As Richmond prepares for its Round 2 match against the Gold Coast Suns, High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has cleared premiership-winning duo Nick Vlastuin and Dion Prestia for selection.
However, in unfortunate news, explosive small forward Rhyan Mansell is expected to be sidelined after sustaining a fractured wrist during last week's season opener against Carlton.
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Injury Report: Round 2
Ben Serpell provides an update on the injury list before our Round 2 clash against the Gold Coast Suns.
Nick Vlastuin: Management, Available
“We can expect Nick to come out this week,” Serpell said.
“In retrospect, he probably could have been ok to play last week, but we took the opportunity to get some more training into him.
“He's such an important player in our team, he's still got 20-plus games to go this year, so we thought we'd get some more training into him, but expect to see him out there this weekend.”
Dion Prestia: Hamstring, Available
“Happy to say Dion's got through all of his training...probably expect to see him out there this weekend at some level,” Serpell said.
Samson Ryan: Foot, 1 week
“Samson's progressing quite well, and we're expecting him to be returning to play at some level next weekend,” Serpell said.
Rhyan Mansell: Wrist, 3-4 weeks
“Rhyan presented to the injury clinic the day after the game, complaining of a sore wrist, so we scanned it, and we saw there was a little scaphoid fracture there,” Serpell said.
“He's going to undergo surgery tomorrow, and then he'll miss the next three to four weeks of playing.”
Taj Hotton: Hip, TBC
“Taj is off crutches now, he's walking around with a little bit of a smile on his face, which is good,” Serpell said.
“We'll get a CT scan on that hip next week to see how the healing's going, and we'll make some plans after that.”
Sam Cumming: Shoulder, TBC
“Sam Cumming is back into football training with a yellow hat on and doing some contact progressions out to the side," Serpell said.
“We're hoping to see him training without a non-contact hat next week, see how that goes for another couple of weeks, and we'll make a call after that.”
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
25. Toby Nankervis |
Hamstring |
Test
Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article |
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32. Samson Ryan |
Concussion |
Test
Ryan presented with concussion symptoms after the Round 10 VFL game. Read Article |
|
7. Rhyan Mansell |
Foot |
Round 15-17
Mansell presented foot soreness to the Club in March and will undergo surgery to treat bone stress. Read Article |
|
28. Kane McAuliffe |
Achilles |
Round 15-17
McAuliffe was quite sore in both Achilles in the Round 9 game against Adelaide. Read Article |
|
34. Harry Armstrong |
Foot |
Round 15-18
Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle. Read Article |
|
23. Judson Clarke |
ACL |
Round 15-18
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 16-18
Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8. 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 |
|
19. Tom Lynch |
Throat |
TBC
Lynch sustained a larynx fracture in Round 11. 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 |
25. Toby Nankervis
Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast.
Read Article
32. Samson Ryan
Ryan presented with concussion symptoms after the Round 10 VFL game.
Read Article
7. Rhyan Mansell
Mansell presented foot soreness to the Club in March and will undergo surgery to treat bone stress.
Read Article
28. Kane McAuliffe
McAuliffe was quite sore in both Achilles in the Round 9 game against Adelaide.
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
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
19. Tom Lynch
Lynch sustained a larynx fracture in Round 11.
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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