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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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
35. Nathan Broad	Calf	1 week Nathan Broad suffered a calf strain in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article
7. Rhyan Mansell	Wrist	3-4 weeks Mansell injured his wrist in the Round 1 AFL clash against Carlton. Read Article
19. Tom Lynch	Hamstring	4-5 weeks Lynch injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article
16. Josh Smillie	Quad	5-8 weeks Smillie suffered a quad strain during a rehab session, further delaying his return. Read Article
25. Toby Nankervis	Hamstring	6-8 weeks Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article
10. Taj Hotton	Hip	TBC Hotton suffered a bone stress in his hip after the February 20 practice match against Essendon. Read Article
38. Tom Sims	Foot	TBC 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
22. Sam Cumming	Shoulder	TBC Cumming suffered a subluxation of his right shoulder in the AAMI Community Series, a repeat of an injury he had in August last year. Read Article
23. Judson Clarke	ACL	TBC Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney last year. Read Article

35. Nathan Broad

Nathan Broad suffered a calf strain in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast.

Read Article

Injury: Calf

Est. Return: 1 week

7. Rhyan Mansell

Mansell injured his wrist in the Round 1 AFL clash against Carlton.

Read Article

Injury: Wrist

Est. Return: 3-4 weeks

19. Tom Lynch

Lynch injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast.

Read Article

Injury: Hamstring

Est. Return: 4-5 weeks

16. Josh Smillie

Smillie suffered a quad strain during a rehab session, further delaying his return.

Read Article

Injury: Quad

Est. Return: 5-8 weeks

25. Toby Nankervis

Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast.

Read Article

Injury: Hamstring

Est. Return: 6-8 weeks

10. Taj Hotton

Hotton suffered a bone stress in his hip after the February 20 practice match against Essendon.

Read Article

Injury: Hip

Est. Return: TBC

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

Injury: Foot

Est. Return: TBC

22. Sam Cumming

Cumming suffered a subluxation of his right shoulder in the AAMI Community Series, a repeat of an injury he had in August last year.

Read Article

Injury: Shoulder

Est. Return: TBC

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

Injury: ACL

Est. Return: TBC

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