High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has declared a trio of Tigers available for selection ahead of Richmond's Round 15 clash with North Melbourne.
Captain Toby Nankervis, pressure forward Rhyan Mansell, and youngster Kane McAuliffe are all off the injury list in exciting news for Tiger fans.
Serpell took positives from the returns of Maurice Rioli, Tom Brown, Taj Hotton, Zane Peucker and Samson Ryan this past weekend in Tasmania.
“It was a tough weekend for the guys coming back through the VFL. It was obviously quite wet and windy at Launceston, but they got through quite well,” Serpell said.
“Maurice Rioli got it a bit easier down in Hobart with better conditions, and we're expecting him to get some more game time this weekend.”
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Toby Nankervis: Hamstring, Available
“He's certainly available for selection this weekend,” Serpell said.
“We just wanted him to get a little bit more training under his belt before we brought him back to play, but expect him out there this weekend.”
Rhyan Mansell: Foot, Available
Kane McAuliffe: Achilles, Available
“Both of them will come into the frame for selection this weekend, both on managed minutes. It'll be good to have them out there at some level,” Serpell said.
Luke Trainor: Hip, Test
“Unfortunately for Luke Trainor, he presented with a bit of soreness after the first session back [after the bye], so he missed the game on the weekend. He'll officially be down for a test this weekend,” Serpell said.
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Harry Armstrong: Foot, Round 16-18
Judson Clarke: ACL, Round 16-18
“They're both doing really well,” Serpell said.
“We anticipated last week that they'd be back somewhere between Round 15 and 18. We want to see a little bit more training out of both of them, so we're probably looking towards the back end of that at this stage.”
Sam Lalor: Achilles, Round 16-20
“Sammy's doing really well, he's progressing his running load, doing a little bit more volume and a little bit of change of direction,” Serpell said.
“He'll have some surveillance scans next week just to monitor healing, but, as I said, doing really well, and we'll expect to give you more of an update next week.”
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Tom Lynch: Throat, Round 17
“Lynchy saw a specialist last week, and he came back with some positive news,” Serpell said.
“He's just got to get through an MRI in a couple of weeks' time, but we'd expect him to be available for selection around about Round 17.”
Josh Smillie: Quad, TBC
“Doing really well after that trip to the States, he's come back, he's back running, he's back into a kicking program,” Serpell said.
“He'll get involved with some skills over the next week or two, and at this stage we're anticipating him being available for selection a bit later in the year.”
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
11. Luke Trainor |
Hip |
Test
Trainor presented with hip soreness after the first session after the bye. Read Article |
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34. Harry Armstrong |
Foot |
Round 16-18
Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle. Read Article |
|
23. Judson Clarke |
ACL |
Round 16-18
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 16-20
Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8. Read Article |
|
19. Tom Lynch |
Throat |
Round 17
Lynch sustained a larynx fracture in Round 11. Read Article |
|
38. Tom Sims |
MCL |
Round 18-20
Sims sustained an MCL injury in the Round 9 VFL game. Read Article |
|
50. Campbell Gray |
Hamstring |
Round 19-23
Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10. Read Article |
|
5. Jack Ross |
Concussion |
TBC
Ross presented with concussion symptoms after the Round 12 AFL game. Read Article |
|
16. Josh Smillie |
Quad |
TBC
Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February. 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 |
11. Luke Trainor
Trainor presented with hip soreness after the first session after the bye.
Read Article
34. Harry Armstrong
Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle.
Read Article
23. Judson Clarke
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
Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8.
Read Article
19. Tom Lynch
Lynch sustained a larynx fracture in Round 11.
Read Article
38. Tom Sims
Sims sustained an MCL injury in the Round 9 VFL game.
Read Article
50. Campbell Gray
Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10.
Read Article
5. Jack Ross
Ross presented with concussion symptoms after the Round 12 AFL game.
Read Article
16. Josh Smillie
Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February.
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.
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