High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has listed three Tigers as a Test, ahead of Richmond's Round 18 clash with Melbourne on Sunday.
Serpell took great confidence from the reappearance of Judson Clarke, Harry Armstrong and Tom Lynch, who all had successful returns to play over the weekend.
“They all came back through the game in great shape. It was good to see them back out there,” Serpell said.
“Juddy in particular was very smiley at the end of it, so a great day for them all.”
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Dion Prestia: Hamstring, Test
“Dion got through training today, and we'll see him out there later this week," Serpell said.
"As long as he can get some sprint metres into him, we think he's going to be available for selection this week.”
Oliver Hayes-Brown: Knee, Test
“OHB's just got a sore knee, similar to what he had earlier in the season, so we'll list him as a test this weekend," Serpell said.
Tom Sims: MCL, Test
“He's doing really well. He trained today and provided he gets through training again later in the week, we'll expect him to get some managed minutes this weekend," Serpell said.
Sam Lalor: Achilles, Round 20
“Sammy's doing well. His football involvement is increasing as the weeks go on,” Serpell said.
“We've been saying in the last little while, that he's going to be closer to Round 20, so we'll officially list him as a Round 20 return at this stage.”
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Josh Smillie: Quad, Round 20-22
"Josh is doing excellent. He's got through his first full week of training last week, and now it's just a matter of getting a few consecutive full training weeks together, just so he's got a little bit of an informal pre-season under his belt. We're still expecting him out to play at around Round 20 to 22," Serpell said.
Campbell Gray: Hamstring, Round 20-23
“Campbell's doing as expected, so he's getting through a little bit more and hopefully reintegrating into football over the next couple of weeks,” Serpell said.
“At this stage we're still expecting him in and around about that, Round 20 to 23 at this stage.”
Jack Ross: Concussion, TBC
Kaleb Smith: Concussion, TBC
Luke Trainor: Concussion, TBC
“Unfortunately we saw Luke Trainor go out of main training last week with a head knock, so he's entered the concussion protocols,” Serpell said.
“On the weekend in both VFL and AFL we saw Kaleb Smith and Jack Ross go out with a concussion.
“As we do with all of our concussions, we'll just list them as TBC and update you when we can.”
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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 |
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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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