Nankervis, Lynch injury timelines revealed

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."

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
14. Tim Taranto	Concussion	Test Taranto suffered a concussion in Round 6. Read Article
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.

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