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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Injury Report: Round 4
Ben Serpell provides an update on the injury list before our Round 4 clash against Port Adelaide.
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“People would have seen Harry Armstrong withdrawn from the game in the third quarter.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.”
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
19. Tom Lynch |
Throat |
Test
Lynch sustained a larynx fracture in Round 11. Read Article |
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34. Harry Armstrong |
Foot |
Test
Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle. Read Article |
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3. Dion Prestia |
Managed |
Round 18
Prestia suffered hamstring awareness in Round 16 against Collingwood. Read Article |
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4. Sam Lalor |
Achilles |
Round 18-20
Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8. Read Article |
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38. Tom Sims |
MCL |
Round 18-20
Sims sustained an MCL injury in the Round 9 VFL game. Read Article |
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50. Campbell Gray |
Hamstring |
Round 19-23
Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10. Read Article |
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16. Josh Smillie |
Quad |
Round 20-22
Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February. Read Article |
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2. Jacob Hopper |
Ankle |
TBC
Hopper suffered a stress fracture in his ankle following the Round 14 game against Brisbane. Read Article |
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8. Jonty Faull |
Back |
Season
Faull will miss the remainder of the 2026 AFL season due to stress fractures in his back. Read Article |
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18. Josh Gibcus |
Knee |
Season
Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game. Read Article |
19. Tom Lynch
Lynch sustained a larynx fracture in Round 11.
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34. Harry Armstrong
Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle.
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3. Dion Prestia
Prestia suffered hamstring awareness in Round 16 against Collingwood.
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4. Sam Lalor
Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8.
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38. Tom Sims
Sims sustained an MCL injury in the Round 9 VFL game.
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50. Campbell Gray
Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10.
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16. Josh Smillie
Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February.
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.
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