Adelaide
Mark Keane Concussion Test round 1
Nick Murray – Knee Mid-late season
Harry Schoenberg – Achilles TBC re-evaluated mid-season
Rory Sloane – Detached retina TBC re-evaluated in 1-3 weeks
Riley Thilthorpe – Knee
Riley Thilthorpe will have surgery to fix meniscus tear this week. Exact procedure still being determined but full repair could see him miss large part of the season. Best case scenario would still him miss at least the first month
Brisbane
Conor McKenna – Hamstring Test for round 1
Tom Doedee – Knee Round 3
Will Ashcroft – Knee Round 12
Carter Michael – Quad – 2 weeks
Zane Zakostelsky – groin – TBC
Carlton
Zac Williams – Available if he gets through training
Jesse Motlop (toe)
– Sustained a jarred toe in practice match against Melbourne
– Availability: 1-2 weeks
Sam Walsh (back)
– Increasing loads as part of his modified training
– Availability: Indefinite – Next update on his progress will be provided after Round 2 bye
Caleb Marchbank (illness)
– Returned to full training
– Availability: Indefinite – Next update will be provided after Round 2 bye
Jack Martin (knee)
– In modified skills training
– Availability: 2-3 weeks
Corey Durdin
– Available
Matt Owies
– Available
Alex Mirkov
– Available
Matt Carroll – Groin
– Increasing loads as part of his modified training
– Availability: Indefinite – Next update will be provided after Round 2 bye
Jacob Weitering – Calf
– Returned to running.
Further update on his return to play will be provided during the Round 2 bye.
Elijah Hollands – Suspension round 3
Matt Duffy – Knee Season
Jack Silvagni – Knee Season
Collingwood
Harry DeMattia – Finger Round 6 – 8
Bobby Hill – Hamstring TBC
Nathan Kreuger – Hamstring 6 weeks
Daniel McStay – Knee Season
Essendon
Kaine Baldwin – Foot stress fracture TBC
Sam Draper – Groin Test made a successful playing return on restricted minutes in last week’s VFL practice match against Geelong
Ben Hobbs – Shoulder Test
Jaiden Hunter – Knee Season
Jake Kelly – Hamstring Test
Dylan Shiel – Foot/ knee One week
Jordan Ridley – Quad Scans on Saturday confirming a low-grade strain 3-4 weeks
Nate Caddy is integrating back into main training after overcoming soreness from an awkward landing at training a couple of weeks ago.
Tex Wanganeen continues to increase his running loads with an eye towards a return to main training in the next 4-5 weeks.
Fremantle
Jye Amiss – Knee/Quad Test for round 1
Heath Chapman – Hamstring round 2-3
Josh Corbett – Hip Season
Michael Frederick – Hamstring Test for round 1
Luke Jackson – Concussion Test for round 1
Sebit Kuek – Knee Season
Nathan O’Driscoll – Knee Indefinite
Geelong
Cam Guthrie – Quad 8-10 weeks
Gary Rohan – Back TBC
Gold Coast
Jed Walter – Collarbone 3 weeks
Malcolm Rosas Jnr – Quad Test
Alex Davies – Hamstring 2 weeks
Jake Rogers – Back 2 weeks
Lachie Weller – Knee 12+ weeks
GWS
Finn Callaghan – Shoulder Test round 1
Isaac Cumming – Calf 2-3 weeks
Harry Perryman – Hamstring 1 week
Darcy Jones – Knee 1-2 weeks
James Leake – Quad 4-6 weeks
Braydon Preuss – Back 6-8 weeks
Adam Kennedy – Knee 8 weeks
Phoenix Gothard – Illness TBC
Hawthorn
James Blanck – Knee Season
Will Day – Foot fracture Round 2-4
Denver Grainger-Barras – Toe Mid Season
Changkuoth Jiath – Hamstring Round 4
Will McCabe – Back 12 weeks
Seamus Mitchell – Jaw Test for Round 1
Dylan Moore – Glandular fever Test for Round 1
Chad Wingard – Achilles Mid-season
Melbourne
Ben Brown – Knee Available
Clayton Oliver – Available for opening round
Charlie Spargo – Achilles Available
Tom Fullarton – Hamstring Early season
Lachie Hunter – Calf a return to main training in three to four weeks’ time.
Shane McAdam – Hamstring TBC
Jake Melksham – Knee Season
Kysaiah Pickett – Suspension Round 2
Harrison Petty -Toe “He’ll complete match-load sessions this week and will look to integrate him into main training in the coming weeks to be available for AFL football.”
Daniel Turner (hip) seven to eight weeks
North Melbourne
Aidan Corr – Ankle Test
Luke McDonald – Hamstring Test
Jy Simpkin – Concussion 2 weeks
Griffin Logue – Knee Round 10
Port Adelaide
Zak Butters has been cleared of serious injury to his ankle. An MRI confirmed no major structural injury, with the midfielder expected to be available for Round 1.
Dante Visentini is tracking well after entering concussion protocols from a head knock in training last week
Quinton Narkle has been managing some discomfort in his back but has returned to running and is likely to re-join training in the coming days. 2-3 weeks
Xavier Walsh – Knee Test for Round 1
Hugh Jackson – Hip 14-16 weeks
Lachlan Charleson -ankle – Test
Kyle Marshall – back 3-4 weeks
Tom McCallum – Ankle 4-5 weeks
Richmond
Dustin Martin, corky “Dustin received a knock towards the end of (Tuesday’s) session. He was sent for precautionary scans which have cleared him of major damage, and we’re going to monitor him over the next couple of days.”
Toby Nankervis, foot
“Toby’s been building his workloads over the last couple of weeks. Everything’s going really well, really happy with how he’s progressing. Toby will be unavailable this week and he’s looking likely to play against Carlton.”
