Timelines on Lalor, Sims, Hotton and Clarke revealed

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

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02:38

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."

10:01

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.”

01:10

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."

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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