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.
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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