Injury updates on Lynch, Sims, Banks and more

High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has confirmed the availability of Sam Banks, while Dion Prestia and Hugo Ralphsmith will test for Richmond's Round 12 match with Sydney.

Serpell took confidence from young forward Jasper Alger's return to action in Dreamtime at the 'G, where the youngster helped secure his first win as a Tiger.

“It was great to see Jasper out there. He was pushing for a return to play the week earlier, but we took a conservative approach with him, and obviously we saw him have a good game and get the spoils at the end,” Serpell said.

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Sam Banks: Collarbone, Available

“Sam Banks was cleared by a surgeon last week,” Serpell said.

“He'll get through a body of work this week in terms of contact, and we're expecting him to be available this weekend.”

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Dion Prestia: Calf, Test

“Dion's down for a test this week, and provided he gets through one last training session, we'll expect him to play this weekend,” Serpell said.

Hugo Ralphsmith: Knee, Test

“Hugo Ralphsmith has really made some significant gains over the last few weeks, and we're confident to put him through a test this week and make him available if he gets through the next session,” Serpell said.

Maurice Rioli: Hamstring, Round 14

“Maurice is doing really well,” Serpell said.

“We just want to see time at task for some high-intensity efforts over the next little while, so we're going to take a conservative approach with him, and we'll hold him out until after the bye.”

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Tom Brown: Forearm, Round 14-15
Toby Nankervis: Hamstring, Round 14-15
Zane Peucker: Syndesmosis, Round 14-15
Taj Hotton: Hip, Round 14-16

"Toby, Tom Brown, Zane Peucker, and Taj are all due to return as soon as the bye is over,” Serpell said.

Harry Armstrong: Foot, Round 15-18

“Harry's doing ok, we just want to take a slower approach with him,” Serpell said.

“The bone stress is resolved but in terms of increasing his loads and getting him back into training, we're just going to be a bit more conservative.”

Tom Lynch: Throat, TBC

“We saw Tom take a knock to the throat, and he unfortunately sustained a larynx fracture,” Serpell said.

“He'll have a couple of weeks’ rest now, and then we'll get repeat scans in a few weeks to monitor healing, and then we'll have an idea of return to play after that.

“We're not expecting too long for him on the sidelines.”

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Tom Sims: MCL, TBC

“It was unfortunate for Tom Sims slipping on the surface at Windy Hill,” Serpell said.

“He sustained an MCL injury to that knee. We don't expect him to be out for too long. We'll assess over the next couple of days, but we are expecting him to play football again this year.”

Jonty Faull: Concussion, TBC

“Jonty did take a head knock and has now entered the concussion protocols,” Serpell said.

“At this stage, we're expecting him to be available for selection against Brisbane post the bye, but given the uncertain nature of concussions, we'll list him as a TBC.”

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
13. Hugo Ralphsmith	Knee	Test Ralphsmith injured his MCL in Round 7. Read Article
3. Dion Prestia	Calf	Test Prestia suffered an injury to his calf in Round 8 against West Coast. Read Article
17. Maurice Rioli	Hamstring	Round 14 Rioli sustained a hamstring injury in the second quarter of Round 6. 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
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
34. Harry Armstrong	Foot	Round 15-18 Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle. 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
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
50. Campbell Gray	Hamstring	TBC Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10. Read Article
19. Tom Lynch	Throat	TBC Lynch sustained a larynx fracture in Round 11. Read Article
8. Jonty Faull	Concussion	TBC Faull suffered a concussion in Round 11. Read Article
38. Tom Sims	MCL	TBC Sims sustained an MCL injury in the Round 9 VFL game. Read Article
18. Josh Gibcus	Knee	Season Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game. Read Article

13. Hugo Ralphsmith

Ralphsmith injured his MCL in Round 7.

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