High Performance Manager Ben Serpell gives this week’s Injury Report ahead of the side's Round 21 clash against Gold Coast at People First Stadium.
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After a gallant fight against the Pies last week, Serpell discussed the state of the squad going into our second last interstate trip of the season.
Tim Taranto is a test to face the Suns after his calf tightness, while as specified by Senior Coach Adem Yze post-game, Ben Miller "should be OK" after jarring his hip in the loss.
"It was a very tough end to the game last week. Credit to the boys, there was a bit of illness going through the squad last week," Serpell said.
"Not only did they work hard on field, but they were getting over a few viruses. They pulled up OK this week and we'll go through a bit of extra recovery."
Injury Report: Round 21
Ben Serpell provides an update on the injury list before the Tigers Round 21 match against Gold Coast.
Tim Taranto - Calf, Test
"Tim had a bit of calf tightness after the Perth game (against West Coast), unfortunately he felt that still in the warmup going into the game," Serpell said.
"What we're going to do is take a conservative approach. We'll put him on a test for this week. Also, his conditioning over the last week is something we're considering in helping make that decision.
"Hopefully he's OK this week and hopefully on the plane, but we'll go conservative with him if we have to."
Seth Campbell - Concussion, Test
"Happy to say that Seth's got through with flying colours so far," Serpell said.
"He's just got to get through training tomorrow and he'll be available this weekend."
Josh Smillie - Conditioning, Test
"Smil is a similar scenario to Seth, we've seen him out doing some training lately," Serpell said.
"I'm happy to say that if he gets through training this week, we'll consider him for a game.
"Of course there's a conservative approach we like to take with these young blokes, we'll continue down that path if we need to."
Mykelti Lefau - Calf, 2-4 weeks
"Mykelti is going OK. He's probably not progressing as well as we'd like him to," Serpell said.
"I had him down for two to four weeks last week. I'm going to stick to that at this point in time to make sure he progresses in a safe manner."
Liam Fawcett - Foot, 2-4 weeks
"Liam's done really well. He came out of surgery well, got into training pretty quickly," Serpell said.
"The boys downstairs (trainers) are doing a good job with him. We anticipate him back within two to four weeks."
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Oliver Hayes-Brown - Hamstring, 2-4 weeks
"He was a bit tight after some aerial contests," Serpell said.
"With our ruck stocks, we want to go a bit conservative, around a two to four week timeline, to ensure we're doing the right thing by him."
Thomson Dow - Patella, 2-5 weeks
"Really happy to say that Thomson Dow is starting to respond well to his training," Serpell said.
"Whilst we'll be holding his return-to-play timeline similar to the past couple of weeks, hopefully we see that drop in the next couple of weeks."
Kane McAuliffe - Quad, 4-6 weeks
"Sad for Kane, because the week before, he got through our scratch match against Sandringham with flying colours. We wanted to make sure he got through another training session," Serpell said.
"Unfortunately, he had a re-strain in that training session. That's going to put him back for another four to six weeks."
Campbell Gray - Knee, 4-6 weeks
"He's doing quite well. We expect him back in around four to six weeks for hopefully the wildcard (VFL) and VFL Finals after that," Serpell said.
Samson Ryan - Foot, 4-6 weeks
"We'll put four to six weeks for Samson Ryan. He's progressing well and with our ruck stocks, we just want to look after them a bit more," Serpell said.
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
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42. Mykelti Lefau |
Calf |
1 week
Lefau suffered a calf injury in the Round 16 clash with Adelaide. Read Article |
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16. Josh Smillie |
Quad |
1-2 weeks
Smillie has suffered a quad strain and the Club will keep him working towards a potential return to action through the VFL finals. Read Article |
|
28. Kane McAuliffe |
Quad |
1-3 weeks
Kane McAuliffe suffered a quad injury at training ahead of the Round 15 game against the Bulldogs. Read Article |
|
1. Nick Vlastuin |
Ankle |
Season
Vlastuin suffered an ankle injury in the Round 23 game against North Melbourne. |
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38. Tom Sims |
Elbow/Foot |
Season
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 |
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26. Jonty Faull |
Knee |
Season
Faull suffered a high-grade medial collateral ligament knee injury in the Round 21 game against Gold Coast. Read Article |
|
27. Thomson Dow |
Patella |
Season
Thomson Dow dislocated his kneecap during Dreamtime at the 'G in Round 11. Read Article |
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22. Sam Lalor |
Hamstring |
Season
Lalor suffered a hamstring injury in Round 17 against Geelong. Read Article |
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13. Hugo Ralphsmith |
Hamstring |
Season
Ralphsmith suffered a hamstring injury in Round 17 against Geelong. Read Article |
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23. Judson Clarke |
ACL |
Season
Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney. Read Article |
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43. Jacob Bauer |
ACL |
Season
Jacob Bauer suffered an ACL injury in the VFL game against Geelong on July 6. Read Article |
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39. Mate Colina |
Shoulder |
Season
Mate Colina dislocated his shoulder in the Round 13 VFL game against the Bulldogs. Read Article |
42. Mykelti Lefau
Lefau suffered a calf injury in the Round 16 clash with Adelaide.
Read Article
16. Josh Smillie
Smillie has suffered a quad strain and the Club will keep him working towards a potential return to action through the VFL finals.
Read Article
28. Kane McAuliffe
Kane McAuliffe suffered a quad injury at training ahead of the Round 15 game against the Bulldogs.
Read Article
1. Nick Vlastuin
Vlastuin suffered an ankle injury in the Round 23 game against North Melbourne.
38. Tom Sims
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
26. Jonty Faull
Faull suffered a high-grade medial collateral ligament knee injury in the Round 21 game against Gold Coast.
Read Article
27. Thomson Dow
Thomson Dow dislocated his kneecap during Dreamtime at the 'G in Round 11.
Read Article
22. Sam Lalor
Lalor suffered a hamstring injury in Round 17 against Geelong.
Read Article
13. Hugo Ralphsmith
Ralphsmith suffered a hamstring injury in Round 17 against Geelong.
Read Article
23. Judson Clarke
Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney.
Read Article
43. Jacob Bauer
Jacob Bauer suffered an ACL injury in the VFL game against Geelong on July 6.
Read Article
39. Mate Colina
Mate Colina dislocated his shoulder in the Round 13 VFL game against the Bulldogs.
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