Injury List Rd12

Written by Schwarzwalder on June 4 2019

ADELAIDE

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Matt Crouch  Hip/abdominal  Test
 Tom Doedee  Knee  Season
 Rory Sloane  hamstring  Test
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis
Sloane is a 50-50 chance of taking on Greater Western Sydney at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night, despite having a grade one hamstring tear. The Crows co-captain failed to finish last weekend’s two-point win against Melbourne. He has returned to running and the Crows will make a late decision on his availability. They are more confident about Crouch returning after missing the past three games with a hip contusion. Crouch was close to playing last week, but the club took a conservative approach after he reported pain after the main training session. – Lee Gaskin

BRISBANE

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Marcus Adams  Knee  3 weeks
 Zac Bailey  Hamstring  1-3 weeks
 Jarrod Berry  Knee  5-7 weeks
 Ryan Lester  Groin  Test
 Ely Smith  Foot  5 weeks
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis
No new problems for the Lions, with Lester expected to be available after what the club described as a “minor” complaint that kept him out of last weekend’s team. Bailey should be available after the bye. – Michael Whiting 

CARLTON

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Tom De Koning  Knee  Available
 Sam Docherty  Knee  Indefinite
 Liam Jones  Concussion  TBC
 Mitch McGovern  Ankle  Test
 Marc Murphy  Fractured ribs  Test
 Jarrod Pickett  Knee  Indefinite
 Kade Simpson  Soreness  Test
 Tom Williamson  Back  3-4 weeks
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis

Former skipper Murphy has recovered well from fractured ribs and is a test to play this week. McGovern and Simpson are also strong chances to play, while De Koning will play his first match this weekend at VFL level. A timeline is yet to be set for Jones, but he has returned to training. Dale Thomas is available to play AFL after a one-match club suspension. – Sarah Black

COLLINGWOOD

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Taylor Adams  Groin  1-2 weeks
 Flynn Appleby  Ankle  Test
 Mason Cox  Ankle  Test
 Lynden Dunn  Knee  Season
 Jamie Elliott  Hamstring  1-2 weeks
 Brodie Grundy  Ankle  TBC
 Will Kelly  Leg  6-9 weeks
 Tom Langdon  Knee  4 weeks
 Nathan Murphy  Ankle  Indefinite
 Sam Murray  Provisional ASADA suspension  TBC
 Daniel Wells  Knee  12 weeks
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis

Grundy soldiered on with a sore ankle in the loss to Fremantle on Saturday but is expected to be fine to play Melbourne in the Queen’s Birthday clash on Monday. The Pies are also hopeful Cox will be fit after missing five games, but they will be without Adams and Elliott until after the round 13 bye. Langdon will be out for some time yet but Appleby could be ready to resume in the VFL. Murphy’s recovery has been slow and Kelly suffered a hamstring tendon injury in the VFL. Wells is hoping for a late-season return after suffering another long-term injury, but the campaign seems over for fellow veteran Dunn after a second anterior cruciate ligament rupture in nine months. – Ben Collins

ESSENDON

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Joe Daniher  Groin  Season
 Sam Draper  Knee  Season
 Orazio Fantasia  Quad  Test
 Kobe Mutch  Hamstring  2-3 weeks
 Dylan Shiel  Hamstring  Test
 Devon Smith  Knee  Season
 James Stewart  Groin  1-2 weeks
 Jake Stringer  Hamstring  Test
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis
Stringer has added to the Bombers’ injury woes, and while Shiel has not yet been ruled out of playing against Carlton on Sunday, Essendon will play that conservatively with the star midfielder. Fantasia is due back after the Bombers’ round 12 bye and his return can’t come quick enough. – Callum Twomey

FREMANTLE

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Hugh Dixon  Hamstring  2 weeks
 Stefan Giro  Knee  Season
 Stephen Hill  Quad  1-2 weeks
 Shane Kersten  Foot  TBC
 Alex Pearce  Ankle  Season
 Aaron Sandilands  Calf  TBC
 Sam Sturt  Concussion  1 week
 Matt Taberner  Foot  Season
 Luke Valente  Groin  2 weeks
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis

TBC – Travis King

GEELONG

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Nakia Cockatoo  Knee  6-8 weeks
 Jordan Cunico  Ankle  6-8 weeks
 Lachie Henderson  Plantar fascia  1-2 weeks
 Sam Menegola  Knee  2-3 weeks
 Quinton Narkle  Hamstring  3-4 weeks
 Stefan Okunbor  Groin  Test
 Rhys Stanley  Adductor  Test
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis
Stanley didn’t train fully with the main group on Tuesday and remains under a cloud going into Friday night’s game. Despite injuring his adductor for the second time in three weeks, the Cats believe the two injuries are not linked. Narkle’s hamstring recurrence will ensure the Cats take extra time getting him fit. Menegola remains on track for a post-bye return, while Henderson’s plantar fascia is taking a touch longer than first planned. The Cats are being cautious in over-working Okunbor after heavy loads since moving to the Australia. Cockatoo remains in the frame for a return in the final month of the home and away season. – Mitch Cleary

