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.”

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“People would have seen Harry Armstrong withdrawn from the game in the third quarter.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
35. Nathan Broad	Calf	Test Nathan Broad suffered a calf strain in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article
22. Sam Cumming	Shoulder	Test 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
19. Tom Lynch	Hamstring	3-4 weeks Lynch injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article
16. Josh Smillie	Quad	5-7 weeks Smillie suffered a quad strain during a rehab session, further delaying his return. Read Article
25. Toby Nankervis	Hamstring	5-7 weeks Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article
29. Jasper Alger	MCL	8 weeks Alger suffered a high-grade MCL injury in Round 3 against Fremantle.
34. Harry Armstrong	Foot	8 weeks Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle.
7. Rhyan Mansell	Foot	TBC Mansell presented foot soreness to the Club and will now undergo surgery to treat bone stress. 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
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: Test

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: Test

19. Tom Lynch

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

Read Article

Injury: Hamstring

Est. Return: 3-4 weeks

16. Josh Smillie

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

Read Article

Injury: Quad

Est. Return: 5-7 weeks

25. Toby Nankervis

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

Read Article

Injury: Hamstring

Est. Return: 5-7 weeks

29. Jasper Alger

Alger suffered a high-grade MCL injury in Round 3 against Fremantle.

Injury: MCL

Est. Return: 8 weeks

34. Harry Armstrong

Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle.

Injury: Foot

Est. Return: 8 weeks

7. Rhyan Mansell

Mansell presented foot soreness to the Club and will now undergo surgery to treat bone stress.

Read Article

Injury: Foot

Est. Return: TBC

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

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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