High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has provided Richmond's Round 10 Injury Report.
Serpell confirmed that young defender Sam Grlj will be available to return to action this weekend, after being managed in Round 9.
“He's been an outstanding performer for us in the first eight rounds,” Serpell said.
“Being a first-year player, we had an opportunity to rest him, so we took that, and we expect him out there this week and a bit fresher and hopefully ready to perform.”
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Kaleb Smith: Groin, Test
“Kaleb's gone through a really nice rehabilitation block,” Serpell said.
“We are expecting him to get through training this week, and provided he pulls up ok, we'll expect him out there on the field this weekend.”
Tom Sims: Foot, Round 11
“Tom Sims is going really well. It’s his birthday today, and he got through full training last week,” Serpell said.
“We expect him to get through a full dose of training this week, and provided he gets through that, he’ll be back into playing next weekend for Dreamtime.”
Tom Brown: Forearm, Round 14 to 15
“We saw Browny come off the ground early in the game, around about the first five minutes of the game. He sustained a broken arm, sadly for Browny,” Serpell said.
"He underwent surgery today, and we'll expect to hear more from the surgeon over the coming days, but hopefully he's back into playing soon after the bye."
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Toby Nankervis: Hamstring, Round 14 to 15
“Toby was training last week and was starting to progress into some drills,” Serpell said.
“He got through his full training session at the back end of the week, but pulled up sore from that.
“We want to slow down his rehab at this stage and probably delay his return to play, and we expect him to be available soon after the bye.”
Kane McAuliffe: Achilles, TBC
“Kane was quite sore in both Achilles, so we managed his game time at the back end of the game,” Serpell said.
“We want to try and let that settle for the next little while, so we'll probably manage him this week and see how he progresses over the next little while and have a bit more of a timeframe on him soon.”
Josh Smillie: Quad, TBC
“We've arranged for Josh Smillie to go over and spend a bit of time with world-renowned reconditioning specialist Bill Knowles,” Serpell said.
“He’s on a plane tomorrow, and he'll spend the next little while over there. We've organised a few other little opportunities for him as well, spending some time with the Philadelphia 76ers."
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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 |
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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
29. Jasper Alger
Alger has pulled up with some ankle soreness after the Round 21 VFL game.
Read Article
21. Noah Balta
Balta injured his toe after an awkward landing during a contest in Round 19.
Read Article
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
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
38. Tom Sims
Sims has some medial sesamoid pain, with the plan to offload him until he is pain-free.
Read Article
49. Kaleb Smith
Smith sustained a quad strain in the July 19 VFL game.
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.
Read Article
16. Josh Smillie
Smillie and the Club are entirely focused on setting him up for a full pre-season.
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