Injuries – Week Two

Adelaide

Adelaide will have all players available to choose from ahead of Saturday’s clash with Essendon at the MCG.

Brisbane

Charlie Cameron Test

Darcy Gardiner  Available

Brandon Starcevich has entered concussion protocols and will be unavailable for selection this week.

Lincoln McCarthy will undergo surgery early next week to repair his ruptured ACL.

Kai Lohmann Ankle sprain 1-2 weeks.

Tom Doedee Knee 3-5 weeks

Luke Lloyd Back 4-5 Weeks

 

Carlton

Charlie Curnow (knee)

– Full training
– Available to play this week

Ben Camporeale (ankle)

– Full training
– Available to play this week

Matt Carroll (ankle)

– Modified program
– Availability: Test
– Experienced a rolled ankle during VFL practice match last Friday

Corey Durdin (ankle)

– Full training
– Availability: Round 3

Hudson O’Keeffe (hamstring)

– Full training
– Availability: Round 3

Rob Monahan (groin)

– Full training
– Availability: Round 3

Harry O’Farrell (concussion)

– Modified program
– Availability: Round 3
– Has entered concussion protocols following the VFL practice match last Friday

Orazio Fantasia (calf)

– Modified program
– Return to play to be further assessed in Round 5
– Experienced a calf strain late last week, therefore his return to play timeline has been re-evaluated

Matt Carroll	Ankle	Test
Alex Cincotta	Hip	TBC
Matt Duffy	Knee	2-3 weeks
Corey Durdin	Ankle	1 week
Orazio Fantasia	Calf	3-4 weeks
Elijah Hollands	Personal reasons	Indefinite
Rob Monahan	Groin	1 week
Nic Newman	Knee	Indefinite
Harry O’Farrell	Concussion	1-2 weeks
Hudson O’Keeffe	Hamstring	1 week
Marc Pittonet	Calf	3-4 weeks
Jagga Smith	Knee	Season

 

Collingwood

AVAILABLE: 

Jordan De Goey 

Jordan De Goey is available for selection this week after getting through the main training session held on Tuesday morning. 

Will Hoskin-Elliott 

Will Hoskin-Elliott was sidelined for Collingwood’s Round 1 clash after sustaining a knock to his back during the opening round. Following today’s main training session, Hoskin-Elliott is available for selection.  

Oscar Steene 

Oscar Steene, who is returning from a finger injury, will be available for selection following clearance from the surgeon this week.  

OTHER:  

Ash Johnson 

Ash Johnson will be sidelined for a number of weeks after fracturing his left fibula in Collingwood’s VFL pre-season game against the Northern Bullants on Friday. Johnson had surgery today with the Club to provide further update on his recovery period in due course.  

Fin Macrae 

Fin Macrae is progressing well in his return from a shoulder injury. Macrae has not been cleared of contract training yet but is expected to be available for selection following the Round 3 BYE.  

Oleg Markov 

Oleg Markov is progressing well in his recovery from a calf injury. He has started a running program and is expected to be available after the BYE. 

Tom Mitchell 

Tom Mitchell has had suffered a setback in his program. Mitchell experienced some pain in his right ankle, separate from his left plantar fascia injury. He will de-load over the coming week before increasing his training loads again.    

Iliro Smit 

Iliro Smit, who is recovering from a larynx fracture, has been cleared by a specialist to return to full contact training. He will be assessed throughout the week to determine his availability to play VFL on Saturday.   

Essendon

Jordan Ridley Concussion Protocols

Kyle Langford Hamstring strain 4-6 weeks

Alwyn Davey Jnr available for selection this week, provided he gets through main training without issue.

Will Setterfield is also a chance to return after missing last week with groin soreness.

Jayden Laverde remains a week away as he manages a hip flexor issue

Darcy Parish is also progressing in his recovery from a niggling back injury, also currently expected to return to play next week.

Fremantle

Shai Bolton Test “Shai is going to be up for a test at main training, we’re just settling down a fibula so if he gets through training, he will be available for selection,”

Sam Switkowski adductor concern 2-3 weeks

Cooper Simpson Ankle Test

Michael Walters Bruised knee “He has a little bit of bone bruising there,”

“We are going to de-load him for a week or two and then build him back up.”