Jack Graham – Quad 4 weeks
“Jack was really unlucky in the last minute against Collingwood, he hurt himself. He escaped major damage and has been training, been back running since then. We’re looking at around about a month out of footy.”
Sam Banks, calf soreness
“Sam’s been training fully the last two weeks. He’ll be available this week.”
Dylan Grimes – Calf Test for Round 1
Tom Lynch – Foot 1-2 weeks
Rhyan Mansell – Ankle (1-2 weeks)
Liam Fawcett- Back (TBC- Long Term)
Mate Colina – Back (TBC- Long Term)
St Kilda
Dan Butler – Ankle 2-3 weeks
Hunter Clark – Concussion/face fracture 3-5 weeks
Paddy Dow – Knee 3-5 weeks
Ben Paton – Pectoral 12-16 weeks
Jack Sinclair – Calf 1-2 weeks
Marcus Windhager – Hand 1-2 weeks
Jack Hayes – Knee 5-6 weeks
James Van Es – Ankle 4-5 weeks
Dougal Howard – hamstring 4 weeks
Mattaes Phillipou – Hip Test
Zak Jones – Concussion Available
Sydney
Taylor Adams – Knee 3-4 weeks
Callum Mills – Shoulder Mid-season
Lachlan McAndrew – Wrist Test
Luke Parker – Broken arm 4 weeks
Luke Parker
Parker visited the specialist last week to determine the outcome of the surgery he had on his broken arm and is expected to be assessed in approximately a month.
Callum Mills
Callum’s recovery from his shoulder injury is continuing to progress well. He remains to target for a mid-season return.
Taylor Adams
Taylor is currently in a leg brace to rest the lateral ligament sprain he suffered against Brisbane. He is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.
Harry Arnold
Harry suffered a stress fracture in his lower back and is expected to miss the first half of the season.
Indhi Kirk
Indhi had his appendix removed over the weekend and will miss 2 weeks.
WCE
Oscar Allen – Knee Round 1
Jai Culley – Knee Mid season
Matthew Flynn – Hamstring 10-12 weeks
Reuben Ginbey – Concussion Available
Elijah Hewett – Foot TBC
Liam Ryan – Hamstring Early season
Dom Sheed – Foot Test
Western Bulldogs
Jack Macrae – Hamstring Test for Round 1
James O’Donnell – Ankle Test
Bailey Dale – Hamstring Test
Laitham Vandermeer – Concussion Test
Jordan Croft – Shins 3-6 weeks
Ryan Gardner – Foot 4-6 weeks
Aiden O’Driscoll – Concussion Indefinite
Bailey Smith – Knee Season
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Essendon: Jordan Ridley (quad) “Probably have to take a few weeks off. Won’t play in Round 1 unfortunately, but hopefully not too (long) after that, so 3 to 4 weeks.” Jordan Ridley
North Melbourne: Jy Simpkin has been ruled out of round one, having suffered his third concussion in less than 12 months.Todd Viney said: “Given Jy’s history, our medical team will take a conservative approach to his management and recovery.”
St Kilda: Dougal Howard will miss the first 4-6 weeks of the season. Scans have confirmed a significant hamstring strain. Mattaes Phillipou dealing with hip soreness ahead of Rd 1.
Does this bring Schoenmakers into calculations?
Feels like we might have a lot of cheap defensive rookies – Gibcus, Coffield, Reid, Pink, Phillips, Howes, then maybe Dean and now Schoenmakers. Strong JS for Gibcus and Reid. Moderate is for rest (Dean might actually be more low than moderate). Apart from being spoiled for choice, not sure any of them will be anything but a slow burn. Maybe we are hopeful on Coffield because he has the highest demonstrated ceiling in the past, but who knows with his new role and new club. Thought it was interesting that some of the talk was that he was fighting with Khamis for a spot. Wouldn’t be surprised if they chopped and changed depending on the structure of the opposition.
Excellent summarisation, Phil.
Richmond: Dustin Martin, corked calf, for who will likely rest tomorrow before a selection call is made on Thursday. Still a chance to fly up to QLD for Opening Round
Collingwood: AFL website saying that Howe will miss R0, and Pendles is a test.
Collingwood:
Jeremy Howe won’t play in Saturday evening’s match due to a calf injury
Scott Pendlebury will be assessed before the Opening Round clash in Sydney as he continues his recovery from a knock to the back of his knee/hamstring region suffered during pre-season training. The injury kept him out of last week’s practice match against Richmond.
Fremantle : Sean Darcy has undergone an arthroscope on his left knee which will rule him out of the opening rounds of the AFL season.
“Sean pulled up sore following our match simulation against West Coast, after recovering over the week he was cleared to play Port Adelaide. Sean was withdrawn at half-time of Friday night’s practice match against Port as a precaution and subsequently pulled up sore again following the game.” said Executive General Manager of Football Joe Brierty.
“Sean was sent for a scan on Sunday and following specialist advice it was agreed with Sean that the best course of action was to complete an arthroscope to remove some of the loose bodies that were identified from the scan to be causing the discomfort.”
“This procedure will enable Sean to get back to full fitness after an initial reloading period post the procedure.”
The Club will confirm the return in play timeline for Darcy in the coming days.
Luke Jackson R2 anyone?
Fremantle: Nathan O’Driscoll has required a surgical procedure to remove a blood clot from his right knee.
Following the West Coast Eagles match sim, the Club identified a blood clot superficial to the knee joint. After seeking specialist advice, it was agreed to surgically remove the clot to speed up O’Driscoll’s recovery.
“Nathan will be off-feet for a couple of days after the procedure, but it is expected that we will recover quickly from the procedure,” Brierty said.
“Once he ticks off his load progressions, he should be able to transition back into football fairly quickly.”