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 |
|---|---|---|
14. Tim Taranto |
Concussion |
Test
Taranto suffered a concussion in Round 6. Read Article |
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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.
Read Article
49. Kaleb Smith
Smith has been managing groin soreness since November last year and is now in a conditioning block.
Read Article
25. Toby Nankervis
Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast.
Read Article
29. Jasper Alger
Alger suffered a high-grade MCL injury in Round 3 against Fremantle.
Read Article
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.
Read Article
3. Dion Prestia
Prestia suffered an injury to his calf in Round 8 against West Coast.
Read Article
17. Maurice Rioli
Rioli sustained a hamstring injury in the second quarter of Round 6.
Read Article
34. Harry Armstrong
Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle.
Read Article
6. Sam Banks
Banks fractured his collarbone in three places during the Round 6 match with North Melbourne.
Read Article
13. Hugo Ralphsmith
Ralphsmith injured his MCL in Round 7.
Read Article
26. Zane Peucker
Peucker injured his syndesmosis in a VFL practice match on April 18.
Read Article
10. Taj Hotton
Hotton suffered a bone stress in his hip after the February 20 practice match against Essendon.
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
16. Josh Smillie
Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February.
Read Article
7. Rhyan Mansell
Mansell presented foot soreness to the Club in March and will undergo surgery to treat bone stress.
Read Article
18. Josh Gibcus
Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game.
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