High Performance Manager Ben Serpell caught up with Richmond Media to deliver this week’s injury update, with the side preparing for Geelong on Saturday.
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Key forward Mykelti Lefau had his return game to senior football on Sunday interrupted by a calf injury, which will see him sidelined for the next four to six weeks.
However, in positive news, Sam Lalor will be made available for selection, while Josh Gibcus and Jayden Short have been named as tests.
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Sam Lalor: Hamstring, Available
“Sam passed all of his tests last week, but we made a decision that the best thing for him going forward for his long-term career was to just get a few more football exposures before we throw him back into AFL football,” Serpell said.
“He did some extra footy training last week, and he will get through a full session tomorrow, and then we will see him out there this weekend.”
Josh Gibcus: ACL, Test
"Gibo’s just got to get through one more training session tomorrow, a light training session, and happy to say (after that) he will play his first game of footy for a long time,” Serpell said.
Jayden Short: Calf, Test
“Similar to Gibo, he has to get through tomorrow's session, probably a smaller session than he has had to go through the last couple of weeks, and hopefully we see him out there this week as well,” Serpell said.
Harry Armstrong: Hamstring, 1 week
“Harry is tracking well,” Serpell said.
“He passed all of his fitness tests, and repeated scans showed that his hamstring had healed probably better than we actually thought he would.
“Unfortunately, an unrelated medical condition is probably going to rule him out for another week.
“We are hoping to see him for Essendon, but we will see how he responds to training this week.”
Campbell Gray: Knee, 1-2 weeks
“Campbell is doing really well and is training really well, and we are happy to bring his return to play forward,” Serpell said.
“He will only miss one more game, and he will go through a test next week and hopefully play in that Essendon round.”
Josh Smillie: Conditioning, 1-3 weeks
“Smillie is going ok,” Serpell said.
“He was a bit sick on the back end of last week, and that has kind of stalled his progress a little bit, so once he gets back into training, we will give you a little bit more of an update of where he is progressing from there.”
Kane McAuliffe: Quad, 2-3 weeks
“He is tracking well, so we will just bring his return to play forward and expect him to miss another two to three games and see him out there playing a game pretty soon,” Serpell said.
Thomson Dow: Patella, 3-6 weeks
“Dowy is not going too well,” Serpell said.
“We started some overground work with him this week, and he didn’t respond well to that, so we are just going to see how he goes clinically over the next little while and make some calls from there.
“I can’t really say that we will bring his return to play back any sooner, but we are hoping for the best for him.”
Mykelti Lefau: Calf, 4-6 weeks
“Sadly, for Mykelti, he sustained a calf injury in the second quarter, and he was subbed out of the game,” Serpell said.
“He had scans conducted yesterday, and we are probably looking at four to six games he’s going to miss out.”
Liam Fawcett: Foot, 6-8 weeks
“Sadly, for Liam, he sustained a syndesmosis injury in training last week,” Serpell said.
“He had surgery earlier this week, and we can still expect to see him out there at the back end of the year."
Samson Ryan: Foot, TBC
“Samson Ryan hopefully will start a bit of overground running this week, and then we will have a bit more of an idea of his return to play after that,” Serpell said.
Mate Colina: Shoulder, Season
Judson Clarke: ACL, Season
“Both underwent surgery, and from all reports, surgery went well. Sadly for them, their seasons are done, but we’re looking forward to seeing them around the Club and having a few smiles here and there from them.”
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