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 |
|---|---|---|
12. Ben Miller |
Heel |
Test
Ben Miller presented to the medical clinic following Richmond's Round 18 match with some plantar heel pain. Read Article |
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29. Jasper Alger |
Ankle |
Test
Alger suffered a lateral ankle sprain in the July 19 VFL game. Read Article |
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48. Steely Green |
Concussion |
Test
Steely Green suffered a concussion in the Round 19 AFL game. Read Article |
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45. Tom Burton |
Groin |
Test
Tom Burton's training and game loads are being carefully managed. Read Article |
|
34. Harry Armstrong |
Foot Soreness |
Round 22
Harry Armstrong reported foot soreness after the VFL game on July 19. Read Article |
|
50. Campbell Gray |
Hamstring |
Round 22
Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10. Read Article |
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21. Noah Balta |
Toe |
TBC
Balta injured his toe after an awkward landing during a contest in Round 19. Read Article |
|
38. Tom Sims |
Toe |
Season
Sims has some medial sesamoid pain, with the plan to offload him until he is pain-free. Read Article |
|
49. Kaleb Smith |
Quad |
Season
Smith sustained a quad strain in the July 19 VFL game. Read Article |
|
2. Jacob Hopper |
Ankle |
Season
Hopper suffered a stress fracture in his ankle following the Round 14 game against Brisbane. 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 |
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16. Josh Smillie |
Quad |
Season
Smillie and the Club are entirely focused on setting him up for a full pre-season. Read Article |
12. Ben Miller
Ben Miller presented to the medical clinic following Richmond's Round 18 match with some plantar heel pain.
Read Article
29. Jasper Alger
Alger suffered a lateral ankle sprain in the July 19 VFL game.
Read Article
48. Steely Green
Steely Green suffered a concussion in the Round 19 AFL game.
Read Article
45. Tom Burton
Tom Burton's training and game loads are being carefully managed.
Read Article
34. Harry Armstrong
Harry Armstrong reported foot soreness after the VFL game on July 19.
Read Article
50. Campbell Gray
Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10.
Read Article
21. Noah Balta
Balta injured his toe after an awkward landing during a contest in Round 19.
Read Article
38. Tom Sims
Sims has some medial sesamoid pain, with the plan to offload him until he is pain-free.
Read Article
49. Kaleb Smith
Smith sustained a quad strain in the July 19 VFL game.
Read Article
2. Jacob Hopper
Hopper suffered a stress fracture in his ankle following the Round 14 game against Brisbane.
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.
Read Article
16. Josh Smillie
Smillie and the Club are entirely focused on setting him up for a full pre-season.
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