Injury List Rd14

Jenkins is expected to miss up to six weeks after hyperextending his knee in the Crows’ round 13 win against Richmond at Adelaide Oval. Jenkins sustained a lateral ligament and capsular injury with bone bruising. Talia, Kelly and Murphy aren’t expected to miss any football and will be available for the Crows’ next game – their round 15 clash with Geelong. Lynch is also on track to return to face the Cats after missing the past two games with a calf strain. – Lee Gaskin

Reliable midfielder Curnow rolled his ankle during the weekend’s loss to the Dogs, but the club is confident he shouldn’t miss any footy thanks to the bye this weekend. The Blues won’t consider Jones until he is fully over his concussion symptoms, but hope that he should be available at some point after the bye. – Riley Beveridge

Grundy almost missed the Queen’s Birthday clash with Melbourne but should be fine to face the Western Bulldogs after the Pies’ round 13 bye, but Adams and Elliott aren’t yet ready to return. Wills has been sidelined with a calf problem, but Appleby is ready to resume in the VFL and he will be joined by mid-season draftee Noble, who will make his first appearance for the club. A timeframe on Langdon is expected to become clearer in coming weeks. Murphy‘s recovery has been slow and Kelly will also spend a considerable time on the sidelines. Beams and Wells face a race against time to return before season’s end, but the campaign seems over for fellow veteran Dunn after a second anterior cruciate ligament rupture in nine months. – Ben Collins

Essendon has a relatively fit squad, despite the long-term absence of Daniher and Smith for the rest of this season. Stringer escaped serious injury but has a sore leg and is in doubt to face the Eagles this week. – Callum Twomey

Youngsters Valente and Sturt have edged closer to returning. Sandilands has resumed limited training. – Travis King

Finally some good news just around the corner with Rankine expected to play his first match for the club since the JLT Community Series following the bye. Hanley and Murdoch would also be an outside chance of returning, while Young should also come into consideration. – Michael Whiting

The loss of de Boer is a massive blow for the Giants after the stopper’s career renaissance this year, but he could be back for at least a couple of games before the finals. In better news, they should get Whitfield, Haynes and Corr back not long after this week’s bye. – Ben Collins

The latest hamstring injury Wingard sustained against Brisbane before last week’s bye will keep him out for at least one game and possibly two. Scrimshaw will look to resume full training next week. Schoenmakers, Minchington, Jacob Koschitzke, Conor Nash and Changkuoth Jiath are all hoping to play in the VFL. – Marc McGowan

No football at either level means, for once, no new injuries for Melbourne. The Dees are yet to confirm an updated injury list, but Tim Smith should be right to go after missing the Queen’s Birthday clash with the flu. Frost also suffered concussion in the loss to the Pies, but the bye will have helped his chances enormously. – Sarah Black