Injury updates on Gray, Nankervis and more

High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has provided an update on Richmond's injury list ahead of Friday night's Dreamtime at the 'G clash.

Serpell confirmed a large group of players are on track to return to play after the bye, including skipper Toby Nankervis.

"We've got a big group of guys becoming available for selection soon after the bye. There’s about four guys who should be available for selection leading into our game against Brisbane in Tasmania," Serpell said.

"That includes Taj Hotton, Toby Nankervis, Hugo Ralphsmith and Zane Peucker."

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02:30

Mykelti Lefau: Managed, Available

"As [Adem] Yze said, we were conscious of him playing two games in five days. There was an opportunity to rest him last week. We expect him to be back and available for selection this week," Serpell said.

Campbell Gray: Hamstring, TBC

"It was unfortunate for Campbell. Scans revealed a high-grade hamstring strain for him. We will work through that over the next couple of weeks and update his return-to-play guidelines after that," Serpell said.

Jasper Alger: MCL, Test
Tom Sims: Foot, Test

"Tom Sims and Jasper Alger have got to get through one more training session, then we can confidently say they're available for selection," Serpell said.

10:04

Sam Banks: Collarbone, Round 12
Tom Brown: Forearm, Round 14 to 15

"Both are doing really well, both have been cleared by their surgeons to resume training in the not too distant future," Serpell said.

"We'll see Banksy increase his contact load over the next week and be available for selection in one week's time against Sydney."

Maurice Rioli: Hamstring, Round 12

"Maurice is going really well. We said last week that he'd be available around Round 11 to 12, and hinted he'd be closer to Round 12, and I'd say that's the case. We'd not expect him to play this week, but hopefully available for selection next weekend," Serpell said.

10:45

Judson Clarke: ACL, Round 15-18

"We're expecting him to return to full training next week, if not this week. We want to see him do around four weeks of that, before he's available for selection," Serpell said.

"We'd expect him in soon after that group of guys against Brisbane, hopefully playing one week after the bye, against North Melbourne in Round 15."

Kane McAuliffe: Achilles, TBC

"Kane is due to start running at the back end of this week. Once he starts doing that, we'll be able to give a bit more of an indication on what his return-to-play looks like," Serpell said.

Sam Lalor, Achilles, Round 16-18

"Sammy's doing exceptionally well. We expect him to return to running no later than four weeks after his initial injury. From there, we'll be able to give you some updates on his return-to-play time," Serpell said.

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
29. Jasper Alger	MCL	Test Alger suffered a high-grade MCL injury in Round 3 against Fremantle. Read Article
38. Tom Sims	Foot	Test 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	Round 12 Prestia suffered an injury to his calf in Round 8 against West Coast. Read Article
17. Maurice Rioli	Hamstring	Round 12 Rioli sustained a hamstring injury in the second quarter of Round 6. Read Article
6. Sam Banks	Collarbone	Round 12 Banks fractured his collarbone in three places during the Round 6 match with North Melbourne. Read Article
34. Harry Armstrong	Foot	Round 12-14 Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle. Read Article
30. Tom Brown	Forearm	Round 14-15 Brown suffered a broken arm in the Round 9 game against Adelaide. Read Article
25. Toby Nankervis	Hamstring	Round 14-15 Nankervis injured his hamstring in the Round 2 game against Gold Coast. Read Article
26. Zane Peucker	Syndesmosis	Round 14-15 Peucker injured his syndesmosis in a VFL practice match on April 18. Read Article
13. Hugo Ralphsmith	Knee	Round 14-15 Ralphsmith injured his MCL in Round 7. Read Article
10. Taj Hotton	Hip	Round 14-16 Hotton suffered a bone stress in his hip after the February 20 practice match against Essendon. Read Article
23. Judson Clarke	ACL	Round 15-18 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	Round 16-18 Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8. Read Article
7. Rhyan Mansell	Foot	Round 16-18 Mansell presented foot soreness to the Club in March and will undergo surgery to treat bone stress. Read Article
50. Campbell Gray	Hamstring	TBC Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10. Read Article
28. Kane McAuliffe	Achilles	TBC McAuliffe was quite sore in both Achilles in the Round 9 game against Adelaide. Read Article
16. Josh Smillie	Quad	TBC Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February. Read Article
18. Josh Gibcus	Knee	Season Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game. Read Article

29. Jasper Alger

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

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