Hayden Young (hamstring) 2 weeks

Sean Darcy (knee/ankle) 2 weeks

Sam Sturt “Sam picked up a little adductor injury that will unfortunately leave him out for the next two to three weeks,”

Geelong

Jake Kolodjashnij
Groin, 2 weeks

As Chris Scott mentioned last week, we are taking a conservative approach with Jake in managing his groin soreness. He’s progressing well through his reconditioning program and we expect him to be available in a few weeks.

Xavier Ivisic
Ankle, 3-5 weeks

Xavier is progressing well and has started integrating back into football drills. He is expected to remain sidelined for the next three to five weeks.

Jed Bews
Finger, 7-11 weeks

Jed has commenced rehabilitation for his finger, and it is recovering well. We expect him to be back out there in the next seven to eleven weeks.

Jacob Molier & Lenny Hofmann
Hamstring, 1-3 weeks

Jacob and Lenny have both sustained hamstring injuries but are progressing well through their rehabilitation. They have both resumed training with the main group and will return over the next one to three weeks.

Keighton Matofai-Forbes
Management, 3-4 weeks

Keighton has had an interrupted month of training, so we have decided to prioritise an extended conditioning block to ensure his body is ready to withstand the full season.

Cameron Guthrie
Achilles, TBC

Cameron is continuing his rehabilitation and is responding well to his on-field work. As referenced last week, his return-to-play timeline is still to be confirmed.

Tanner Bruhn
Finger, TBC

Tanner will continue to wear a splint as he works his way back from a finger injury. A return-to-play timeline is still to be determined.

Toby Conway
Back, TBC

Toby is making good progress in his reconditioning block and joined the Captain’s Run last week. He will integrate into more football-based drills over the next fortnight. A timeline for his return will be determined after completing an appropriate pre-season load profile.

Mitch Edwards
Pelvis, TBC

Mitch has had low-level groin symptoms through the back end of pre-season. After an interrupted 2024, we have decided to take a conservative approach with his return to full training loads and prioritise development of his strength and overall conditioning before he returns.

He has started back modified training with the group, a return to play timeline is still to be determined.

Cillian Burke
Knee, Indefinite

Cillian arrived at the Club last year with a pre-existing and known cartilage injury in his left knee. We are taking a conservative and long-term approach to ensuring his body is ready to withstand the rigours of AFL football. He is a chance to feature in the second half of the season.

Gold Coast

Charlie Ballard ruptured ACL season

Mac Andrew	Chest	Test
Charlie Ballard	Knee	Season
Sam Flanders	Back	Test
Leo Lombard	Shoulder	10 weeks
David Swallow	Knee	6 weeks

 

GWS

Ryan Angwin	Ankle	3 weeks
Kieren Briggs	Concussion	1 week
Brent Daniels	Hip	Test
Josh Fahey	Suspension	Round 5
Joe Fonti	Suspension	Round 3
Phoenix Gothard	Finger	2 weeks
Ollie Hannaford	Wrist	TBC
Jesse Hogan	Thumb	Test
Toby McMullin	Suspension	Round 3
Jack Ough	Adductor	Test
Jake Riccardi	Suspension	Round 3
Logan Smith	Illness	TBC
Jake Stringer	Hamstring	Test
Harvey Thomas	Suspension	Round 3

 

Hawthorn

Jack Scrimshaw – Concussion (1-2 weeks)

“He obviously had a pretty nasty collision during the game last week which resulted in him being subbed out with concussion as well as some facial damage. He’s had some minor surgery, just some corrective stuff, which is done now. He’s at home and recovering. We’ll get him moving during the week through the concussion protocols into next week. We’ll have more of an update next week on him.”

James Worpel – Ankle (2-3 weeks)

“He’s pulled up really well. He’s out of the boot and has started some low-level activity like walking, strength work and calf work just to get his ankle range moving. We haven’t started any Alter G running just yet but we’re hoping to move into that at the end of the week and have a further timeline on how this is looking next week.”

James Blanck – Knee (3-4 weeks)

“He fully trained today. He did every drill, match-play, competitive work, the whole lot. He was blowing pretty hard today from his first full-on training session with the team. Doing match-play and that type of training is the next step. He was really good today, really positive.”