GOLD COAST

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Ben Ainsworth  Foot  5-7 weeks
 Jack Bowes  Quad  8 weeks
 Sam Collins  Hip  4 weeks
 Pearce Hanley  Quad  3-4 weeks
 Jarrod Harbrow  Groin  Test
 Sean Lemmens  Ankle  5 weeks
 Touk Miller  Heel  Test
 Izak Rankine  Hamstring  1-2 weeks
 Brad Scheer  Hand  1-3 weeks
 Rory Thompson  Knee  Season
 Harrison Wigg  Knee  Season
 Aaron Young  Knee  2 weeks
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis

Confirmation that Bowes will spend a long stint on the sidelines, missing eight weeks with the quad injury suffered against GWS on Saturday. Harbrow is expected to overcome his groin niggle, while Miller is a good chance to play after missing three matches with his heel problem. – Michael Whiting

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Jye Caldwell  Calf  3 weeks
 Aidan Corr  Calf  3 weeks
 Jonathon Patton  Knee  TBC
 Tommy Sheridan  Calf  2 weeks
 Zac Sproule  Knee  6-8 weeks
 Callan Ward  Knee  Season
 Lachie Whitfield  Collarbone  4 weeks
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis

Whitfield had surgery on Monday and won’t be seen until at least a couple of weeks after the mid-season bye in round 14. On the positive side, Zac Williams (hamstring) and Sam Taylor (corked thigh) will be available to face Adelaide on Saturday night. – Adam Curley

HAWTHORN

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Grant Birchall  Calf/knee  Indefinite
 Ben McEvoy  Ankle  2-4 weeks
 Darren Minchington  Hamstring  Test
 Tom Mitchell  Broken leg  Indefinite
 Tim Mohr  Dislocated knee/ACL  Season
 Ryan Schoenmakers  Calf  Test
 Jack Scrimshaw  Knee  3-5 weeks
 Chad Wingard  Hamstring  TBC
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis

Wingard is set for another stint on the sidelines because of a second hamstring injury this season, after a calf injury and subsequent setback delayed his Hawks debut. There was better news for Isaac Smith (foot) and Mitchell Lewis (concussion), who returned to the senior side on Saturday night ahead of this week’s bye. Schoenmakers, Minchington and first-year draftee Jacob Koschitzke have all missed multiple VFL matches. Conor Nash and Changkuoth Jiath also sat out Box Hill’s weekend game and will aim to return after the bye. Nash spent much of last week’s main training session boxing. – Marc McGowan

MELBOURNE

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Marty Hore  Calf  TBC
 Neville Jetta  Knee  5-7 weeks
 Jake Lever  Ankle  Test
 Corey Maynard  Concussion  Test
 Jake Melksham  Foot  4-5 weeks
 Alex Neal-Bullen  Concussion  Test
 Aaron Nietschke  Knee  Season
 Harry Petty  Knee  Test
 Christian Salem  Illness  TBC
 Joel Smith  Groin  3-5 weeks
 Aaron vandenBerg  Ankle  3-5 weeks
 Guy Walker  Shoulder  Indefinite
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis
The slow but steady shrinking of Melbourne’s injury list continues. Hore and Salem were late withdrawals from the AFL match, while Steven May (groin) and Kade Kolodjashnij (concussion) made their returns in the VFL. Jordan Lewis is also available for selection after serving a one-match VFL suspension for striking. – Sarah Black

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Majak Daw  Pelvis/hips  Indefinite  Ben Jacobs  Head/neck  Indefinite  Jamie Macmillan  Calf  Test  Tom McKenzie   Back  TBC  Dom Tyson  Calf  1-2 weeks  Ed Vickers-Willis  Knee  Season  Will Walker  Knee  Indefinite  Tom Wilkinson  Ankle  4-5 weeks  Sam Wright  Ankle  2-3 weeks  Updated: Monday, June 3

Early prognosis

Macmillan‘s 150th game was over by the second term on Friday night, but the eight-day break is giving him hope he can recover in time to face Gold Coast on Saturday evening. Tyson is edging closer, but the Roos might opt to hold him out until after the round 14 bye to help avoid another setback. – Marc McGowan

