Injury Report: Round 22, 2025

Richmond has ruled out first-year player Jonty Faull for the remainder of the season following the knee injury he suffered on Saturday.

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Faull injured his left knee in the early stages of the loss to Gold Coast, with scans confirming an injury to his medial ligament.

The key forward has had a terrific debut season, overcoming a limited pre-season due to a back stress injury to feature in 16 consecutive games after his AFL debut in Gather Round.

Faull booted 9.18 and averaged 2.75 marks per game, including 15 contested marks, which ranked the teenager #3 at Richmond.

The 19-year-old will not require surgery on his knee and will be back running prior to the return of pre-season.

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01:55

Tim Taranto: Calf, Available

“Tim did really well in his test last week, but to take a precautionary approach, we decided to hold him back, and he should be available this week,” High Performance Manger Ben Serpell said.

Mykelti Lefau: Calf, 1-3 weeks

“Mykelti has turned the corner this week, and we are expecting him to be available in about one to three weeks,” Serpell said.

Liam Fawcett: Ankle, 1-3 weeks
Oliver Hayes-Brown: Hamstring 1-3 weeks

“Liam is doing quite well,” Serpell said.

“He came in for an extra footy session yesterday with a few of the other rehab guys, as did Ollie Hayes-Brown, so both of them are expected to be back in about one to three weeks.”

01:22

Kane McAuliffe: Quad, 3-5 weeks

“Kane is starting to progress a little bit now, and we are expecting to see him back in about three to five weeks,” Serpell said.

Campbell Gray: Knee, 3-5 weeks

“Campbell Gray should start some change of direction work this week, and hopefully we see him out doing a little bit more footy next week and returning to play in about three to five weeks,” Serpell said.

Samson Ryan: Foot, 3-5 weeks

“Samson Ryan is also getting through a bit of work and we are happy to say that he should be available for our final round of the year,” Serpell said.

09:39

Josh Smillie: Conditioning, TBC

“Unfortunately for Smillie, he didn’t quite get through training last week,” Serpell said.

“He is still pulling up a little bit sore, and as it turns out, he has succumbed to the virus that is going through the Club at the moment.

“So, he hasn’t been able to get through training fully for the last week or so.

“We aren’t interested in pushing him at this stage of the year, and we will continue to work with him over the next little while and try and increase his footy loads where possible and make sure we are doing the right thing by him for the long-term.”

Jonty Faull: MCL, Season

“That was unfortunate for Jonty. He has had a great year so far,” Serpell said.

“Scans earlier in the week confirmed that he had a high-grade medial collateral ligament, so that will be his season done.”

Thomson Dow: Patella, Season

“Dowy has also turned the corner a little bit, but just given the time of year we are ready to call it now and say that he isn’t going to be available this season,” Serpell said.

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
14. Tim Taranto	Concussion	Test Taranto suffered a concussion in Round 6. Read Article
49. Kaleb Smith	Groin	1 week Smith has been managing groin soreness since November last year and is now in a conditioning block. Read Article
25. Toby Nankervis	Hamstring	3 weeks Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article
29. Jasper Alger	MCL	3 weeks Alger suffered a high-grade MCL injury in Round 3 against Fremantle. Read Article
38. Tom Sims	Foot	3-4 weeks 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. Read Article
3. Dion Prestia	Calf	3-4 weeks Prestia suffered an injury to his calf in Round 8 against West Coast. Read Article
17. Maurice Rioli	Hamstring	4 weeks Rioli sustained a hamstring injury in the second quarter of Round 6. Read Article
34. Harry Armstrong	Foot	4 weeks Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle. Read Article
6. Sam Banks	Collarbone	4 weeks Banks fractured his collarbone in three places during the Round 6 match with North Melbourne. Read Article
13. Hugo Ralphsmith	Knee	4-6 weeks Ralphsmith injured his MCL in Round 7. Read Article
26. Zane Peucker	Syndesmosis	5-6 weeks Peucker injured his syndesmosis in a VFL practice match on April 18. Read Article
10. Taj Hotton	Hip	6-8 weeks Hotton suffered a bone stress in his hip after the February 20 practice match against Essendon. Read Article
23. Judson Clarke	ACL	7-10 weeks Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney last year. Read Article
4. Sam Lalor	Achilles	8-12 weeks Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8. Read Article
16. Josh Smillie	Quad	TBC Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February. Read Article
7. Rhyan Mansell	Foot	TBC Mansell presented foot soreness to the Club in March and will undergo surgery to treat bone stress. Read Article
18. Josh Gibcus	Knee	Season Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game. Read Article

14. Tim Taranto

Taranto suffered a concussion in Round 6.

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