High Performance Manager Ben Serpell gives his Injury Report ahead of Richmond’s clash with North Melbourne this Sunday.
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Coming off a narrow loss to St Kilda over the weekend, Serpell took positives knowing that no injuries were sustained during the contest.
“The AFL side pulled up quite well,” Serpell said.
“It (the result) was disappointing, but as a whole, from an injury perspective, we are pretty happy with how we came out.”
Unfortunately, in the VFL win over Sandringham, key forward Tom Sims left the ground after sustaining an injury to his elbow.
Sims had scans earlier this week confirming that he will not need to undergo surgery. However, he will miss the remainder of the 2025 season.
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Tom Sims: Elbow, Season
“Sadly, for Simsy, that will end his season,” Serpell said.
“Essentially, he sustained a ulnar collateral ligament, similar to the MCL in your knee that Jonty (Faull) sustained, but it is in his elbow.
“Thankfully, he doesn’t have to have surgery, so he will be fine and ready to go for day one of pre-season.”
Liam Fawcett: Ankle, Test
Oliver Hayes-Brown: Hamstring, Test
“There are a couple of guys that we are happy to bring forward this week,” Serpell said.
“Liam Fawcett and Ollie Hayes-Brown, we are going to put them on tests this week, and hopefully we can get some gametime into them this week.”
Mykelti Lefau: Calf, 1-2 weeks
“Mykelti is going really well now, and we suspect to see him ready to play in about one to two weeks,” Serpell said.
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Campbell Gray: Knee, 1-2 weeks
Samson Ryan: Foot, 1-2 weeks
“Campbell Gray and Samson Ryan have progressed a fair bit this week,” Serpell said.
“Happy to say that we can bring their return to play forward a little bit...one to two weeks.
“Hopefully we can get a little bit more game time in for both by the end of the year.”
Kane McAuliffe: Quad, 2-4 weeks
“He is going well, just standard really, so we are expecting him out ready and available to play in two to four weeks,” Serpell said.
Josh Smillie: Quad, 3-6 weeks
“As we reported last week, Josh Smillie came off the track a little bit sore a couple of weeks ago,” Serpell said.
“Subsequent scans last week revealed a minor quad strain.
“It’s not too serious, and we are hoping to see him out running around doing a little bit of training this afternoon, and we aren’t ruling him just yet that he can get a little bit of gametime in VFL at the backend of the year.”
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
11. Luke Trainor |
Hip |
Test
Trainor presented with hip soreness after the first session after the bye. Read Article |
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34. Harry Armstrong |
Foot |
Round 16-18
Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle. Read Article |
|
23. Judson Clarke |
ACL |
Round 16-18
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 |
Round 16-20
Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8. Read Article |
|
19. Tom Lynch |
Throat |
Round 17
Lynch sustained a larynx fracture in Round 11. Read Article |
|
38. Tom Sims |
MCL |
Round 18-20
Sims sustained an MCL injury in the Round 9 VFL game. Read Article |
|
50. Campbell Gray |
Hamstring |
Round 19-23
Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10. Read Article |
|
5. Jack Ross |
Concussion |
TBC
Ross presented with concussion symptoms after the Round 12 AFL game. Read Article |
|
16. Josh Smillie |
Quad |
TBC
Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February. 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 |
11. Luke Trainor
Trainor presented with hip soreness after the first session after the bye.
Read Article
34. Harry Armstrong
Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle.
Read Article
23. Judson Clarke
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
Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8.
Read Article
19. Tom Lynch
Lynch sustained a larynx fracture in Round 11.
Read Article
38. Tom Sims
Sims sustained an MCL injury in the Round 9 VFL game.
Read Article
50. Campbell Gray
Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10.
Read Article
5. Jack Ross
Ross presented with concussion symptoms after the Round 12 AFL game.
Read Article
16. Josh Smillie
Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February.
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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