High Performance Manager Ben Serpell provides the Round 9 Injury Report ahead of Richmond's clash with Adelaide this Sunday.

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Tim Taranto: Concussion, Test

"We thought Tim would get up last week, but unfortunately, he didn't get through that last training session of the week without developing some symptoms,” Serpell said.

“We'll repeat that process this week, and all going well, we'd expect him to return to play this weekend.”

Dion Prestia: Calf, 3-4 weeks 

"Dion's doing quite well. He reports that it's not as bad as what he's had in the past, and certainly the scan showed that as well,” Serpell said.

"We’d expect him back, probably missing around about two to three games.

"Unfortunately for Dion, his return to play is close to our Dreamtime game with a five-day turnaround, we'll probably want to be pretty conservative around that time, so we'll give more time frame specifics as we get closer."

Sam Banks: Collarbone, 4 weeks

"We know with Banksy undergoing surgery for that broken collarbone, he's progressing quite well," Serpell said. 

"He'll see the surgeon this week for an update, but we're still not expecting him to return to play until around the Sydney game."

Tom Sims: Foot, 3-4 weeks 

“Tom Sims has been integrating into training over the last couple of weeks,” Serpell said.

“He's back at full training this week, and we want to see three weeks of full training into him before he returns to play, so expect him to be out playing before the bye.”

Taj Hotton: Hip, 6-8 weeks

“We're seeing Taj do more and more these days," Serpell said.

"We can confidently say that he'll be back in around about six to eight weeks...soon after the bye we'll expect to see him playing.”

Judson Clarke: ACL, 7-10 weeks 

“He's come back from Oregon with a few little tricks up his sleeve, which he learnt over that period of time, so we're expecting him to return to play now in around seven to 10 weeks,” Serpell said.

Sam Lalor: Achilles, TBC

"It was an unfortunate incident for Sam Lalor last week, coming off the track with a little tear to his Achilles," Serpell said. 

"Thankfully, he avoided surgery with the injury. It was only quite minor. We'll be governed by his symptoms over the next little while.

"He should be out of a boot in the next day or two, and then we'll progress towards running. 

"At this stage, we're thinking around about eight to 12 weeks, but we'll give you more accurate time frames when he returns to run."

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Player	Injury	Estimated Return
4. Sam Lalor	Knee	Unavailable Lalor had a collision incident involving his right knee late in the Round 22 AFL game. Read Article
29. Jasper Alger	Ankle	Unavailable Alger has pulled up with some ankle soreness after the Round 21 VFL game. Read Article
21. Noah Balta	Toe	Season Balta injured his toe after an awkward landing during a contest in Round 19. Read Article
22. Sam Cumming	Ankle/Shoulder	Season Cumming suffered a moderate grade syndesmosis injury in a tackle during Round 21. The ankle injury will not require surgery, but the Club will take the opportunity for him to go in and have his shoulder operated on. Read Article
7. Rhyan Mansell	Foot	Season The Club sought specialist opinion regarding Rhyan Mansell's foot soreness leading into Round 21. Following their assessment, the Club has made the decision to rule him out for the remainder of the year. Read Article
38. Tom Sims	Toe	Season Sims has some medial sesamoid pain, with the plan to offload him until he is pain-free. Read Article
49. Kaleb Smith	Quad	Season Smith sustained a quad strain in the July 19 VFL game. Read Article
2. Jacob Hopper	Ankle	Season Hopper suffered a stress fracture in his ankle following the Round 14 game against Brisbane. Read Article
8. Jonty Faull	Back	Season Faull will miss the remainder of the 2026 AFL season due to stress fractures in his back. Read Article
18. Josh Gibcus	Knee	Season Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game. Read Article
16. Josh Smillie	Quad	Season Smillie and the Club are entirely focused on setting him up for a full pre-season. Read Article

4. Sam Lalor

Lalor had a collision incident involving his right knee late in the Round 22 AFL game.

Read Article

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: Unavailable

29. Jasper Alger

Alger has pulled up with some ankle soreness after the Round 21 VFL game.

Read Article

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: Unavailable

21. Noah Balta

Balta injured his toe after an awkward landing during a contest in Round 19.

Read Article

Injury: Toe

Est. Return: Season

22. Sam Cumming

Cumming suffered a moderate grade syndesmosis injury in a tackle during Round 21. The ankle injury will not require surgery, but the Club will take the opportunity for him to go in and have his shoulder operated on.

Read Article

Injury: Ankle/Shoulder

Est. Return: Season

7. Rhyan Mansell

The Club sought specialist opinion regarding Rhyan Mansell's foot soreness leading into Round 21. Following their assessment, the Club has made the decision to rule him out for the remainder of the year.

Read Article

Injury: Foot

Est. Return: Season

38. Tom Sims

Sims has some medial sesamoid pain, with the plan to offload him until he is pain-free.

Read Article

Injury: Toe

Est. Return: Season

49. Kaleb Smith

Smith sustained a quad strain in the July 19 VFL game.

Read Article

Injury: Quad

Est. Return: Season

2. Jacob Hopper

Hopper suffered a stress fracture in his ankle following the Round 14 game against Brisbane.

Read Article

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: Season

8. Jonty Faull

Faull will miss the remainder of the 2026 AFL season due to stress fractures in his back.

Read Article

Injury: Back

Est. Return: Season

18. Josh Gibcus

Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game.

Read Article

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: Season

16. Josh Smillie

Smillie and the Club are entirely focused on setting him up for a full pre-season.

Read Article

Injury: Quad

Est. Return: Season

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