PORT ADELAIDE

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Charlie Dixon  Leg  Test
 Brad Ebert  Concussion  1-2 weeks
 Sam Hayes  Glandular fever  2-3 weeks
 Jake Patmore  Knee  Season
 Tom Rockliff  Hamstring  Test
 Jack Trengove  Leg  2-3 weeks
 Jack Watts  Leg  Indefinite
 Ollie Wines  Ankle  Test
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis

Key forward Dixon could play his first game in 10 months in the SANFL this weekend. Dixon has been sidelined since breaking his leg and dislocating his ankle against West Coast in round 21 last year. Wines could also make his return from an ankle injury in the same game. The co-captain hasn’t played since the Power’s round seven loss to Collingwood on May 3. With the Power having the bye this weekend, Dixon, Wines, Rockliff and Ebert could all be available for their next match – away to Fremantle at Optus Stadium in round 13. – Lee Gaskin

RICHMOND

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Jake Aarts  General soreness  Test
 Luke English  Shoulder  4-6 weeks
 Kane Lambert  Achilles  2-3 weeks
 Oleg Markov  Illness  Test
 Callum Moore  Ankle  6-8 weeks
 Toby Nankervis  Adductor  4-6 weeks
 Marlion Pickett  Finger  8-10 weeks
 Alex Rance  Knee  Season
 Jack Riewoldt  PCL  4-6 weeks
 Jack Ross  Ankle  4-6 weeks
 Jayden Short  Elbow  3-4 weeks
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis
Lambert is still a week or two away with Achilles tendonitis. Short is aiming for a return the week after the bye (round 15), although it will probably be on reduced minutes through the VFL. Nankervis and Riewoldt are also post-bye prospects, although not quite as immediate as Short. Riewoldt has just progressed from running on the weight-bearing Alter-G treadmill to running outside. The club is confident Pickett will play at some stage this season at either VFL or AFL level. – Sarah Black

ST KILDA

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Blake Acres  Ill  Test
 Logan Austin  Shoulder  Indefinite
 Jack Bytel  Back  Season
 Jake Carlisle  Back  3-5 weeks
 Jarryn Geary  Leg  8-10 weeks
 Jack Lonie  Knee  3-5 weeks
 Jonathon Marsh  Ill  Test
 Paddy McCartin  Concussion  Season
 Daniel McKenzie  Ill  Test
 Lewis Pierce  Concussion  Test
 Dylan Roberton  Heart  Season
 Sam Rowe  Shoulder  Test
 Jack Steven  Mental health  Indefinite
 Jimmy Webster  Hand  2-3 weeks
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis

There are positive noises coming out of the Saints about Steven, with a return in the coming weeks on the cards. It would be surprising if any of the ill Saints didn’t get up after the bye to face Gold Coast. – Dinny Navaratnam

SYDNEY

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Harry Cunningham  Adductor  3-5 weeks
 Kieren Jack  Hip  2-3 weeks
 Zak Jones  Hamstring  1-2 weeks
 Josh Kennedy  Knee  2-3 weeks
 Jack Maibaum  Knee  Season
 Sam Naismith  Knee  TBC
 Nick Smith  Hamstring  TBC
 Durak Tucker  Knee  Indefinite
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

 Early prognosis

The Swans expect Kennedy, Jones and Jack to be available after the mid-season bye in round 13 if their rehabilitation continues to progress well. Cunningham has started running and could be set to return not long after that. – Adam Curley

WEST COAST

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Tom Barrass  Foot  3-4 weeks
 Patrick Bines  Hernia  TBC
 Hamish Brayshaw  Toe  Test
 Harry Edwards  Foot  TBC
 Tom Hickey  Ankle  Test
 Shannon Hurn  Hamstring  Test
 Nic Naitanui  Knee  Indefinite
 Daniel Venables  Concussion  TBC
 Francis Watson  Shoulder  Test
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis

TBC – Travis King

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Player

Injury

Estimated Return
 Ben Cavarra  Hamstring  Available
 Hayden Crozier  Toe  Test
 Taylor Duryea  Hip  Test
 Dale Morris  Knee  Test
 Fergus Greene  Shoulder  TBC
 Mitch Wallis  Ankle  TBC
 Josh Schache  Concussion  Test
 Lukas Webb  Ankle  TBC
 Updated: Tuesday, June 4

Early prognosis

The Bulldogs expect to return from the bye in healthy shape. Crozier, Duryea and the long-awaited return of stalwart Morris could all occur in a fortnight to bolster an under-siege defence. Forward Schache suffered delayed concussion symptoms in the VFL, while Greene dislocated his shoulder. Webb is set to miss an extended period after an ankle injury at training. – Paul Bastin

*Placed on the club’s long-term injury list

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  7. Who are the good rookies on the horizon for 2020….now that 2019 is over, one has to start planning 🙁

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