond all that well, so we can't really give a timeline. Thankfully, he avoided serious injury, so we can expect to see him out there again this year."
Judson Clarke: ACL, Season
"We're still in the process of consulting a number of different surgeons, to make sure that we can get this right going forward. Once we've got an idea of what we're going to do, we'll give an update of where that's at and when he gets surgery," Serpell said.
"But certainly, he's not due back until next year, at this stage."
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
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47. Oliver Hayes-Brown |
Knee |
Available
Hayes-Brown is available to play after recovering from knee soreness. Read Article |
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15. Jayden Short |
Corked Quad |
Test
Short has been restricted from a corked quad. Read Article |
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4. Sam Lalor |
Achilles |
Test
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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49. Kaleb Smith |
Concussion |
Test
Smith sustained a concussion in Round 15 of the VFL. Read Article |
|
11. Luke Trainor |
Concussion |
Test
Trainor sustained a concussion at training in the lead-up to Round 17. Read Article |
|
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 22
Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10. Read Article |
|
12. Ben Miller |
Heel |
TBC
Ben Miller presented to the medical clinic following Richmond's Round 18 match with some plantar heel pain. Read Article |
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5. Jack Ross |
Concussion |
TBC
Ross suffered a concussion in Richmond's Round 17 AFL game. Read Article |
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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 |
47. Oliver Hayes-Brown
Hayes-Brown is available to play after recovering from knee soreness.
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15. Jayden Short
Short has been restricted from a corked quad.
Read Article
4. Sam Lalor
Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8.
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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
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
12. Ben Miller
Ben Miller presented to the medical clinic following Richmond's Round 18 match with some plantar heel pain.
Read Article
5. Jack Ross
Ross suffered a concussion in Richmond's Round 17 AFL 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.
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