Richmond High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has provided key updates on veteran Tigers Toby Nankervis, Tom Lynch and Nathan Broad, after the trio sustained injuries in Round 2 against Gold Coast.
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Injury Report: Round 3
Ben Serpell provides an update on the injury list before our Round 3 clash against Fremantle.
Samson Ryan: Foot, Available
"Samson's got through his rehab at this stage, and we're expecting him to have a little bit of game time this weekend," Serpell said.
"We'll let the coaches make their decision on what level he plays at this weekend."
Toby Nankervis: Hamstring, 6-8 weeks
"Toby Nankervis is probably the most serious out of them all," Serpell said.
"It was a contact injury, similar to the mechanism that Harry Armstrong sustained a hamstring injury with last year, but nowhere near as bad, thankfully.
"Unfortunately, that's going to see him on the sidelines for six to eight weeks."
Tom Lynch: Hamstring, 4-5 weeks
"Lynch's hamstring is a disappointment to us all," Serpell said.
"It's not as serious as Toby Nankervis. Nevertheless, he'll still sit out for four to five weeks."
Nathan Broad: Calf, 1 week
"We saw Nathan Broad present to the injury clinic the next day after the game. He sustained a small calf strain," Serpell said.
"We expect him to sit out one week of playing."
Rhyan Mansell: Wrist, 3-4 weeks
"Rhyan Mansell's surgery went well, according to the surgeon," Serpell said.
"He did have a surgical consult this week, and the surgeon would still like to keep him out of playing for another three to four weeks."
Taj Hotton: Hip, TBC
"Taj has done exceptionally well," Serpell said.
"He had a follow-up scan on that hip today. Everything came back positive, and things are tracking in the right direction and we will hopefully have some more time frames for him in a few weeks when we repeat the scans."
Tom Sims: Foot, TBC
"Simsy should be integrating into a bit of training this week," Serpell said.
"He's progressed quite a bit over the last little while and hopefully can bring up some footy load over the next little while."
Sam Cumming: Shoulder, TBC
"Sam's progressing his strength training really well, and at the moment we're anticipating he'll be rejoining full training this week," Serpell said.
"We'll see a few weeks of full-contact training with him and make an assessment after that."
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
4. Sam Lalor |
Knee |
Unavailable
Lalor had a collision incident involving his right knee late in the Round 22 AFL game. Read Article |
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29. Jasper Alger |
Ankle |
Unavailable
Alger has pulled up with some ankle soreness after the Round 21 VFL game. Read Article |
|
21. Noah Balta |
Toe |
Season
Balta injured his toe after an awkward landing during a contest in Round 19. Read Article |
|
22. Sam Cumming |
Ankle/Shoulder |
Season
Cumming suffered a moderate grade syndesmosis injury in a tackle during Round 21. The ankle injury will not require surgery, but the Club will take the opportunity for him to go in and have his shoulder operated on. Read Article |
|
7. Rhyan Mansell |
Foot |
Season
The Club sought specialist opinion regarding Rhyan Mansell's foot soreness leading into Round 21. Following their assessment, the Club has made the decision to rule him out for the remainder of the year. 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 |
|
16. Josh Smillie |
Quad |
Season
Smillie and the Club are entirely focused on setting him up for a full pre-season. Read Article |
4. Sam Lalor
Lalor had a collision incident involving his right knee late in the Round 22 AFL game.
Read Article
29. Jasper Alger
Alger has pulled up with some ankle soreness after the Round 21 VFL game.
Read Article
21. Noah Balta
Balta injured his toe after an awkward landing during a contest in Round 19.
Read Article
22. Sam Cumming
Cumming suffered a moderate grade syndesmosis injury in a tackle during Round 21. The ankle injury will not require surgery, but the Club will take the opportunity for him to go in and have his shoulder operated on.
Read Article
7. Rhyan Mansell
The Club sought specialist opinion regarding Rhyan Mansell's foot soreness leading into Round 21. Following their assessment, the Club has made the decision to rule him out for the remainder of the year.
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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