High Performance Manager Ben Serpell provides this week’s injury report as Richmond prepares to host Adelaide on Sunday.

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Ruckman Mate Colina suffered an injury to his shoulder late in the final quarter of the VFL game on Sunday, which will see him sidelined for the remainder of the season.

“Sadly, for Mate he dislocated his shoulder in the VFL game towards the end of game, and unfortunately for him, I think his season is done,” Serpell said.

However, Serpell was pleased with the return of first-year player, Taj Hotton, who made a successful VFL debut after returning from an ACL.

“He went really well,” Serpell said.

“From a football perspective, they were happy with him and from a physical perspective, he pulled up really well, and we will look to increase his game time this week.”

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Sam Lalor: Hamstring, Test

“Sammy has done really well from a rehab perspective, and he will be a test this week,” Serpell said.

“We will make him available on the selection table, and then the coaches will make a call on his future from there.”

Harry Armstrong: Hamstring, 1 week

“We expect him to get through training this week and hopefully see him running around in that week against Geelong,” Serpell said.

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Josh Gibcus: ACL, 1 week

“Gibo is doing exceptionally well,” Serpell said.

“I’d say this is his last week out, and then we will put him as a test next week, and we expect him to get some gametime in our game against Geelong next week, probably at VFL.”

Jayden Short: Calf, 1 week

“Shorty is likely to miss another week,” Serpell said.

“As I said last week, he was a test, but he probably didn’t perform as well as we would have liked him to, not just from an injury perspective but from a performance perspective.

“We will give him another week here and test him leading into our Geelong week game in a couple of weeks.”

Josh Smillie: Conditioning, 1-3 weeks

“Smils is doing very well,” Serpell said.

“I think we had him down for 2-4 weeks last week, and now we can bring that forward to one to three (weeks).

“I would comfortably say that it would be on the later end of that, but he is certainly getting a good body of work in, and this will set him up for his whole football career.”

Campbell Gray: Knee, 2-4 weeks

“Campbell Gray started doing a little bit of running last week and a little bit of kick and move, so happy to put a timeline on him now,” Serpell said. 

“We expect him to miss the next two to four games and be back playing a bit later this year, so really good news on Campbell Gray.”

Kane McAuliffe: Quad, 3-4 weeks

“Sadly for Kane, he sustained a quad injury in training last week, and he was pulled from the game towards the end of the week,” Serpell said.

“We are expecting him to miss around three to four weeks now on that quad strain.”

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Thomson Dow: Patella, 3-6 weeks

“Not a whole lot to update you on Thomson Dow,” Serpell said.

“He is still struggling a little bit with that patella, so we will just bring his weeks forward and see how he progresses over the next couple of weeks.”

Samson Ryan: Foot, TBC

“Samson is still struggling with his foot,” Serpell said.

“I don’t really have a timeframe on that, but he is still struggling with his plantar fascia issue.

“Hopefully we can get him out to do a bit of meaningful running in the next little while, and then we can put a time frame on his return.”

Mate Colina: Shoulder, Season

“Sadly, for Mate, he dislocated his shoulder in the VFL game towards the end of game, and unfortunately for him, I think his season is done,” Serpell said.

Judson Clarke: ACL, Season

“Juddy is doing quite well,” Serpell said.

“He is getting surgery this week, and beyond that, we will just get around him and look to the future and make sure we have the best rehab plan in place for him after that.”

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Player Injury Estimated Return
34. Harry Armstrong

34. Harry Armstrong

Hamstring Test

Harry Armstrong suffered a high-grade injury to his hamstring tendon at training on April 10.

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50. Campbell Gray

50. Campbell Gray

Knee Test

Gray suffered a posterolateral knee injury during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney.

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16. Josh Smillie

16. Josh Smillie

Conditioning 1-2 weeks

Smillie injured his hamstring in May, 2025, and is now working on a conditioning block before his return to play.

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28. Kane McAuliffe

28. Kane McAuliffe

Quad 1-2 weeks

Kane McAuliffe suffered a quad injury at training ahead of the Round 15 game against the Bulldogs.

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27. Thomson Dow

27. Thomson Dow

Patella 2-5 weeks

Thomson Dow dislocated his kneecap during Dreamtime at the 'G in Round 11.

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29. Jasper Alger

29. Jasper Alger

Ankle 3-4 weeks

Alger suffered an ankle injury in the Round 17 game against Geelong.

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42. Mykelti Lefau

42. Mykelti Lefau

Calf 3-5 weeks

Lefau suffered a calf injury in the Round 16 clash with Adelaide.

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37. Liam Fawcett

37. Liam Fawcett

Foot 5-7 weeks

Fawcett sustained a syndesmosis injury in training in late June.

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32. Samson Ryan

32. Samson Ryan

Foot TBC

Ryan has been struggling with a plantar fascia issue.

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22. Sam Lalor

22. Sam Lalor

Hamstring Season

Lalor suffered a hamstring injury in Round 17 against Geelong.

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13. Hugo Ralphsmith

13. Hugo Ralphsmith

Hamstring Season

Ralphsmith suffered a hamstring injury in Round 17 against Geelong.

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23. Judson Clarke

23. Judson Clarke

ACL Season

Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney.

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43. Jacob Bauer

43. Jacob Bauer

ACL Season

Jacob Bauer suffered an ACL injury in the VFL game against Geelong on July 6.

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39. Mate Colina

39. Mate Colina

Shoulder Season

Mate Colina dislocated his shoulder in the Round 13 VFL game against the Bulldogs.

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16. Josh Smillie

16. Josh Smillie

Smillie injured his hamstring in May, 2025, and is now working on a conditioning block before his return to play.

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Injury: Conditioning
Est. Return: 1-2 weeks
23. Judson Clarke

23. Judson Clarke

Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney.

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Injury: ACL
Est. Return: Season

Last Updated: 9:28 AM Monday, July 7, 2025