Injury Report: Three Tiger forwards sidelined

High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has provided key updates on Richmond's young forwards, Jasper Alger, Harry Armstrong and Rhyan Mansell, all of whom are set for a period on the sidelines.

Two tests loom ahead of Round 4, with Nathan Broad and draftee Sam Cumming, showing encouraging signs of improvement in recovering from their injuries.

Serpell highlighted the positives from ruckman Samson Ryan's return, following his first hit-out in the VFL's Round 2 clash against Coburg on Saturday.

“Samson Ryan got through his managed minutes on the weekend. "We're expecting him to play full minutes as far as rucks go, we hope to see him out (on the field with full game minutes), at some level this weekend,” Serpell said.

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Nathan Broad: Calf, Test

“Broady will be a test this week if he gets through training tomorrow, we'll make a decision then whether or not we want to play him or if we want to continue working with him to continue his fitness,” Serpell said.

Sam Cumming: Shoulder, Test

“Sam's been progressing quite well,” Serpell said.

“He's been undergoing full-contact training for the last couple of weeks now. We'll get through one more session, and then we'll make an assessment after that and then decide if we want him to get some game time at some level this weekend, so we can probably put him down as a test at this stage.”

Jasper Alger: MCL, 8 weeks

“We all saw Jasper go down in a contested situation, early in the second quarter. Unfortunately, he sustained a high-grade MCL injury,” Serpell said.

“We had to consult a surgeon on that, but thankfully, he's avoided surgery, but we're still expecting him to miss the next eight weeks.”

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Harry Armstrong: Foot, 8 weeks

“People would have seen Harry Armstrong withdrawn from the game in the third quarter. That was more precautionary at the time, we just noticed that he was running a bit strangely, and we came back and investigated some soreness in his foot,” Serpell said.

“Unfortunately, the investigation showed that he's got some bone stress in his foot, and sadly, we expect him to be out for the next around about eight weeks.”

Rhyan Mansell: Foot, TBC

“Following his wrist surgery, Rhyan presented to the club with some foot soreness also. We investigated that, and we also detected some bone stress in his foot,” Serpell said.

“Unfortunately, it's a bit more progressed than where Harry Armstrong's is, and he's actually going to have to undergo surgery later this week and will be out for another three to four months.”

Taj Hotton: Hip, TBC

“As we reported last week, Taj had some scans, and we see things progressing quite well, as expected," Serpell said.

“He's back on the bike this week, lifting some weights. We expect him to do a little bit of deep-water running next week, and soon after, we'll do some more scans and see if we can start running him soon after that.”

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
13. Hugo Ralphsmith	Knee	Test Ralphsmith injured his MCL in Round 7. Read Article
3. Dion Prestia	Calf	Test Prestia suffered an injury to his calf in Round 8 against West Coast. Read Article
17. Maurice Rioli	Hamstring	Round 14 Rioli sustained a hamstring injury in the second quarter of Round 6. Read Article
30. Tom Brown	Forearm	Round 14-15 Brown suffered a broken arm in the Round 9 game against Adelaide. Read Article
25. Toby Nankervis	Hamstring	Round 14-15 Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article
26. Zane Peucker	Syndesmosis	Round 14-15 Peucker injured his syndesmosis in a VFL practice match on April 18. Read Article
10. Taj Hotton	Hip	Round 14-16 Hotton suffered a bone stress in his hip after the February 20 practice match against Essendon. 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
7. Rhyan Mansell	Foot	Round 16-18 Mansell presented foot soreness to the Club in March and will undergo surgery to treat bone stress. Read Article
28. Kane McAuliffe	Achilles	TBC McAuliffe was quite sore in both Achilles in the Round 9 game against Adelaide. Read Article
16. Josh Smillie	Quad	TBC Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February. Read Article
50. Campbell Gray	Hamstring	TBC 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
8. Jonty Faull	Concussion	TBC Faull suffered a concussion in Round 11. Read Article
38. Tom Sims	MCL	TBC Sims sustained an MCL injury in the Round 9 VFL game. Read Article
18. Josh Gibcus	Knee	Season Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game. Read Article

13. Hugo Ralphsmith

Ralphsmith injured his MCL in Round 7.

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