Calsher Dear – Back (TBC)

“He had his 12-week scan last week and that told us everything we wanted to hear which means now we can progress his level of conditioning in the rehab space. He’ll increase his volume of running, his kicking will increase, his jumping, agility, all those things. So now we’re actually doing what we would do in a pre-season and preparing him for football. The next step is he’ll have another scan at the 16-week mark and that will hopefully give us the news that we’ll progress to football in particular and full training with the group. Right now, we are in a higher loading phase of conditioning and we’ve certainly got the comfort levels now that he’s ready for that.”

Sam Butler – Leg (TBC)

“He had the screw out of his ankle after the camp. We go back about five weeks from now. It was just a little bit of irritation that we were dealing with which wasn’t allowing us to get back to where we were. Now we’re at that point where he’s actually loading well again and we’re considering putting him back into some drills next week. We’ve made some real progression in the last week to two weeks and it’s looking really positive. Hopefully next week onwards, I’m here talking about him participating in skills.

Melbourne

Jai Culley	Foot	3-4 weeks
Marty Hore	Hand	Test
Aidan Johnson	Suspension	Round 3
Luker Kentfield	Illness	4-5 weeks
Steven May	Larynx	TBC
Shane McAdam	Achilles	Season
Judd McVee	Hamstring	2-3 weeks
Jake Melksham	Hamstring	1 week
Andy Moniz-Wakefield	Knee	Season
Kysaiah Pickett	Suspension	Round 4
Koltyn Tholstrup	Back	3-4 weeks
Caleb Windsor	Foot	TBC

Port Adelaide

Tom Anastasopoulos	Ankle	3-5 weeks
Zak Butters	Knee	3-5 weeks
Todd Marshall	Achilles	TBC
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher	Back	6-8 weeks

 

Sydney

Taylor Adams
Taylor Adams is completing conditioning based running this week. He will look to progress his speed next week as a part of his rehabilitation throughout our bye week. He is expected to be unavailable for a further 2-3 weeks.

Riak Andrew
Riak required surgery to require his AC joint injury. He is expected to be in a sling for 4 weeks before being reviewed by his specialist to determine return a return to play timeframe.

Lewis Melican
Lewis strained his adductor in the 4^th quarter against Brisbane Lions. He is expected to miss 2 – 3 matches.

Aaron Francis
Aaron is progressing per the AFL Concussion Guidelines. He will be a test to return to play this week.

Indhi Kirk
Indhi is progressing per the AFL Concussion Guidelines. He will be a test to return to play this week.

Errol Gulden
Errol has commenced some weight bearing in the boot and upper body strength and conditioning training. He will meet with his surgeon in 3 weeks to determine a return to play schedule.

Callum Mills
Callum is building his running volume this week. He will look to progress his speed and agility next week as a part of his rehabilitation throughout our bye week.  He is expected to be unavailable for a further 2-3 weeks

Harry Cunningham
Harry has commenced running on the anti-gravity treadmill. He will look to commence running overground this week and build the volume of his running sessions. He is expected to be unavailable for a further 2-3 weeks

Robbie Fox
Robbie continues his running progressions as part of his calf strain rehabilitation. He will aim to build volume and begin conditioning based running this week. He is expected to be unavailable for a further 3-4 weeks

Jesse Dattoli
Jesse has recommenced running as a part of his stress fracture rehabilitation. He is looking to build his running volume over the next fortnight.

Logan McDonald
Logan is completing full football training sessions. He is completing additional conditioning-based running after team training as he progresses towards a return to football after the Round 3 bye.

Patrick Snell
Patrick is completing a conditioning block as a part of his hamstring rehabilitation. We are looking to increase his exposure to high-speed running and weights-based leg strengthening. Patrick will target a return after the Round 3 bye.

WCE

Rhett Bazzo	Foot	Test
Campbell Chesser	Ankle	TBC
Liam Duggan	Ankle	Test
Callum Jamieson	Ankle/knee	4-6 weeks
Dom Sheed	Knee	Season
Jake Waterman	Calf	Test
Elliot Yeo	Knee and ankle	4-6 weeks

 

Western Bulldogs

Marcus Bontempelli	Calf	4-6 weeks
Luke Cleary	Concussion	TBC
Riley Garcia	Knee	TBC
Lachie Jaques	Thigh	3-5 weeks
Liam Jones	Hamstring	1-3 weeks
Jason Johannisen	Hamstring	6-8 weeks
James O’Donnell	Jaw	Test
Anthony Scott	Knee	2-4 weeks
Adam Treloar	Calf	3-5 weeks
Cody Weightman	Knee	Indefinite