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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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.

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.

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.

Injury List

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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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